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Posts Tagged ‘coupe’
The World’s Slowest Two-Seat Sports Car Spotted in the Richmond: Mercedes Benz 230SL W113 Pagoda Roof
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013If Your Mercedes Only Has One Star Up Front, Why Not Just Add Another? This Isn’t Cheesy At All!
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012Upon further review, this kind of thing is cheesy.
Generally, sedans get the silver hood ornament (which evolved from last century’s external radiator cap) and coupes get the grill ornament, but there’s nothing stopping you from having both, I s’pose:
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San Francisco is Italian Car Paradise: Alfa and Lambo
Monday, December 10th, 2012See?
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The New Mini Coupes are Here! The New Mini Coupes are Here! Get Used to the New R58 “Coupers”
Friday, March 23rd, 2012Like this one:
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It weighs half as much as my old Land Cruiser but it can carry only a quarter as many people. Mmmmm….
Blue Wheels, Orange Bike, Red Hat, Yellow Post, Red Curb, 4 Embarcadero
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Blue Impala, Red Curb, 4 Embarcadero Center
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011Rolling in my Eight-One:
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Or something…
The 2011 San Francisco International Auto Show at Huge Success at Moscone Center – Mini Cooper Coupe, Scion IQ
Friday, November 25th, 2011Our San Francisco International Auto Show runs through Sunday, November 27th, 2011 down at Moscone Center.
See hundreds of photos of this year’s show courtesy of Eric Broder Van Dyke.
That’s Fisker Automotive down there on the left. They make the Karma hybrid car. (Half a decade ago, Fisker competitor Tesla Automotive had this very space, but they’ve run into trouble since then and they were nowhere to be seen in 2011):
This is the second thing you’ll see as you descend from Howard Street:
From the Academy of Art University (“the Art School of Art Schools”) collection:
Isn’t it cute?
It’s a 1959 Autobiancho Bianchina Transformabile, “the rich man’s Fiat 500.”
Lot’s of nostalgia on hand this year, as per usual:
Classic 1965 Ford Mustang pool table with working headlights:
Here’s your Best in Show #1, the 2012 MINI John Cooper Works Coupe:
All the deets:
A huge Nissan something or other:
The American Pride Camaro:
Here’s the Aftermarket Avenue. Why would you need even one flat panel TV in your trunk?
Oh look, Tesla Automotive makes gasoline-powered cars now! These Lotus cars are shorter and lighter than those failed Tesla Roadsters, so handling is probably much better. Oh, they’re a lot cheaper to boot:
Does your Rolls Royce convertible have suicide doors? If not, why not?
Toyota will slam your Prius hybrid these days. What’s next, a factory chop and channel job?
And here’s your other Best in Show, the Scion IQ 3+1. That 3+1 means that the seat behind the driver has zero legroom, basically, but the seat behind the front passenger is roomy owing to the front passenger seat being mounted closer to the windshield than the driver’s seat. Check it:
See you there!
The Worst TV Commercial in History: Maserati’s “We Can Do Anything” – Plus, Why Does Maserati Mom Look So Sad?
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011First up is Maserati Mom of the SoMA / FiDi.
Always looking glum, always stuck in traffic, always sitting in her expensive italian vasca da bagno peering over the top of the door:
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Oh well.
That’s some local flava, but this next one is international in scope.
I couldn’t make it through the whole thing. I challenge you, right now.
The part starting at around :51 is particularly egregious.
I cry foul:
WTF, Maserati?
This tune would have been much better – just change Lamborghini to Maserati and you’re done…
Fourth-Generation Chevy Impala Super Sport with Turbo Fire 327 on Haight Street
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Mercedes Fights Back Against Audi Ave. (nee Powell St.): SL’s Take Over Fort Point Under the Golden Gate Bridge
Thursday, June 16th, 2011You know what makes your Mercedes (and ergo, you) the best? Do you know what makes your MB better than competing products that are screwed together somewhat better (BMW, Audi, Porsche) or much better (Lexus, Infiniti)?
It’s heritage, baby. You can buy a street, sort of, but you can’t buy heritage.
Here’s a new photo of 1950′s bling bling and a press release to remind you of that fact:
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And guess what, your Department of Rec and Park is hawking cars now.
Check it:
Gull Wing Group and Mercedes-Benz USA Recreate Historical San Francisco Image for 50 Year Milestone
Anniversary Event Marked by 125 Scholarship Donations for Children to Attend SF Rec and Park’s Summer Camp
MONTVALE, N.J., June 16, 2011 — The Gull Wing Group reaches its golden anniversary and is marking the 50 year milestone with Mercedes-Benz USA by recreating one of the group’s most famous photos taken in 1961 at Fort Point Park overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
In honor of the Gull Wing Group’s milestone, Mercedes-Benz USA is donating 125 scholarships to provide children with the opportunity to participate in the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department‘s unique summer educational programs designed to accentuate personal responsibility and initiative, and encourage children to pursue preservation in the future of America’s national parks.
“The Gull Wing vehicle represents Mercedes-Benz leadership in style, design and performance, and this anniversary allows us a moment to celebrate the history of that legacy created over fifty years ago,” said Steve Cannon, Vice President of Marketing, Mercedes-Benz USA. “As we look back, we also have to look to the future and that was our intention with the donation to provide San Francisco kids with the opportunity to attend summer camp through the Recreation and Parks Department program.”
Founded in San Francisco, California on June 16, 1961 The Gull Wing Group, led by Ernie Spitzer, was comprised of eighteen 300 SL Coupe owners. Currently over 600 driving enthusiasts dedicated to sharing their knowledge and enjoyment of the 300 SL belong to the Group. On June 10, 2011 – almost 50 years after an original photo was taken to mark the beginning of the Gull Wing Group’s existence – close to 100 members comprised of 24 Gull Wings and 14 Roadsters, are recreating the image by revisiting the very same spot in Fort Point Park, a National Historic Site run by the U.S. National Park Service.
It goes on, look after the jump for what Phil Ginsburg has to say…
