Lambo's one-of-a-kind Super Spyder
First presented as a non-running design study at Geneva in 2005, Lamborghini’s Concept S was conceived of by then head of design Luc Donckerwolke at Centro Stile Lamborghini and introduced as an extreme…
The Art of Car Design
These beautiful artworks come from a time when designers and artists visualised ideas and concepts using pens, pencils and brushes. Style houses such as Bertone, Centro Stile Fiat, Michelotti, Pininfarina…
Jaguar's Gran Turismo challenger
Jaguar has unveiled its first all-electric virtual sports car – the Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo Coupé. The futuristic EV is set to join the grid as the latest addition to the Vision Gran Turismo line-up for the Gran…
If Mad Max drove a Citroën...
…then this would be it surely. This highly original Citroën CX Fourgon Grand Volume was manufactured at Tissier in 1982 at the request of an agricultural material company. They wanted to use it as a mobile…
Jaguar by Rankin
‛Rooms by Rankin’ is a special collaboration between Jaguar and iconic British fashion and style photographer Rankin to celebrate three key Jaguar sports saloons – the XF, the XE and the legendary Mk 2…
Cars: Accelerating the Modern World
'Cars: Accelerating the Modern World' is a new exhibition set for the V&A in London from late November. It will explore how the car has accelerated the pace of change over the past century. It has revolutionised…
The BMW 530 MLE returns home
When BMW South Africa wanted to go racing in the mid-1970s, the company sought out famous racing driver and Head of BMW Motorsport Jochen Neerpasch. Shortly thereafter, two of the first generation BMW…
The Ecurie shop is now open
So, we’ve decided to open our very own shop here at Ecurie. To start, we have a small selection of hand-drawn illustrations available as A3 (420 x 297mm) prints for your wall. Reproduced on 200gsm uncoated…
The ultimate Lancia Fulvia
The Fulvia model was a great success for Lancia with over 160,000 examples being sold between 1965 and 1976, much of this can be attributed to the model’s great competition success. It was seen as the driver’s…
Roadside America by Ralph Gräf
Ralph Gräf is an award winning photographer from Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany. Back in the summer of 2009 he set about capturing some of the sites from his road-based travels around the south-western…
The alloy-bodied 275 GTB
When Ferrari's highly successful '250' series was superseded in 1964 by the '275', Pininfarina was once again called upon to work its magic for the Maranello firm, creating a true classic of sports car design…
El Mirage by Wilson Hennessy
El Mirage is the latest personal project by one of our favourite photographers, Wilson Hennessy. Shot by the London-based Australian at the dry lake bed of El Mirage just north of Los Angeles, California…
From the Golden Era of Italian style
The Lancia Aurelia was designed under the direction of Vittorio Jano and quickly became known for its exceptional build quality, and advanced technology. With this car, Lancia started a post‐war tradition of…
Apollo 12 Corvette Stingray
Back in 1961, General Motors offered a program to all astronauts, lease a Chevrolet Corvette for $1 per year. Each would come from a former Indy 500 winner and GM dealer, Jim Rathmann, who owned a dealership…
Bentley’s iconic Blower reborn
One of the most iconic cars from Bentley’s history, Sir Tim Birkin’s 1929 supercharged 4½-litre ‘Blower’, is to be reborn with a new build of 12 matching cars, each individually handcrafted by a team of specialists from…
Carbon Fibre Charger
SpeedKore, the American performance company known for its carbon fibre vehicles and body parts, has unveiled their latest creation, this one-off 1970 Dodge Charger ‘Evolution’. This fully carbon classic…
Mercedes homage to its original racer
Mercedes-Benz Design has unveiled its latest concept vehicle, the Vision Mercedes Simplex. Dubbed ‘a sculpture’ it embodies both the heritage and future of the luxury car brand and symbolises the transition…
Channel your inner Thomas Magnum
OK, so it’s not red, or in Hawaii. But just look at it. Those of a certain age will remember Tom Selleck pulling away in the opening credits to Magnum PI in a similar Ferrari 308 GTS, and for them there’s a good chance…