Category Archives: Design

A 1971 Ferrari 365GTB/4 NART Spyder (more commonly and elegantly known as the Ferrari Daytona), commissioned by former Italian racing driver and the first US Ferrari distributor Luigi Chinetti for his wife Marion. An unrestored custom one-off.

Yours for €845,000.

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Behold: the Mercedes Brabus G550 Adventure 4X4X2 – a new twist on the old (recently revamped after 35 years) G500, modified by offload specialists Brabus. Upgrades include brush guards, roof rack, winch, and Monoblock wheels with all-terrain tires. An uprated power plant increases the top speed to 210km/h.

Yours for a what-are-the-chances €550,000.

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A new Strandbeest creation by kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen – a solar powered walking machine that drags an undulating caterpillar-like frame along behind it.

Full screen to appreciate the beauty of the thing.

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Behold: the 2018 Aston Martin V12 Vantage V600.

A 6.0l, 600bhp, seven-speed, carbon fibre sports car inspired by the 1998 V8 Vantage V600, limited to just seven examples each of the coupe and roadster variants.

Available on request to the select few somewhere north of €210,000.

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Behold: Cullinan – the Rolls Royce of SUVs. And not figuratively.

The luxury marque’s first foray into the world of sports utility vehicles, named after the largest rough diamond ever found, is a twin turbo V12 with rear suicide doors, a separate cargo compartment and an automatic lowering mechanism that drops the chassis 4cm when the driver approaches.

Delivery from 2019 with prices starting at €272,750.

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English, as she is spoke – a guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbol, place of articulation, sound and example word created by Language Base Camp what sez:

Pronounce the words from left to right. Can you feel where the sounds are being produced and find them in the IPA chart above?

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Not the Popemobile per se but all proceeds from the sale of this 2018 Lamborghini Huracán, decked out in Papal white and gold and signed by Pope Francis will go to charities named by the Vatican.

To wit: 70% to the city of Nineveh, Iraq (a city heavily attacked and besieged by ISIS), 10% to ‘Amici per il Centrafrica Onlus’, 10% to Groupe International Chirurgiens Amis de la Main (GICAM) and 10% to the Pope John XXIII Community Association

Currently accepting unreserved bids between €250,000 and €350,000.

In fairness.

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