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Huge thanks to Amina for the heads up on this one! What an honor! Seriously, this is the best bookstore I know of. If you’re visiting LA and have some time for shopping, set some time and money aside for some awesome Art/Design books. Victoria was kind enough to snag some photos for me!
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I managed to waltz into the show early this morning and enjoy taking some photos while the light was good and the the crowds we’re still snoozin. Unfortunately I had my camera set at an ISO of 1600 the entire time and never really thought twice about why I was shooting at 1/4000 at dawn. The results weren’t toooooooooo disastrous though and in some cases I think it was a bit of a happy accident. It was a pretty good show, but it could have been a parking lot full of Sebrings for all I care, so long as that Dino 206 Competizione Prototype was there! I’ll probably create a larger album on the facebook page so become a fan and check it out!
Hmmmm. I wonder who could be behind this…
UPDATE:
HD TEASER TRAILER DROPPED TODAY!!!
Audi will be celebrating their 100th birthday tomorrow, and to mark the occasion they have released hundreds of awesome hi-res images from throughout the brands history. If you’re an image hoarder like myself, trust me, this is going to blow. your. mind. Auto Blog has created a nice gallery of the images so check that out here.
They’ve also done a pretty nice microsite which has tons of videos produced over the years. I haven’t had time to spend much time with it, but it looks like there’s lots of cool stuff.
I’m especially excited for the German GP this week. Grid is looking like it’s going to make for an awesome race, and I’m happy to see Hamilton back in the mix. Obviously Nürburbring is a shadow of it’s former self, but ya know, safety first. So here’s some really nice footage of the Nordschleife in all it’s glory at the 1969 German GP where the addition of front and rear wings was almost enough to keep the cars on the track through the Flugplatz!
Here’s a really cool clip where Sir Jackie Stewart (who famously nicknamed the track as “The Green Hell”) explains the track.
For some reason I found myself thinking of Meilenwerk in Berlin today. I guess I’m having some kind of exotic car withdraw here in Montreal right now.
When I was at VW and we had a quiet afternoon or the team was feeling demoralized we’d pile into a Caddy and take a field trip to this auto enthusiasts heaven. It’s a beautifully executed storage facility housed in an old tram garage. The center is like a fantasy classic car dealership which is surrounded by these 2 story glass storage units, and then the perimeter of the building is made up of several small garage/bodyshops dedicated to various marques. The cars are really diverse and always coming and going so the place has a real buzz that’s rarely found at indoor collections. They have facilities in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart now, but I’m kind of surprised this sort of thing isn’t way more common all over the world. So next time your in Berlin put it on your to do list!
Remember the time MJ turned into a Stratos?!?!?!?! This blew my 6 year old mind to pieces.
Sorry to continue outing myself as a total Porsche fan-boy, but here’s a trailer for the new documentary.
I got sidetracked doing some research and found some nice photos of the Alfa Romeo Tipo/33 Stradale. This has to be one of the most beautiful man made objects ever.
Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is proudly presenting its history “in motion“: In a 2 ½-film “The Porsche Way“, the Company presents its entire history from the early years up to the present day on one full-coverage DVD. Starting with the lifetime achievements of Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche, the film focuses in eight chapters on the development of the famous sports car manufacturer, proceeding from one decade to the next. “This is the first time that a car maker is presented so exhaustively on a DVD”, says Dieter Landenberger, the Director of the Porsche Archives.
The DVD is based on the Archives Collection with more than 5,000 hours of footage. Taking most impressive scenes from the history of the Company, the products and motorsport, the DVD presents numerous film extracts never seen before. Several outstanding celebrities of former times also make an appearance in the film, among them former racing drivers such as Hans Herrmann, Eberhard Mahle, and Paul Ernst Strähle as well as former employees of Porsche such as the “Engine King“ Hans Mezger or Dr. Heinz Rabe, formerly the Director of the Porsche Social Affairs Department. As a further highlight, the film comes with music composed specifically for this DVD.
“The Porsche Way“ from the Porsche Museum Edition is now available
in German and English at the Porsche Museum Shop at a price of
Euro 24.90.
[SOURCE: PORSCHE AG]>
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Nice bit of video from On Cars of Franz von Holzhausen talking about the design of Tesla Model S. Some nice little tid-bits regarding aero and the advantages of packaging around an all electric drivetrain.
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