Author: Steve Edward
At an event just like the Essen Motor Show, brimming with wildly modified cars, it’s hard for a subtle-looking construct to face out. But once I saw this white-on-white BNR32 Nissan Skyline GT-R at this yr’s event, I couldn’t help but stop and stare. At first glance, it appears to be just one other Skyline, and, in a way, it’s. But as I looked closer, the automobile’s story began to disclose itself. Luckily, its owner of 14 years, Phillip Berndt, was available to walk me through the small print while I snapped away. The very first thing that struck me…
The Seventies and early Nineteen Eighties were a wild time for touring automobile racing. The Group 5 category had few restrictions, spawning some iconic ‘Super Silhouette’ race cars based loosely on production models. Extra-wide box flares were the flavour of the day. Within the years since Group 5, countless replicas have been built for the road and track. This Ford Capri construct, spearheaded by Johannes Döll from the German YouTube channel Holyhall, is one such creation. Inspired by the Group 5 Zakspeed Ford Capri, Holyhall’s automobile has gone from being a rust bucket to a tube-framed, super-wide silhouette-style work of…
First impressions matter. The way you present yourself to a different person strikes a mental image of their mind, and sets up the expectations as you progress forward. Within the case of To Hell, a brand new event organized by German automotive streetwear brand Camber, every box was checked. Firstly, Camber had an awesome venue – Mendig Airfield, just outside of the river city of Koblenz in Germany’s Rheinland-Palatinate state. Next, they nailed a neat concept. The event combined a stance show with live motion demos, plus skateboarding in an area that featured a junkyard BMW E36 as an obstacle. The weather…
Rain, snow and dirt – European rallying can have it all. But it is a motorsport unshaken by seasons or weather. Because the months get colder, tarmac racetracks go into hibernation. Not so for rallies. The sound and vision of rally cars flying through woods stays alive and well. Late last month, I got an actual taste of it after I travelled over to Belgium for the 2023 Spa Rally. In the case of motorsport, Spa is best known for its grand prix circuit – Spa-Francorchamps. But there’s more to it than that, with Spa and the encompassing area often hosting hill climb and rally events. Most…
The ‘Z’ within the BMW Z1 stands for ‘zukunft’, which translates to ‘future’ in English. Today, the Z nameplate in BMW is related to 2-seater roadsters, but back in 1987, the Z1 debuted to showcase the German automaker’s cutting-edge design and manufacturing techniques. On the time, BMW had just launched its latest Technik division, which was answerable for implementing latest technologies into BMW cars. The department’s first project was the Z1 – a hand-built, dedicated two-seater roadster with unique design and engineering features, probably the most defining being its disappearing doors. With such an introduction, you’d be right to think the BMW Z1…
