By Petrolicious Productions / 14 May 2013

This week’s Crave is an original photo taken of Trintignant behind the wheel during that final Bugatti GP appearance, and signed by the drive himself—it’s hilarious to imagine what might’ve been going through his head when he was autographing these photos, each a 36” x 24” sepiatone print taken directly from the original negative. The Collector’s Studio has a limited supply of these fascinating and historically significant prints available for $895 apiece.

By Petrolicious Productions / 13 May 2013
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In 2008 aartist Markus Haub began his “Racing Legends” series of work. Concentrating on racecars of the '60s and '70s, a rich and exciting era from which to draw inspiration, Haub’s pieces combine the realism and detailed eye one would expect of a dyed-in-the-wool Petrolista, but with the elegance and impressionistic slant of a true artist, elevating his paintings beyond the somewhat heavy-handed and overly-literal style typified by most automotive-themed artwork.

By Petrolicious Productions / 10 April 2013
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Dutch artist Ron van der Ende creates only slightly three-dimensional works that pack a dimensional punch belying their modest 6.5” depth. Using only found objects, van der Ende uses a roughly 3mm thick layer from old doors, wood floors, and other sources of disused fragments of our modern industrial life and then lays them on top of a bias-relief sculpture, endowing them with a hard-worn and authentic patina.

By Petrolicious Productions / 03 April 2013
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Before he dabbled in art, Berlin-based artist Damián Ortega drew political cartoons for Mexican magazines and newspapers, which is evident in his work’s wry but playful sense of humor. Ortega aims to take familiar objects with modern cultural relevance and reinterpret them into new forms or contexts in a surreal way, thus endowing viewers with a new perspective on the normally common or mundane. He often works with cars, bikes, scooters, and semi-trucks.

By Alan Franklin / 27 March 2013
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We’ve stumbled across some useful links that help break down the complexities of drawing a car into a handful of easy-to-follow steps. The results, provided you’re able to follow a few simple instructions, are surprisingly detailed. Also shown are examples of more advanced car designs by students or professional artists. It's inspiring to think that these artists likely started out drawing simple cars like those shown in the links we've provided.

By Petrolicious Productions / 18 February 2013
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Created by UK-based graphic designer and illustrator Dean Walton, also known as Mr. Shabba, this limited-edition set features stylized, iconic racing cars and is available for purchase as canvases or prints. If you love the Ford GT40, Shelby Cobra 427, Ferrari 250 GTO, Jaguar E-Type, or the Lancia Stratos, these five designs would be perfect additions to your walls.

Click through to see the designs.

By Petrolicious Productions / 20 February 2013
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Mike Kim studied transportation design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, has interned in Japan for Toyota, and is now working as an automotive designer for Toyota in Newport Beach, California. We recently came across some of his great designs and are excited to feature them today.

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By Petrolicious Productions / 05 February 2013

Valentine's Day is tomorrow, so if you need an excuse to get some new art on the walls of your modernly decorated living room, this is a good one. A grouping of two or three of these sculptures will add a sophisticated touch. Most people will just think it's modern art, but you'll know better. Racing circuit sculptures from racetracks all over the world available.

Click through to check out some of the sculptures.

By Josh Clason / 29 January 2013
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I have a special place in my heart for the BMW 2002. It's the car that has been with me the longest and one that will continue in my passion for a whole lot longer. I came across this BMW 2002 drawing by industrial designer David Mucci who publishes the wonderfully curated motorcycle blog Moto-Mucci. He hand-drew it for his girlfriend from a photograph he took last year in Germany. Lucky girl! Now if only we can convince him to make some prints for those of us in the 2002 community.

By Petrolicious Productions / 17 January 2013

Classic car website, Chromjuwelen, run by our friend Ralf Becker, recently debuted some beautiful motor oil products, called Chromjuwelen Motor Öl.

The incorporation of Stefan Marjoram's vintage car watercolor paintings into the packaging of the limited-edition, collectors tin-box of Grand Touring Cool Mints.

By Petrolicious Productions / 13 December 2012
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Shin Yoshikawa is a photojournalist, car collector, and cutaway drawing artist. His pieces are all done by hand using very fine black pens to make all of the thin lines and tiny dots. His pieces have been shown in various automotive magazines like Rosso Ferrari, Classic Car UK, European Car, Excellence, Forza, 356 Registry, on the wall at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, California, and at the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles.

By Petrolicious Productions / 07 December 2012

John Rawlings was a Condé Nast Publications fashion photographer from the 1930s through the 1960s. He became one of the most prolific and important fashion photographers of the twentieth century and left a vast body of work, with more than 200 Vogue and Glamour magazine covers to his credit. Today we're sharing many of his photographs of women with cars.

By Petrolicious Productions / 04 December 2012

James Bond fans will love the 50th anniversary set of 100 postcards from the James Bond archives. The set contains iconic images from all 23 official Bond films and features all six of your favorite Bonds, the cards you'd like to own, and the girls your parents would probably not be happy to see coming to dinner. Celebrate Bond's 50-year milestone with this stocking stuffer.