“Signore” Pietro Frua, one hell of a talented man. In his early 20’s he was already a big shot at the legendary Pininfarina design firm. Later, he walked out of the company to do his own thing and ended up creating some of the most memorable, most amazing and most desirable one off cars ever … More Fun with Frua
When it comes to this car, there are two kinds of people: the ones who love it and the ones who don’t; now I’m not gonna say that the people who don’t like it are dead wrong and that there’s something wrong with them, I’ll simply say that in my personal, humble and uneducated opinion, … More Now Here’s Something You Don’t See Everyday
Well, I mentioned I’d get back to AV soon but it’s still not that time…helpful tip for all you students out there: don’t ever under any circumstance consider writing a thesis, just don’t. Hopefully the work load will get thinner and more manageable by the end of the month so, hoping and wishing. In the meanwhile I’ve … More College Hostage Part II: when will it end!?
Where have you been? I’ve missed you!…Said no one ever. Well folks, I wish I could be adding more content to the blog but I’m a hostage of endless Master’s related headaches and demands who keep my slight car obsession severely neglected. Hopefully in a (relatively) short while I’ll be able to wrap this up … More College Hostage
Happy New Year car people! I’d like to say a heartfelt “hello, great to see you” to my regular readers (just kidding, I don’t have any of those) and to everyone who just happens to stop by, welcome! Hopefully 13 will be a lucky number… To start this brand new year, I’d like to talk … More The 1995 Mega Track: because off-roading in an off-roader is too maisntream
Station wagons…until now they’ve had a – let’s say – not so glamorous reputation in the States; in fact I can hear some of my Americans friends yawning right now! Seen by a lot of people as nothing but family buses, attributes like sportiness are not something people in the US are particularly accustomed to associate them … More Hop on the Bandwagon
Because of a few greedy scumbags, the world is currently going through one hell of a financial crisis. For car people like you and me this is bad news, because the extra cash we keep coughing up to, you know, not starve to death means that we can’t indulge ourselves with those sweet, sweet rides … More Living the Life for 5 Grand – A Recipe for Success or Disaster? (With Poll)
The 60’s, what an age…the music, the social changes…a time when love was the ultimate ideal and peace a global goal (except in Indochina, Africa, Middle East and you know, that almost full blown nuclear war thing…). To really get you in the spirit of it I’d ask you to play “Gimme Shelter” and consider … More 60’s Beauty Queens – Facel Vega II, 5000 GT Allemano, 250 GTE, 400 GT and Mangusta
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