ART + DESIGN
An Airplane Without Wings
1921 Leyat Hélica 2H Conduite Intérieure Courtesy the wonderful website PreWarCar comes this story of the remarkable Hélica, a wingless aircraft meant for public roads, sold in small numbers in the late 'Teens and early 1920s. The occasion for their article was a new display in the Louwman Museum in the Netherlands, of an original Hélica with one family from new ownership, recently donated. Having seen a Hélica or two in action at Vintage Revival Montlhéry, I think you'll agree it's a vehicle of tremendous charm and fascination. Here is…
Samurai Code: Fuller Moto’s ‘Shogun’
Bryan Fuller has finally abandoned his 'Shogun' custom, like Picasso said - 'a…
A Fine Line, Part 3: Underground Artists
A lot of his 'Checkered Demon' biker characters were people he knew from…
A Fine Line, Part 1: Von Dutch
There was a time in the early fifties to early sixties where Kenny led a very…
Carlo Mollino and ‘The Australian Wall’
"Fifty percent of the architecture of all time has had advertising intentions."…
The Motorcycle Portraits: Jack Penton
I believe, short of the birth of my children and my marriage. motorcycling has…
‘The Kompressor’ – Patricio Castelli
"The bike is not intended to be a tribute, nor a replica: it is simply a free…
The Motorcycle Portraits: John Pera
David Goldman travels the world to interview interesting people in the…
Mama Don’t Take My Autochrome
For 25 years or so, the Autochrome was the principal color photo process used…
First International Motorcycle Art Show: 1973
"The motorcycle is a work of art,” claimed curator Goldthwaite H Dorr III, but…
Artist and His Moto Guzzis – Antonio Ligabue
"He bought a motorcycle - a 1937 Moto Guzzi GTV 500 - on which he rode around…