This beautiful slipper stern launch caught my eye this week. A 1937 river launch that immediately makes me think of Mumm's Champagne, with canapés and perhaps some cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off as we go cruising down the Thames River near Henley dressed in a Blazer and of course wearing a straw Boater ...
Ferruccio Lamborghini owned one that was fitted with twin V12 Lamborghini engines. When he drove one in Venice in the Top Gear 2013 "The Perfect Road Trip" Jeremy Clarkson described it as "The most beautiful thing in the world". Sophia Loren owned one, and occasionally one appears in movies or advertising campaigns. The "most beautiful ...
Capable of 100km/hr (62mph) driven by its twin 390 hp, 7,982 cc BPM Vulcano 400 V-8 engines this Riva Ferrari 32 is a boat for someone who really appreciates the combination of not only power, but handling created by Riva's superb hydrodynamics. This Riva Ferrari 32 made in 1990 is coming up for auction at Sotheby's ...
One of the joys of motoring, I think, is to get the car on an open road where the speed limit is not too limiting and to pop on some happy Italian traditional music so you can sing along as you wind through the curves and blast up the hills; it sure beats singing in ...
The name Vosper is synonymous with the best in British boat building and rightly so. They have not only a reputation for quality, but for some of the best aquadynamics one might find on any water going craft anywhere. So a vintage Vosper combines that reputation with a hand crafted wooden boat which exudes a ...
Water is fun. Ask anyone which would they prefer, to play on a stretch of concrete road, or play in nice fresh cooling water and most people are going to go for the water everytime, unless you happen to be in the middle of winter, although I once had Finnish neighbours who had a sauna ...
For those who are scratching their head as to what tasteful desk ornaments to acquire for the home "Gentleman's Room" a genuine ships two day chonometer might be just the thing. At the Bonhams Marine Sale which will be held on 15th April at Knightsbridge in London, UK there are two being offered. Our feature ...
This stunningly beautiful Chris-Craft Model 111 was once owned by Charles S Pearce who was president of the merged Colgate and Palmolive Peet Corporations, and who was also an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). WARF was responsible for the development of Warfarin, the most commonly used anti-coagulant drug in use ...
I love seaplanes, I guess because I love flying and I really enjoy boats. So when we put the two together and go out on a flying boat then I'll be one happy camper. On a recent visit to Sydney, Australia I noticed there were seaplane rides available. One can take a "Romantic Dinner" flight ...
