The Acura Integra: A Legend In Its Own Mind
The Integra.
Everything about the Integra was great. It had
panache, its performance was just right and it was affordable. With a
luxury cachet to it, it wasn't just a run-of-the-mill Honda Civic. It
was something..special. Seeing one on the road today, I just had a great
longing for an excellent Acura car like that again.
While the
RDX and MDX are doing great business for the Japanese automaker, I just
don't foresee people lusting for one of those 20 years from now;
however, if you were to ask around today in the right age demographic,
people STILL talk about their love for their Integras[.]
(AutoSpies.com)
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Did You know - Rolls Royce Edition
Rolls-Royce's Hood Ornament Is Actually A Tribute To A Secret Affair
Rolls-Royce is one of the few automakers left today that still uses a hood ornament to adorn the front of its cars. It’s called the Spirit of Ecstasy—a elegantly winged woman that who looks as though she’s experiencing a constant headwind. She was, allegedly, based on an actual woman named Eleanor Velasco Thornton.
This, according to Carfection, is how the story goes.
In the early 1900s, John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, the second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, commissioned a hood ornament for his Rolls-Royce from an English sculptor named Charles Robinson Sykes. Sykes modeled the ornament after Thornton, an actress and Montagu’s mistress.
Because of their secret relationship, the first mascot that Sykes designed had a finger to her lips and was named “The Whisperer.”
(Jalopnik.com)
Rolls-Royce is one of the few automakers left today that still uses a hood ornament to adorn the front of its cars. It’s called the Spirit of Ecstasy—a elegantly winged woman that who looks as though she’s experiencing a constant headwind. She was, allegedly, based on an actual woman named Eleanor Velasco Thornton.
This, according to Carfection, is how the story goes.
In the early 1900s, John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, the second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, commissioned a hood ornament for his Rolls-Royce from an English sculptor named Charles Robinson Sykes. Sykes modeled the ornament after Thornton, an actress and Montagu’s mistress.
Because of their secret relationship, the first mascot that Sykes designed had a finger to her lips and was named “The Whisperer.”
(Jalopnik.com)
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
A Top Shelf Event Featuring Top Shelf Refreshments
Rolls-Royce hosts first ‘Cars and Cognac’ event in the U.K.
Rolls serves up something classier than coffee, of course
"The 'cars and cognac' meet demonstrated the wonderful spirit of our customers as well as their deep passion for the brand," said Julian Jenkins, regional director for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. "This evening was reflective of the rich dialogue between Rolls-Royce and its patrons; a truly unique and extremely rare relationship, one which we are privileged to nurture."
The evening borrowed heavily from California car culture, where cars and coffee meet-ups can see anything from slammed economy cars, customized muscle cars, or hyper-cars with multimillion-dollar prices gather at the same place. Of course, very few — i.e. none whatsoever — have featured cognac tastings conducted out of a customized Rolls-Royce-endorsed picnic basket. That's correct, a sommelier stationed at the tail-end of a Phantom sedan was handing out quaffs of fine cognac courtesy of an official Rolls-Royce Picnic Hamper. This is a thing, and you know you want one.
The event was held at the Soho Farmhouse, a member's only club located on a 100-acre property in Oxfordshire, approximately two hour's drive northwest from central London. On its homepage, Soho Farmhouse details its indoor and outdoor pools, multiple club rooms for special events, tennis courts, horse stables, football pitch (that's soccer for you silly Americans), and the intriguingly named Electric Barn Cinema. The entry-level membership, called Local House, with access only to the Soho Farmhouse facility, starts at about $1,700 at current exchange rates. To have access to all Soho House properties around the globe, the price runs around $2,200 (depending on whether your membership application is accepted).
Invitees were invited to stay on the premises, or have the option of being whisked home in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce.
(AutoBlog.com)
Rolls serves up something classier than coffee, of course
"The 'cars and cognac' meet demonstrated the wonderful spirit of our customers as well as their deep passion for the brand," said Julian Jenkins, regional director for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. "This evening was reflective of the rich dialogue between Rolls-Royce and its patrons; a truly unique and extremely rare relationship, one which we are privileged to nurture."
The evening borrowed heavily from California car culture, where cars and coffee meet-ups can see anything from slammed economy cars, customized muscle cars, or hyper-cars with multimillion-dollar prices gather at the same place. Of course, very few — i.e. none whatsoever — have featured cognac tastings conducted out of a customized Rolls-Royce-endorsed picnic basket. That's correct, a sommelier stationed at the tail-end of a Phantom sedan was handing out quaffs of fine cognac courtesy of an official Rolls-Royce Picnic Hamper. This is a thing, and you know you want one.
The event was held at the Soho Farmhouse, a member's only club located on a 100-acre property in Oxfordshire, approximately two hour's drive northwest from central London. On its homepage, Soho Farmhouse details its indoor and outdoor pools, multiple club rooms for special events, tennis courts, horse stables, football pitch (that's soccer for you silly Americans), and the intriguingly named Electric Barn Cinema. The entry-level membership, called Local House, with access only to the Soho Farmhouse facility, starts at about $1,700 at current exchange rates. To have access to all Soho House properties around the globe, the price runs around $2,200 (depending on whether your membership application is accepted).
Invitees were invited to stay on the premises, or have the option of being whisked home in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce.
(AutoBlog.com)
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