Showing posts with label celebrity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label celebrity. Show all posts

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Ralph Lauren garage was just photographed by Vanity Fair



A tour of Ralph Lauren’s car collection is up for auction for charity, and the estimated tour is $150,000. That’s right, $150,000 to look at–not to own–the vintage Ferraris, Porsches and a 1936 Bugatti Atlantic, which is valued at north of $30 million. As the bidding description states, “You and a friend will receive a tour of this extraordinary private collection of classic cars given by Ralph Lauren himself.” The day ends with a ride in the 1936 Bugatti. The winner also get a signed copy of “Speed, Style, and Beauty: Cars from the Ralph Lauren Collection.”

Having some quality car-talk time with Ralph would be an experience to remember. But for $150,000? For that amount, I think I would rather buy my own Porsche or Ferrari. This is, however, for a cause, and someone may well hit the estimate. Even if they don’t, the tour is likely to raise a large chunk of change. So far there have been four bidders and the top bid is $42,500
For more about it http://ultimate-luxury-community.com/category/luxury-addict/luxury-cars
and http://justacargal-s.blogspot.com/2011/02/ralph-lauren-car-collection.html

The Wagonmaster


Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Vespa calendar famous people, John Wayne, Cary Grant, Raquel Welch, Charleton Heston, Geraldine Chaplin





Thanks to Tim for sharing! Vespa had a damn good idea with this calendar, the added exposure and free advertisign they got by giving or loaning the scooters to famous people while they made movies was a brilliant idea, and far less costly than getting the stars paid to endorse.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Heavyweight Champion of the World 1910-1915, Jack Johnson

1912 Vanderbuilt cup milwuakee wisc is what the photo was labeled
Looking like after a race, only because of the number on the radiator and the missing fenders



Jack also founded the famous Cotton Club

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Cool airplanes interest almost everyone.

I wasn't sure what the aircraft on the ground was (above it you see the B52 that it used for piggy back rides to test altitude) , but 3 readers used the comment feature to let me know it was the Northrop HL 10, used to do flight research on aircraft design for unpowered reentry from space, utilizing the speed of falling to create lift for the controlled flight of the spacecraft. More interesting than the facts of it's intended R&D use, is that it was the featured spacecraft the Million Dollar Man tv show appeared to use as the crash vehicle that made it necesary to create the bionic man. Just a fun tidbit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_HL-10


Amelia Earheart and her Cord
Bombers, love them, love the look, the stories, the awesome amount of turret guns

The Clark Gable Special


Thursday, December 23, 2010

Jackie Gleason and Buick, they sponsored the Honeymooners, and he spent all day on the assembly line building himself one

top photo from http://forums.aaca.org/f117/nos-54-55-56-buick-factory-282948.html

Jackie spent time on the Linden NJ assembly line babysitting and building this Buick all the way

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

James Garner's "American Intenational Racing" Corvette racing team

Anyone else notice that the below vette isn't the same white tail paint scheme as all the others in this gallery?



from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=561

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Gen. Patton transferring from plane to car

In the photo are Gen Bradley, Hodges, Eisenhower and Patton in the short time before WW2. Gotta be a one of a kind photo I think.
Thanks for the photo Chris! aka http://chrisoncars.com/

Saturday, December 18, 2010

More unusual stuff from the HAMB thread "Vintage shots from days gone by"

Annette on a scooter
Amelia Earhart with the scooter

General Eisenhower chats with Omar Bradley leaning against his '41 Clipper staff car

Aerodynamic trucks and trailers


looks like a street car getting relocated


Sept 1949 Popular mechanics

Not sure what the above vehicle is

Kaiser factory that made aircraft

Ever see any racing Hudson Terraplanes before

What a great steering wheel, look slike it'a at a car show (from the I.D. board in the window)

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Jim and Chesters Garage Tumblr has a lot of cool stuff!

An enclosed transporter made from a fire truck, not the first I've seen! Les made one http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/06/68-ford-transporter-aint-that-cool-i.html

An Edsel racing Baja.. amazing




Above is the James Garner race team


from http://prova275.tumblr.com/ Jim and Chesters Garage Tumblr
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