By / 12 November 2012
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Free flowing lines and elegant design came together to form the incredible Lamborghini Miura. Coined as the first "Supercar" it is fitting that we offer our first design-centric wallpaper dedicated to this Bertone legend. You can read more about the Lamborghini Miura in our recent 100 Years of Bertone series.
By / 16 November 2012
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Lamborghini has had a long history of naming its cars to reflect the power and tradition of bullfighting. In the hands of driver and owner CJ Bonura, it's easy to understand how the sounds and sights of this particular Lamborghini inspired the name "Espada", Spanish for sword, referring to the one used by matadors to defeat the bull at the end of the fight.
By / 16 November 2012
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Developed before the game-changing Countach and iconic Stratos, the beautifully-clean, elegant Miura was a pivotal car for Bertone, more so than any other before it. It was also the car that forged a relationship between Lamborghini and Bertone that lasted until Chrysler bought the Sant’Agata-based supercar maker in 1987.
By / 07 November 2012
Whoever was making Countach posters in the early ‘80s must have made millions of dollars. Every time someone brings up the Countach they start by waxing poetically about a poster on a wall. I must be the only car enthusiast in the world who never had such a poster, but then again, I was born in 1984, and by the time my last diaper met the trash, the Countach was relegated to history.
By / 01 November 2012
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Passion can strike in the unlikeliest of places, the unlikeliest people, in the smallest of towns. But when it strikes full force, it can make the unthinkable happen. Not long ago, amid the press molds, water jet mills, and lab testing equipment, Federico Bonomelli was consumed by a passion, and that passion had a marque—it was the Iso Rivolta.
By / 24 October 2012
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"It looks like a wedge of cheese" was certainly not the first impression I thought the Lancia Stratos HF would make on my sister. An architecture student going on 20 years old, she wasn't exactly articulate in her evaluation of automotive design. The photo held showed a bright yellow version of the car, which I'm sure didn't help sway her young mind toward the sophisticated vehicle.
By / 21 October 2012
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It's hard to believe now, but there existed a simpler time when people smoked in restaurants and weren't immune to knocking back a cocktail in the office before lunch. People were left to fend for themselves, think outside of the box, to dream big, and to create from those dreams. The coachbuilder was a saint amongst bishops in the automotive industry.
By / 10 October 2012
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Scott King and Sandy Edelstein are not like the typical classic car collectors who are incurably obsessed with a single marque and whose missions in life are to hoard every variant produced by the beloved brand (and I’m including myself in this OCD group). On the contrary, Scott and Sandy have a refreshingly eclectic collection of vintage steel.
By / 08 October 2012
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I am the center of attention. All eyes and ears are on me. Men of all ages instantly turn their heads and fix their gazes upon me as soon as they feel my presence. Children gawk in awe and point in my direction as they grab the hem of their mothers’ skirts. Even prim ladies stare from the corners of their eyes as they pretend not to look. There is not a single neutral reaction to my presence.
By / 09 October 2012
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There was a time when an art form known as coachbuilding existed. Back then, the coachbuilder did not have to answer to a CFO. Back then, the coachbuilder did not have to compromise his vision due to government regulations. Back then, the outrageous was possible. The Lamborghini Countach could only have been born then.
