Carlex Design, Poland’s premier auto interior design studio and upholstery shop, made waves when it opened its all-new facility in 2015. The Hog Ring community universally agreed, it was the best garage we've ever seen. Well... it just got better, as the owners recently parked a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series on the building's exterior wall. … [Read more...] about Carlex Parks an SLS AMG on its Building
Step Inside the Rolls-Royce 103EX Concept
Super luxury automaker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars recently dropped jaws with the introduction of its latest and greatest concept car, the 103EX — an all-electric, fully autonomous vehicle unlike anything the industry has ever seen. … [Read more...] about Step Inside the Rolls-Royce 103EX Concept
Ford Model T Upholstery Assembly Line
The Ford Model T, otherwise known as "Tin Lizzie," was manufactured from 1908 to 1927 and is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile. Most historians agree that founder Henry Ford's perfection of the assembly line is what allowed Ford Motor Company to keep prices low, thus making cars available to middle-class Americans and popularizing it as the country's primary … [Read more...] about Ford Model T Upholstery Assembly Line
This Electric Car Has a Soft Fabric Exterior
We've seen car exteriors wrapped in everything from leather to velvet and even yarn, but Japanese automaker Rimono Corp.'s latest electric vehicle is by far the strangest soft-surface automobile we've ever come across. Instead of metal trimmed in fabric, it's body is made entirely of waterproof cushions. … [Read more...] about This Electric Car Has a Soft Fabric Exterior
What Killed the Front Bench Seat?
In 2011, we published an article lamenting the imminent death of the front bench seat. Three years later the Chevrolet Impala, the last U.S. sedan with a front bench seat, was redesigned with two front buckets and no bench option. Jalopnik recently published an article explaining why the classic seat is no more. It's a must-read for all automotive history buffs. … [Read more...] about What Killed the Front Bench Seat?
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