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Gunnar Heinrich is publisher of Automobiles De Luxe online and is executive producer of the Automobiles De Luxe Television series on PBS member station CPTV.
eBay: La Grande Corniche
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img Straightline Auto Group via eBay ::: 1987 Rolls-Royce Corniche II
I’M going to wax a little cantankerous for a moment so bear with me.
The trouble with giving car models simple alphanumeric handles (ex. “R8″ or “760Li”) is that they do little to market the passion behind what you’re driving. They’re very sterile descriptors that only car people truly grasp. Then again, assigning titles like “E320 Elegance” or “Lincoln Town Car Cartier Edition” is nauseatingly kitsch. But give a car a title that draws reference to a beautiful locale – “Ferrari California”, “Chevy Malibu”, or “Rolls-Royce Corniche” – and there we have clear reference to parts that anyone would love to explore from behind the wheel. It’s the simple things sometimes, non?
This lovely 1987 white-on-cream Rolls-Royce Corniche would doubtless do well wafting on its namesake route that winds along the Côte d’Azur. Then again, it might do just as well cruising the boulevards where the stars are bright, day and night.
[eBay]
Fiat Abarth Advert Will First Bitch Slap You But Then Draw Closer…
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: YouTube
I’VE been meaning to post this on ADLX for some time now. Indeed, you may have seen it first on Jalopnik but I can credit my good friend Swade for initially training my eye onto this very inventive and slyly seductive spot – kudos to The Richards Group down in Dallas. I dare say it bitch slaps the soporific, sophomoric, and blatantly fawning J. Lo / Fiat 500 piece that made its rounds Stateside last year. Makes you wanna learn Italian.
Q: How Does An SLS AMG Take Its Corners?
A: Very carefully.
Design Study: 2012 Rolls-Royce Ghost EWB
Strength: Added length creates sleeker profile. Weakness: the small double moonroof.
Visual Study of the 2012 BMW 6er Coupe
The ripple effect is clever…
eBay Find: 1991 Mercedes 300SE
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img via eBay ::: 1991 Mercedes-Benz 300SE
W126 aficionados be prepared to cut a cheque for $4,750. That’s the buy-it-now price an eBay seller from Cali wants for this magnificent black-on-cream 1991 Mercedes-Benz 300SE. The standard wheelbase Sonderklasse has led a pretty quiet life since 2006 (only driven 5K miles or so). Granted, a car that sits is prone to as much trouble as a car that’s overworked – but aesthetically this big Benz is still in its Helmut Kohl prime. Purists note the original (and ergonomically confounding) Becker radio unit – though – conversely it appears as though the original paint has been scrubbed from the rims.
Sorely tempted…
[eBay]
