Historically, France is a country where the car has been witness to great know-how, technological vanguard, great sporting moments and a shared passion for almost 150 years. Even if the glory years seem behind us, it’s clear that the flame that drives our mechanical passion is far from dying! The Classic Days is a unique [...]
There are many ways that a father and son can bond, car culture being one of the more common and long lasting outlets of recent generations. As a young photographer who grew up in a family of artists, I have always enjoyed shooting with my dad, Tom Hassler, who is my biggest influence and mentor. [...]
Right at this moment, the Speedhunters tag team of Larry Chen and Dino Dalle Carbonare are winging their way to the southern hemisphere for the first round of Formula Drift Asia at Calder Park in Melbourne, Australia. And so, we thought what better treat for our Antipodean followers than to offer you the chance to get your [...]
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Chasing the success of last year’s tour, Speedhunters is proud to announce the European Drift Tour 2013. Featuring the renowned drivers Mad Mike Whiddett and Fredric Aasbø, the Speedhunters crew will be hitting up a number of European events over the summer, bringing along their unique mix of talent, mayhem and of course, burnt rubber, to [...]
The best place to be at any Formula One race is the paddock, which is where the drivers are most of the time if they aren’t on the track fighting each other wheel to wheel. You never know when the drivers will appear so I spent a good amount of time in the paddock waiting [...]
In the Volkswagen scene there are a handful of automotive painters that consistently knock it out of the park. Say their name and you know that the car’s bodywork is going to be nothing short of flawless. Greg Howell is one of these ‘go-to’ guys. A bit like this Mk1 that he has lovingly put [...]
Both Paddy and myself pretty much died and went to heaven when we saw the trio of quattro cars at Ultimate Dubs last weekend. The vehicles owned by James Dorey, Dave Rowe and Hamish White have all been home-built. A truly mind blowing amount of dedication has been put into these Audis and I am [...]
If I could use some words to describe this car, they would probably be ‘high impact’, and ‘maybe not for everyone’. Personally, I absolutely love the look of this amazing machine, but then I could be accused of being very slightly biased. Why? Well, I kind of feel like I’m this B5 Audi RS4’s godparent. [...]
As you saw in our Nostalgia Immersion: March Meet 2013 coverage, there were plenty of mega-buck Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars at the March Meet, but they were far outnumbered by the hobbyist drag racers and their production vehicle racecars. These are cars that we mere mortals might have a chance at owning and [...]
It’s the smell of nitro and rubber turned to smoke, BBQ and kettle corn; the sudden crack of a blower separating from its engine at 260mph, enough to make you jump even with earplugs; the guttural tremor as a Top Fuel car claws for traction. This must be March Meet. 55 years later, people still [...]
I have been seriously into the Volkswagen scene for at least a decade now, attending various shows across Europe from Edition 38 to the annual pilgrimage that is Wörthersee. But this year I am particularly excited to get out to the events. I’m not sure exactly why; maybe it was the lack of internet chatter [...]
Don’t worry, I will not be launching into any chat about that terrible runaway train movie* with Denzel Washington and that dude out of My Name Is Earl. No, this is an Unstoppable story of a different kind. This is a much more interesting one that features a Volkswagen Golf GTi and a guy named [...]
’32 Fords are played out. Sure, it’s the quintessential hot rod, but to me that just means everybody has one. In fact, I’m pretty sure there are more reproductions now than Henry Ford even built in 1932. So knowing how I really feel about the Deuce, why are you looking at a ’32 Ford on [...]
We’re very pleased to announce the latest pair of additions to the Speedhunters collection. First up, modelled here by the one and only MadMike, is the camel-shade T featuring the #Maximum Attack logo on the front… …and some tidy Speedhunters type on the shoulder. The Japanese text is pronounced “Zenkai” which means “Keep Open”. It’s [...]
Speedhunters, help us find the fastest street car! For seven years now, Modified magazine has been running the Tuner Shootout with hosts NASA AZ and UMS Tuning in Phoenix, Arizona. This unique event pits some of the fastest and most powerful Japanese imports in America against each other in a two-day battle that starts with [...]
