Maserati

With most automaker-branded non-automotive products, the carmaker tie-in is broadcast “loud and proud.” The logos, names and colors are on display front-and-center, no doubt to get the most out of the license for which they paid serious dough-rey-mi. The folks who buy these goods think they’re cool, but most outside observers like us find them cheesy, douchey, or some other unflattering adjective.

Bulgari, to its credit, has taken a different approach with its new Octo Maserati watch. For starters, you can’t really tell right off the bat that it’s Maserati-branded item. Only when you turn the watch itself over do you see the Italian manufacturer’s trident logo. But the subtle co-branding isn’t the only noteworthy feature of this timepiece.

This past Sunday Woodland Hills played host to the 8th Annual Motor4 Toys Car Show. Since 2004, Motor4Toys Car Show's mission has been to "to bring the motorsport community together for the holidays to collect as many toys as possible for less fortunate children." Last year, over 36 thousand toys were collected, and from what we saw, this year's toy drive is on track to break that record. And as always, the show brought together an amazing group of cars. We ran across everything from a Batmobile replica, to over 20 Ferraris of all years (including a beautiful 250 GT Lusso), to a bus that used to transport tourists at Yosemite in the 60's. Keep reading past the break to see some of the more unique vehicles we came across, as well as our photo gallery. 

The thought of being able to cover long distances quickly, comfortably and in high style gives grand tourers immense appeal among car buffs. And few nations are better at building grand tourers than Italy. Whether it’s cruising up the autostrada to attend a business meeting in Milan, squiring your signora to a weekend getaway in Tuscany, or pretending you’re Nino Vaccarella as you bomb around the rural mountain roads of Sicily, being behind the wheel of an Italian gran turismo makes a memorable motoring experience unforgettable.

Here, then, are 10 GT’s hailing from the land shaped like a boot that we consider to be unforgettable.

To choose a Maserati GranTurismo, a coupé manufactured by the world famous Italian premium car workhop, as a base for possible gentle corrections of this near to perfection driving machine, it demands a lot of mastership and workmanship. But ANDERSON Germany, at home at Dusseldorf and other places in Germany, has rendered several spectacular examples of its efficient inventiveness.

 

Solely the complete car coating in silky matt black makes blood run cold for many apologists of automobile art made in Italy. Only the window frames, grill and the rear logo are made in shining black. Matching to the whole ensemble both front and tail lamps are tinted.