" Influx-promoted truism no 1: Cars mean more to people than simply a means of getting from A to B. It's a commonplace here. One of the foundations, in fact, of the Influx ethos. We were excited and intrigued, therefore, when we "
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October 2012 Auction Alert: RM, London
" An absolutely mouthwatering spectacle is due to hit London next week in this year's RM Auctions London sale. Among the delights on offer is a quirky little Daf variomatic in pea green and a 64 Beetle: but if you have a "
Arto of Automotive Graphic Design
" Sometimes the digging of graphic design and the love of cars are unlikely bedfellows. But then again, at times the two forms combine and cross over so beautifully, it's plain to see the car as the ultimate piece of graphic "
Damian Ortega’s Cosmic Thing
" Mexican artist Damian Ortega likes to take things apart and then (almost) piece them together again. In his most celebrated work, 2002's Cosmic Thing, he disassembled a Volkswagen Beetle and re-composed it piece by piece, suspended from wire in mid-air. "
Makr X Deus
" Whether or not the person in your life for whom you're likely to want to buy gifts is young, old, male or female - if they like fettling anything vaguely metal-wrought and road-going, we think they would really like to "
Citroen H Van
" The Citroën H Van was produced between 1947 and 1981. Amazingly perennial and instantly recognisable, 473,289 were produced in 34 years in factories in France and Belgium. The engine, gear box and many smaller parts are well known from other Citroën models "
Auto Art by Stefan Marjoram
" Stumbled across this lovely sketch work over the weekend by artist Stefan Marjoram, whose work we have featured before. As well as being an official artist for Aardman Animations, he works extensively on the Brit Land Speed Record project Bloodhound "
Audi R8R LMP Prototype concept
" If you're the sort of person for whom the very words Le Mans makes you break out in a fantastic motorsport inspired sweat, then you'll probably enjoy these images of a very special car. It's basically the 1998 design study upon "
Roadside Britain
" Here in Britain we're not usually prone to celebrating the ephemera of pop culture. We usually leave it to the Americans to mythologise the flotsam and jetsam of things, to wax lyrical about road maps and street signage. But photographer "
Bikers – Are You a Mod or a Rocker?
" It's one of the great British cultural weirdnesses that such things exist in the first place. But, if the world can still be split into those with a penchant for a quiff, heavy English iron and leather - and those "
Classic bike festivals – Born Free 4
" This weekend in California saw the latest edition of a new kind of bike festival. The Born-Free show is about the love of old motorcycles and like minded individuals having a good time together and enjoying classic and custom bikes. "
Is this the Ultimate Driving Music?
" It's an often debated subject, but we think we recently stumbled across what must be THE ultimate highway driving tune. Krautrock supergroup Can might not be everyone's cup of Java, but on a particularly wet, particularly clear night highway earlier "
Art, Stars & Cars by Markus Haub
" Images Markus Haub/Speedstar Gallery We stumbled across the work of Markus Haub this morning whilst mooching about on one of our favourite blogs of the French pursuasion, Le Container. Amid the world of cars and art there are a "