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Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Sanction II in Auction

May 182012

On Saturday someone very lucky could be the new owner of possibly one of the finest Aston Martins ever to be made at the Bonhams all-Aston sale.

The sale is part of the annual Bonhams auction held at Newport Pagnell on the 19th of May. The auction includes an impressive collection of classic Aston’s including a couple of DB5′s, a 1987 Aston Martin V8, a 1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante and a 1994 Aston Martin Virage Volante that was previously owned by HRH The Prince of Wales.

The car that is the focus of this post is a 1991 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Sanction II that is expected to go for between £1.2 million – 1.5 million.

Although this is not an ‘original’ DB4, the car benefits from all of the engineering advancements made since when the first DB4′s were produced making the Sanction II a beautiful looking car and a great car to drive.

Check out the full drive write-up on the Classic Driver site.

Tom Conkright’s 1970 Pontiac Firebird

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Apr 242012

Tom Conkright is the owner and mind behind the below 70′s Pontiac Firebird, and as you can see the car is far from the normal restored classic.

The blog post from on eGarage includes the reasoning behind the look and performance the Tom was looking for. All I know if the car looks amazing and I had to share the complete car on here.

As well as having the perfect stance and presence, under the ‘hood’ sits a 1200bhp 7.8l (475 cubic inch) twin turbo V8 built by Brian Moat/All Speed Customs, based in Muskegon Heights, Michigan.

The car is an amazing example of retro styling perfectly mixed with modern day technology to create a one of a kind tarmac munching monster.

Check out more photos from the shoot here.

Cutout-n-Keep – Scissors Need Not Apply

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Apr 172012

Spotted this video while wasting time today. Though it was a pretty cool idea. I used to love models when I was young, and have had a go at a couple of these kind of things in the past, but its a nice idea to give you full control over the design and they will just print and ship the final product over to you to cut out.

Cutout 'n' Keep

Cutout n Keephave an active Facebook page, but their site is still under construction. I will be keeping an eye on it to see what it is like when its all up and running, and to see how much each Camper costs.

Bil Baldwin – Balls of Steel, Beard of a Man

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Apr 162012

Flag marshal Bil Baldwin at Formula Drift Long Beach has become some what of a celebrity over the last few weeks, which the below video propelling him into Internet fame. Bil Balwin is a marshal at the Formula Drift series at Long Beach and is famous for having nerves of steal and a beard that most men would die for. Bil has stood in the same spot at each race on the Long Beach track and doesn’t even flinch when a car is drifting only millimetres away.

Bil Baldwin, Beard of Courage

The video below features Bil explaining why he stands inches away from the action, and why he has been flung into the limelight.

The Perfect Use For A Spoiler

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Apr 042012

These days, a car with a large spoiler is often dismissed offhand as being ‘chav’ or ‘barry’, even when the car came out of the factory with said spoiler (i’m looking at you Evo’s).

Well, fear not, as there is a new use for massive spoilers that is so awesome you can’t help but love them once again.

Of course I am being silly, but the following car is far from your typical chav wagon, even though it has a wide-arch kit, bonnet vent and a massive spoiler.

The car is owned by Jon from jon-olsson.com and is a mean looking, wide carbon fiber arched Audi R8 with a rear spoiler being used to prop-up a carbon fiber ski box.

As words say a thousand words, enjoy them below, and for more info on the car and the ski box, check out the jon-olsson site.

Photos by Bakke

StanceWorks HRE Vintage Series Video

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Mar 212012

I know I am from the past with this one, but I re-watch this StanceWorks video covering the creation of the new HRE Vintage Series wheels and just couldn’t not post it up.

As most of you will probably already know, the wheel maker HRE have created a new range of wheel to pay homage to the most popular ‘Vintage‘ wheels of days gone by, but with slight updates to the designs. Unlike your normal replica BBS Split rims, the new vintage series wheels from HRE are top quality and have been made with as much, or even more love and attention to detail than many other top quality wheels on the market today.

Now, I wonder if they do them in 14×8′s for the Rocco

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