Yesterday Petrolicious posted a very interesting interview with the great Jackie Ickx, where he talks a little about racing the 953 and 962. If you have 5 minutes to spare, check it out.
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AMG One
It’s now officially called Mercedes-AMG One, and not Project One anymore. So it is going to be made, and with an F1 engine capable of over 1000 hp, I’m quite certain it will be interesting…
Mercedes 190E Evo II
One of the coolest Mercs of all times?
Without a doubt it’s one of my all time favorite Mercedes. Unfortunately though, it’s still missing from the W-143 garage 
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You can reed the full story at Petrolicious.
The new Monza(s)
On this September 18th Ferrari officially revealed their new models, the Monza SP1 and SP2. Only 500 of them will be produced, so don’t take too long to order yours.
Their the same car, but one is a monoposto while the other is a biposto. Both barchettas (barchette?), they use the same chassis and power train of the Ferrari 812 Superfast. Powered by a 6596 cm³ V12, the cars are rated at 810 hp. And that’s good enough for “over 300 km/h” and a 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.9 seconds. With no windshield I bet that would be interesting…
A new LSR
On September 15th, the Turbinator II achieved 777 km/h at the Bonneville Salt Flats, in Utah, USA. Though the car is wheel-driven, its powered by a Lycoming 255, a turbojet engine. Originally used in the Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter, it produces 4360 hp that are directly transmitted to Turbinator’s four wheels.
Below you can see the record run through four different cameras:
Impressive to say the least 
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Going to Germany?
I just added the Automuseum Protyp Hamburg to my bucket list of places to visit in Germany. From their page:
Since 2008, Automuseum PROTOTYP presents on approx. 2,500 m² rare sports and racing cars from 70 years of automotive history. On display in the carefully modernized factory building are prototypes – well, but not only prototypes. Also, the museum looks at itself as a “prototype” for the concept of the exhibition which is experience-oriented, interactive and multimedia. To allow a sensitive look, the valuable cars are displayed without barrage.
The German term “Personen. Kraft. Wagen.” (English: Persons. Power. Cars.) is associated with the common German abbreviation “PKW” for a passenger car and thus creating the well chosen motto of the museum, as it not only presents seldom historic vehicles, but also gives an interesting insight into the lives of those Persons who made the automobile sport great. Another issue is the Power (in German “Kraft”), be it as the power of the engines, as the creativity of the designs or as the desire to win a race. The Cars (in German “Wagen”) on display – from self-built cars of the early post-war period to prototypes of modern Formula 1 cars – give an impression of the fascination of this subject in different facets.
More information HERE.
Green & Sexy
Weighing only 972 kg and with 700 hp on tap from its V8, it’s very possible that it will be fun to drive the Brabham BT62. Only 70 will be produced, and at a price of £1 million, very few will be able to confirm that.
Head over to Petroliciuos for more pics and facts.
EQ Silver Arrow
So far I’m not a great fan of electric cars, but I confess this looks really good:
According to Mercedes-Benz, the Silver Arrow EQ is a homage to the 1938 W125 Stromlinie. However, in my eyes it looks a LOT like Mercedes’ arch-rival at the time, the Auto Union Typ C Stromlinienwagon. Independent of which car is the homage for, the fact is the car looks great.
Mercedes-Benz unveiled the prototype at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this week, and there’s a short video showing the car here.
Definitively a model I would like to add to the W–143 garage.
The new Aventador: SVJ
Lamborghini officially revealed the new Aventador SVJ today. The 1525 kg beast is powered by a 770 hp V12 – it goes from zero to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and topples 350 km/h. That’s good enough to be the new record holder at Nürburgring.
I have to say it looks pretty good! Specially in that loud green. So this is a model that I definitively would like to add to the W–163 garage.
THIS is a nice place to visit
Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Without a doubt high on my bucket list of places to visit in Germany.
Mercedesstraße 100, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany Telefon: +49 711-17 30 000 e-mail: classic@daimler.com