Wednesday, March 31, 2010

THE SARTORIAL BOND


Parece que o responsável pelo "look" de Sean Connery, que inicia toda uma tradição de "Sartorial Gentlemaness" na figura icónica de James Bond foi Terence Young, o realizador de Dr. No, que foi quem o apresentou ao seu próprio alfaiate Anthony Sinclair. Supostamente, segundo o próprio Bond no Dr. No,Sinclair deveria representar Savile Row mas realmente estava em Conduit Street no nº 43, portanto muito próximo da Row.

































O alfaiate tanto de Roger Moore no seu papel de Bond como de Michael Caine ( por exemplo no Italian Job) foi Douglas Hayward, famosa figura Londrina e alfaiate de muitos famosos da vida artística durante os anos 60 e 70 .... Em baixo vemos tanto Moore como Caine revisitando em "sentimental Journey" a Alfaiataria do agora saudoso ... e tão estimado Douglas ...
































































































































































































Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Ferrari F430 Design

The body has been redesigned to be more curvaceous and aerodynamic. Although the drag coefficient remains the same, downforce has been greatly enhanced. A great deal of Ferrari heritage is found in the car: at the rear, the Enzo's tail lights and interior vents have been added. The car's name has been etched into the Testarossa-styled driver's side mirror. The large oval openings in the front

Audi TT Lawsuits

There are two United States class action lawsuits affecting specific model years of the first generation TT.On 22 June 2007, Pearson, Simon, Soter, Warshaw & Penny, LLP and the Law Office of Robert L. Starr filed a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America, alleging that the timing belts for model year 1999-2003 Audi and Volkswagen vehicles equipped with a 1.8 litre turbocharged

Ford Fusion Engines

* 2.5 L Duratec 25 I4 175 hp (130 kW), 172 lb·ft (233 N·m). torque;[34] 23 mpg city/34 mpg highway (automatic, S trim); 22/31 (automatic, SE/SEL trims); 22/31 (manual, S trim); 22/29 (manual, SE trim)[35] * 3.0 L Duratec 30 V6 240 hp (179 kW), 228 lb·ft (309 N·m). torque; 18/27 FWD; 18/25 AWD, gasoline/E85 flex fuel * 3.5 L Duratec 35 V6 263 hp (196 kW), 249 lb·ft (338 N·m). torque (Fusion

Hamilton a 'dickhead'

Lewis Hamilton will probably just want to forget his Australian Grand Prix weekend.



First of all, he got nicked by the rozzers on Friday for ‘improper use of a motor vehicle’ after they saw him wheel-spinning his Mercedes-Benz road car, which was then promptly impounded.



He was then outclassed by McLaren team mate Jenson Button in both qualifying and the race itself, Hamilton ending up in sixth place and clearly frustrated. Afterwards, he decided to publicly criticise the team’s tactics. Realising that was never going to make him very popular, Hamilton has since done some diplomatic back-peddling to smooth things over, saying he now ‘understands’ the decision to bring him in for a second pit stop.



But the icing on the cake has been the comments made by Tim Pallas, the Minister for Roads and Ports in the Australian state of Victoria. Launching his ‘Don’t Be A Dickhead’ road safety campaign on Monday, the day after the Grand Prix, Pallas was asked whether Hamilton would fit into that category. Pallas admitted, "OK, I'll say it. He's a dickhead" before going onto claim that Hamilton’s actions had “put people’s lives at risk”. Really?



Aussie driver Mark Webber swiftly came to Hamilton’s defence, saying his country had become a “nanny state” with ridiculous driving rules. Pallas thought Webber irresponsible for making those remarks, but confirmed he definitely isn’t another dickhead.



Perhaps the real dickheads in the Hamilton ‘improper use’ saga were the two McLaren flunkies who tried to shield both Hamilton and his Mercedes-Benz from being filmed after the police stop. One of these guys seemed to believe he could achieve that by holding open his brown jacket, without looking like a total prat. The irony is he’ll probably be strung up for daring to wear a non-regulation piece of clothing with his McLaren uniform. Rumour is the team’s very strict on that sort of thing.



Hamilton a 'dickhead'

Lewis Hamilton will probably just want to forget his Australian Grand Prix weekend.



First of all, he got nicked by the rozzers on Friday for ‘improper use of a motor vehicle’ after they saw him wheel-spinning his Mercedes-Benz road car, which was then promptly impounded.



He was then outclassed by McLaren team mate Jenson Button in both qualifying and the race itself, Hamilton ending up in sixth place and clearly frustrated. Afterwards, he decided to publicly criticise the team’s tactics. Realising that was never going to make him very popular, Hamilton has since done some diplomatic back-peddling to smooth things over, saying he now ‘understands’ the decision to bring him in for a second pit stop.



But the icing on the cake has been the comments made by Tim Pallas, the Minister for Roads and Ports in the Australian state of Victoria. Launching his ‘Don’t Be A Dickhead’ road safety campaign on Monday, the day after the Grand Prix, Pallas was asked whether Hamilton would fit into that category. Pallas admitted, "OK, I'll say it. He's a dickhead" before going onto claim that Hamilton’s actions had “put people’s lives at risk”. Really?



Aussie driver Mark Webber swiftly came to Hamilton’s defence, saying his country had become a “nanny state” with ridiculous driving rules. Pallas thought Webber irresponsible for making those remarks, but confirmed he definitely isn’t another dickhead.



Perhaps the real dickheads in the Hamilton ‘improper use’ saga were the two McLaren flunkies who tried to shield both Hamilton and his Mercedes-Benz from being filmed after the police stop. One of these guys seemed to believe he could achieve that by holding open his brown jacket, without looking like a total prat. The irony is he’ll probably be strung up for daring to wear a non-regulation piece of clothing with his McLaren uniform. Rumour is the team’s very strict on that sort of thing.



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