Designers on their own designs (as well as on others')
From an old Classic & Sports Car jury panel. This is nothing new – some of you may have already seen it awhile ago – but it is new to us and we thought it was kinda neat (a couple of the slights...
View ArticleThe new 1-Series M Coupe looks..
..just a little ridiculous. With its 19″ wheels rimz (please, bigger ≠ better), exaggerated arches, unsightly wheel gap, and – above all – overstyled front end, it doesn’t look aggressive, it looks...
View ArticleThe weird and wonderful
This stuff has been making the rounds among the BMW faithful. Good back story here in case you missed it. BMW M8 (*not* pronounced “mate”): X5 LM. Don’t scoff— this ain’t your ordinary soccer mom X5:...
View ArticleJaguar C-X16 photoshoot, downtown LA
This was a pleasant surprise— a set of very nice, relatively organic images (for a manufacturer) of the Jaguar C-X16 from a downtown LA photoshoot, no doubt meant to dovetail with the 2011 LA Auto...
View ArticleYou knew it was only a matter of time
Back in November of last year, MCB guest contributor and friend Bradley Price launched a fine-looking collection of motoring-inspired watches with the introduction of his company, Autodromo. Now,...
View ArticleOfficine Autodromo raises the bar— again
Just when we thought these watches couldn’t get any nicer, Autodromo has raised the bar yet again with the release of the exquisite, limited edition Monoposto, their first automatic mechanical watch....
View ArticleThe past, present, and future of Lotus
Note the curious omission (not our oversight) of the 1980s and ’90s. Gotta be honest, not really feeling the future Lotus (yet) — what we’re seeing so far generally fails to excite. We’re also afraid...
View ArticleInspiration
You’ve all seen the (now) famous photos, now hear the story. Everything about this film is inspiration— the car, the space, everything. Petrolicious have really outdone themselves. Outstanding video.
View ArticleKant-Garage (Kant-Garagen-Palast), Berlin
We hear this garage is going away, which is too bad. It may not be much to look at now, but it was once considered cutting edge: With its name spelled in black letters set in yellow blocks that run...
View ArticleWhat the? BMW Z1 Coupé
To paraphrase Bob Dylan, though, there’s no reason to get excited— BMW Technik GmbH made exactly one static example, and it was constructed not out of metal, but wood, plastic, and clay. It’s...
View ArticleColor us impressed, or at least properly intrigued
Yes, it’s a Kia— but it wears indisputably sharp, Peter Schreyer-penned duds. And remember, Japanese cars were once looked down upon, too (in the not-too-distant past, no less). Could this car be to...
View ArticleBerlin’s Corbusierhaus has the most amazing light of any parking structure...
There’s something about Berlin and its car parks. Unité d’Habitation of Berlin (German: Corbusierhaus) is an apartment building located in Berlin, Germany, designed by Le Corbusier following his...
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