It’s the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-type and for the celebration, famed sculptor Gerry Judah was commissioned to produce  this large scale public art pieces annually at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England this weekend.

For those who followed my Twitter feed last week, you will have noted a number of photos featuring Bentley automobiles. The reason, of course, was a wonderful factory tour of the Bentley facility in Crewe, England, about an hour from Manchester. Over the course of two days in Crewe, a handful of friends and I were given some pretty open access on their factory floor as well as inside Mulliner, their made-to-order customization showroom. In the coming days, we’ll show you much more from inside Bentley.

For now, enjoy these looks from inside Bentley’s Crew facility.

Porsche enthusiast and photographer, Randy Leffingwell, delivers a comprehensive look into the German automaker’s past with his book, Porsche: A History of Excellence. Written with an official nod from headquarters, Leffingwell received strong assistance from Porche’s diector or archives, Dieter Landenberger in researching the history of the brand for the book.

The 348 page coffee table style tome is filled with incredible photos shot by Leffingwell and from the archive; in-depth vehicle analysis and interviews – all delivered in chronologically.  This is a big one for Porsche nuts new and old.

Available from Amazon.

A well done commercial from Aston Martin. “Whitehouse editor Josh Bodnar collaborated with Gentleman Scholar in the LA House and Carbon in the NY House to give you this luscious piece of work. Just be sure to have something ready to collect the drool.”

This is serious. LEGO helps Mercedes-Benz celebaret 60 years of their do-it-all Unimog vehicle in the form of a scale LEGO Technic replica that features 2048 elements all built in cooperation with Merceded-Benz. “The impressive vehicle which links a combination of electric drive and pneumatics has been produced… as a true adaptation of the original down to the smallest details… The so-called ” Power Functions ” run the pump of a pneumatically operated crane with a gripper arm that can rotate almost 360 degrees. With its gripper and the front winch, the Unimog can move any load out of the way.” It is a completely serviceable vehicle. We want one for the office.

More looks after the click.

What does it take to drive 24 Hours of LeMans? Take a look from the Audi perspective. Impressive.

The new iPhone app, gForce, from Porsche and Mobil1 answers a very serious question about your driving: “What type of gravitational force are you pulling?” The free iPhone app is simple: press the start button and immediately begin recording your driving speed, distance, duration and g-force. Hit stop when you’ve completed your drive. The app does an excellent job of graphing out your g-force changes throughout the drive with the ability to share it with others.

Play it safe, though. As they state on the app page; “Porsche cannot be held responsible for any damage inflicted on persons or objects of any amount.” Safety first. (cm)

Don’t really know how to start on this. The Eagle group are die-hard Jaguar E-type fans – more than fans, really. They are premier restorers of the classic automobiles. Their latest is this incredible re-work of the Jaguar E-type Speedster with photos that make you dream a bit.

Conversations started between him and Paul Brace from Eagle, and the word Speedster’ was mentioned.  Paul got out his pencil and sketched a shape. Rick loved it, and that was the start of Eagle Speedster No.1.   Over the next months, in tandem with running the main Eagle business, Paul worked to design and perfect the details of this truly unique and extraordinary E-Type…Faithful to the Jaguar E-Type of the 1960s with classic detail and finishing, it was fitted with the finest Eagle E-Type engineering including the Eagle  4.7 litre engine, the 5-speed gearbox and the optimized suspension.”

Nasty… the good way.

More looks after the click.

Could this well be the end after 32 years? Somewhat it seems. Mercedes-Benz’s latest PR release sheds some light on the future of this classic G-Class G350 and G500 vehicles. The G350 looks to be EOL’d: “A classic off-roader is entering its final phase: as the model designation suggests, Mercedes-Benz is producing the last edition of the short wheelbase Station Wagon in the successful G-Class with the special “BA3 Final Edition” model.”  The G500 looks to remain and they bring even more shine to the long wheelbase model with its own “Edition Select” with two-tone paintwork exclusively for the long-wheelbase G 500 Station Wagon. A solid troupe of AMG details are being dropped into place on the BA3 Final Edition – both inside and out.

More looks after the click.

“Together with award winning director Nick Gordon, the choose your own adventure film, “Being Henry” brings to life the huge variety of options available with the Range Rover Evoque, a car that has more personalization options than ever before.”