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What with being caught up with all the splendid events surrounding the 50th Anniversary of the James Bond film franchise, I completely forgot to post this. So, although the 50th anniversary was last year, let’s just put that aside and celebrate my top ten moments from the last 50 years where Bond has shown that nobody […]
January 18, 2011
I promised myself that, after having written about the Dino and Steve McQueen’s 250 GT Lusso, I would avoid writing about a Ferrari when it came to the next car article. So, I had a little think about what the next car might be. It would have to reflect my tastes. It would have to […]
May 2, 2010
The Aston Martin DB5. Possibly the most recognised car in the World, thanks to one less than careful previous owner, namely James Bond, oo7. Ian Fleming gave Bond the Aston Martin DB III to temporarily replace his usual Bentley in the novel Goldfinger, a vehicle which he takes from the Secret Intelligence Service’s car pool. […]
March 2, 2010
Steve McQueen is probably best known for the iconic scene in The Great Escape where he attempts to jump a captured German Wehrmacht BMW R75 (actually a tricked up Triumph TRG Trophy) over the fences that separate him from the Swiss boarder and freedom. This scene really shows us the heart of Steve McQueen. Here […]
January 29, 2010
In the mid 1950s, Ferrari produced a stunning little V6 engine in order to compete in Formula 2 racing, designed by Vittorio Jano and Enzo Ferrari’s son, Dino. Sadly, in 1956, soon after the engine’s creation, Dino Ferrari passed away. In remembrance, Ferrari thereafter named all cars fitted with this V6 engine “Dino”. Almost ten […]
January 24, 2013
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