Month: November 2016

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In the several months that ChoiceGear has now been live, there’s no doubt that the most highly trafficked story thus far was our feature on the @hasskabal created Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit Mk1 GTI posted over on the Lego Ideas website… where private builders post their creations in hopes that Lego create a kit based on these…

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Hublot has always created models with a distinctive design and this holds true also for its collaboration with Ferrari, begun in 2011. Each new edition embodies the constant quest for innovation, excellence and performance which unites these two brands. The Big Bang Ferrari is no exception. Taking inspiration from the innovative volumes and iconic design…

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The world of automotive television gets a whole lot brighter this week with the launch of The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime. This latest project from former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond promises to re-set the bar when it comes to car enthusiast TV programming. And, if that’s not enough, they’re also…

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That Disney was planning a sequel to its Cars series has been known for a while, but new details and a quick teaser have finally dropped that give us more of a feel for the film. Set to debut next summer, the film appears to be not the least bit short on intensity. An official synopsis…

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We’re big fans of getting behind useful start-ups on Kickstarter. Take for example this new Swiss vacuum attachment design. A unique brush design head makes for a way to reach in tight spaces like that gap between the car’s door threshold and a seat, or grabbing dust and dirt out of the bottom of a bin…

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In little more than a week, RM Sotheby’s aims to auction of some 800 lots of cars and automobilia that are sure to drive the interest of any automotive purist. Set to be held in Milan, the auction boasts no reserve across the board and thus many rare and unique items will likely go at…

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Steven McQueen and his 1970 film Le Mans are the stuff of legends to car enthusiasts. The late king of cool took the legend of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and proselytized its reality of of romance, blood, sweat and gears to a much wider audience through this ground-breaking film. Now, a new team have painstakingly…

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Detroit, MI — General Motors appears to be taking a page from the books of European car manufacturers such as Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and more as they paint a more customer friendly face on their Renaissance Center corporate headquarters facility. As part of an immersive experience installation being opened is a new company store with merchandise…

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Milan, Italy — In an age where mobile phones seem more important to kids than cars, one can’t understate the need to start them early. One very intensely cool way to do just that may is this highly detailed motorized 1955 Jaguar D-type “long nose” kids’ car. It’ll be going up for sale later this…

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One thing we love about our friends from Germany, they can indulge in the world of scale modeling more than nearly anyone. Take German car manufacturer Audi. The brand doesn’t just offer an always burgeoning mix of scale models in its Audi collection offerings, it even boasts a former Minichamps executive on staff at its…

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Say you’re like me, which some might argue means not mechanically inclined. I’m pretty much forbidden to play with power tools without supervision. My wife requires this now, after the time I accidently cut the extension cord when using a power hedge clipper or when it took me an hour to diagnose a lamp that wasn’t…

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There’s a thing about mopeds and scooters. Short of a beach town or a race paddock, it’s hard to look cool riding one… unless of course it’s a style statement like the iconic Vespa. No doubt a style statement was the intent as well for the Singapore-based company behind the new Motochimp. Launched this week…