Around the web today; October 18th, 2013

A feature by Speedhunters on a tough looking 1970s Datsun 260Z owned by photographer and journalist Larry Chen, with an accompanying garage chock-full of cool automotive memorabilia, toys and scale model cars:  http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/10/70s-street-fighter-imai-works-datsun-260z/


A lengthy picture thread from the HAMB, with lots of images of junkyards and wrecks from the 1920s through to the 1970s:  http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390611


Some examples of well-known automotive logos taken back to basics: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/automotive-logos-simplified-1446395923


Skids in a new Bentley worth more than some people's houses. The video also features some cool team drifts in various Japanese imports:  http://jalopnik.com/how-to-get-a-410-000-bentley-to-do-a-burnout-633209494


A pair of thrill-seeking Canadian motorcyclists get hammered with massive fines after police view footage of their antics recorded on helmet-mounted video cameras: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/the-most-expensive-joy-ride-ever-recorded-in-quebecs-h-1445902758/1446288857/@pgeorge


An awkward test drive of a new Chevrolet Impala: http://jalopnik.com/someone-crashed-a-new-2014-impala-into-three-new-corvet-1446832965


Snapshots of people all over the world going about their day from The Big Picture blog: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2013/10/daily_life_august_2013_1.html



Several big name US wedding photographers get themselves into trouble by plagiarising some content for  tweets and blog posts:

http://blog.photoshelter.com/2013/10/sad-tale-jasmine-star-doug-gordon/

https://www.behindtheshutter.com/what-we-can-all-learn-from-the-recent-events-of-jb-sallee-jasmine-star-and-doug-gordon/

http://stopstealingphotos.tumblr.com/post/55742970716/doug-gordon

http://mockstarphotog.tumblr.com/post/58264161952/im-sure-it-was-just-her-web-designer

Random Car Spotting: Bentley Arnage

2009.

Photographer: Rohan Phillips

Camera: Canon Powershot A470

Exposure: 1/640 @f/3.0, ISO 80

 I came across this Bentley Arnage in the Adelaide CBD one day in May 2009, just parked on the side of the road on Gouger Street next to a Commodore, which probably cost a lot less than one new tyre for the Bentley. It's incredibly rare to see any Bentley on the streets in Adelaide, let alone a current model, so this was a very lucky find. 

If you've looked at the AMG Mercedes SL63 post and were shocked at the price, prepare yourself for the RRP for the even more expensive Arnage; A$575,000. That doesn't include the luxury car tax ($117,725) and stamp duty ($22,490) , which takes the grand total up to $715,215.

On the upside, the price drops significantly for a model that's a few years old, there are a few Arnages on www.carsales.com.au at the moment. 

And if you enjoy looking at cars that cost more than a house, check out Bentley's website: http://www.bentleymotors.com/