"In our feature article ‘The Quiet Collaborator’ (Influx April Edition) we refer to the Saab 90 as a classic of the Oeuvre, and so it was.
But when you close your eyes and picture the perfect Saab, the Classic Saab, we’"
We think these are the best road movies ever made. Disagree? Then let us know…
Two Lane Blacktop
James Taylor (yes that one) and Dennis Wilson (from the Beach Boys) and a tricked out sleeper of a 55 Chevy. Put them together and you have the coolest road movie ever.
National Lampoon’s European Vacation
Chevy Chase and family cross the Old Continent as the perfect approximation of the American güber. A classic of comedic errors.
Duel
Spielberg’s first feature and a terrifying ode to sustained road rage.
Thelma and Louise
In the top ten because girls love it. And so do we.
Easy Rider
Definitive Americana with Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda.
Little Miss Sunshine
Sweet, succinct and features a killer VW camper. What’s not to like?
Motorcycle Diaries
The reason Che Guevara is an icoc of revoution is because he knew how to live a true road trip.
Mad Max
Classic Aussie apocalyptica before Mel Gibson went weird.
Sideways
Two men of a certain age get on the road to taste fine wine and have menopausal misadventures. The Saab 900 convertible reflects the washed-up nature of the main characters. Elegant and touching.
Vanishing Point
Extreme GTO-pedalling in the mode of the sexually promiscious seventies.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Depp as Hunter S Thompson into the Dantean inferno of Vegas. On Acid.
"My headmistress had a Saab 96. In orange.
She was strange. An intellectual misfit. The sort of teacher you used to find in schools of the 1970s. A feminist when feminists were few and far between. Especially in East London. She "
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There's something about the great American road. It's always been an arena of mythic adventures, tortured mishaps and, if you're lucky, hilarious comedy.
And the comedy doesn't get much more hilarious than that dreamt up by Chevy Chase. His National "
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Regular Influx devotees will realise that we spend a righteous amount of time scouring the World Wide Web for vintage images that reflect car culture down the ages in order to share their beauty.
It's an addictive, time-consuming pursuit but "
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It's refreshing to know that the Eurotrash can get down with raw motorcycles every bit as much as our American cousins.
Blitz Motorcycles are a bunch of Parisian hipster gearheads who know the meaning of road trips and cycling freedom.
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"The demise of Saab is one of the more painful episodes in the collective memory of car enthusiasts worldwide.
Saab was always a manufacturer that did things its own way – and that sense of principle and engineering purity has left "
"Ferraris - they’re a strange breed of car. Sometimes I love them; sometimes, they leave me cold.
I can't explain precisely why that is. I think everybody is expected to believe the modern incarnation of the Italian brand is "
"The Aermacchi Harley Davidson Ala d’Oro is something of an enigma.
It’s an Italian bike with an American name that was honed to perfection by a British importer. It’s also a bike out of its time; one "
"Some car designers will forever be associated with one brand or have a style all of their own but the legendary Paul Bracq is not only a talented car designer but a sculptor, artist and even had a hand in "
"If you're a devotee of the BTCC, BSB or a fan of the Kaiser Chiefs (we'll return to that) then you'll be familiar with Knockhill, the highest (at around 800 feet above sea level) and most northerly permanent racing circuit in "
