Archive for the ‘Paint’ Category

Fun fact: about 39% of all Ford F-150 Raptors have been sold in Molten Orange. And 10% of all 2010 Ford Mustangs have been bought in Grabber Blue. But 25% of all North American new car buyers drives home in a silver ride. Says Jane Harrington, manager of color styling, automotive coatings for PPG Industries: "Silver looks great on any car, shows off all of the lines and helps people blend into the crowd". Which is obviously not what Raptor fans are trying to do. [DetNews]

Fun fact: about 39% of all Ford F-150 Raptors have been sold in Molten Orange. And 10% of all 2010 Ford Mustangs have been bought in Grabber Blue. But 25% of all North American new car buyers drives home in a silver ride. Says Jane Harrington, manager of color styling, automotive coatings for PPG Industries: "Silver looks great on any car, shows off all of the lines and helps people blend into the crowd". Which is obviously not what Raptor fans are trying to do. [DetNews] Read More

Happy Friday the 13th y'all. Check the feral Lamorghini LP 670-4 SV above, eyes glinting through canted headlights, wailing 12-cylinder heart breathing through straked gray vents. This thing looks like the automotive antidote to the Batmobile as it drifts in a murky underground world, a bad-boy automotive villain if ever there was one.

Compared to the sexy LP 650-4 Roadster featured earlier today by Richard Read, this hardtop sports an inverted paint scheme that screams maniacally for attention.

Lambo promises that the LP 670-4 SV will be "the fastest Lamborghini ever built." Jalopnik muses that "nuns everywhere are getting excited over...

Happy Friday the 13th y'all. Check the feral Lamorghini LP 670-4 SV above, eyes glinting through canted headlights, wailing 12-cylinder heart breathing through straked gray vents. This thing looks like the automotive antidote to the Batmobile as it drifts in a murky underground world, a bad-boy automotive villain if ever there was one. Compared to the sexy LP 650-4 Roadster featured earlier today by Richard Read, this hardtop sports an inverted paint scheme that screams maniacally for attention. Lambo promises that the LP 670-4 SV will be "the fastest Lamborghini ever built." Jalopnik muses that "nuns everywhere are getting excited over... Read More

Pretty city -- Despite the hits Detroit has endured in recent months, there are plenty of people willing to take those lemons and make lemonade--and by "lemonade", we mean sumptuous, four-color photographs of the city's former industrial glory. She may look a little rough around the edges, but we've always has a weakness for the ones who've been around the block. [Reliques, via JPD] Set it and forget it -- From extreme Botox to nanotechnology, there's a lot of talk about "smart tools" to keep people young and healthy. The auto equivalent has been discovered by folks at the University of Southern Mississippi: self-healing car paint. Victory... Pretty city -- Despite the hits Detroit has endured in recent months, there are plenty of people willing to take those lemons and make lemonade--and by "lemonade", we mean sumptuous, four-color photographs of the city's former industrial glory. She may look a little rough around the edges, but we've always has a weakness for the ones who've been around the block. [Reliques, via JPD] Set it and forget it -- From extreme Botox to nanotechnology, there's a lot of talk about "smart tools" to keep people young and healthy. The auto equivalent has been discovered by folks at the University of Southern Mississippi: self-healing car paint. Victory... Read More