First, let me just say that I’m not buying into the whole video, which has a “staged” feel about it. I don’t doubt that there are plenty of assholes hiding behind badges and sunglasses, but the vast majority of cops I’ve met have been cool. At the very least, they’ve been professional, something this guy isn’t.
One-Off Lancia Stratos Update May Be The Sexiest Car Ever Built
October 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
Test Run with Tiago Monteiro, Balocco, Italy. from New Stratos on Vimeo.
What do you do when you’ve got more money than you know what to do with, coupled with a fetish for semi-obscure-but-beautiful-Italian-rally-cars-from-the-1970s? If your name is Michael Stoschek, you keep knocking on Pininfarina’s door with larger and larger sums of money in hand until they agree to update one of their classic designs and build you a one-off automobile. I can’t even speculate on how much money that takes, but it’s more than most of us will ever earn in a lifetime.
I’m Not Sure Who Has The Better Job
August 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The best job in the world has to be road testing new cars on the Autobahn, and on racetracks across Europe. The second best job (and it’s a very close second) is being a spy photographer with a tuned M3, hunting down BMW prototypes on the Autobahn. In the case of this video, the prototypes in question are the new BMW 6 Series convertibles, still undergoing both road testing and final design tweaks.
Why Would Any Sane Individual Build An 800 Horsepower VW Bus?
July 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
There are some mad-scientist creations that don’t need to exist. Take the 6.2 liter V8 blender, for example. Sure it’ll frappe anything short of reinforced concrete, but it’s too loud and toxic to use in the kitchen. A nuclear powered barbeque grill is another prime example, since you’d wind up incinerating more than you actually cooked, and there is the whole problem of remembering to check your cooling water lines. At all times.
The Bucket List: Five Things A Gear Head Must Do
June 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
UpOn2Wheels in a 65 Convertible Corvette in Japan
I’ve been around cars and bikes a long time, and I’ve had some amazing opportunities along the way. I’ve photographed races with unlimited access (my picture of Mario Andretti at Loudon in 1993, signed by Andretti, is one of my prized possessions), I’ve raced cars, I’ve spent time as a driving instructor and I’ve been lucky enough to travel all over the world. I’ve driven a vintage Corvette roadster in Tokyo and I’ve driven a full size tour bus in the U.K.’s Lake District (without killing anyone). I’ve driven the Autobahn on numerous occasions and have spent time blasting through mountain passes in the Italian Alps.
