Wrecked Metals. KSP Productions. Hot Rod Madnes...
VisionThursday, April 18th, 2013KSP Productions takes a look at ‘Wrecked Blue’, the insane 1930 Chrysler hot rod built and owned by Wrecked Metal. You may remember that not too long ago Ridge Park Speed...
Fisker Karma. Dubai Driven. The Benefits Of Ste...
RoadSunday, February 3rd, 2013We drive the Fisker Karma – an electric-vehicle powered by a 2.0-litre 206bhp turbo-charged four-cylinder petrol engine and two 150kW liquid-cooled electric motors – in Dubai, UAE. So, it’s an electric...
DeLorean Taxi. “When To, Mack…?”
LifestyleTuesday, December 4th, 2012Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need…well I suppose actually they’re quite important for a taxi, even if you are in New York. Might help beat the traffic mind you… Why...
Ferrari 333SP. Red Peril. Dubai, UAE.
RaceSaturday, November 10th, 2012Just goes to show it really is worth showing up for race day at the Dubai Autodrome. As the clock ticked 7.30am and the morning ritual of Instagram checking took place,...
Shot of the Day. Weekend fun with the General L...
Shot of the DaySunday, September 9th, 2012The General Lee is generally acknowledged as one of the cooler automotive TV stars out there. We can waste time collating a list of the others, but thought we would rather...
Peugeot 206. We Have Our Reasons
VisionMonday, September 3rd, 2012You might at this very moment be thinking that you’ve misread that. But no. On crankandpiston we have…a Peugeot 206. No, we haven’t lost our minds. You see there’s a very...
Shot Of The Day. Bit Of A Drag
Shot of the DayMonday, August 13th, 2012It’s difficult to know which slice of 1960s Americana to go for in this situation…oh, we’re assuming in this scenario that the owners of both vehicles are dangling the keys before...
Bugatti Type 64. 73-Years In The Making
LifestyleWednesday, August 8th, 2012Seventy-three years is a long time to work on a car. On August 17 though, Jean Bugatti’s final eponymous Type 64 Coupe will make its debut at the The Quail, A...
Shot Of The Day. Decisions, Decisions…
Shot of the DayWednesday, August 8th, 2012The office Stetson is doing the rounds at crankandpiston as our Americana aspirations rise to the surface and we discuss which one we’d prefer to sample first. Sure, at the end...
Shot Of The Day. 1970 Buick Riviera
Shot of the DaySunday, August 5th, 2012If you fancy a closer look at this 1970 Buick Riviera – shot in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia just FYI – we recommend that you don’t stand too close to the front...
Burn Pavement. DeLorean. Seen Enough Yet?
VisionTuesday, July 31st, 2012“If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88mph, you’re gonna see some ser…”, oh you know the rest! Chances are neither crankandpiston nor most of our massive will grow...
Shot Of The Day. 1930s Hotrods
Shot of the DayMonday, July 30th, 2012Deserted cars are much of a muchness in Dubai, be it a Mercedes Cosworth or a brand (and relatively spanking) new Ferrari Enzo. This though… Now we’re not trying to suggest...
