Showing posts with label incredible. Show all posts
Showing posts with label incredible. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 September 2019

This Guy's Incredible Car Collection Can Now Be Yours On Craigslist

Just buy this collection and get ready to rule Radwood.

Each week, we track down hidden treasures on Craiglist - something affordable yet cool. Every so often, we see an entire car collection for sale on Craigslist - although, the collection tends to be something weird like a bunch of Geo cars or Chrysler LeBaron convertibles.

This time, however, we have found an extremely cool collection of cars from a collector in the Los Angeles area. While not every car is pictured in the listing, we do have 11 well-shot photos of this incredible collection.

The seller has also posted a list of all of the cars that are for sale, along with details about mileage, condition, service records, color, options, and rarity. Almost all of the cars have all of their service records, are low mileage, and are in like-new condition.

The lot includes a 1966 Jaguar E type, 1994 Mercedes E500, 1998 Ferrari F355 GTB, 2005 Ford GT, 2004 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, 1995 Ferrari F512M, 1987 Mercedes 190e Cosworth, 1997 BMW M3, 2011 BMW M3, 1991 BMW M5, 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 (996), 1997 Porsche 911 Targa (993), 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, 2001 Dodge Viper ACR, 2012 Morgan 3 Wheeler, 2015 Mclaren P1, 1999 Mercedes C43, and 2004 VW R32.

Amazingly, these 18 cars only comprise around half of the total collection. The seller says he is looking to clear out half of his garage and move in a different direction. It sounds like the seller isn't rushing to get rid of these cars, so don't expect a bargain price.

The listing states "No tire kickers or trades. Don't expect wholesale prices or ask. Many of these cars will fit nicely in some collections, if they don't sell I will happily keep. I have owned most for many years. If serious about a car, email me with your contact info and something to show you are genuine and interested and I will contact you if I feel you aren't a scammer. If it's been a few days and I don't contact you back then email me again and I will make sure to respond."

If we had the funds, we'd go pick up a few of these cars and bring them to the next Radwood event, which is an event dedicated to cars from the 80s and 90s. With this collection, you could be Radwood Royalty.

Thursday, 12 September 2019

The All-New BMW 8 Series' Interior Looks Absolutely Incredible

These leaked images reveal (almost) everything.

We’re only a little over a month away from the official debut of the second generation BMW 8 Series. The big reveal will take place at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, beginning on June 16. While BMW has never been shy regarding the new 8 Series’ overall design language, evidenced by the concept as well as the automaker’s own spy shots, we have yet to get a clear picture of the interior. Until now, that is. Thanks to Bimmerpost, someone has snapped some high def images of the interior of the M850i (notice the M-badge under the gear shifter).

Though there’s still some plastic covering the two-tone red-black leather-covered seats, this is the final production spec interior. There are several familiar BMW design cues, but overall this interior is meant to inaugurate a new styling era for BMW. It has been aware for some time now that its interiors were lagging behind those of arch rivals Audi and Mercedes-Benz in terms of overall fit and finish and design. The new 8 Series will change all of that. From what we can clearly see here, there are still some buttons, located below the air vents, but one of BMW’s goals here was to make things less complicated, i.e. fewer buttons. This has clearly been done.

Above those vents is a large touchscreen which is probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 inches in length, give or take. Center console controls also appear to be simplified, all of which are located entirely in close proximity to the gear shifter and iDrive control rotary knob. A pair of cupholders is located directly in front of this. Also notice an abundance of aluminum trim, specifically surrounding the air vents and dashboard. The steering wheel is also very familiar in appearance. Behind is it is the fully digital driver’s gauge cluster, which looks pretty massive in size as well. Considering the official 8 Series debut is just around the corner, don’t be surprised to see additional leaked images of the production car, both inside and out.

Saturday, 20 July 2019

Why 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' Used A Classic BMW 5 Series For The Incredible Car Chase

Tom Cruise pushes an E28 BMW 5 Series to its limit in the sixth installment of the action movie franchise.

If you’ve seen Mission Impossible: Fallout, you probably noticed that BMWs feature prominently in the action scenes. The Bavarian automaker has a long-established partnership with the Mission: Impossible franchise and the latest film is no exception. The brand-new BMW M5 makes its cinematic debut in Mission: Impossible Fallout, but it’s sadly limited to a few minutes of screen time being remotely driven by Benji, played by Simon Pegg.

Instead, the film’s star car is a classic 1986 E28 BMW 5 Series, which you can see taking some serious punishment in a new behind the scenes video released by BMW. As usual, Tom Cruise did his own stunt driving and pushed the old BMW to its limit, drifting around the streets of Paris, driving between narrow pillars, and jumping down stairs.

“We’re looking at all sorts of things, “oh, it’d be great to get something classic,” and we’re all talking,” the film’s stunt coordinator, Wade Eastwood, said in a recent interview with Jalopnik when explaining why the team chose the car for the film’s central chase scene in Paris. “It came in this really weird green color, and it came to my workshop first. And they said, “oh yeah we’re probably going to spray it another color,” and I’m like, “don’t touch it.” Christopher McQuarrie, the film’s director, thought the color choice was “risky,” but it perfectly complemented the cobbled streets of Paris and the textures and tones at the time of year.

“Five or six” stunt cars were used for the scene, and the stunt driver even rolled one of them while rehearsing the jump down the stairs, so the suspension was modified for the final stunt to stop it rolling. The other cars were mostly stock apart from modifications to the handbrake so they “didn’t rip the handbrake out.”

The superbly shot car chase is just one part of an elaborate action sequence that starts with Cruise evading Paris police in a box truck before switching to a BMW R nineT motorcycle and finally the E28 BMW 5 Series. The bike sequence is arguably the most nail-biting part, which sees Cruise driving against oncoming traffic around the Arc de Triomphe without wearing a helmet. You have to respect Cruise risking his life at the age of 56 doing all his own stunts for real.

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver had by far the best movie car chase of 2017, and Mission: Impossible might end up being our favorite chase scene of 2018 thanks to Cruise’s impressive stunt driving and Christopher McQuarrie's slick direction devoid of quick cuts and unnecessary shaky cam.

Wednesday, 20 March 2019

The All-New BMW 8 Series' Interior Looks Absolutely Incredible

These leaked images reveal (almost) everything.

We’re only a little over a month away from the official debut of the second generation BMW 8 Series. The big reveal will take place at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, beginning on June 16. While BMW has never been shy regarding the new 8 Series’ overall design language, evidenced by the concept as well as the automaker’s own spy shots, we have yet to get a clear picture of the interior. Until now, that is. Thanks to Bimmerpost, someone has snapped some high def images of the interior of the M850i (notice the M-badge under the gear shifter).

Though there’s still some plastic covering the two-tone red-black leather-covered seats, this is the final production spec interior. There are several familiar BMW design cues, but overall this interior is meant to inaugurate a new styling era for BMW. It has been aware for some time now that its interiors were lagging behind those of arch rivals Audi and Mercedes-Benz in terms of overall fit and finish and design. The new 8 Series will change all of that. From what we can clearly see here, there are still some buttons, located below the air vents, but one of BMW’s goals here was to make things less complicated, i.e. fewer buttons. This has clearly been done.

Above those vents is a large touchscreen which is probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 inches in length, give or take. Center console controls also appear to be simplified, all of which are located entirely in close proximity to the gear shifter and iDrive control rotary knob. A pair of cupholders is located directly in front of this. Also notice an abundance of aluminum trim, specifically surrounding the air vents and dashboard. The steering wheel is also very familiar in appearance. Behind is it is the fully digital driver’s gauge cluster, which looks pretty massive in size as well. Considering the official 8 Series debut is just around the corner, don’t be surprised to see additional leaked images of the production car, both inside and out.