Autos

Take a few moments to peruse the finer details of this publicity photo taken at the 1969 Detroit Auto Show. Should you presume that only lady car show models were seen in wide legged plaid pants in this era – consider yourself  wrong. I personally had a few pair of these high styling pants, and, while I could consider my plaid pants days a good memory or a bad one, it’s a fact that I was captured in my high school graduation photos wearing pants similar to these. Yikes!

Now let’s look past the fashion and hair-dos to concentrate on the introduction of a 1969 Ford concept vehicle dubbed “The Scrambler”. I’m not sure that I would call this a ‘pickup’ truck as the Ford sign does, since it’s really more of an adaptation of a two door station wagon. Auto style and function was changing,

I don’t want to sound like an old man by saying “they don’t make ‘em like they used to” but man, they don’t make ‘em like they used to!!  Here’s a perfect example, a beautiful 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K von Krieger Special Roadster.

The car belonged to an aristocratic Prussian family, today’s equivalent of the “1 %”, that purchased it brand new in 1936.  The supercharged roadster was shipped out of Germany during World War II to Switzerland, to protect it from

When you’re living the billionaire lifestyle, owning just an “average” Rolls-Royce coupe isn’t enough to help you stand out from the crowd.  You need a car like the limited edition Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe Aviator; only 35 examples of this exquisite and ultra-luxurious coupe will be produced, ensuring you’ll be the only Wall Street banker on your block with a car like this.

The special edition Phantom Coupé Aviator pays tribute to the company’s co-founder Charles Stewart Rolls and the 1930’s Supermarine S6B racing seaplane that was powered by a Rolls-Royce “R Type” engine.

Right after releasing images and information on the 2013 A3 Sportback, Audi released images of the all-new 2013 S3 Hatchback.  Like the Sportback, the S3 hatch will be officially unveiled at the Paris Motor Show.

The S3 hatchback looks very similar to the A3 with the S-Line package; of course it’s missing a couple of doors.  The only difference I can see is the added elements (winglets) in two air-scoops on the front bumper.

I’ve written hundreds of posts on cars on Unfinished Man and a few other websites, and most of them have focused on high-end cars that most of us will probably never buy.  So I thought I’d write a post for the average man that still enjoys speed – a list of affordable sports cars.  And by affordable, I don’t mean sub-20k cars because those don’t exist anymore and the dollar isn’t what it used to be.  The 5 affordable cars featured in this post are all priced below $50,000 and are in no particular order.

Another day, another tuned Land Rover Defender.  This time we focus, once again, on Startech, the company that brought us the very popular Land Rover Defender Yachting.  Startech’s latest creation is the Land Rover Defender Series 3.1 Concept, a retro tune on the Defender to make it look like the Land Rover Series 3, produced between 1971 and 1984.

The Startech Defender Series 3.1 does have that classic look from the front, the tuners put in a new grill that’s inspired by the classic Series 3 trucks and the front features modern-day LED day-time running lights.  Other retro visual upgrades includes a set of heavy duty steel wheels that would feel right at home on a 70’s and 80’s trucks.