The Land Speed Record vehicles. The variety of design and sophistication

1905 Napier 

104.65mph  that record was bested a few minutes later by the $50,000 twin engined Mercedes, of H.B. Bowden

 http://www.rodauthority.com/news/january-31st-marks-the-anniversary-of-the-first-car-to-break-100-mph/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=january-31st-marks-the-anniversary-of-the-first-car-to-break-100-mph

the above is looking at it from back to front

most images from
 http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2012/07/land-speed-record-vehicles-part-one.html and
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2012/07/land-speed-record-vehicles-part-2-jet.html

the 1958 Gran Prix of Cuba color photos

 there is a very unusual car in gold color above... anyone know what it is?

 Wow, in the above photo are a lot of cool things, firetrucks, fuel tankers, a pre 1958 Shell Station, a ww2 jeep, racing t bird, lots of great old cars and trucks, and a great trailer

images from http://www.cubagreenscreen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=14818 thanks to Kurtis Grant who tipped me to them

More coverage with an entirely different gallery of images at
http://www.velocetoday.com/the-cuban-grand-prix-1957-part-2-of-3/#more-45991 

Pinstripers, artists, Kustom Kulture icons, and cool cars. Sound like a movie you want to see? Here's the teaser/trailer/preview

Dirk "the Pixeleye" Behlau and Jesper Bram (Danish pinstriper and artist) spent a year going from California through Europe in search of the coolest Kustom Kulture people and events on the planet. Picking the brains of living legends, up and coming artists and builders within the culture. The guys sought out some of the hottest Kustom Kulture spots and get some of the worlds best car and motorcycle builders, tattoo artists, pinstripers, custom painters and pin-up models to share their tricks and experience.

Artists in the movie are:
Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Dan Collins, Robert Kruse, The Pizz, Coop, Kutty Noteboom, Cole Foster, Von Franco, Bob Spina, Arie Van Schyndel, and Doug Dorr in America.

Across the Atlantic
Big Pete (Fin),  MAZE (Ger), Pekka Wizzz (Fin), Tifa DeLeone (Swe), Nefarious (UK), Blaster (ITA), Empire 32 (Fra), Von Sven (Swe), Jackhammer Speedshop (UK), Baron’s Speedshop (UK) Vince Ray (UK) Yak El Droubie (UK) Jussi Alasalmi (Fin) Tin (Fin) Michael Perrech (Ger)

And music by
The Dynotones, Vince Ray and The Boneshakers, The Go Getters, The Bonnevilles, and Orchid

http://www.flakeandflames.com/