This Australian ebay seller has a 1:1 scale wood Ferrari 365 V12 up on the auction block. Twin Barrel Webers included! Tifosi syndrome causes people to do some unusual things. “Buy it now” at AUD $6,000.
Author: Harlo
The work: Register Now for the Madison All-American Soap Box Derby!
The glory: The winner will receive a kiss from a former Lufthansa stewardess.
Something tells me that 1957 derby champion, Van Steiner, still thinks about that stewardess.
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Pinstripes and Porsches
While it may lack the enthusiasm and exuberance of our last look at fashion shoots with racing cars, I have to give Visvim credit for pairing this Carrera RS and 910 with their Spring collection which clearly draws inspiration from the era. The styling and fits are a little dainty for my tastes (I’d like to see these fellows try and climb into the 910 in pants this tight!), but the overall shoot is very nicely done—if a bit sterile. I don’t know when art directors decided that modernity and beauty were best illustrated through disaffected boredom.The 1967 Vogue drag strip shoot is all the more exciting and fun because it captures an atmosphere, it captures excitement, and it captures emotion.
That said, the collection itself has some very nice pieces that jibe well with the vintage racing aesthetic. Their take on a racing jacket meets Baracuta is quite nice in this photo. The highlight of the collection, for me, is the racing boot. It’s surprisingly difficult to find a driving shoe that isn’t in brash colors and heavily logoed, but still looks like a competition boot rather than a driving moccasin. I’d like them even more if they were a true driving shoe, what’s with this little heel and lack of tread on the heel?
The 1967 Vogue drag strip shoot is all the more exciting and fun because it captures an atmosphere, it captures excitement, and it captures emotion.
That said, the collection itself has some very nice pieces that jibe well with the vintage racing aesthetic. Their take on a racing jacket meets Baracuta is quite nice in this photo. The highlight of the collection, for me, is the racing boot. It’s surprisingly difficult to find a driving shoe that isn’t in brash colors and heavily logoed, but still looks like a competition boot rather than a driving moccasin. I’d like them even more if they were a true driving shoe, what’s with this little heel and lack of tread on the heel?
More images from this shoot at CadmusFamily.
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1952 Targa Florio
Ok. I like old track maps as much as the next guy—ok, probably much more than the next guy—but they only do so much to tell the story of a race. Here’s another look at the ’52 Targa.
Ok. Actually it’s a postcard; but I’m willing to consider it a track map if you are. Come to think of it, I don’t recall ever seeing a Targa Florio track map. One the one hand, it seems almost senseless for the spectators to have a map describing every corner when there’s 72km of racing course to describe consisting of hundreds of corners (thousands?). On the other hand, a track map of sorts is as close as your nearest road map of Sicily.
This postcard, from the 36a Targa Florio of 1952, is much more about the entirety of the Palermo province than it is about the Circuito Modenie. It certainly wouldn’t have been much use to Felice Bonetto as he piloted his Lancia Aurelia B20 around 8 laps in 7 hours, 11 minutes on the way to his victory. As is so often the case, however, what this map lacks in accuracy it more than makes up for in other aesthetic virtues. The illustration style of the figures enjoying themselves on the island is marvelous. I particularly like the hiker and skier in the Modenie mountains.
Jim Clark in his two most common moods.
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Reader Photos: Oulton Park Gold Cup
Felix sent in these shots he captured at this year’s Oulton Park Gold Cup race a few weeks ago. I’m constantly taking photos when I attend historic races and I’m always disappointed when I see what shots from a proper photographer like Felix turn out like. There’s something about the color, a sort of cool softness to the shots that make the atmosphere feel so much more refined and important than I’m ever able to capture.
Naturally, I’m going to continue to blame my equipment. Head on over to Felix’s F1 Imagery blog for the rest of the set. Thanks Felix!
It’s been far too long since I added an item to the Chicane Shop. Today I’m thrilled to announce the newest shirt in the lineup—our tribute to the golden era in Formula 1 racing.
Maybe your favorite champion is on this list. Maybe he isn’t. But together this era in motorsport was as impassioned and as fierce as in any age of competition. Individually, these are giants. Together, they represent the reasons I—and I’m guessing that many of us—fell in love with historic racing. Together, they represent the pinnacle of motorsport.
Is that Phil or Graham? You choose!
Made and printed in the USA. Available today in The Chicane Shop.
For the design nerds among you: Helvetica Bold on Black American Apparel. With a secondary tribute to Experimental Jetset’s oft homaged Beatles shirt.