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When Outrageous was Possible: Lamborghini Countach

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This video simply mesmerized me. There was a time when an art form known as coachbuilding existed. Back then, the coachbuilder did not have to answer to a CFO. Back then, the coach builder did not have to compromise his vision due to government regulations. Back then, the outrageous was possible. The Lamborghini Countach could [...]

Paris Automobile Show at the Grand Palais, 1940s

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Once one of the most eagerly awaited events on the French calendar, the Salon d’Auto was held for 60 consecutive years under the great dome of the Grand Palais. The automobile industry was flourishing and new inventions were being unveiled every year; the automatic carburettor in 1904, the plate clutch in 1905, dampers in 1906. [...]

DECORATING TIP: Hang a Car on your Wall!

Jaguar Vintage Car Bookshelf

Some Dutch designers and overall out-of-the-box thinkers have just taken interior design to a whole new level.  The Denieuwegeneratie studio (yeah, I just mumbled through that word in my head too) designed this mind-blowing villa embedded beneath the ground at a Dutch nature reserve. One of the most impressive details of the villa belonging no doubt to some [...]

Vintage Cars for the Fashion Dummy

I love vintage cars. Big ones, small ones, antique ones and retro ones. Can I tell you anything about their engines? Their performance stats? That would be a no. What I do know, is that they are…. the ultimate fashion accessory. Renault (my apologies, I was too excited by all the vintage cars at the [...]

A Sucker for Vintage Cars

There comes a time in every young person’s life when they have to sell their first car. It’s really quite a poignant affair actually and so I keep avoiding the prospect of doing it. This little pink Nissan Figaro (below) that took my friends and I everywhere, and I mean everywhere, has been sitting in [...]



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