Taking a moment now to acknowledge what’s going on in the rest of the world. If you have not already done so, please take a moment to donate to the humanitarian relief effort going on now in Haiti- no amount is too small.
Here’s a good one that is well-positioned to deliver immediate earthquake relief as well as long-term aid for Haiti:
https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/haiti_earthquake?source=earthquake&subsource=homepage
Thanks.
For anyone contemplating an aftermarket wheel for their Volkswagen, Audi, or BMW– please don’t. We happen to think these marques offer some of the best-looking OEM alloy wheels (typically supplied by industry leaders like BBS, no less) among car manufacturers.
While there are obviously exceptions, OEM offerings (or some close variant thereof) will usually look cleaner and classier, not to mention be stronger and better engineered. Just as a judiciously lowered suspension will almost always visually enhance a respectable car, a lesser (or worse, egregiously period-incorrect) aftermarket wheel will almost invariably do just the opposite. Case in point:
“Your doing it wrong” [sic].
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Teaser of what’s up ahead later in the week.
Photo: djivy.be
Okay, one of several many. Our tastes may have shifted since then – the B road and track day enthusiast in us really favors lighter, simpler, nimbler cars now, as opposed to 2+ ton V12 grand tourers built for high-speed Autobahn cruising – but these remain pretty damn special, if mainly for sentimental reasons. And shockingly affordable, too (as far as cost of entry, anyway; cost of ownership is probably another matter entirely), when not considering top-of-the-line 850CSi trim.
They look great in either M-Parallels or M-System II Throwing Stars and, like most BMWs of this vintage and earlier, have aged absolutely wonderfully.
Photos from the manufacturer.
It’s invariable: like clockwork, each year when old man winter comes around, there’s nothing we are left wanting more than an AWD Audi. So we can do like so:
Then the snow melts, temperatures rise, buds sprout from trees, and those intense feelings come to pass. This cycle is about as sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Image via blog.sourkrauts.de.
This might be our favorite Bug ever. While we’re far from experts, and we have never contemplated Beetle ownership ourselves, everything looks the way we might have done it. These are not serious cars by nature, but this one manages to look crisp and businesslike.
Our only nit to pick is that it isn’t a split window, but that’s just that– picking nits.
Images via tcl.
Too good not to share as hi-res– really nice. Makes you want to get your rally on.
Image via tcl.
Motoring Con Brio 