Saturday, November 9, 2013
As a graduate architecture student, Hank was tired of seeing architecture projects that never left the drawing board. So when it came time to come up with a final project, Hank bought an old school bus into and turned it into cozy mobile home.
Together with his brother and a friend, spent 14 weeks converting it into a modern, well-designed mobile home that can host up to 12 people complete with beds, a kitchen, a bathroom and two skylights.
The kitchen consists of a pump sink with plans for an on-board refrigerator and gas cook stove in the future. Rounding out the list of home comforts is the small portable bathroom in the back of the bus.
Most of the furniture in the bus is modular, so it can be moved, stowed away or converted to different functions. The queen-sized bed can be made into a seating or dining area, and most of these modular pieces of furniture also include storage space.
He‘s currently taking the bus for a spin across America to check its viability as a mobile living space in different environments, from national parks to major cities.
Monday, October 28, 2013
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| 2013 Aston Martin DB9 |
Sometimes it's undeniable--a lissome look, a crushworthy stance, a peerless cabin. In other cases, it's a purity of form that's as close to ideal as possible, given the chosen duty.
We define it both ways at The Car Connection. As we review more than 250 new vehicles every year, we rate them all across six categories, including styling. Among those new and continuing models, we give only a handful a perfect score of 10 for styling.
This year, the list cars that earn those perfect scores covers some of the most exquisite machinery on the road from Aston Martin, Audi, Maserati, MINI, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Porsche and SRT (nee Dodge). Beautiful? Each one earns the tag, even if some shapes aren't as hormonal or as naturally elegant as other body styles.
According to The Car Connection's editors, these are most beautiful vehicles of 2013:
2013 Aston Martin DB9
It's been around since 2004, but there's not a line that looks dated on the Aston DB9. The details are the essence of good taste, and it's gorgeous either as a coupe or as a Volante convertible.
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| 2013 Aston Martin DBS |
2013 Aston Martin DBS
The Aston Martin DBS is muscular but evocative, the hallmark of a timeless shape. It projects every aspect of bespoke, old-world charm--seen through a modern lens, of course.
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| 2013 Audi A7 |
2013 Audi A7
The A7's mix of flowing, smooth sheetmetal and chiseled details is graceful and refreshingly different. It's classy and cohesive, and it's among the most beautiful designs on the market.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
The Strand Craft 122 will be 122 feet long with contain four bedrooms, a salon, several crew cabins, 52-inch LED TVs in each room and a 140,000 horsepower engine that can go at speeds of 50 knots or about 57 mph. In addition, only six of these will be made.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
It's sure to be popular as it has just been voted Europe's most desirable classic car ahead of the BMW M1 and VW Beetle. We plan to bring you more on these pages from the US 50th celebrations but until then check out Ford's online customiser where you can build your own Mustang at: ford.com/cars/mustang/customizer/
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
10. Wyclef Jean and Nick Mason
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| Tying up at number 10, hip-hop sensation Wyclef Jean and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason do not just share fondness for great music but also for cars, lots of them. Both have more than 40 cars to their name with their specially done garages. Wyclef’s collection of McLaren F1, Ferrari, Italian Pagani Zonda, Cadillac, and Humvee as well as a customized Hummer complete with a fish tank can be seen in his Miami garage.Nick Mason, on the other hand, has a certain reference for Italian super sport cars delving on models and makes that have a historical significance in the automotive world. Some of these noteworthy cars are; a Bugatti T35, an Aston Martin LM18, a Ferrari 213 T3, McLaren F1, Porsche 962 and the infamous 23M-pound Ferrari 250GTO. |
9. Ralph Lauren
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| Fashion mogul and style exemplar, Ralph Lauren may be best known for his “Polo” design but in the world of hot engines and metallic sensations, his all-red car collections have always been a sight to behold each time they open for exhibition. Speed, style and beauty are the highest forms of vanity and this eccentric combination perfectly conceptualized Lauren’s epic collection of Ferrari’s, Alfa Romeo roadster’s, Bugatti, Mercedes, Bentley, Jaguar, McLaren F1 and many others comprising a total of more than 60 cars. This amazing collection is 98% red in color and are laid on an all-white platform raised on a specially-done NYC garage carpeted in all-black fashion. |
8. Jay Kay
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| Apart from collecting hats, Jamiroquai’s front man Jason Luiz Cheetham(famously known as Jay Kay) also has a not-so-secret attraction to cars. This Grmmy-winning English-born singing sensation has amassed quite a collection of at least 68 cars (last counted) including a number of Porsche’s, Ferrari’s, Rolls Royce’s, Lamborghini’s, Mercedes, Bugatti’s, Maserati, Chevy, Aston Martin, among others. He even owns one of Coco Chanel’s Mercedes 600. |
7. Dmitry Lomakov
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| Moving up to Russia, the best way to find the best car collections in this area is through a museum built by the Lomakov family headed by Dmitry. The current president of Retromoto, Dmitry Lomakov’s fondness for antique cars and anything of historic excellence is quite unparalleled up to this day. In a span of 40 years, he was able to collect 120 antique cars and motorcycles particularly the antique 1914 Peugeot motorcycle, the last of its kind as well as other Russian-made vehicles no longer in existence like the 1977 Chayka GAZ-13. Recently he had also made waves in the media when he bought Adolf Hitler’s infamous Mercedes Benz from a private uction used largely during Hitler’s reign. |
6. Gerard Lopez
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| The renowned chairman of the Lotus F1 Team, this Luxembourg-born businessman co-owned Genii Capital and Mangrove Capital Planters, a top- rated venture capital business firm that specializes in technology like Skype. He is also the managing director of CS Fola Esch, which is a football club. A self- made entrepreneur, he is definitely more famous for his amazing car collection recently shown to Britain’s Top Gear. Amassing quite a plethora of pixel- perfect vintage ponies and muscle hot rods to racing cars, he has a Porsche, Peugeot, Bugatti and other Euro-exotic sounding car maker’s names on his list. |
5. Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
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| The richest man in India does not just have a immense Mumbai mansion he adoringly calls Antilla but also an astounding collection of European cars reaching to 168 or perhaps more. The 22nd richest man in the wholeworld also has an avid passion for cricket, the country’s national sport, through his co-ownership of the Indian Premier League Team. Understandably, this extends his love for fast and sporty, yet elegant, European cars like Bentley, Maybach, Bugatti and Mercedes as well as a few Porsche’s. |
4. Ken Lingenfelter
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| Rivaling Jay Leno‘s ethereal collection, the U.S. based owner of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering also created quite a collection with 20 Lamborghini Reventon’s on the top of the list. He has more than 150 American muscle cars to his name and amazing collections of Corvettes, Mustangs, Bugatti, Porsche’s and other sensational items he can get his hands on. No wonder, he needed a 40,000 square foot building in Michigan for a garage. |
3. Jay Leno
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| Move over Oprah and Conan, tonight’s show is all about Jay Leno. A famous talk show celebrity, his car collection is quite astounding as is his Tonight Show. His collections are usually made of cars that you would never expect in a million years to still be working up to this day. From 200 cars bearing perfectly maintained a 1909 Baker Electric, a 1931 8-liter Bentley, a 1909 Stanley Steamer, a 1934 Phantom II from Rolls Royce, a 1927 Duesenberg Model X and a 1925 Hispano-Suiza plus 22 steam-powered vehicles and 25 classic cars, it is no wonder where Mattel’s Hot Wheels get their inspiration. |
2. Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan
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| A billionaire member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling elite, the “Rainbow Sheik” is quite renowned for his colorful collections of 7 Mercedes S-Classes, each one in a different color of the rainbow. Additionally, he also has customized Mercedes monster trucks, a slew of Jeep’s for the largest Bedouin Caravan, a Dodge Power Wagon, and whatever sensational cars he can find to match his equally sensational personality. What makes him unique is how he stashed his worthy finds in a pyramid. |
1. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
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| With a staggering $20 billion net worth and the largest royal palace in the world with diamond and gold gilded bathrooms, it is no wonder that he is able to amass some 7000 cars consisting of 209 BMWs, 574 Benz, 452 Ferraris, 179 Jaguars, 382 Bentleys, 134 Koenigseggs, a slew of Lamborghinis, Aston Martin, SSC, Cicero BDB Maestro, and so on. His limited edition and concept cars made only for him like the Ferrari Mythos, Pininfarina-designed Jaguar, Bentley Java and 4×4 Dominator, a Koenigsegg Agera CC GT and a Porsche Carma are definitely a sight to behold. Definitely, this is one person who sees collecting top-rated cars as child’s play. |
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