We conclude our celebration of Bracq Friday with another classic coupe from Paul Bracq, but this time from his later years at BMW Design. The E24 generation BMW 6-series was built from 1976-1989 and proved that you didn’t need a V8 to build a fantastic grand tourer. It also proved that a guy named Paul Bracq […]
Let’s continue our celebration of Bracq Friday with another classic Paul Bracq designed coupe from Mercedes. This one isn’t an over priced collectible, destined to sit in a garage like a Faberge egg in a china cabinet, like the previous 2-door Merc –no, this one is mean to be driven and enjoyed every day. Find […]
Our featured Bordeaux-born artist cut his teeth on wood sculpting, and after pulling the splinters from his gums, went on to masterfully design the timeless shapes you’ve seen today. His artistic roots compel his brush to continued use, perhaps to assuage clients facing five-figure restoration bills for their W113s and E24s. This late-model example liberally […]
Let’s kickoff our celebration of Bracq Friday with a classic Paul Bracq designed coupe from Mercedes. Not the SL, because you need to be a banker or a gangster to afford one of those, but the still expensive W111 Coupe. The W111 coupe was built from 1961 to 1971 and it overlaps production of the […]
Happy Thanksgiving to all the DT readers, motorheads, freaks, geeks, and Baldi Frog fans out there in cyberspace. We are taking the day off to eat some turkey, but will be back tomorrow with a Bracq Friday special that will make your mustache quiver with anticipation.
(E-i-C Vince:) Happy Thanksgiving to all of you readers out in cyberspace. Some of you might have jobs that require a few hours on this holiday and others are located completely outside the United States of Turkeyweek, but have a great day wherever you are and whatever you are doing. On Thanksgiving, I will be […]
The classic car market is currently booming across the USA, blame the rise of the car investor (checking accounts don’t pay squat and stocks are a roller coaster…so why not invest in cars?), lazy people, or greedy people or the Venn diagram of those three groups…anyway, Canada isn’t seeing the same level of insanity (for […]