Did someone really order this Alfa Romeo 8C with a General Lee paint scheme?
January 30, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Europe, Alfa Romeo, Design/Style, Luxury
Yup. Someone has apparently taken it upon themselves to slather the slinkiest of Alfa Romeo models with the bright orange paint and stars and bars of the General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard. Why? Because if you have enough cash to park an 8C Competizione [...]
Artist uses rust as brush to paint cars
January 27, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Etc., Design/Style
There’s a thin line between patina and outright decay, and artist Bo Lundvang seems to understand that threshold all too well. He’s created unique pieces of art using massive 40-inch by 20-inch sheetmetal panels wrapped in white vinyl. The artist cuts out the profile of his desired image, removes the negative and [...]
White ousts silver as America’s favorite automotive paint color
October 7, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Car Buying, China, Europe, Japan, UK, Design/Style
When it comes to tastes in automobiles, Europeans and Americans tend to be on opposite sides of the spectrum. Small trumps big. Manual over automatic. Car against truck. Black versus white.
That’s right, automotive paint supplier PPG says 20% of new cars in North America were white in [...]
Chevrolet Volt will not be rated at 230 mpg; Victory Red paint debuts
July 15, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Government/Legal, Chevrolet, GM, Design/Style, Electric
Chevrolet Volt in ‘Victory Red’ – Click above for high-res image gallery
Remember how big a deal General Motors made about the upcoming 2011 Chevy Volt’s supposed 230 mile per gallon EPA fuel mileage rating? Well, you can now forget about it. According to USA Today, the Feds [...]
Your Face Here: Fiat celebrating half a million 500s with owner-inspired paint job
April 30, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: Budget, Hatchback, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, UK, Celebrities, Design/Style
Fiat 500 – Click above for high-res image gallery
If the Fiat 500 does as well here in the U.S. as it has in the rest of the world, Chrysler is going to have plenty to celebrate. Fiat just announced that it has sold a staggering 500,000 [...]
