If I had to tell someone what I find inspiring, I would just show them this. Big heart.
Photographed by Fabio Vignolles, image from this L4P thread
Bart Hickey, owner of B.A.T. Automotive outside Chicago. For more videos follow this link
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Luxury garages & houses – 10 points to Switzerland
February 5th, 2012 
getpalmd Some days ago I found a link to an amazing house called Villa Am See located in the Alps, Switzerland and thought that is my dream house. But I just keep finding more and more gorgeous houses from that country. Seriously – Switzerland is the mecca of gorgeous villas and exotic garage designs! The country does not have the sea that I love, but they have something else that I like… check out the last two photos. I could live there!
Villa Am See designed by Ungertreina in the Alps, Switzerland
“O House” designed by Philippe Stuebi Architekten & Eberhard Troger
With views over Lake Lucerne, Switzerland
Luxury garage designed by Peter Kunz – in Herdern, Switzerland
Honda NSX concept
January 11th, 2012 getpalmd Those that follow my blog or Twitter might know that I have one car that I adore more than anything else: the Honda NSX. The first classic model, with the pop up headlamps and the perfect body. That’s the one car in life I HAVE to own and my plan is to buy one as soon as I have enough $$$. Luckily we don’t talk Ferrari prices…
Photographed by Kelly Sexton / user xfelixtec on Flickr
Photographed x 2 by Rob Lammers / user xfelixtec on Flickr
With the facelifted generation (2002-) the change of headlamps is the only thing that bugs me. Of course I know why, the story of pop up headlamps can’t live on forever… on the other hand, with the NSX it probably could. It’s the one car that could get away with that retro style, even now, because with them, it’s pure perfection. But life goes on, of course, and the second generation NSX was close enough – they didn’t destroy the body styling of it, and that’s what matters. Same as with Porsche 911 – they have a great design and they know it, so they don’t make big changes to it from generation to generation. Upgrades, but you can always see it’s a Porsche 911.
Photographed by Paul Cook / user Cook24v on Flickr
Photographed by Ed Kwon / user KayOne73 on Flickr
Photographed by Nick / user TheFatnick on Flickr
BUT… I’m not feeling this new NSX as much as I’d like to. It’s hybrid. With automatic transmission. AND THERE’S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING NSX ABOUT IT. Why couldn’t they just give that car a new name instead? I do like the design of this car (I really do, it’s a beautiful body), and I absolutely don’t think there’s anything wrong with it for a modern sports car. But it’s not a Honda NSX, it’s just a brand new hybrid Honda.
Now you’re very welcome to disagree with me as well – what do you think? But I can’t help it that this was my first reaction. I look at the first generation (1990-2001), it’s perfect. I look at the facelifted NSX (2002-), it’s nearly perfect. I look at this new concept, and it doesn’t look like it even belongs to the same family.
Photographed by Jalopnik and originally posted in this article
4 good videos, 3 good songs, 2 good engine soundtracks
January 8th, 2012 getpalmd I’m so inefficient because I have a brand new Liquid Force kiteboard and a brand new APO snowboard but no kite or harness yet so I’m not getting anywhere (or I used the kiteboard as a wakeboard last summer, but it’s not what it’s made for…). Time to do something about it I think = buy the rest of the equipment. And I crave speed in all forms so I don’t know what I’m waiting for, life’s here and now.
Yesterday I watched some car videos as well as snowkiting videos and found some songs I liked. So now you get two in one: insanely good music and a few nice videos. Morcheebas “Wonders never cease” is one of my favorite songs ever but for some reason I haven’t listened to her other albums – now when I did, WOW. Love her.
The last video isn’t there because of the song in the video, but because of the engine soundtrack and a beautiful design. I hate the old Audi TT body (1998-2006?) but they’re making some progress with the design, because the new TT RS I would take anytime… straight from factory in Germany to Poland where they could do some magic with the engine and then I could live happily ever after with my Audi. I never thought I’d say this (I’m really not the Audi type of girl – R8 used to be the only car from them that interests me), but I blame the last video.
Song: Morcheeba – Crimson
Song: Flight Facilities – Crave You (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix) – original version is good too
