Showing posts with label Cars- Audi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cars- Audi. Show all posts

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Italian Superstars V8 touring car series

This Eye-talian series beats NASCAR, DTM, even Australian V8 Supercars.  Besides BMW M3s, M5s, and Mercs, and Audis, it's got:

  • Maserati Quattrportes, 

  • Chevrolet Lumina CR8s (=Pontiac G8/Holden Commodore/Vauxhall VXR8), 

  • Chrysler 300Cs, 

  • Cadillac CTS-Vs,
  • Jaguar XFs, 

  • and even a Porsche Panamera S!

Play this for the most exciting 8 minutes of your Sunday:


Here is the official roster.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

2010 Marin Sonoma Concours photos

The second annual Marin Sonoma Concours was well attended (almost a bit too crowded) and had something for everyone.  My only disappointment was that there was only one French car, a Citroen 2CV Charleston.

Bentley Continental R.

Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0.  1 of 1,636.  It came with an aluminum engine, doors, trunk lid, and hood.

Audi ur-Quattro (for sale for $16,000) with Chrysler 300C and Lincoln in the background.  Every 35 to 42 year old male there was gawking at the Audi.



VW Wolfsburg 1.

VW Wolfsburg 2.

VW Wolfsburg 3.

Aston Martin Rapide.  This is the first one I've seen in the flesh.  It just looks like a stretched Aston Martin coupe.  The doors swing out and up at an angle.  Kinda odd.  Still very cool looking though.

Mercedes SLS AMG interior.  This is also the first time I've seen a real life SLS.  It is huge.  Talk about model bloat (vis-a-vis the original Gullwing).


I'm not a huge fan of pre-war American cars, but these hood ornaments are pieces of art by themselves.  This is a Pierce-Arrow.


Packard swan.

Cadillac.

Lincoln.

Another first for me-- a Bizzarrini.  

Corvette engine in the Bizzarrini.


Morgan Super Sports JAP.

Bugatti Type 39A.

Obligatory Bugatti shot.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Finalists for engine block coffee table

These look great, but the Audi (my favorite) is way over my budget.  They are available from Hesperia's Eurochopshop.

Audi 4.2 liter V8 ($999)

BMW 4.4 liter V8 ($249)

Jaguar 4 liter V8 ($199)

Monday, April 19, 2010

Rally driving lights galore: Cibie, PIAA, Hella, and Viceroy!

If there is one thing I love more than vintage rally cars, it's the arrays of frisbee-sized driving lights up front.  These are from a guy named Ariel on Flickr.

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