Category Archives: Design

Behold: the G43 Toyota Land Cruiser – a fully upgraded version of the 1971 FJ43 by specialist US Land Cruiser re-engineers, The FJ Company.

Starting with an original FJ43 chassis stripped down to bare metal, G43s are fitted with a robust new leather interior (including bench seats), modern electronics, lifted suspension, heavy duty tyres, front winch, upgraded grille and a 4.0 litre Toyota V8 engine.

Price and specs on application.

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Behold the 1963 Apollo 3500 GT Spider – Californian auto designer Milt Brown’s elegant retort to the all-conquering Ferrari and Aston Martin Grand Tourers of the 1950s and 60s.

Powered by a 3.5-litre Buick V8 with coachwork by Frank Reisner’s Torino-based Intermeccanica, only 42 original Apollos were ever made before production ceased and this – the first convertible – is one of them.

Up for auction soon (without reserve).

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A Lego Creator Expert set featuring the Apollo 11 lunar lander designed in collaboration with NASA: 1,087 pieces complete with separate ascent and descent stages, and a lunar surface with footprints.

Stanley Kubrick minifig not included (but that would have been hilarious, in fairness)

Available next month (the 50th anniversary of the actual moon landing) for €94.99.

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Behold: the Ferrari SF90 Stradale – the first four wheel drive racing Ferrari, the first plug-in hybrid Ferrari and the first time Ferrari has had a V8 as its flagship. But wait, there’s more. Three electric motors paired with a 769 hp, 4.0L twin-turbo also make this the quickest Ferrari of all time.

The SF90 accelerates to 100km/h in 2.5 seconds. 4.2 seconds later, it reaches 200km/h before topping out at 340km/h. Named in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Scuderia Ferrari racing team, it will shortly be joined by the lighter, carbon fibre enhanced  Assetto Fiorano – an even quicker, more track-hugging variant.

Price tba but likely to be €1,000,000+.

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