Picture this: It’s the 70s. You’ve just read Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road”. And like millions of young Americans, you want to drive across the land of the brave and experience it for yourself. Endless stretches of pure asphalt bliss. The tires gently kissing the surface. A rocking soundtrack, and trails of cigarette smoke. Perfection. […]
Read MoreMikaniki’s car of the month in partnership with Luxury Lifestyle When the Huracán Performante entered the Nürburgring in 2017, many would have scoffed at its technical specs. Sub 900 horse power, no electrical assistance, nothing really to write home about. A betting man wouldn’t put a dollar on what this bad boy from Lamborghini was […]
Read MoreA hugely belated happy new year to one and all! We hope 2021 brings you lots of success, happiness and good health. We’ve been very fortunate to collaborate with Car Facts Disc to bring you some classic beauties from the hey day, including a ’78 Sheriff’s Plymouth Fury, a ’68 Chevy C10, ’34 Riley TT […]
Read MoreQuestion: What do makeup and Formula 1 have in common? The answer: Renée Jansen. Renée grew up watching Formula 1 with her dad, who’s a mechanic moonlighting as a racer. He’s the main inspiration behind her love for motorsport, and she still gets her regular dose of F1 history from him. She’s always been partial […]
Read MoreWe all really enjoyed meeting Shawn and John from the Get Out N Drive Podcast, and their trailblazin’ ’68 Chevy christened Saddletramp, who travels all across the Home of the Brave in search of unique restoration projects and niche car stories. For this month’s classic car episode, in partnership with Car Facts Disc, we’ve got […]
Read MoreAfter a pretty grounded October edition, this month we’ll get a bit ‘Wacky’ with one of this author’s favourite childhood cartoons, The Wacky Races, a wonderful show full of hi-jinks, drama and nonstop action. Here’s November’s top 5 most iconic and unusual vehicles. The Gruesome Twosome – 02 The Creepy Coupe Starting off our list […]
Read MoreMikaniki’s car of the month in partnership with Luxury Lifestyle The Aventador SVJ Roadster is a masterclass in aerodynamics. Its cutting-edge ALA 2.0 system and top-of-the-class aero-vectoring allows you to carve corners with greater elegance and to cruise at long distances with minimal drag. Spearheaded by a naturally aspirated 6.5-Liter V12 Multi-Point Injection engine mated […]
Read MoreAtlanta, Georgia. Home to CNN, the Centennial Olympic park, and avid race car driver, Simon Tibbett. With 23 wins, 43 podium finishes and 1 championship title under his belt, Simon’s obsession with racing starts with an insurance appraisal and a few magazines. Mikaniki went behind the scenes with the race car driver himself in an […]
Read MorePhoo-ey! I’m still reeling from last month’s Mad Max feature, which came jam packed with some insanely bizarre and utterly bad-ass rods! This time, however, we’re going to turn it down a notch, taking a dive into one of the best car flicks of the millennium. I’m of course talking about the 2000 remake of […]
Read MoreHello, hello folks, it’s that time of the month again (not that time), when we give you the scoop on some truly astonishing rebirths in the car world! Last month, we dug into the iconic restoration of a 1930 International a la Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. This month, in partnership with Car Facts Disc, we’re […]
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