Category Archives: Design

Behold: the BMW Garmisch – an automotive concept designed by the legendary Marcello Gandini, who created the Lamborghini Miura, Countach, Lancia Stratos, and the original BMW 5-series.

Launched at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show, lost for 50 years and always regarded by BMW as a ‘missing link’ in its design history, the vehicle is being re-released in collaboration with Gandini – hand-built in Turin like its predecessor and with the same angular twin kidney grille, square headlights, louvred c-pillar and honeycombed rear window cover.

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A very impressive 1:8 scale die-cast model of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5, complete with essential details including working lights, pop-out machine guns, flipping license plates, ejector seat, bulletproof rear shield and more.

The catch? It comes in 86 parts as part of a 22-month magazine build-up series from Eaglemoss.

And not for the first time, either.

First two issues (plus parts): €1.75. Issues 3-86: €9.75. Total cost: €822.50 (+P&P).

Alternatively, you could have five and a half LEGO DB5s with no wait, or (for €2.33 million) the real thing.

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Behold: the Icon Chevy Thriftmaster Pickup – one of a series of custom remakes of post war Chevrolet trucks by LA-based builders Icon.

Powered by a supercharged Chevy LSA V8 with a tube frame and independent front and rear suspension, the interior of the far-from-stock 1948 farm workhorse is – for some reason – panelled with 5,000 year old Irish bog oak.

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Behold: the Indian X Workhorse Appaloosa Scout – a centenary celebration of the legendary Indian Scout motorcycle. The many custom parts that went into this remake (from front faring and bespoke titanium exhaust to extendable swingarm) took 700 hours to fabricate.

Designed for the drag strip, the engine includes a nitrous kit and various other modifications that combine to deliver 130bhp. the bike will be racing in France, Germany and Italy in the coming months as part of the 2019 Sultans Of Sprint event.

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Behold: the Bentley Bentayga Bengala (it just trips off the tongue, doesn’t it?) – a limited edition, steroidal version of the Bentayga SUV from Spanish tweak-house Bengala Automotive Design SL.

For buyers who regard the stock Bentayga as a little too refined for rallying, this version (of which only 15 will be made, ensuring exclusivity) is further enhanced with a massive front guard and LED light-bar, flared fenders and all-terrain tyres on bespoke wheels with running boards and side exhausts.

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Behold: the 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta (as opposed to this one) – indisputably the finest car of its day and arguably the best front-engined V12 the company ever made.

This vehicle is one of 40 exclusive steel-bodied versions made during the final production run.

Fully restored and certified by Ferrari Classiche in 2010, it comes up for auction this August with a reserve estimate of between €7,000,000 and €9,000,000.

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