May 2012
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March 2012
3 posts
Blogs We Love: Panning Portraits
Here’s the truth: really we just want to hang out with Brian Gaid. The dude has two killer car blogs and a healthy Flickr account that is just overstuffed with incredible car photos. Our favorite, for obvious reasons, is his Panning Portraits series. Here’s the idea, in Brian’s words: “There’s a street behind my house. I love to stand and take photos of the passing...
Reilly Brennan: 12 Hours of Sebring Couch Kit →
reillybrennan:
For 12 hours on Saturday I’ll be glued to my screens, watching the American Le Mans Series kickoff at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Admittedly, Sebring isn’t beautiful, but it is legendary. Traditionally known as the kickoff event for the ALMS teams, there’s more focus on the race in 2012 because…
February 2012
2 posts
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High Dollar Ferrari Item of the Week: F40...
In this ongoing series, we marvel at the height of the tall grass known as the market for anything Ferrari. Come with us, ragazzo, as we empty our virtual wallet for a prance on a prancing horse.
There are Ferrari parts and then there are Ferrari parts. And despite its F40 provenance, this one does absolutely nothing for us. For that reason its $30,000 price is all the more amazing. Thirty...
January 2012
5 posts
Weekend Appreciation: Jackie Stewart
December 2011
4 posts
November 2011
3 posts
September 2011
1 post
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August 2011
9 posts
Stuff
- Yakima Ridge Runners (A Continuous Lean)
- Tom Cruise x Red Bull F1 car (Speedhunters)
- International Harvester… refrigerator (Free Antique Shopper)
- Saab looking sad (Autoblog)
- Mark’s E30 (Some Guy Photo)
- Harry Douglas reviews cars (Jalopnik)
- The Banksy of Motorsport, pictured (Autos Insider)
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This is a pretty useful consumer video about why someone chose the car they did — in this case Jason Fried from 37signals. Carlos Segura, we would love to see more videos like this!
Stumper of the Day
Miguel Senquiz posted this — a cab from the set of the next Men in Black movie in New York City — and I’m stumped. This full exposes my lack of 60s - 70s Americana. Anyone know what it is? Leave a comment here or directly on the post itself.
Prototyping in the wild: Alpha invitations for...
We are sending out a rolling list of invitations to our private alpha test of Carmagnum. If you’d like to get on board and haven’t received an invitation, email us at feedback (at) carmagnum.com and we’ll put you on our list.
(photo: Audi R18TDI cockpit, courtesy of Audi Press)
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40 Worst DIY Car Repairs
As shared by the venerable Click and Clack, this is a must-read.
http://www.automechanicschools.net/blog/40-worst-diy-car-repairs
Happens to the best of us
A note from Carmagnum user Shane Mahoney just now:
“saw an E39 M5 wagon on the interstate today —-> great success. couldn’t get my camera phone out in time ——> EPIC FAIL”
Stay alert, my friends.
What We Believe: All Cars Matter
Carmagnum is founded on the belief that all cars matter in every way. The story of every car, from Ford to Fisker, is a long-form heritage book and reality TV show evolving every second of the day. Each vehicle, each owner, each uniformed service technician, and even each TV advertisement play a part. Up-to-the-minute heritage unfolds inside our brains, most of the time a sum total but sometimes...
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– Peter Schilling