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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Jeff Koons M3 GT3 art car

above image from http://motomania.tumblr.com/

I compliment the artist, though I doubt I could comfortably pull off driving this as a commuter, but wouldn't it be a blast on a race track?!
via: http://burstsausages.com/

the inventor of the mobile (hanging art piece of many balanced parts) Alexander Calder

from http://voiture-jaune.tumblr.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Calder has a brief but unenlightening description, and doesn't hit the innovative genius key that a documentary I watched did. Alexander Calder had a roll of wire in his pocket and a pair of pliers, and when inspiration hit he would create, anywhere and anytime, and made masterpieces like this circus of minitures

For a gallery of Alex in his studio: http://lecontainer.blogspot.com/2010/06/calder-in-his-studio-dav.html

Sunday, November 21, 2010

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7

Friday, October 22, 2010

An example of the cool vehicles that Bring A Trailer" has every day

Australian Charger Hemi Six Pack

Mercury Comet Cyclone

1965 Impala NASCAR racer

1959 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider, like the Ferris Bueller car

1957 BMW 503, like the Elvis post a couple weeks ago

Cord 813 Beverly

1922 Battistini coachwork Buick

1914 Hupmobile

So enjoy Bring A Trailer; http://bringatrailer.com/ there is no telling what will show up, last time I looked it was an SCCA racer Mustang from the late 60's, in need of restoration and then you'd be on the vintage racing circuit in great company!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

BMW Isettas that hadn't been out of the garage in 38 years just found a new home... they are still hidden gems in those garages!

read the story at: http://bzisettas.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html

Sunday, October 3, 2010

I can't recall seeing a BWM emblem with red instead of blue before this

Anyone know why? I'm curious... the internet doesn't offer much, but this seems to indicate it's an insult to have anything but Blue and White: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080504174420AA0kz1N because those are the colors of the Bavarian flag

From http://www.toytowngermany.com/lofi/index.php/t59808-15.html
it used to be red and white as it was the symbol for EMW, Eisenach Motoren Werk, which is where the factory was before the war and changed to blue and white when It became BMW and moved to Bayern and yes it was supposed to represent a propeller.