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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Concourse De Elegance

Went to the Australian concourse at Manly today, some beautiful cars and perfectly detailed restorations in an iconic setting.

I always have a soft spot for a Facel Vega, a rare but very useable car and in this case a nice ground up resto. Nice red leather interior too.

Of course you've got to love the Lamborghini Miura and this one was perfect.

Just look at that door detail.

Saw this incredible flatbed transporter rod with a 454 big block, sweet & functional too.

Jaguar D Type wheel, my favourite Jag look but prefer the real knock-offs rather than the fake spinner. Not a huge fan of wires and whenI build my E Type concept it'll have these wheels.

Great Aston replica with superb craftsmanship. I saw this for a sale a few years ago, something I should have bought!

A distinctive Brabham - all business.

Love the sweep of these pipes.

A legendary Vincent Black Shadow. Just love those black casings.

This Suziki restored better than new - just immaculate.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Peugot concept cars

Saw this beach buggy concept in Paris a few years ago, nice mix of alloy and leather + a like the cutaway doors.

Love the brown colour of the leather, designed to look better with wear.

This concept car is built around a custom jet ski in the back. Check out the wraparound speedboat style windshield. The tailgate folds down to reveal a teak platform just like a yacht.

Gorgeous woodgrain dash with stainless steel inserts. The floor is teak with black caulking to complete the yacht look.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Havana

I recently shot a project in Havana, Cuba and it's the most inspiring city I've ever been to. Everywhere you look Art Deco, Art Neuvo and mid century architecture and cool 50's cars.

On the capital steps you see these photographers with ancient pinhole cameras. There's a mini lab inside and they use the same camera for a negative and the final print. Check out the paper mache + the bottle top lens cap.

The take your photo for a dollar, check out the nostalgic portrait below. complete with fingerprints and composite image of the capitol building added.