Mario Balotelli's Cars

Premier League footballers have questionable taste at the best of times but soccer's most unlikable talent, Mario Balotelli, has given the public two more reasons to dislike him. The first is a gold vinyl wrapped Evoque and the other is a camouflaged Bentley disaster. I can't believe Bentley hasn't banned footballers from buying their cars. Although, admittedly, I don't know who else buys them!

Land Rover Australia

In the final instalment of our recent Australian holiday, here are some pics of our evening at Allambie Farm outside of Parkes, NSW. A modern Landrover is a rare sight in regional Australia and you're much more likely to see a Toyota Landcruiser, Hilux, or a Nissan Patrol. And in keeping with this, this particular Discovery is normally restricted to the long straight roads and myriad roundabouts of Canberra, ACT but it was having a farm holiday too!

Trivia: New South Welshman call Canberrans "Yogies" because all their license plates begin with Y, as above. A further example of the New South Welsh wit is that people from the State of Victoria (Victorians) are called "Mexicans" as in, they're south of the border from NSW!

Bond Cars, Evans Halshaw

This is a really interesting and good looking site for any fan of Bond. It has lots of trivia and you can also download your favourites as wallpapers. Check it out here.

via The Awesomer

Cardok Underground Car Storage

This looks amazing but I do wonder if it would be hard to live with.

via This Is Why I'm Broke

Inflatable Car Bed

I want one! Check it out here.

via This Is Why I'm Broke

Classic Throttle Shop, Sydney.

One of my favourite places to visit in Sydney is the Classic Throttle Shop which is like an art gallery, toyshop and museum all rolled into one. It's right next to the Sydney Harbour Bridge so is a great place to catch your breath after a stroll over the 'coat-hanger'.

Ford Cobra, Parkes NSW

This is Brian Hogan's Cobra which is proudly displayed in the showroom of his tyre business, Telescope Tyres in Parkes, NSW.

Update: Maybe Brian Hogan can buy himself this too!

1964 Cadillac Deville, Parkes NSW

My Wife Susannah and I have just returned from two weeks down under in Australia and some of the sights certainly didn't disappoint. My hometown is home of the Parkes Elvis Festival and naturally, there are a few stunning machines which Elvis would be proud to be seen in.

This is Brendan Davis's stunning 1964 pillarless Caddy Deville.

2013 Range Rover Review

Here's the Telegraph's review of the new Rangie. Seriously though...how many of these, if any, will ever ever ever come into contact with mud. I saw my first one, in the flesh this week. Has a different on-road presence to its predecessor.

007 James Bond's Stunt Driver

I'm going to see Skyfall tonight and I cannot wait! Here's an article from the Telegraph giving you an insight into being THE stunt driver for Bond. Read on here.

2012 Bentley Mulsanne

The devil is in the detail. I was mesmerised by this film from start to finish. If I had this car I would never, ever, ever get out of it.

The Golden Maybach

I don't understand Arabic but I certainly get the drift. Someone's got an obscene amount of money (and very little taste).

When outrageous was possible.

By Petrolicious.

1969 Holden Monaro

For the uninitiated this 1969 Monaro is a pretty special Aussie classic, with an asking price to match (of AUD$300,000). I remember people driving around in these in my hometown and they certainly weren't too valuable then. With the on-set the Aussie muscle-car boom, cars like GTHO (Phase III) Falcons, Monaros and Toranas began fetching crazy high prices. The days of the $800K Falcon GTHO Phase III are long gone, along with the Aussie muscle-car bubble, but clearly some owners are still asking for high prices.

To balance the Ford versus Holden war, here is a Falcon GTHO Phase III which sold for $683,650.

Herbie the Love-bug

Here is one of the seven original Herbie VW Beetles used for Herbie Goes Bananas and Herbie Goes to Monto Carlo. By the looks of it...the price has gone bananas too. The seller's asking AUD$150,000 (that's £96,000 or US$154K).

Amelia Lily- You Bring Me Mercedes Joy

It looks like Mercedes SE week on Exhaust Pipe Dreams with another stunner. We had MTV playing while we were getting ready this morning and this song came on. I don't care much for the audio but the visuals did it for me.

More SE fandom:

Sydney Mercedes SE Cabriolet

Car from my Travels Part 3

Dream garage Continued

Sydney Mercedes SE Cabriolet

Australia is well known for its fine examples of British, European and US classics, as many parts of australia are hot and dry. This is my friend Paul Leadon's magnificent Mercedes SE Cabriolet which is perfectly topped off in its cream hood. You'll know from previous posts I'm a pretty big fan of the SE.

Read on here.