Modern-day tech requires modern-day designs and solutions. The world of racing perfect embodies this. Big money racing teams rely on state-of-the-art amenities to support the entire crew during a racing weekend. Entire fleets of trucks (or even planes) are used to transport people, cars parts, tools and equipment halfway around the world. Throughout history, these […]
Car related stories turn up in the most unusual places, in the most unusual ways. From all corners of the world, interesting stories are uncovered. This week’s story in our weekly automotive column that is the Petrolhead Corner is about a not-so-loved, very 1980s Ferrari Mondial being dragged out of the water in Amsterdam. What […]
Car manufacturers never just build a car from scratch without first making 3D renderings, clay models, prototype shells, or even a test-mule. And after all that, not all cars make it into production and many remain just concepts. This goes for mainstream manufacturers but also for smaller brands. Often released with teaser images first and […]
One of the things I occasionally like to do as a Petrolhead is to scroll through online listings of vintage cars. Call me a nerd, but seeing what’s out there and what gems can be uncovered is a relaxing pastime for me. Now imagine that on one of those moments, you stumble upon a car […]
You might argue that classic Italian cars are unreliable and you might also argue that classic Italian cars tend to rust by just pronouncing the word water… But you can’t argue that classic Italian cars are some of the most soulful creations ever to be put on roads. Every true petrolhead has a certain brand, […]
Writing a weekly column on cars to silence our automotive hunger a bit in our Petrolhead Corner shines a light on numerous things. It leads to interesting stories like homologation specials, racing Le Mans unlicensed, world speed records, unique and historic cars and much more. Today we take another look a continuation program, when manufacturers […]
Writing a weekly column on cars to silence our automotive hunger in our Petrolhead Corner shines a light on numerous things. It leads to interesting stories like homologation specials, racing Le Mans unlicensed, world speed records, unique and historic cars and much more. Today we take another look at a continuation programme, in which manufacturers […]
Record are meant to be broken, but there comes a point when enough is enough. The race between car manufacturers to produce the fastest production car in the world is decades old and harks back to the dawn of the motorcar. Illustrious cars like the Jaguar XK120, Lamborghini Miura, Ferrari F40, McLaren F1 and, of […]
Returning readers of MONOCHROME might have picked up on a few hints and stories that have sparked, pun intended, this one. The EV revolution in the automotive industry. Where the average Joe is accustomed to seeing electric vehicles on the road by now, with vast numbers of Tesla’s whizzing around, there’s one segment that has […]
The automotive world is full of the most amazing stories on rare, or even one-off cars from yesteryear being lost for ages and finally recovered. Usually, this leads to a painstakingly complex and lengthy restoration before the car in question is toured around the world at prestigious events. One of the cars currently grabbing headlines […]