“I’ve never met anyone like Martha Stewart. When we come together, it’s a natural combination of love, peace, and harmony.” —Snoop Dogg In August it was announced that Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg were going to launch a VH1 show called Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party. They will host celebrity friends for a “half-baked […]
Above photo courtesy of RM Sotheby’s. “Dealing with less cars means you can deal with more important cars and do a better job of them.” -Max Girardo Turtle Garage recently sat down with Max Girardo for an exclusive interview. Max is a passionate car expert who has achieved iconic status in the collector car universe. Much […]
Is innovation and technology driving us toward the Level 5 driverless car faster than we (or the market) thinks? This week Tesla Motors (NYSE; TSLA) announced that the Company will now equip all new Tesla vehicles with hardware that could eventually enable full self-driving capabilities. Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated that before 2018 a Tesla will be […]
Double world champion superbike rider Troy Corser takes his eighty-year-old vintage BMW R5 to the limit at the 2016 Goodwood Revival:
This has been an extraordinary three days of vintage cars, delicious wines, gourmet food, and great camaraderie. We have seen many old friends and made several new ones. There is no question that the Chantilly Concours is a rising star among the top car shows in the world. Many Turtle Garage subscribers are familiar with Keith Martin’s wildly popular […]
It would be a waste of my time and yours to attempt to explain our day. Today’s post will just be videos and photos:
1938 R51 on the lift at Vintage German Motorcycles Mike Dunn of Vintage German Motorcycles is hard at work sorting out the R51. Like peeling an union, we are going layer by layer to uncover more of the story behind this highly original vintage machine. We may have one of the finest original R51’s in existence and we […]
On these pages I’ve written extensively about my pre-war BMW collection. I love these machines for their asthetics, design, engineering, and history. From the mid 1930’s until the start of World War II, BMW shipped a total of 217 new motorcycles to England. They were all sold via the only factory authorized UK distributor, AFN, Ltd. My R5, […]
The Turbo Encabulator is a fictional device that has roots going all the way back to the 1940’s. The original written summary of the Turbo Encabulator was drafted by a British graduate student who was amused by all the technobabble that his engineering studies required. Time magazine published a description of the Encabulator back in 1946. Rather than try […]
About fifteen years ago I joined the American Flyers Motorcycle Club (known as AFMC or simply the “Flyers”). It is an eclectic group that shares a passion for adventure riding. Our club motto is “high mileage, low expectations.” The Flyers have taken dozens of domestic and international rides together. Our global tours have included the […]
Every so often a car commercial comes along that just makes us laugh and smile. Some ads like Chrysler’s unforgettable 1970’s Cordoba commercials make you want to cry. I went deep into the archives and unearthed some ancient classics. I also found several modern commercials that are poised to become future classics. The TV commercials […]
Philip Richter is President and co-founder of New-York-City-based Hollow Brook Wealth Management, LLC. The Turtle Garage Blog, he says, is dedicated to his "love of excessive personal transportation."
