Hamilton-Scotts apartments with 'sky garage'.

Warning: This will blow your mind.

If you're like me (but had money), you'd buy a home so you can appreciate your stable of thoroughbreds and classics at any time. Luckily these apartments are now for sale in Singapore where you can do just that. Check out the apartment building here, and watch the video below to see how the garage system works.

Buy the actual "Quantum of Solace" Aston Martin and more.

Knock yourself out (by clicking here).

Mini Horn Concerto

Thanks to connoisseur of fine things Eve Vince for sending this in.

One Direction's Harry Styles

For those of you above the age of 19, One Direction is the biggest boy band to come out of Great Britain since The Beatles. So that puts it in perspective for you. Now moving on, the cheeky leader of the pack is Harry, the one who has bagged a string of much older ladies and who seems to have some pretty good taste in motors. Read about his test-driving here.

My research leads me to believe it's this car currently for sale at £109k through William Loughran.

Just last week I posted on a Porsche 911 Super Classic which I spotted. I could only walk by, lust after it and take a couple of photos. But here's Harry the scamp test-driving one below: 

via The Daily Mail / The Sun

Ollie Locke's XK8 Jaguar

Those with good memories may remember a post I wrote about Ollie Locke's XK Jaguar. Ollie is the formerly-long-haired special case on the TV series Made in Chelsea. I was walking up Charing Cross road this morning in London and he drove past. I thought, gosh I would have loved to have taken a photo of that. I took my phone out of my pocket just to be on the safe side and I saw it again a couple of minutes later in Chinatown. And to add to my car-star spot for this morning, Ollie's co-star Francesca Hull was in the passenger seat. Get the background story on him buying (and defacing a perfectly good XK8) here.

The Union Jack clad XK:

Ollie Locke:

Francesca Hull:

McLaren MP4-12C in London

Parked near my work in London's West End was this Mclaren MP4-12C.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say it. It looks like a kit car from the 90s. The curves, generic lights, old Honda/Mitsubishi looking tail. I don't know...it just looks so dated in the same line-up as Ferrari and Lamborghini.

GT40, Aston Martin and Rolls Royce in London.

Only in Knightsbridge would you see this traffic jam. Susannah and I were walking our Great Dane Charlie in Hyde Park last weekend and saw this scene. It was just by chance that as I went to take a photo a big fat phantom rolled on by.

Spotted: Porsche 911 Super Classic

This Porsche 911 "Super Classic" was parked outside work today at lunch. The paint has to be seen in real life to be fully appreciated. It's like a high-gloss dirty white. I would never have picked it from a colour palette but it certainly does look good with the black Fuchs wheels. Read all about the Super Classic here with Top Gear.

Sir Alan Sugar's Rolls Royce

Yesterday afternoon I spotted Alan Sugar's Rolls Royce on Charlotte St in London's West End. I was surprised because while I know his personalised AMS I number-plate (standing for Alan Michael Sugar, just like his company Amstrad also started with his initials AMS), I'm more accustomed to spotting this plate on his Phantom. Well you wouldn't believe it, the big man has gone and DOWN-GRADED from a Phantom to a Ghost. I wonder why? Maybe it's for nipping 'round in London traffic.

So here's his new Ghost with his chauffeur waiting which I saw yesterday. Yep, I went all paparazzo on it.

And here's his previous car, a Phantom which used to sport these plates. He could still own it, but then I don't understand why he'd put his trademark licence plates on the Ghost.

If you want to see more of a Ghost- watch this test drive clip from the US:

Jaguar CX-75

Wow. Hot wheels, indeed. Read about it here.

via The Sydney Morning Herald.

A Mitsubishi becomes a Lamborghini.

Go on...see if you can resist clicking on this link and see the photos of how they did it.

via The Chive

007 James Bond Car Chase

This is the brand new Sky Movies promo for their James Bond season.

For the thrill of the chase...enjoy.

BMW Alpina B7

This post is for my Dad. This Turbo V8 Beemer is pretty much his dream car.

via The Awesomer.

No more Aussie-built Fords?

Tell 'em they're dreaming.

Read the Sydney Morning Herald's article here.

Schumacher accident in Holland

This is what happened when Ralf Schumacher's Merc accidentally snagged a cable. Ralf is Michael Schumacher's brother.

World's Greatest Drag Race PT2

OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!

This is the follow up to Motor Trend's previous drag race, which you can view here. This is absolutely incredible, although it seems a bit strange to have a Mustang and Camaro in there without representation from Ferrari, Maserati or Aston Martin to name a few. Still, it's worth a watch. Enjoy!

World's oldest Ferrari restored.

What's more, this 1947 166 Spyder Corsa is now worth US$8million. Read on here.

Pebble Beach round-up and rant.

Yes Pebble Beach had some truly ethereal concourse cars. See the Telegraph's pictures here.

Oh wait...which of the above DOES NOT BELONG? ANYWHERE? EVER? Why would Bentley even consider taking this jalopy to Pebble Beach (unless they were going to actually submerge it)? Brace yourself for impending editorial high-horse. 

The first time I saw this monstrosity, in March this year, I wrote this. I honestly thought Bentley would go away after the gasps heard Worldwide after its unveiling and would, well...smooth it out. But it's still lots of different ideas, angles and lines all slammed onto one car. 

I cannot believe the same people who came up with this EXP 9F concept managed to create these stunning and well-balanced beauties:

Surely the sensible thing would be to use the lines and styling of the Mulsanne's front half as the template? Who's with me on this? Feel free to email at exhaustpipedreams@gmail.com

McQueen's Gulf Car - US$11million

In June I wrote that that the GT40 used in the film Le Mans with Steve McQueen was to be auctioned. Well it's been sold for a cool US$11,000,000 making it the most expensive US car, ever. Read about this and other results here with Bloomberg.

Dr Phil in Grand Theft Auto

Dr Phil has had his Chevy stolen in LA. I understand coveting thine neighbours' possessions but seriously, what are you going to do with a car that stands out this much? It's not exactly a Toyota Camry. Something tells me there's more to this story. Let wait and see- but in the meantime, read the article here.

Kim Kardashian gets an AMG G63!

That's right, Kim Kardashian, the girl made famous for her amateur X-rated porn film has been given the keys to a £120,000 Mercedes AMG G63. Sigh. If that's all it takes to become a celebrity and have any car you want, for free, where do I sign up? Read on here.

Apparition in Covent Garden

I've been interested in the Rolls Royce Ghost since it was released in 2009, partly because I was slightly unsure of the whole point of the vehicle. Rolls said they were aiming younger with this but I always felt it would create a 'Boxster V. Carrera' type situation where if you could, why wouldn't you just buy the flagship model? Also, in photos the Ghost seemed quite compact, but gosh, spying it on the street last week in Covent Garden changed my mind. It's huge! It's of course smaller than the Phantom but it's still a full-sized car. I think the front grille and lights lack road presence (perhaps the Phantom has too much road presence!) and this will make it date faster but overall it's an elegant machine. To put its size in perspective for you- the SWB Ghost is longer than the LWB Mercedes S-class. Now that's a lot of car for the 'baby' of the range.

What a babe!

I just love the pagoda rooved SL (shown here with its soft-top on). It makes me think of vintage Hollywood screen sirens. Funnily enough, my Wife and sister both want one. I see a few men driving them but they're definitely one for the Wives, in my opinion. The bigger SE cabriolet is the gent's ride. This beauty was parked near work on Rathbone Street and funnily enough, had fashion mags and make-up strewn across the passenger seat. An ad agency gal, me thinks.

Bargain hunters assemble.

My Father, Warren, has always shaken his head at the thought of people borrowing money to buy a car, especially a brand new car. He has also drummed into me the importance of taking depreciation into consideration when thinking of a brand new luxury car. Today's article by The Telegraph's Mike Rutherford makes for jaw-dropping reading.

Basically, these cars pictured (and many more) if bought today, will drop in value at least 75% within three years. OUCH! So keep your eye on your dream car because in three year's time they'll be giving them away. I'll take the Jag, thanks. Read the article here.

The 2012 Audi LWB A8 6.3L W12

The 2012 Volvo S80 Diesel will drop 80% in value in 3 years.

The 2012 Jaguar XJ LWB 5.0L V8 "Special Edition"

2012 Cadillac STS 4.6L V8 Sports Luxury