- When a man discovers a rusting hulk of metal for sale, he must decide whether to buy it on faith that it might be the car he’s been lusting after for decades.
- A man must defend his car against accusations that it’s not the car he thinks it is.
- When a new owner investigates the history of his classic car, he discovers it was part of a secret skunkworks project designed to save an entire company.
- The owner of a classic automobile employs a private investigator to track down and question the former owner, to uncover a treasure trove of secrets.
- When restoring an old car, a mechanic discovers car parts that have never been documented, and have no clear precedent.
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You can choose only one…
Thanks to everyone who tuned into last night’s episode of “One of A Kind”.Which car did you like best?
Have you ever heard of Figoni et Falaschi? Perhaps not as they are a fairly rare find. They are flamboyant roadsters brought to life by Guiseppi Fignoni primarily in the 1930’s. His style as a coachbuilder is unmistakable…he was obsessed with fighting the wind and drag created around a vehicles tires. So in Fignoni et Falaschi vehicles you’ll see a signature “teardrop” enclosure sloping over the wheels. Frankly, it’s pure auto porn.
What about the Cadillac Pininfarina? That’s not a model that immediately pops to mind from this iconic brand. Pinin Farina was a specialist in building custom models of popular cars for big name buyers. He began his inroads into the US market in 1947 when a Cadillac distributor in LA asked him to design some special models for their Hollywood buyers. He was glad of the chance to make inroads to the largest market in the world. (click here to read more)
1937 Talbot-Lago 150cc Figoni and Falaschi. Pretty nice, right?
Top Five Ways to Modify Your New 1956 Chevrolet.
Congratulations on your new car, the 1956 Chevrolet. As you take it home for the first time, let us make you aware of the most popular ways to rip it apart and make it almost unrecognizable:
1933 Delage D8S. Tuesday night on Velocity at 9:30ET/8:30CST! Who needs a lift?
Tomorrow night on Discovery’s Velocity Channel we’re featuring two all new OOAKs. This award show stunner is chromed to the gills. Tune in for more.
Too Sexy for My Barn. ’39 Bugatti Type 57C only on “One of A Kind:Cars” on Velocity!
The Beautiful Bugatti…A Passion for Design. All New Episodes Tonight!
by Eileen Marable
I am biased. I love Bugattis. There is just something so elegant about their curves and so debonair in their styling. Just thinking about them takes me back to the golden age of old Hollywood. Men wore suits and dressed for dinner and the women had impossibly tiny waists and never had a hair out of place. Their homes were filled with art deco furniture and they drove luxurious, stretched out Bugattis.
Katherine Hepburn drove one in 1933’s Christopher Strong. A Bugatti had a cameo alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in 1934’s The Gay Divorcee. Another pops up in 1935’s Remember Last Night.
For those of you who are aren’t into old Hollywood I’m delighted to report a classic Bugatti even makes an appearance in a chase scene in Magnum P.I.
Now that’s what I call a timeless classic! (Continue reading on the Velocity Blog).
One of A Kind. The Genius of Ferrari. This Tuesday.
When you stop to consider the brand that is Ferrari, you’d assume that company founder – Enzo Ferrari – would be proud. There is the Ferrari name on everything from the cars themselves to headphones and the name is recognized around the world. Proud? Nope… he’d probably be downright pissed off.
Enzo Ferrari was a car man. A racing man. He didn’t much care for the fact that he had to sell cars to finance his racing team. In fact, he was said to dislike the people who bought Ferraris because he believed they were simply interested in the prestige of the name and not the car itself. (continue reading at Velocity Blog)
For more OOAKs check out our Facebook page. And for more about the battle between Ford and Ferrari pick up author AJ Baime’s masterful book: Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans.