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July 16, 2010
Stretch ‘n’ Poke Lupo
Atomicalex
I spotted this VW Lupo on the way into work the other day, and I LOVE it. It’s got some good stretch-and-poke going on, with the tiniest deep-dish wheels I have seen and one of my favorite VW mods of all: the boeser Blick, or ‘mean look’. To get the boeser Blick right, you have to weld an extension onto the leading edge of the hood–it’s not an easy mod to do. This whole car is super smooth–I really like the creamy paint and the color works with the polished wheels to make it really stand out. One more pic below the jump!
July 15, 2010
Lancia in the Hood
Atomicalex
The apartment I’m living in right now is right by the factory I work at. The neighborhood is, well, not that great. So spotting what appears to be a rallye-prepped Lancia Fulvia was a bit of a surprise! I have no details on it, but it looks pretty darn fun. More fun than the beater Punto in front of it, that’s for sure!
May 5, 2010
German Style
Atomicalex
American fans of German cars like to think of the people across the pond as somehow gifted in the style department. Uh, let me look out my window here–that would be a no. While there are some really hot cars rolling around over here, there are also some winners like this Mk2 Golf with very stylish swirly wheel covers. This could be any Wal*Mart parking lot in America. Well, except for the Espace…. I’ll have more on the style quirks of our European peeps coming up–I’m moving over there for work in July!
May 4, 2010
Smart Brabus Roadster in the Wild
Atomicalex
Some cars are so ridiculous even on paper that actually seeing them counts as a wow. Like the Smart Brabus Edition Roadster. Why? Why does this even exist? It’s bizarre, pointless, and not very good looking, either. The backside is after the jump.
May 3, 2010
Z06 in Germany
Atomicalex
Of all the cars you don’t expect to see when traveling in Europe, the Z06 has to be near the top of the list. I snapped this red one in the Altstadt (Old Town) of Duesseldorf. Yummy!
December 14, 2009
Photos of the Year: John Brooks
By Speedhunters
Car Culture At Large
Nurburgring 24 Hours, Nurburgring, Germany Carpe Diem or more fully Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero, should be the guiding principle for all photographers. For those of you who paid as little attention to Latin lessons as I did all those years ago, I will translate, “Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the future.” What is he on about now, I hear you say? Well you only get fleeting opportunities to make what one of my writer colleagues, Marcus Schurig, calls magic. Continue reading at Speedhunters.
—By Dino Dalle Carbonare
November 25, 2009
Vacation: Rent a Ferrari, Flog it.
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
Lot of people over on StreetFire are making fun of these dudes for all their screaming and the top speed claims. But that said, this looks like exactly like what I want to do on vacation, especially if I was in Germany. Bravo, gentlemen.
May 14, 2009
Onboard a Porsche 935-5 Bi-Turbo!
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
This video was shot at this year’s Youngtimer Trophy at the Hockenheimring in Germany, and as you’d expect, there’s some great footage of DTM hardware in action. But the 935 is totally the star of the show. To be honest, even though I know it’s functional—the Germans do not “pimp” autos without a clear purpose—I still think the giant spoiler looks a little silly. Maybe I’ve just seen too many crappy Hondas with park benches stapled to the rear deck. Anyway, while the exterior shots of the action is killer, the onboard footage is my favorite stuff. The vicious music of the motor and the way the car slices through the field is just wicked.
September 8, 2008
8,600 Mile Golf In Germany… For $30K
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
When someone lists a little old econobox with an asking price like this, I tend to think that either 1. they’re crazy, or 2. they’re not really serious about selling it. Not really sure which is the case for the owner of this unrestored, low-miles 1978 Golf on eBay, but there are some pretty hilarious questions in the listing’s Q-and-A section (Is there actual bronze in the paint? Will the rear wheels steer when I turn the wheel?), so I’m kind of guessing that potential buyers might be suffering from some problems as well. Check out the auction and decide for yourself: worth it?
This Trabant Could Mail Itself Around The World
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
I’m not generally a fan of "art cars," but it seems to me that if you had a stamp collection you didn’t want anymore, this isn’t the worst possible way to dispose of it. The car reportedly belongs to a stamp dealer in Berlin, so maybe he just sees it as a way of moving out unwanted inventory—nice job! More pics below the jump.
Source: Spluch.
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