Is it time for ‘the scene’ to get reappraised?

"If you’ve ever been to a modified car show, you’ll have heard the term ‘scene’. Don’t know what I mean? Well, allow me to explain. The term ‘scene’ is used to describe the community that makes up "

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Written by Michael Fordham

Pictures by the talented Mr Blauvelt

We stumbled across a very nice set of pictures recently – and here are a handful of nice ones from the extensive set.

It’s an object lesson in simplicity.

So many photographers throw the full force of digital post production software at every shot they process – when really, there’s no substitution for the classic values of good framing, good light and dynamic subject matter.

Enjoy the pictures – and a sunny weekend at the track!

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Some McQueen Discoveries

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"S It's been a while since we posted some pictures of our Steve. We like to collect a few relative rarities and save them up to share. And, we don't think we've come across this half dozen. We didn't know, "

The Art of the Render

"We've always greatly admired artists who draw free hand. The digital technology at all our fingertips is no substitution for straightforward hand-eye artistry. Stumbled across this interesting video of Australian artist Byron Fitzpatrick this morning. It's a great insight of "

California Light

"There's something about the light in California. No matter what the time of day, it seems as if the roads, the desert and the ocean beckon you. The place doesn't exist, at least in our minds, without internal combustion. Whether "

Porsche Prophet

"Magnus Walker is a mainstay of the automotive blogosphere. With a collection of 911s almost as spectacular as his locks, the Englishman in LA builds gobsmacking recreations and tweaked 911s - and has attracted a legion of filmmakers who have "

Derringer Cycles

" Images Adrian Van Anz/Derringer. We're moped fans. They're cheap, fun and quick, and if you live in a sunny environment like southern California they make more sense than a smart car. And while moped is usually a cypher for "

The Picasso approaching half a million miles

"All bow down to the 500,000-mile #PassThePicasso... Reliability - it's not what the Citroen Picasso will be famous for. Typically, a fairly cheap car from France in the early naughties conjures up images of cars 'shakin that ass' all the "

Kymco – Xciting?

"Commuting using public transport is becoming a real issue with ever-increasing costs, increasing delays and the overcrowding to contend with. The same can apply to using your own car to commute into cities. The Xciting 400 from Kymco offers a superb "

Paolo Cattaneo

"There are famous explorers and adventurers we have all heard of, and we know their conquests and trips. Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sir Michael Palin to name some, and when asked about their exploits and why they "

Vauxhall Cavalier

"We called it Charles the First because it was a Cavalier. These days it’s the sort of vehicular relic you see slumped in the corner of a field at a provincial car boot sale, boot open to reveal old "

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