Müller/van Lennep Porsche 911 Carrera RSR.
Photo credit: John Millar
– Gyro
Sant’Agata Bolognese, 1969
•November 25, 2009 • Comments Off on Sant’Agata Bolognese, 1969Yes, it’s our second Miura today, this time with its skirt off at the Lamborghini factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese, circa 1969. You can see the rare-at-the-time transverse, mid-mounted engine. Happy Thanksgiving to all our US readers!
Bonus TG footage (great music in this episode, by the way):
Image: József Erdősi
Lotus in the Lakes
•November 25, 2009 • Comments Off on Lotus in the LakesWe’re racking our brains, trying hard to come up with something that might be nicer than taking a Lotus Exige (or its sister, Elise) through the Lake District of rural North West England at this particular moment.
Nope, nothing.
Photo credit: Photography NorthWest
– Gyro
Your daily weirdness: Citroën CX "break" in Berlin
•November 25, 2009 • Comments Off on Your daily weirdness: Citroën CX "break" in BerlinThis one is truly wacky.
A bit of etymology:
Certain cars with this body style have historically been called a shooting-brake, a British term. A few models are referred to as a break, using the French term (which is sometimes given in full as “break de chasse”- literally “hunting break”). A common German term for this type, Kombi, is also sometimes used. Volkswagen’s proprietary name for a Kombi is Variant, Opel sometimes uses the word Caravan, BMW uses Touring, Wartburg used Tourist, and Audi’s examples are traditionally called Avant. Fiat often uses the term Weekend, while Alfa Romeo uses Sportwagon and Mazda uses Estate. Some British makes under BMC used Traveller or Countryman for the type. Peugeot and Land Rover have sometimes used “station wagon” even in markets which use British English (source).
Interesting factoid: the CX was apparently a favored mode of transport by Manuel Noriega (source).
Photo credit: ifa.zweitakt
– Gyro
Eye Candy: Miura at TT Circuit Assen, Holland
•November 25, 2009 • 1 Comment
Wonderful new video from Clashproduction
•November 24, 2009 • Comments Off on Wonderful new video from ClashproductionLongish, but well worth a watch.
– Gyro
What we're listening to now
•November 24, 2009 • Comments Off on What we're listening to nowA soul doubleheader. Funky as hell!
– Gyro
You have to hand it to the guy
•November 24, 2009 • Comments Off on You have to hand it to the guyHere’s someone who doesn’t take himself too seriously, and looks like he’s having plenty of fun. Plus, he can build the heck out of cars, which we obviously admire first and foremost.
You might remember the car previously like so:
A little lower..
A little crazier..
A little more..
And finally, the guise under which it gained the most notoriety… ‘let loose the dogs of war’-type notoriety:
Catch the full back story here (and our previous spotlight here).
One of these days we’ll also have to spotlight his big 6er:
Like we said, he can build the heck out of cars.
Photo credit: Mike Burroughs
– Gyro
Motoring Con Brio 