the ugliest vintage cars ever: stutz bearcat 72 - a car like a transvestite

in the 70īs a company in the usa started manufacturing the “stutz blackhawk” and “stutz bearcat” - the most ugly car you could buy for a lot of money (120.000$) for quite a long time… elvis, sammy davis jr., jerry lewis, elton john, dean martin and much more celebreties - and those who wanted to be noticed - bought sutz cars. this could be the reason, why this totally overblingblinged fake sidepiped retrofuturecrossover something never appears in any “ugliest...

07/10/2008

midlife crisis? buy a īstang!

boys and their toys: a lifetime combination. during midlife-crisis, most of them prefer a Harley Davidson as their new toy- if able to afford it. but times are changing, and so do icons. when it comes to toys, the new gen midcrisers first choice is a vintage īstang. good-bye easy rider, hello bullit… Ford mustang instead of harley davidson       

01/10/2008

the legs of your car

pirelli, the tyre manufacturer and erotic-calendar publisher came out with a slogan in 1974: “the legs of your car”. how could they know, that one day, their leg&car thing will come true… legs? the future of transportation? while flying cars - what most of the people expect in future - seem to be quite far away, other ways of transportation without wheels could knock out pirelli and others much faster than expected. no future? theo jansen, who made the strandbeests,...

28/09/2008

too drunk to fuck

“driving after drinking two litres of beer at the upcoming oktoberfest at munich is okay” who said these words? a) paris hilton b) the hoff c) guenther beckstein the right answer is “c”: guenther beckstein. beckstein, bavaria’s state premier has made it to acutallyidontknowanythingaboutcars, by saying that driving after drinking two litres of beer at the upcoming oktoberfest at munich is okay. okay, or not okay? maybe okay in munich, where police asks you...

24/09/2008

size matters (?)

does size really matter, or does it just look impressive? like big cars? actuallyidontknowanythingaboutcars wants to show you a pic of a very impressive car: a Citroen ds, modified as a transporter. the french ds, also known as “the goddess”, is the car of the avant-garde for 40 years now - might be the reason, why you donīt see a “working goddess” everyday. informations about this modified dsīs are hard to find - if you donīt speak french! martijn, who adores the...

22/09/2008

the truth about gay vintage cars

since a few years, about.com publishes the list of the most gay cars. actually i donīt know anything about cars wanted to know, if there is also a top 10 list of gay vintage cars and trucks. research via internet did not lead to any results except this peace of work, showing a Citroen hy in gay colors (?). of course the french form-follows-function truck called “typ h”, better known as “hy” or “tub” (in france), that was built from 1947 to 1981 has no gay...

20/09/2008

get yourself a lambo

if you are planning to buy a Lamborghini, do it now. a lot of finance guys all over the world have to sell their cars, so the prices are moderate. facing a lot of personal bankruptcy in the u.s. and the weak dollar a reimport to europe makes sense - if you live there.       

20/09/2008

the pop culture car

cars are part of the pop culture. Chevroletīs camaro, for example, (what you see is the supersport version, built by slp) has made it to song titles, video clips, movies and video games. hereīs a small excerpt from a much longer list: “camaro man” by blue meanies “bitchin’ camaro” by dead milkmen, “go lil’ camaro go” by the ramones “camaro” by kings of leon “the list” by metric “wishlist” by pearl...

20/09/2008