by Trevor Hunter | Oct 6, 2024 | Automotive History, Automotive Icons, Fastest Cars In The World
McLaren W1: Engineering Mastery That Misses the Mark on Excitement As we dive into the unveiling of McLaren’s new masterpiece, the W1, the numbers alone are staggering: 1,275 horsepower, 1,340 Newton meters of torque, and a power-to-weight ratio of 922...
by Trevor Hunter | Jul 14, 2024 | Automotive History, Automotive Icons, Fastest Cars In The World
The Birth of an Icon: Gordon Murray’s Vision The McLaren F1, conceived by the legendary designer Gordon Murray, was envisioned as the ultimate driver’s car. Behind this ambitious project were four key individuals at McLaren: Gordon Murray, Ron Dennis, Mansour...
by Trevor Hunter | Jun 21, 2024 | Automotive Icons, Fastest Cars In The World, New Cars
I’ve never been much of a Bugatti fanatic; sure, the Veyron was a technical marvel that smashed records, but it never made it into any of my dream car garages. It wasn’t the sort of machine I’d have plastered across my bedroom wall as a kid, nor...
by Trevor Hunter | May 11, 2024 | Automotive History, Automotive Icons, Movie Cars
Cinematic Icons on Wheels While talking about cars that changed the world, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention movie cars. When we discuss movie cars, a few come to mind: the DeLorean from Back to the Future, the Volkswagen Beetle known as Herbie, and the...
by Trevor Hunter | May 2, 2024 | Automotive Icons
Picture the dawn of the motoring era: a veritable wild west of engineering, with more bizarre contraptions than you could shake a gearbox at. Yes, the early days of cars were a bonkers time—innovation ran rampant and there was no rulebook. Imagine steering your car...
by Trevor Hunter | Apr 29, 2024 | Automotive Icons, Lamborghini History, Rodney Butterfield
While hanging out with Rodney in his shop, surrounded by some epic cars—a Zagato Abarth 750, a few Lotus Elans, an MG Twin Cam, some TC MGs, a Shelby 350R, and BMW 2002 race cars—it’s really quite the place to talk cars. I’m a huge fan of the Miura and...
