Posts Tagged ‘Cars’
First ever Batmobile Limosine spotted in New York
I picked up these photos from Autogespot and ChicksthatloveCars.com but neither site has a clue about the car, who's it is, how it was made, etc. I am consulting my car experts in NY and LA and will post more soon.
14 Supercars to debut at Dubai motor show
Editor's Note: Because the L.A. car show was underwhelming this year most likely because many of the gawker mobile brands pulled out (Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, etc). For whatever reasons, they, along with every other major supercar manufacturer is showing at Dubai so this article from Gulf News was interesting to me. By Dejan Jovanovic, Sub Editor, Wheels Event that starts on Wednesday [...]
Bonhams Motors Past The Finish Line With A Record Total At Final Sale Of The Year
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Top Gear Motorcycles, Dam Busters memorabilia and a 1906 Rolls-Royce Light 20hp Tourer sold at Bonhams Important Collectors’ Motor Cars & Fine Automobilia at Olympia Bonhams celebrated a remarkable £3.7 million result at their annual sale of Important Collectors’ Motor Cars & Fine Automobilia yesterday at London’s Olympia. With 95% of lots sold by value, [...]
FedEx the “Momo” to Como & meet me at Villa d’Este’s Concorso d’Eleganza
The Concorso d’Eleganza is held once a year at my favourite hotel in Italy - Villa d’Este (also where George Lucas placed the love scenes in the last 3 Star Wars). The car show, limited to vintage cars, is perhaps the most significant of all events in the car world and makes one feel lame for being able to point to Pebble Beach on a map. Since 1929, the "Concorso d’Eleganza" at Villa [...]
2009 car round-up. From Uncrate.com
AC Cobra MkVI: $TBASaleen S5S Raptor: $185,000Zenvo ST1: $TBA *new Danish supercarAston Martin One-77: $1.4 millionKoenigsegg CCXR Special Edition: $2.3 million *runs on E85 ethanol fuelLamborghini Reventón: $1,400,000Tramontana: $660000 *cues from both F1 cars and fighter jetsBugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport: $2.25 million *only 80 Grand Sports built - first will be auctioned off at the Pebble [...]
GM & Segway build 2-wheeled car
The Project P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) prototype is shown in Brooklyn April 4. GM and Segway say the vehicle could allow people to travel around cities more quickly, safely, quietly and cleanly, and at a lower total cost. These will be built by 2012, run on batteries, use wireless technology to avoid traffic backups and navigate cities with a range of about 35 [...]
Detroit in Decline from Time.com
Michigan Central Station, Detroit's main train station, opened in 1913 has not been used since 1988. Lee Plaza Hotel, once one of the most luxurious residential hotels in Detroit, Lee Plaza closed in the 1990s. United Artists Theater, the spectacular Spanish Gothic theater, built in 1928, was closed in the 1970s.Photo by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre - See more photos from Detroit in Decline [...]
Mercedes sweeps the Detroit 2009 auto show
Mercedes-Benz BlueZERO was rated #1 editor pick for Top 10 Concept Cars at the 2009 Detroit auto show. Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss was rated #1 editor pick for Top 10 Sexiest Cars at the 2009 Detroit auto show.
Ford Mondeo
NY Auto Show: Of Ford and Top Hats Ford Motor Co. is amidst an overhaul of its global product development process to make it more efficient and cost effective. The automaker is taking things a step further, report sources, with the next generation Ford Fusion and Mondeo (pictured above). The Mondeo is a sedan/wagon sold in Europe. [...]
