Tag Archive: Art & Inspiration

1939 BMW 328 Saloon Racer

Now before you get in a huff that I’m writing about a Bimmer rather than a Buick, let me tell you why this car is important in my opinion, and a significant influence on what we build and race in HAMB world. First you have to ask what is the pure essence of a hot [...]

Tin Toy Hot Rods

Two major things inspired me for this post today: 1. Ryan’s vintage tether car film clip from a few days ago 2. I’m typing this from Nurnberg, Germany where the most amazing toy fair in the world is happening right now. I just visited the Schuco showroom and drooled over tin open wheel grand prix [...]

If You Are Ever In London

I’m on a business trip in the UK right now and stumbled upon the Michelin House in London (Chelsea), which is the company’s original British headquarters and showroom floor, built in 1911 (100 years ago last week, to be exact). The architecture and building details are simply stunning, from the tile mosaics to the Art [...]

From Steel

For a few months now, I’ve been working on a series of posts covering the “lost art” of work by the hand and soul. We’ve covered all kinds of things like firemen ladders, hand painted signs, etc… This post is just an extension of that. “Ynottayblock” forwarded over a simple but beautifully made video that [...]

Paths Of Hate

This one is a bit off topic, but I’ve wanted to share this video with you guys for a while. The idea started with the series of videos I posted covering the”dying” art of craftsmanship. You remember those, right? There have been three of them so far: 1. Up There – a video covering the [...]