Safety Belts
The interior of this 1969 Pontiac Firebird is a study in 1960s minimalism.
This photo was captured with a Sony a6300.
'69 Firebird
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
TRAVEL VIDEO: Linn Cove Viaduct in 60 Seconds
Linn Cove Viaduct is an engineering marvel along the Blue Ridge Parkway, high up in the North Carolina mountains. Learn about it in 60 seconds.
Gear used in this video:
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Music by Evan Schaeffer, https://soundcloud.com/evanschaeffer.
Cranley Gardens
If you're a car fan and you find yourself in London, do yourself a favor and take the Tube over to South Kensington Station for a stroll. Get a cookie at Ben's Cookies and walk across the street to check out the new hardware at Lamborghini of London. When you're done, walk a couple blocks up Old Brompton Road and make a left on Cranley Gardens. Cranley Gardens is only a two-block street but be prepared to see dozens of amazing cars, all parallel parked on the street. The last time I was there, I saw everything from current-model Ferraris to original Jaguar E-Types and Series II Land Rovers.
Once you've seen the good stuff, head over to Harrods to see the ridiculous chrome-plated Bugattis with middle-eastern license plates that were flown in on a private 737 for a way over-the-top weekend shopping trip.
Anything Scout
We camped next to the team behind Anything Scout at Overland Expo East. They're a great group of people making tremendous vehicles. This beast was proudly on display by one of their happy customers. This perfectly-restored scout body sits atop a highly-upgraded current-generation Jeep JK Unlimited frame. Under the hood is a fire-breathing 500+ horsepower, supercharged Cadillac CTS-V engine! Madness! And it's perfect!
If your Icon FJ is starting to feel a bit pedestrian, it's time to give the guys at Anything Scout a call!
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
The Good Ol' Boys Take Ibiza
Remember that one episode where the Duke Boys went to Ibiza? Me, neither... but this Dodge Challenger was decked out as the General Lee for the Gumball 3000 Miami 2 Ibiza road rally. Ironically, it was piloted by a Brit. If you are even remotely interested in cars and you ever have the opportunity to hang out at a Gumball 3000 pit stop, take it!
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.
Parisian Cinquecento
There's something special about seeing a classic Cinquecento on the streets of Europe. Paris isn't quite Italy but I'll take it!
This photograph was captured with a Nikon D90.
Ghost of Speedways Past
With the final race of the 2015 NASCAR season today, I thought it would be appropriate to take a stroll down memory lane through the old North Wilkesboro Speedway. I have driven past this historic racetrack dozens of times in the past but finally took the time to get off the highway and check it out. It's like a walk through history, accompanied by a very friendly pitbull tour guide who is evidently there to cuddle with the riffraff.
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.
deadmau5 Purrari
This was deadmau5' ride in the Miami2Ibiza Gumball 3000 rally.
Only deadmau5 could take a perfectly good 458 Italia and improve upon it by wrapping it in Nyan Cat and replacing all of the logos with jumping cats that look suspiciously like Puma logos.
Personal note to deadmau5 — if you're out there and reading this and need a copilot for next year's Gumball, let me know :-)
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.
Cast of Characters
Keeping with the trend of Sunday Carday (is that a thing?), here's another photograph from the Charlotte pit stop of the 2014 Gumball 3000 race from Miami to Ibiza.
The Nissan GTR was piloted by internet-famous Shmee and the blue "Purrari" was piloted by world-famous Deadmau5!
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.