Here’s a quick teaser of what’s coming up later this week.
Photo: Coop666
Eye candy: 250 GTO
•January 27, 2010 • Comments Off on Eye candy: 250 GTOThis particular example in silver might be our favorite one to date. Those hips– if there’s anything sexier, please show us it.
Photo: [ JR ]
Save Saab Saab Saved (provisionally)
•January 27, 2010 • Comments Off on Save Saab Saab Saved (provisionally)
Image via Jalopnik, tweaked by us to more our liking.
How the E28 M5 CSL "Batmobile" came to be
•January 26, 2010 • 3 Comments
We're not complicated guys
•January 26, 2010 • 2 CommentsWhen it comes down to it, this is just about all we need in life, really.
Images: jameslipman.com
Morning on the Karussell
•January 26, 2010 • Comments Off on Morning on the KarussellWhat better way to ring in the morning (no pun intended) than with the Karussell?
Although being one of the slower corners on the Nordschleife, Karussell is perhaps its most iconic. One of two berm-style, banked corners, the entrance to the corner is blind, although Juan Manuel Fangio is reputed to have advised a young driver to “aim for the tallest tree”; a feature that was also built into the rendering of the circuit in the Gran Turismo 4 video game as well as Grand Prix Legends. The combination of a recognisable corner, slow moving cars, and the variation in viewing angle as cars rotate around the banking mean that this is one of the circuit’s most popular locations for photographers.
Named for Rudolf Caracciola who reportedly made the corner his own by hooking the inside tyres into a drainage ditch. As more concrete was uncovered and more competitors copied him, the trend took hold. At a later reconstruction the corner was remade with real concrete banking, as it remains to this day.
Short but sweet clip to go along with this post (we’ve had it on here before, but apropos of this post, it’s topical)
Eye candy: 944 Turbo
•January 25, 2010 • Comments Off on Eye candy: 944 TurboLove this- former guest contributor Cory Eastman‘s 944 Turbo in the dead of [Wisconsin’s] winter.
It also acts as a reminder of how lame NYC winters generally are. Rain, in January? WTF?
Photo: Cory Eastman
Assorted grab bag of stuff we like
•January 25, 2010 • 2 Comments
The cinematic race cars of "Un homme et une femme" (1966)
•January 24, 2010 • 1 CommentIf you are a Francophile, and you like French cinéma, bossa nova film scores, and race cars (in that order), then this is the movie for you (if not- well, you’re probably better off looking elsewhere).
The main character spends a lot of time behind the wheel of a couple of Mustangs, in particular:
But also a Brabham Ford F3:
And a GT40:
Une filme de Claude Lelouch (yes, that Claude Lelouch).
Guest contributor: Jim Bauer on the southern California car scene
•January 22, 2010 • 5 CommentsIt’s pretty obvious to most “carphiles” that when it comes to car culture, southern California is the holy land. It’s also among the worst places ever to drive- quite a conundrum. That means if you’re into cars, you must get up early before the highways are full, and to get to the amazing local roads before anyone else gets up.
It’s a small price to pay for cars that don’t rust, almost 365 days of beautiful driving weather in a year, and basically a representation of every kind of car that has ever been desired. Vintage cars, classics, exotics, hot rods, supercars, lowriders, sports cars. Hell– even dune buggies, jacked-up trucks, donks, VIPs, and everything in between.
The best thing about southern California, though, must be the camaraderie. You will surely find a club or group or a bunch of dudes in a parking lot willing to show you their car and tell you everything you ever wanted to know about that model or that particular example.
If you were so inclined, you could probably find a meeting place for gearheads of some sort every day of the week. If you were so inclined, you could probably even get a few of them to drive around with you.
This is a quick recap of some of the fun things I got to attend last year.
Motoring Con Brio 