Bertone Alfa Romeo Pandion

That looks sharp.

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Cool car art by Andrey Gusev

Aston Martin V8

Bugatti EB110

Lamborghini Countach

Alfa Romeo police car

Camaro

Merc CLS

Merc Gullwing

Ferrari F40 engine

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What color should I pick for the valve covers for my coffee table?  Take the poll on the top of the column to the right.  Gracias.

Putin Lada Kalina

Putin will be kicking ass and taking names as soon as he tops off the tank of his wee Lada.

Putin's excellent adventure this summer took him all over the Russian Far East and Siberia.  He shot a whale with a crossbow in Kamchatka (for scientific research purposes only), visited the new cosmodrome near the Chinese border, and test drove this yellow Lada Kalina.  Here is an interactive map showing where he's been.

 

Miami Vice white Ferrari Testarossa

While riding an elevator today, I was mistaken for an accountant.  Damn, what happened to my dreams of being an undercover narcotics officer in Miami?

Mitsubishi van in Wheat Thins ad commercial

Porsche 959 engine picture

My Maserati engine block coffee table may be happening.  I am close to putting down a deposit on it.  It should be ready in two to three weeks.  While we wait for the close-to-final product (I still have to figure out how to make it level and I have to buy a glass top), here is the 959's engine.  That looks level enough for a glass top, right?

China's Buick line-up

Buicks are not just for upper-mid level local Communist Party bosses anymore.  In 2009, Buick sold 447,001 vehicles in China.  Here is the line-up (I was shocked; no wonder GM didn't want to kill this brand):

1. Enclave: Luxury crossover made in Michigan and exported to China.  Take that, stubborn trade deficit.

2. GL8: It's a Pontiac Montana, without the roof rack.  The marketing mavens in Shanghai were able to convince the public that this vehicle was meant to be chauffeur-driven!

3. Park Avenue: Look familiar?  It's a Chinese-made Holden Statesman(!), although it's only available with a V6.  This is definitely my favorite.

4. LaCrosse: It's just like the American LaCrosse, only with a different interior, exterior, and engine choices.

5. Regal: Based on the Opel Insignia.

6. Excelle GT: Based on the compact Chevy Cruze.  A version of this will be introduced in America.

7. Excelle: Even the bottom of the rung looks decent, kind of.

Buick trivia: Famous Chinese owners of Buicks included Sun Yat-Sen, the father of modern China, and Pu Yi, the last emperor.

Lamborghini Countach Trapper Keeper

TV show Entourage Lincoln Continental convertible