Phlog

"Well, I happen to know a nice bird
in the neighborhood of the Van Ostadestraat,
why?"

"Quicker than I expected." (Guy)

"No, not married." (Guy)

"Not literally, litterally if you don't mind." (Guy)

Not John Houtkamp I presume. (Guy)

Sunday, with a wry smile leaning towards Summer.

Going home with a speed of 450 km/h. Stand by to be shocked. The Acabion GTBO is a streamlined, enclosed motorcycle with the most astounding set of vital statistics we've ever seen. It has an extremely low frontal area and the aerodynamics of a bullet. It tips the scales at just a fraction the weight of a Formula One race car yet has much less rolling resistance and it is powered by a 700 bhp turbocharged motor giving it a power-to-weight ratio better than anything ever conceived for road usage and is claimed to be capable of 450 km/h. That's some claim because the recently established land speed record for motorcycles is 565 km/h . The GTBO is also claimed to be capable of reaching 400 km/h from standstill in under 20 seconds (i.e. 0-400 km/h). AND it's road registerable, AND Swiss-based Acabion intends to build 26 GTBOs over the next four years. The GTBO is a two-plus-two-wheel concept. It runs on four wheels at low speeds and two wheels at high speeds. The sidewheels can be ordered as lightweight racing-versions (pictured) or with heavier but more practical struts with a compact hydraulic drive so you can manoeuvre quite easily. The aim is to offer a limited edition, very expensive super vehicle with Swiss precision engineering and craftsmanship and a performance factor that is truly remarkable - the power-to weight of the GTBO is 0.51 kg per horsepower - compare that to the Ultima GTR (1.38 kg/bhp), Koenigsegg CCXR (1.16), Pagani Zonda F (2.07), Bugatti Veyron (1.89), Tramontana (1.74), Bristol Fighter (1.58) and the Gumpert Apollo (1.53). For the records, the GTBO's figure is almost twice as good as the current crop of supersports 1000cc road bikes (1.0-1.1) and compares favourably to the 2007 F1 Ferrari (0.71) which Kimi Raikkonen used to smoke the field in the first Formula One Grand Prix of the season and Casey Stoner's Ducati (0.60) which streeted Valentino Rossi's Yamaha M1 (0.62) in the opening round of MotoGP in Qatar. More.

Relaunch of the legendary Maserati Birdcage Tipo 61,
albeit in the scale 1:18.
Een heel verhaal.

Max Carpedi is returning from the South,
where it's not been as sunny as it is
in Amsterdam on this wonderful Sunday.

Saturday, no sun, but later that day.
"No tan yet no."

The new check-out girl, probably. (Guy)

Citroën Metisse will be on the RAI Expo!

Old Citroën Tractions never die. (Guy)

Max Carpedi made a ride in a Taunus 17M.
Greetings from Aubagne.

Amstelveld, some years later than 1950. (Guy)

An alley west of Yonge, south of Wellesley.
Daily Dose Of Imagery.

"Yes, I daily commute to Paris, Texas,
so I need this comfort." (Guy)

"Hey, the Phlog!" (Guy)

"It's rather cold indeed, but what else can I do?" (Guy)

"I also buy my bread at Hartog's, I'd even crawl
through mud on my route, in this vehicle." (Guy)

Het Wibauthuis, almost history. (Guy)

"It was a bit cold high above ground,
so just one eye bird's view." (Guy)

On the way home with her Playstation3.

Thursday night.
"We were late, or early rather, but we did score
our Playstation3 man! (Guy)

The night would be long, but not rainy.

"Ha, ha, it's not a spare wheel for my moped!" (Guy)

"I'm driving round and round for a parking place!" (Guy)

"Don't see you anywhere!" (Guy)

"It's not what it seems!" (Guy)

"I don't bother you do I!" (Guy)

Flight of fancy from the Zwanenburg runaway. (Guy)

Jaguar C-Type Coupe? Enduro Cars bought
rival sports car maker Proteus Cars, manufacturer
for the past 21 years of sports cars such as
its Jaguar C-Type. Plans are in the making
to start building a C-Type Coupe. More.