by Chris Force | Nov 26, 2021 | News
After a long, long time inside, this issue represents the first we’ve made since re-entering the world (and airplanes). For this issue I traveled to Paris for Maison&Objet and a home tour of artist Julien Berthier, Milan for Supersalone, Monterey for Car Week, and...
by Chris Force | Nov 23, 2021 | Places
“We don’t care what these cars are worth. We care about the stories behind the cars. To be in the car world you must be into history. History is what’s important to me,” Gordon McCall tells me as we chat at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering in Carmel, California....
by Margaux Kelly | Jul 29, 2021 | News
Every Thursday the Sixtysix newsletter delivers the latest creative news, designs, and insights straight to your inbox. Here are this week’s highlights. Not on the email list? Subscribe now. *** Photo courtesy of marina-denisova.com Photo courtesy of...
by Chris Force | Jul 15, 2021 | News
The first big auto show of the year is on in Chicago. The 2021 Chicago Auto Show, which normally happens in February, runs for 5 days (down from 10) from July 15 to July 19. and is about half the size. I ran through a quick preview today, and it’s easy to call out the...
by Grace Perry | Apr 30, 2021 | Studio Tours
Standing in a room of 15 souped-up vintage Porsches, I had to ask the obvious question. Does Magnus Walker ever get speeding tickets? “Yes I do,” Magnus replies, a bit of rebellious pride in his voice. He got his most recent speeding ticket on the Angeles Crest...
by Chris Force | Apr 29, 2021 | Work
After a 230-plus trophy career racing motocross Dirk Oehlerking changed the format of his passion for motorcycles—he went from racing them to customizing them. Since 1985, when he became the German champion and went to the World Cup in Spain, he’s built Harleys,...
by Chris Force | Jan 12, 2021 | Places
In between the southern stretch of the Great Plains and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains lies Vermejo Park Ranch—558,000 acres of wilderness now owned and cared for by 82-year-old media mogul Ted Turner, the third biggest private landowner in the US (John Malone,...
by Chris Force | Jan 8, 2021 | Work
“I’m always in a three-piece suit,” Niels van Roij says. “They’re tailor-made with fabric from cars I’ve worked on.” The 36-year-old designer’s studio specializes in coachbuilding, a throwback to the days when cars were sold as a rolling chassis and the body was...
by Chris Force | Jan 6, 2021 | Work
“I have a very creative mind. I don’t sleep much,” says Dave Kindig of Kindig-It Design, a premium custom car shop and the subject of the reality TV series Bitchin’ Rides, now in its seventh season. Dave built a special ’58 Lincoln Continental named Maybellene. “It’s...
by Hailey Hinton | Dec 23, 2020 | Work
Some people prefer a valley view when they look out their window; others want to see a city skyline. At architecture studio Bureau Fraai’s Black Gems townhome in Amsterdam, one couple sees their most prized possession on display—a Jaguar XJS convertible. The...
by Chris Force | Dec 22, 2020 | Studio Tours
“It’s complicated,” says Paul Wraith, the chief designer behind Ford Bronco. This is not the answer I was looking for. I had asked, in a long, meandering, chat-cast kind of way, essentially this: “So, how did you create the all new Ford Bronco?” Dumb, I know....
by Chris Force | Dec 18, 2020 | Products
“Harley-Davidson wasn’t founded as a motorcycle company. It is a motor company. The name is Harley-Davidson Motor Company,” says Aaron Frank, brand director for the new Serial 1, an electric bicycle company powered by Harley-Davidson. “The oldest artifact in the...
