Core77

As I was scanning the web for places to promote my sister's vintage clothes site* I came across Old Woodies - ha ha, yes, I just said that - a site dedicated to all things Wood and Car. Some of the highlights are: early racing woodies like this "boat-tail skiff" - a 1925 Panhard capable of doing 115mph;

woven cars (an economical alternative to steel construction) - the wicker woodies;



the original wooden bucks used to form the Ferrari 330 gtc - a quote from Pininfarina: "Their collaborators often came from the furniture industry, so they were used to working with wood," - yeah baby!;



Crazy cars aside, the underlying story is of the free-spirited exploration which accompanies all young technologies. A little nostalgic here, but a fun reminder of what design is about.

*And for you hep cats out there who might be interested - Check out Lulu's Vintage, or as I like to call it "The Retro Retreat for the Fashion Elite"