Our loyal follower and frequent tube catcher Francisco managed to take in a little auto culture on a recent surfing trip Bocas Del Toro. Great stuff Fran. Thanks for the gritty, charmingly authentic spots. Love the rusted patina on that mini and man is that one cool old fire truck.
Hang Ten Dude
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One of our Man on the Move faithful snapped this duo of blue beauties on a recent trip to Portugal. The iconic E-Type is a Mark III, and boasts a powerful V12 underneath its louvered bonnet. The story behind its 5.3L V12 is actually quite interesting and dates back to the 50s. The Fiat 500 is, of course, unmistakable no matter what country you live in. Nonetheless, an awesome sighting every time.
Thanks for the great snaps Michal. Your adventures across the globe are always welcome here.
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Miami is known for its flashy, look-at-me exotics. Beverly Hills, its opulent, and often times chauffer-driven situations. The Hamptons, of course, soccer moms and stock brokers in standard issue Range Rovers. And let’s not forget the left coasters and their all-season drop tops. But what springs to mind when pondering the preferred method of transport on the charming island of Nantucket? If you were thinking glorious wood-clad Jeep Grand Wagoneers and vintage Toyota Land Cruisers then you deserve a gold star and a pat on the back.
New England is so utterly charming in the Winter. And these rough and tumble classics only add to the landscape’s appeal.
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Spotted this menacing, and at the same time breathtaking, 458 Italia taking a load off across the street from Cafeteria, a posh 7th Avenue brunch spot.
Magnifico!
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After a weekend of high speed twists and turns in the Berkshire Mountains, we headed to a moody alley in Tribeca for a proper photo shoot.
Read my full review on WIRED.com here
Photo Credit: Chris Bradley
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Acrylic on canvas - 20”X16”
Another addition to the “Ornamentations” series by car nut and photorealist Bob Petillo. This time a 1954 Buick Skylark glistening in the mid day sun. Before the days of the Buick tri-shield emblems was the variation on V8 symbols such as this one. The broad chrome base created a reflecting surface for the sky and emblem. Bob says, “It’s the kind of thing that really captures the beauty or mirroring images. It’s Nirvana for artists with OCD”
Reproductions available on www.bobpetillo.com
Four years ago we were invited to participate in a supercar rally that saw 20+ exotics gathered at a secret location in Westchester County for a quick but extremely high profile run to Greenwich. And sure enough, we received an impromptu call from organizers that the event was on for the end of September. To entice us further, they offered up the keys to a 670 horsepower Ferrari 599 GTO to pilot for the rally. With only 599 copies of these street legal versions of the Ferrari XX race cars ever produced, we were elated. However, on the appointed day, the weather Gods put an end to that deal. Nevertheless, the wait was worth it as the event recently took place on a recent Sunday without a cloud in the sky. The bad news, the 599 GTO was no longer available. We were offered a Ferrari California instead. Consolation prizes should all be this terrible.
Shrouded in secrecy, we received an email a few days before the event and were told to meet at the breathtaking Blue Hill Farms at Stone Barns, a working farm and well-known restaurant (formerly part of the Rockefeller Estate). Over the next hour, one by one, another dozen extotics appeared including a red 25th Anniversary Lamborghini Countach, a couple of Porsche Carrera GTs and a Silver Ferrari 599 GTO (we were envious). A while later, I instantly recognized the arrival of a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano which was specially built by the factory for the father of the ex-Pininfarina designer, Jason Castriota. Well-dressed groups of diners at the restaurant were surprised and delighted to be able to stroll among this gathering of supercars.
We were instructed to head north on the Saw Mill River Parkway which was both scenic and twisty, but showing its age with a very narrow lanes and even a narrower center divider. Early on we were taunted by one of the Porsche Carrera GTs, who easily out accelerated our Ferrari as we shot up the entrance ramp, but I think our exhaust note was better, especially inside the many overpasses we encountered en route. We continued at a pretty good clip through Bedford, NY on our way to Greenwich, CT. Unfortunately, we were blocked by a particularly slow moving sedan thereby reducing the almost 10,000 horsepower behind me to what looked like a supercar funeral procession.
A little further down the scenic road, we jumped on the Merritt Parkway, one of the nation’s few highways on the National Register of Historic Places. Our “Grigio Silverstone” Ferrari California kicked hard with each pull of the right paddle and its acceleration pushed us back into the sumptuous leather buckets. I was delirious and did not want to back out of the throttle. In fact, now that I reflect, I stayed in it for a bit longer than I should have. Suddenly, a Ferrari F-40, and an Orange Gallardo Spider blew by and gave us a reality check.
Several miles up a local road we arrived at our final destination, the Doral Arrowwood Resort’s 114 acres in Rye Brook, NY. I think that we scared the pants off the valet parking staff as we decided to do a fly by of the Doral’s circular driveway on our way to the parking lot. Elapsed time: exactly 1 hour. Oops, one straggler, a Rolls Royce Phantom, came in a few minutes later (hey, what do you expect).
Words and Photos courtesy of Werner Pfister
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What is the world coming to when a Concours d’Elegance is held at a Long Island shopping mall. Yeah yeah…it’s a fancy shopping mall, but a shopping mall nonetheless. Surroundings aside, there were a fair number of classy rides on site. The the Dusenberg that took best in show and the Ferrari 275 GTB that stole my heart (below) There were also a fair number of low brow modern models that had no business rearing their faces at such an event. An entire row of late model Carerras and Boxsters, for instance, were among the puzzling entries that caused little more than yawn as you walked by. They need a few years to mature. In typical concours fashion, the parking lot looked nearly as good as the show floor. I counted Bugattis, Super Veloce Lamborghinis and countless other amazing rides.
Overall, a pretty solid show save for the LIE traffic required to get there.
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Stunning doesn’t quite do justice to this wood-clad beauty caught resting in the parking lot of this Great Barrington apple orchard. The owner obviously expended a fair bit of energy and resources making this late 40s/early 50s Town & Country Woody Coupe look as spectacular as it did on the day it rolled off the line. Every inch of this car is immaculate and seemingly restored to factory spec. Add in the fall foliage and a cup of warm apple cider and the experience is complete.
Have a great weekend!
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