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A (Very) Quick Chat With… Vitaly Petrov. Abu Dhabi
Pirelli’s launch of their new-for-2012 Formula One tyre compounds was news-worthy in itself, but the Italian manufacturer felt a curve ball would…
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The Management Fleet. Project 4 Banger. Glaringly Orange
We are now the better part of six months deep into our restoration of the 1968 Porsche 912 we affectionately call 'Project…
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Wedding Trikes. Three-Wheeling It To Marriage
There’s really no way to explain how we stumbled across this particular Lifestyle item. Sometimes when trawling absent-mindedly through Google’s cornucopia of…
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Life In The Grandstands. 3D Tour Of The Dubai 24hrs Grid
Given crankandpiston’s pretty extensive coverage of the Dubai 24Hr, there may be some of you thinking, ‘sounds good, wish I’d been there’.…
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Chris Bangle. Competition Time
It seems appropriate that, in the same week BMW announced the imminent arrival of a new 6-Series Gran Coupe, its former-Design Director…
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Speed Jewellery. World Championship Standard
Turns out Alan Jones has been busy since he left Formula One. After two stalled returns to the paddock in 1983 and…
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Stand21. Taking The Heat
Heat is an issue in Dubai. Obviously. This particular writer has just found refuge in the air-conditioned media centre at Dubai’s Autodrome.…
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Damac. Dubai, UAE. Buy A Home, Get A Car
Normally crankandpiston doesn’t plug corporate business, given that lesser known artistes often inspire the best Lifestyle items. However, we thought an amazing…
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Lamborghini Aventador. Saudi Arabia. Tareq Zakrya Abuhajjaj
The pressure for any successor is mind-boggling. Imagine being the director in charge of Aliens or The Godfather Part II. Exactly. So…
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Import Bible. Sporting The Goods
Most, if not all, of us have owned a vehicular-infused t-shirt at some point in our lives. Mine, for some reason, proudly…
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Ford Mustang 1965. Pocket The Eight Ball
Everyone wants to buy their own Ford Mustang, right? Well now you can, for just $9995. And you can even park it…
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Traxxas X0-1. The Fastest Car You’ve Never Heard Of
A devastating 0-100 time is the Holy Grail for petrol heads. The Nissan GT-R - which crankandpiston.com spent some time with recently…