Photo: Le Mans Retired French racing driver Hervé Poulain is the father of the “Art Car,” having commissioned Alexander Calder to paint a BMW 3.0 CSL for the 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans. Since then BMW has created nearly two dozen different Art Cars, some of which were fielded at Le Mans by Poulain, … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice McLaren might have a convoluted name, but its history and performance bona fides are reassuringly straightforward. Let’s see if its price tag is equally so. 2024 Nissan Z NISMO | Jalopnik Reviews According to the authorities on such matters at Britain’s Tate Galleries, the art medium of the mobile—dynamically … Read more
Image: BMW Renowned American sculptor Alexander Calder was the first artist to put pen to paper in the effort to create an art car for BMW. Commissioned by racing driver Hervé Poulain, the original 3.0 CSL art car was little more than a used racing car by the time it reached Calder’s studio. That chassis … Read more
