Jaguar XJ Series I – West 4th Street, NYC
May 17th, 2012 by
Volvo P1800 – Laurel Canyon, LA
April 20th, 2012 by
The 1960s ads for Volvo’s handsome P1800 likened its designer looks, sporting character and inspired performance to significantly more expensive GTs of the day. Ferraris, Jaguar E-Types and Aston Martins even. This well kept example spotted in Laurel Canyon, with its stylish silver on red color scheme, does a pretty good job of supporting the vintage advertising copy.
California dreaming.
El Camino in Matte – Prince Street, NYC
April 9th, 2012 by
From six figure european sports cars to El Caminos, it’s utterly fascinating how matte finishes have managed to permeate nearly every end of the market.
What’s next? Matte minivans perhaps…
Ford Falcon Van – Gardner St. West Hollywood, California
December 15th, 2011 by
Glass Truck – Chiang Mai, Thailand
August 24th, 2011 by
Utility, the common known descriptor used to quantify the relative satisfaction received from consuming a particular good or service. When it comes to things on wheels, the term applies directly to clever use of space. Another way of putting it…how can I extract the maximum amount usefulness from the vehicle’s interior. People usually go right to SUVs, Trucks, Station Wagons, and Minivans, but that’s not to say clever use of space is not important for sedans or other body configurations. This interesting little hauler, spotted in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is glass heavy with minimal sheet metal. Vehicle height supersedes the small footprint in achieving a spacious cabin. With the rear bench folded down, one could seemingly move out of a small apartment with all the cubic feet of storage space on reserve. Check out the zig zag step ladder and massive greenhouse in the rear. It’s far out in a far east sort of way. All I can think about is the crazy amount of broken glass splashing rear occupants in the event of a side impact. Let’s hope it’s plexiglass for their sake.
