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If you’ve heard that Jay Leno has an awesome garage, you obviously haven’t seen what Ralph Lauren has stashed away – classic cars is what the man pined for when he was a little boy, so it’s no wonder that he’s snatched some of the rarest vehicles in the history of the world for himself now that he’s a big success.

The Ferrari Room - yes a room just for the Ferrari's

Photographer Todd Eberle, courtesy of Vanity Fair, got the opportunity to snap away at Ralph’s museum-like garage in Atlanta.

Click here to see photos from the most amazing garage I’ve ever seen!

This my friends is a limited edition range of chrome decanters (fancy hip flasks for the hobos who didn’t know that) that represent the radiators of famous cars…

Park them in your intoxication station

The set, each made after carefully studying the originals, includes Rolls Royce, Bugatti, Mercedes, Bentley & Jaguar. What’s more is that they are all accurate to scale and made in the original materials, so that they may be regarded as genuine collectors’ items preserving the memory of the car concerned…

I see dead car radiators

If you’re keen to pay an arm and a leg, you can get hold of  Nicholas Brawer at Madison Avenue in New York by sending him an email.

Otherwise, keep looking at extravagant auto merchandise on my blog:

• Hard Drives For Petrol Heads
• Gold Bugatti Veyron Model
• Audi Auto-Inspired Piano

I’m love bringing things together, so it’s no surprise that I love the way Hugo has combined fashion, fun and safety with his new Black Motorcycle Helmet. Oooh…

Protect your pip in style

On the other hand I don’t love motorcycles, but this helmet looks pretty cool. And what’s the point of having a helmet without a bike, right? You can’t exactly rock up to the Blog Awards in a helmet (or maybe you can) without having the pocket rocket ready and waiting out front can you?

This rare, race-bred 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta is expected to fetch about $2 million early next year at an auction in Arizona…

That's what she looks like ladies & gentlemen

The car was originally commissioned for the 1949 Paris Motor Show and is considered one of the rarest and most historic early Ferraris, having been owned and raced by many notable individuals in the Ferrari world.

VRRROOOOOOM!

The 10th built of just 25 examples featuring striking “Barchetta” coackwork from Carrozzeria Touring of Milan, made its racing debut at the 1950 Mar del Plata in Argentina, finishing an impressive first overall. It was also raced in period in the 1951 Mille Miglia, where it was driven by well-known female driver Aprile Palmer, who purchased the car shortly afterwards.

Quality. Detail. Precision. Even way back in '49

The vehicle (0024 M) was totally restored and is today finished in red and fitted with its original components, including chassis, numbers-matching engine, gearbox and differential.

My French is a little rusty, but that’s not what this about – it’s about the new Mercedes Benz SLK. So watch the video below to see every aspect of the new car.

As for the French part… it seems the concept goes along the lines the car being this guys lady (who talks back) – he revs her engine if you know what I mean? They are going for the whole “your closest relationship with the road” vibe…

I love the way the new look SLK follows the design styling from the SLS-AMG I featured over here.

Here’s the thing: FlashRods are incredible!

Back to the Future Baby!

We all love cars and we all have data, so if you put the two together you get a stainless steel hard drive car that’s highly detailed with opening doors, bonnets and boots. Holy!

American Muscle Baby!

Each FlashRod is stuffed with a 500GB Seagate hard drive. And the variety of cards is growing quickly…

But wait, there's more... Baby!

It’s not bad either at a price of $250 (R1800) – think about what you would pay for a high quality die cast car and a hard drive. hmm? Do the maths and get yours here.

While we’re on the topic of Cars, check out which Flash Rod your favorite blogger would go for in my SA Blog Boys and Their Dream Toys post.

I’m not too concerned about numbers, specifications and compounds when a car looks like the new CLS 63 AMG. I just want to see what is looks like and hear how it sounds…

The Front

The Rear

The Cabin

The Cockpit

The Side

The Vibe

Add some sound and this is what you get…

This beauty is now available in South Africa!

Ready for takeoff.

Get in. Press start.

A killer rear end!

A fine side profile!

A very very sexy stance.

Download the comprehensive 14-page press release from McLaren: 2011 McLaren MP4 12C Press Release

And remember: This car is no good without a Samsonite Mclaren-Powered Luggage set.

Think Star Wars theme music...

The new Bombardier Global 8000 business jet is quit simply the most desirable object on my list-to-have:

No, this is not the new Facebook for iPad.

Business aviation does not get better with an unparalleled combination of cabin comfort and unprecedented range capabilities such as LA-Sydney, Hong Kong-New York, and Mumbai-New York.

Mile high bliss

Just look at the comfortable cabins you’ll recline in while traveling at speeds just below the sound barrier.

At $65m you'll certainly have your own chef in the sky

What’s more it that next-generation GE engines developed for this aircraft set the new standard for efficiency, with the lowest fuel burn and lowest emissions in its class. So it’s the best for emissions out of a bad bunch of planes.

Makes for bearable goodbyes

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR and watch the intro on their web site: iamglobal.bombardier.com

A US car enthusiast has bought James Bond’s famous Aston Martin car at auction in London for more than four million dollars. The 1964 silver Aston Martin DB5 was driven by Sean Connery when he played the fictional British spy in the films “Goldfinger” (1964) and “Thunderball” (1965).

One of the most gorgeous cars of all time

The US collectors name is Harry Yeaggy, a Cincinnati banker, who outbid his rivals to buy the car for 2.6 million pounds (4.1 million dollars). Quite a bargain considering the pre-sale estimate was actually more than five million dollars.

This DB5 has a full complement of operational “Q-Branch” gadgets, and auctioneers RM Auctions dubbed it the most famous car in the world…

Note the oil slick sprayer alongside the exhaust

Road hogs better beware! The extending, spinning wheel slicers will make chop suey of any car that gets on your nerves!

You don't want a face-off with this bad boy!

The top of the gear shift flips up to reveal a red button that activates the ejector seat! There is also a homing radar and telephone mounted inside the driver’s door panel.

Control all the shizz with the toggles in the centre console

Although the seats could do with a reupholstering, who cares when you’re driving one of the worlds finest performance cars ever made. And this is not a rear spoiler…

Bullet-proof shield - perfect for gunfire in hot pursuit

Did I mention that the purchase of the car also included a stay at the GoldenEye resort in Jamaica, the original Caribbean estate of Ian Fleming, the British author who created James Bond. And a custom-made suit woven with gold thread made by the tailors who dressed Connery as Bond was also thrown in. Sweet!

I’m surprised that none of SA’s blog boys selected it as their dream toy here.

And look at how far Aston Martin has come with the one-77 since then.