Lifestyle
Ferdinand Porsche. R.I.P Legend passes at 76 years young
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, or Butzi as he was known to his family and friends helped change the world of cars as we…
Lifestyle
As well as items for the shopping list, crankandpiston.com also brings you news and images from the ground at local car meets, concourse events and global motor shows, as well as insight into the community. If it’s cool, quirky and interesting to read, then we’ll feature it.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Red Bull Soapbox Race. Motorsport Without The Motors
Those crazy cats at Red Bull are never short of a wacky idea or three to help promote their syrupy brand of…
Lifestyle
The Watches of Ayrton Senna. TAG Heuer. Formula 1
We like a bit of motorsport memorabilia here at C&P, and we also like posh watches (even if we can't afford to…
Lifestyle
Rauh-Welt Dubai. Introducing Dark Romantic. Porsche
We've been rubbing our clammy little hands together in enthusiastic glee over the past couple of months, ever since we heard that…
Lifestyle
New Porsche Boxster. Guest Blog. ‘Roughing It’ In The Cote D’Azur
Life as a freelance writer for a car magazine does come with a few benefits, I’ll admit. Like the phone call on…
Lifestyle
Audi R8 V10 Spyder. Chasing the Jebal Hafeet sun. UAE
Jebal Hafeet is what you could call a hedonistic road. Situated in the middle of the UAE, just outside a city called…
Lifestyle
Lamborghini V12. The Hills Are Alive
“So darling, what will it be tonight? Opera? The symphony? Perhaps a cheeky bit of Wagner? “Actually, I had another idea…”
Lifestyle
Ferrari Project. Jurgen Ulmer. He Does What…?!
It takes the truly committed to come up with a premise such as this. Yes, the concept of cutting things in half…
Lifestyle
Jaguar XJ. Speed Form. Like None Other
Many of the world’s most desirable and – on occasion – just plain epic cars are celebrated in diecast form: my nine-year-old…
Lifestyle
Bad Girls. M.I.A. Replicating The Saudi Drifts
Our idea of good music videos is a little different to the norm: close-up bonnet, headlight and emblem shots with accompanying exhaust…
Lifestyle
McLaren MP4-12C. Guest Blog. A Day Out Shooting in Bahrain
Guest Author - Wouter Kingma It was 5am on the second day of an awesome advertising campaign and PR shoot for the…
Lifestyle
Safefoor Concept. Unearthing The Past
Concepts by their very nature are designed to spark interest and excitement, yet often fade away come the unveiling of its respective…