Textures: the interior of the Ferrari 250 GT Coupe just begs to be touched. And you also beg for it to let you touch it. I think I’ve just described the perfect lover relationship without knowing it?
—And now for something completely different:
Driving Gloves.
I’ve had the most ridiculous argument the other day with a friend about driving gloves. But instead of telling you my point of view, tell me yours: at the hands of which cars is it ok to wear driving gloves?
So far I’ve agreed with “any car that has wood in its dashboard”, “any 911” & “no diesel powered cars”.
Do you wear them? Driving what? I feel like buying something classy just so I could wear these. Feeling McQueen-ish today? I just might. Yes?
Citroen BX Digit (1985)
Around 4000 examples of the BX Digit were built, and if you ever come across one of them you are bound to be amazed. It had dials that seem directly retrieved from a spaceship and even a multi-functional onboard computer.
Lots of buttons, lots of lights.
— Here’s a nice video of all this goodness in action, sent to me by this guy over here.
Aston Martin DB6 interior (1965)
I can feel the smell of that old leather already. The DB6 is a fine example of substance and texture.
Alfa Romeo TZ1 Zagato interior (1964)
“Available from Autosport Designs, this TZ1 Zagato has been fully restored in its original Le Mans racing livery. It competed in various events through the 1964 season (including the Nürburgring 1000km, Le Mans and Tour de Corse) before being mothballed, to be discovered again in pieces in 2002. The original engine and chassis were reunited and authenticated during the meticulous rebuild.
In total, fewer than 100 TZ1s were built. The TZ in the name stands for Tubolare Zagato, denoting the tubular spaceframe chassis and the design house responsible for the sublime coachwork. Power came from Alfa’s race-proven 1570cc twin-cam, as campaigned in the Sprint Speciale and Spider Veloce.”
