When Jupiter was a boy, every last Saturday of the month, he
used to jump on the number 188 London Bus to go see the Chelsea Cruise. This
happening was a vibrant collection of modified cars (customized was the word
used back then), classic American cars (Yanks), and ‘bikes. During the
seventies and eighties, the US car scene was particularly appealing to a
certain kind of Brit. Many lower middle class, or skilled working class, people
embraced the culture, because it seemed more fun and egalitarian compared to
the effete and snobby World of hillclimbs and sports-car clubs. The products of
this enthusiasm had a particularly local twist. The resulting ‘Street Machines’
were a kind of pastiche of custom, street rod and local styles, and they even
had a magazine more or less devoted to them.Saturday, 29 November 2014
What ever Happened to Street Machines?
When Jupiter was a boy, every last Saturday of the month, he
used to jump on the number 188 London Bus to go see the Chelsea Cruise. This
happening was a vibrant collection of modified cars (customized was the word
used back then), classic American cars (Yanks), and ‘bikes. During the
seventies and eighties, the US car scene was particularly appealing to a
certain kind of Brit. Many lower middle class, or skilled working class, people
embraced the culture, because it seemed more fun and egalitarian compared to
the effete and snobby World of hillclimbs and sports-car clubs. The products of
this enthusiasm had a particularly local twist. The resulting ‘Street Machines’
were a kind of pastiche of custom, street rod and local styles, and they even
had a magazine more or less devoted to them.
Friday, 28 November 2014
7 Best Car Nations
Finland
Really, snow bound Finland, with no car manufacturers and a
tiny population, they make this list? Of course, because what they don’t have
in machinery, they make up for in meat. Even if some of the names sound like
the product of speech impediments, per head of population, Finland has produced some of the greatest
drivers ever. In F1, Finland has given us World Champions Keke Rosberg, Mika Häkkinen, and Kimi Räikkönen,
and when it comes to the pantheon of rally stars, it seems more the case who
isn’t Finnish. Maybe not surprising when you consider that sliding a car around
is all part of daily Finnish driving, and ‘folk racing’ is part of many
people’s weekend there. But don’t take just my word for it, let Top Gear tell
you all about it:
Thursday, 27 November 2014
Range Rover Evoque vs. Landwind X7
Jupiter's personal opinion is that regular Range Rover's are bought by footballer's wives*, and Range Rover Evoques are bought by footballers wives' hairdressers. So that's OK, not target markets that include Jupiter, but I'm sure highly lucrative markets for Jaguar-Land Rover. So I'm sure it does immensely peeve them that someone has decided to run their sexy best seller through a Xerox machine.
Which is what has happened in China. The Wall Street Journal tell us that J-LR's ire has been raised by the 'Landwind X7', which, as well as having a vaguely fart-like name, is the spitting image of it's distant British non-relative. Let's crudely Paint Shop off the name badges and see if we can tell the difference, huh?
Which is what has happened in China. The Wall Street Journal tell us that J-LR's ire has been raised by the 'Landwind X7', which, as well as having a vaguely fart-like name, is the spitting image of it's distant British non-relative. Let's crudely Paint Shop off the name badges and see if we can tell the difference, huh?
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