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A tire mount and balance tool box originally

 A tool store display of taps and dies

the sign a vehicle had to display if it were being operated by a newly licensed driver, to warn all the other traffic that it's not as experienced on the road



 The above are on shelves, that are really Model T running boards. Isn't that awesome?!


Not many Rickenbackers were made


Possibly a carnival sign?

fascinating that the company, with Ettore dead, only had once chance due to the limits of their available resources, and made the above Bugatti type 101. Sadly, it was identical to the Jaguars and Aston Martin (db2 below) and didn't get anyones interest. From the heights of fame to mediocrity, the Bugatti company had flopped.


for the complete range of the story, of which this is merely a single example, see Portago's post at http://deadlycurves.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-last-gasp-of-bugatti-1952-type-101.html

John Surtees, only person to win both the 2 wheel world championship and the 4 wheel world championship.
He won 7 motorcycle World Championships, and one Formula One World Championship in 1964,

it might have made headlines, however, John Campbell in the same year (the magazine says) set both land and water land speed records that year, and John Surtees accomplishments did not get the recognition due him.

Aston Martin was incorporated a 100 years ago, and this year the largest gathering of racing Astons will happen at Brands Hatch on July 6-7th

The Mac's IT Special was powered by a 2 cycle Rotax engine at all 4 wheels independantly

Aynton Senna won the 1988, 90, and 91 F1 World Championships, won 41 Gran Prix events, and made pole position 65 times, a record that stood for a decade until Michael Shumacher broke it.... and it all started with a 1 hp go kart his dad made him. With a lawn mower engine

Ettore Bugatti was so driven to win the 1925 Gran Prix, near Paris, at Montlhery, that he upgraded the type 35 to type 39's, made them full road spec, even having ballast to compensate for the lack of a passengers weight. Mid race refueling was not allowed, so they were fitted with oversize fuel tanks. Bugatti was so proud of them, he had a preview of the cars for the public the day before the race, at Strasbourg's Place Kleber

England now has more lions per square mile than Kenya

Lord Montagu inherited Beaulieu, a stately home according to Vintage Racecar magazine, but not a lot of money, so he made the estate the home to the National Motor Museum

An auction ring is when collectible companies attend auctions, and bid up the items to set the auction sales prices as high as they'd like to have the perceived value of their stock become. So if auctions seem to be setting prices, it's because the major media doesn't get numbers from private sales, they only get the prices that cars sell for at auctions, and thus, report the value of a make and model as having risen from the economic lows of 2008, 2009, to high numbers more in keeping with the trend toward investment grade rare items. Auction Ring. New idea to me, so beware.

Auction prices on the topic, here are some trends: American Muscle cars down 32 percent from the 2007 highs (no more million dollar superbirds, hemis, etc) Ferrari's are up 59 percent over the last 3 years, British cars are up 12%, postwar German cars are up 43 percent since 2006

Неудържим в своите експерименти канадското тунинг студио SR Auto Group се реши със скромни иновации да доработи екстериора на спортния автомобил Aston Martin DBS,

Купето е покрито със сива боя металик «Gloss Lumiere Grey», която изглежда страхотно в комбинация с елементи от въглеродни влакна. Важна роля във формирането на новия стил играе двуцветните джанти PUR 9INE с много спици от 20 инча и тънките спирачни дискове, облечени в широки нископрофилни гуми Pirelli, може да се видят черните спирачни апарати с бели букви Aston Martin. От компанията са успяли да откраднат няколко допълнителни см в посока намляне на клирънса на колата, за да му даде още по-конкурентно излъчване на спортен автомобил.

в началото на следващия месец на автомобилното изложение в Женева ще покаже нов концептуален автомобил.

В същото време се появиха първите официални снимки, които потвърждават, че това ще е нова версия на Aston Martin Rapide.

Aston Martin Rapide Bertone е разработена по повод на стогодишнината на британската марка, и за да се отпразнуват 60 години сътрудничество между двете компании.

Както се съобщава, Aston Martin Rapide Bertone ще остане уникален, и в крайна сметка ще заеме място в гаража само на достатъчно заможни колекционери на марката.

Във всеки случай, под капака ще бъде разположен 5,9-литров V12 двигател с 476 к.с., а в интериора ще се намират четири индивидуални седалки.

from Automobile magazine, this shot is an Aston Martin at their offices at the Nurburgring 

 I like the bottom one a bit better, the headlights look like Woodlites




this guy is TALENTED!

 http://grigorybars-design.blogspot.com/ for a lot more

if this car fetches the requested price of 31.7 million, it will be in the 3rd position of highest priced cars in the world, the 1 and 2 positions are held by a 63 and a 62 Ferrari GTO

Stirling Moss drove it to the 1959 World Sports Car Championship

Found on http://www.bornrich.com/le-mans-winning-race-car-aston-martin-dbr-12-estimated-sell-3176-million-talacrest-sale.html

http://www.talacrest.com/stockdetails.asp?StockId=5978#

found on http://www.sportscardigest.com/aston-martin-artwork-offered-at-bonhams-goodwood-2012/

I doubt I've posted one before, and it's an interesting design, though I'm not a fan. Sure has that 80's vibe though, especially the interior