a visual collective outlet of inspiration
still not sure if i agree with this slot car business but it seems it’s popping everywhere now. this one is via yorgo tloupas blog at arketip and was set up in berlin during a bike polo contest. dd’ you found your masters! by pp’
cars
1964 Ferrari 250 GTL LUSSO
o.k. we’re not big fans of ferrari here but the 250 GTL is an exception. someone needs to ask car manufacturer’s about what went wrong after the 60’s with automotive design? did they simply not take enough drugs? by dd
chanel car: look who’s rolling down the runway
no comment! by kv
the BMW 3.0CS: the ultimate BMW for me
interior of the 1973 BMW 3.0CS E9 Coupethe ultimate BMW for me has been and will always remain not the 2002 but the 3.0CS. i loved it since i was a kid and i still love this graceful car. the high cockpit and the elongated body not to mention the beautiful tail sets it apart from the classic 2002 model, which is also a lovely car in its own right. I think the tail of a car tells you how great the designer is/was. a beautiful tail is hard to find. I finally found the pix and here they are. by dd
1963 lincoln continental: suicide doors
what happened to american cars? let’s take the continental, they used to glide about, moving the kennedy’s around… now they have turned into some plastic junker, hauling budget passengers to the JFK airport? no wonder they’re all going bankrupt! to make things worse, they came up with the brilliant idea to launch guzzlers like the hummer when the world was… how can i say… warming up to global warming. now of course they have a ‘green version’ – right! no matter what you run it on; be it battery, gas or arugula, to move over six tons of weight (that’s the small H3) you will be polluting. boeing is another one in the crossfire… it better shape up, airbus the frowned upon “french/german/british socialist machine” is turning out to be the real gang of creative cowboys. that is, despite their tailored suits. read the latest vanity fair article about the airbus that landed in the hudson river and its praise for its engineering and design. america needs to spend money on education and ideas, or it will lose all its past prestige for good. by dd
the best car advertising ever!
it’s not because we have a french man around, but no car company ever made a better ad for its car. here is the new (back then) citroen 2cv, commercial version. my favorite is the burglar one! by pp’
For remi
e-type series I
e-type series V soft top
e-type series V hard top (the hard top is the most pure and beautiful of the series)
1972-73 series V e-types. the turn light and the grill unfortunately defer from the series I (first image) but yet these (the thistle-green and the primrose yellow) are two of the better color choices of early 70’s, that is, if you are looking to avoid the “obvious” british green, or the red, and the black or white. by dd
ok this is the last post about slot cars
above: scalextric C2920 ford escort mk I-R clark
above: porsche 904 GTS # 54, 12 hours of sebring 1966, driven by george follmer and peter gregg
I promise, no more ofthis, but love these two by dd
You’ll need the shirt
geeks aboard! figure 8 slot car track T-shirt available in yellow by dd
talking about vintage toys
1/32 scale slot car
a comparison of the available tracks, as you see the carrera allows ample room for turns!
ok while on this subject I may add that I just recently purchased the german built carrera slot car kit with 2 additional cars. now the one I need to get is this BMW 2002. by dd
Malcolm Sayer: the designer of C and D type Jaguar cars
the XJ13 with a V12 engine. this is an exceptionally lovely view of the car. now that is an amazing piece of aerodynamic art designed by malcolm sayer (1916-1970). the original 1960’s prototype of the XJ13 is worth an estimated £14 million (about $27 million or €18 million)
sayer was the designer of jaguar cars and one of the first engineers to apply principles of aerodynamics to car design. his designs included the now famous jaguar C-type (also called XK120-C, due to its being based on the jaguar XK120) Jaguar D-type jaguar e-type jaguar XJS (although the car launched several years after sayer’s death). by dd
BMW 2002
Looooove it!! by dd
