Wednesday April 29th, 2009 13:32 Aston Martin One-77 Wins Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award

I know what’s on my wish list!

About nine months ago, Aston Martin started taunting performance car aficionados with teaser shots of its upcoming One-77 supercar.   Now, with much fanfare, the first completed vehicle has made its way out of the marque’s factory in the United Kingdom and over to the shores of Lake Como in Italy where it took part in the Concorso d’Eleganza, where it received rave reviews.

Aston’s brutally-styled beauty took home the Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes, garnering 30% of the total number of votes cast at the event in the process. Not only were the event’s attendees the first to gaze upon a fully assembled One-77, they also got to hear it run for the first time ever.

Watch the car in slow action here and check out the sound of that sweet motor!

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Tuesday April 28th, 2009 13:17 Legends Dream Car Tour

Gotham Dream Cars is one of the premier exotic car rental and touring company that has a fleet of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche, Aston Martin and Maserati supercars, is planning their first ever Legends Dream Car Tour on June 9 and 10. Sports car and luxury auto enthusiasts will enjoy an exciting and scenic drive in the New York area, switching between five Lamborghinis led by one of the most famous test-drivers of all time, Valentino Balboni of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

The four-hour event will take participants on more than 150 miles of open road as they experience the newest Lamborghinis including the Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder and the Murcielago LP 640 Roadster. Space for the exclusive, adrenaline-packed event is extremely limited.

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Monday April 27th, 2009 13:14 Tres Generatciones Tequila Sports A New Bottle

Tres Generaciones tequila is made from 100% Blue Weber agave in Jalisco, Mexico. It’s been around for awhile – hence the name – but it’s now proud to have a new bottle design, with inspirations that cover everything from three medallions that represent the three family generations to the artisans rendition of beaten metal on the top of the bottle that represents traditional Mexican art and craftsmanship.

The tequila itself is triple distilled and based on three generations of wisdom grown from running a family business, and it’s said to be smooth and clean with a slightly spicy finish.

The new bottle design is also clean and classic, and seems to perfectly showcase the three available flavors of Anejo, Plata, and Reposado.

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Sunday April 26th, 2009 11:54 Veuve Clicquot Introduces Ice Jacket

Famed French champagne house Veuve Clicquot is known for many innovative products designed to enhance the experience of enjoying their world-class wine. The latest addition is a nifty new version of their thermodynamic Ice Jacket.

The high-tech isotherm sleeve is tailored to the shape of the Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label bottle and designed to keep it at the perfect temperature. The high-tech fabric with leather detailing highlights the vibrant Clicquot Yellow color.

The Ice Jacket can maintain the champagne at an optimal tasting temperature for up to two hours, and it comes with a customizable leather-trimmed label as well as a leather tab at the bottle neck ensure a snug fit.

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Saturday April 25th, 2009 11:50 Greek Loving Watch Freaks

This wicked watch is for you Greek mythology fanatics and is from Dubey & Shaldenbrand.

It features a festive Zeus lightning bolt minute hand, but other aspects of this watch fit the theme nicely as well. Dubey & Shaldenbrand timepieces are shaped in the style of avant garde Franck Muller watches, using a similar tonneau shaped case, which in this instance is 33mm wide and 44mm tall. The case is steel, and two versions are available with and without diamonds set in the bezel.

The high grade ETA 2892 automatic movement has been modified with a day/night display that operates the rotating disc in the middle of the dial. A date window is covertly placed at the 6 o’clock position. The dial layout is exceptionally well done as a easy to see round dial is placed within the oblong shaped face. Good use of the style with good functionality. Around the round dial are well designed numerals with an art deco character. Of course there are the zodiac characters displayed, but they are just placed for show (no zodiac calendar indicator).

This watch is meant to represent the power and might of the Greek gods, and the corresponding mythology. A nice genre piece with the images on the enamel dial. The Dubey & Shaldenbrand Olympe watch collection will be offered as a limited edition of just 200 pieces and prices will range from $10,000 – $15,000.

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Friday April 24th, 2009 11:42 This Humble Abode Comes With Its Own Maserati

More and more often listings like this are popping up:  The seller of this humble abode in Nissequogue, New York is throwing in his $130,000 Maserati Quattroporte.

The seller is Yucel Edebali, a real estate developer and the president of Crest Contracting Inc.

The home is on 14.5 acres and overlooks Long Island sound.

The 8,500-square-foot home has two home theaters, six bedrooms and both indoor and outdoor pools as well as a tennis court.

The home was built in 2008 and is listed at $13.9 million.

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Thursday April 23rd, 2009 16:26 First Time In 38 Years: Ultra-Rare 1967 Ferrari 330 P4 Le Mans To Be Auctioned

If you are into speed and have the bank balance, this is a MUST purchase.

There’s been a show-stopping addition to RM Auctions‘ annual Leggenda e Passione event at the Ferrari factory in Maranello on May 17.  Regarded as one of the greatest sports-racing prototypes ever designed by Ferrari, the fiercely competitive 330 P4 is one of only three P4s ever built.

The example on offer has a distinguished racing pedigree including a win at the 1000-kilometre Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo in Monza and a third overall finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967. The car has been driven by such legendary names as Lorenzo Bandini and Willy Mairesse, while Jackie Stewart and Chris Amon famously took the car to second place in the British BOAC International 500, clinching the World Championship for Ferrari in the process. The May 17 event marks the first time the car has come to market in 38 years.

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Wednesday April 22nd, 2009 16:23 The Chic Allure Of Louis Moinet Tempograph Watch

The real allure of this Louis Moinet Tempograph watch are the looks. The classically futuristic form is based on master watch maker Louis Moinet’s 200 year old designs – and give you a Jules Verne type of mofit on your wrist. You can literally pick out these designs from Louis Moinet’s old manuscripts – and they have been beautifully composed into watches like the Tempograph. The name refers to the unique retrograde seconds hand that measures in 10 second increments before moving to the initial position. Watching the seconds go by can be like watching a musical tempo meter. The retrograde seconds hand is horizontally aligned and covers most of the face. The hours and minutes are placed in a smaller dial at the top of the face.

Other elements of the watch serve to highlight the movement rich complication with the unique Louis Moinet charm in a large 47mm wide case, available in two shades of rose gold. The case and dial also include titanium, PVD (black colored) coated steel, and a dial that is available in black of silver. The pictured Tempograph is the Ref. LM-13.40.50/60 in rose gold and should be available soon. This is also the same watch featured on the side of Louis Moinet’s Primetime Race Group’s sponsored # 11 Dodge Viper car in this season’s American Le Mans race series.

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Tuesday April 21st, 2009 16:00 Own A Piece Of The Legendary Doris Duke

Beautiful and eccentric Doris Duke was once the world’s richest woman and her belongings have beget many an auction since her death in 1993.

The latest is a two-day auction of property from her estate being held by Millea Bros. Ltd. Auctions & Appraisals at the Morristown Armory in Morristown, N.J. The auction will include 846 lots of objects that Doris Duke collected and lived with, including pieces from her collections of European furniture and decorative objects, silver, fine art, carpets, Asian art, lighting, draperies, statuary and automobiles.

The auction’s lots are created in an arrangement based on the Main Residence at Duke Farms. The auction catalog groups items under categories from the Crystal Room to the Hollywood Wing. Prices range from the inexpensive like the silver corncob holders should go for under $30 to to a pair of French Bronze torchieres by Val d’Osne foundries which are estimated to go for up to $12,000.

Proceeds will benefit the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation which issues grants to support the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research and other causes.

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Monday April 20th, 2009 15:59 Luxurious New Tastes From Svedka Vodka

Five-times distilled Swedish import Svedka vodka has come out with a distinctive new look and some great new all natural flavors in time for warm weather cocktails – increasingly on our mind as the weather finally improves.

The clean, modern graphics are a breath of aesthetic fresh air as some storied brands try to appeal to a wider range of customers with over-designed bottles or supposedly upscale flourishes that actually erode their brand identity in our opinion.

The two new flavors we’re looking forward to quaffing are Svedka Citron, infused with the juices of fresh California lemons and Mexican limes; and Svedka Clementine, featuring the essence of Italian tangerines from Sicily and Calabria.

Svedka is created by combining a centuries-old Swedish vodka recipe with state-of-the-art distillation technology. Over three pounds of high-quality Swedish wheat is distilled for over 40 hours in an innovative five-column process and then blended with natural spring water for a smooth, clean taste.

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