Articles in Design
Video: Shinya Kimura – Custom motorcycle builder
Featuring this video is a slight departure for Motorsport Retro, as there are no classic racing vehicles or people in this post. However there is just something wonderful about the way Shinya talks about his …
Illustration: Ayrton Senna’s formula cars
Ayrton Senna’s Formula cars from 1981 – 1994
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Groovy Retro Gear: Racing & Emotion Art Egg & Art Ball Collections
If you’d asked me what I was planning on writing about when I sat down this morning, I very much doubt that I would’ve replied with “Art eggs!” And yet here we are, because these …
Documentary: Donald Campbell – Speed King
Using rare archive and first hand testimony from those who knew him intimately, this fantastic BBC documentary explores the life of Donald Campbell, one of Britain’s most compelling but doomed heroes.
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Rockin’ Retro Design: 8380 Laboratories’ ATCC ’85 Unbesiegt & Konig S1 Unbesiegt
From Lotus Formula 1 cars to monstrous Group C Porsches to Australia’s finest touring car champions; the iconic John Player livery has adorned many of the greatest machines in motorsport.
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Photo Gallery: Morgan release the Gulf edition 3 wheeler
We are huge fans of the Morgan 3 wheeler here at Motorsport Retro. There is just something about its purity and quirkiness that we really admire.
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Photo of the day: Inside the Batmobile
Cutaway BMW 3.0 CSL
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Ten 500cc Grand Prix bike number plates you could actually read
Back in the 70s, 80s and early 1990s a black number on a yellow background meant you were an elite racer, riding a 500cc prototype grand prix motorcycle in the premier category.
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Seventeen classic racing logos from the 2013 Australian F1 Grand Prix
We snapped these luscious logos whilst wandering around the Formula 1 and support paddocks at the 2013 Rolex Australian Grand Prix. Enjoy
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Fifteen classic Formula 1 TV commercials
Shell celebrated its 50th anniversary in racing with one of the most creative TV/cinema commercials with Ferrari. For us ‘retro’ists. It was $4m well spent. Let’s take a look at some other classic Formula 1 …
Stroke of genius: The racing art of Rob Ijbema
“Painting is like time travel,” says prolific Dutch artist Rob Ijbema. In a sport measured in thousandths of a second, where speed is king, it’s strange yet fitting that some traditions still exist today – …
Video: Retromobile Classic Car show
A snapshot from the recent Retromobile car show from Paris
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Illustration: 1971 Formula 1 Grid
Check this cool illustration of the 1971 F1 grid. You can see a high res version below.
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Illustration: Ferrari 312S
Flat V12
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Top Five of 2012: Motorsport Art
Retro Art: Ricardo Santos
These brilliant artworks come from Ricardo Santos; Portuguese art director and graphic designer, and one of the design team responsible for the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, jornal i, as judged by the Society for News Design in 2010.
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