1976 Triumph TR6, North 7th Street and Bedford Avenue

I've been noticing a lot of 70s era cheap Euro sportscars knocking around Williamsburg. This particularly lurid example has always been a favorite of mine. I believe (having little knowledge of these things) that this sort of motor has a high degree of hipster streed cred. Nice if you can handle the rattle of British Leyland engineering and the cordite smell of failing Lucas electrics.

Citroën H-Van, North 11th Street and Wythe Avenue

I know this entry is a repeat offender, but how could I resist!? I snap it from a Brooklyn rooftop and then get to see it in the flesh coming home from work? Perfection.

Citroën H-Van, Berry Street and North 11th Street

Believe it or not, a second Citroen! The H-Van is one of those vehicles which is ugly, French, and utterly lovable. The fact they made them for 40 years with 2CV bits and paneling from a Junkers only increases the appeal. As you'd imagine, this example has 'Citroen' down its side in big black letters.

2010 BMW X6M, 47th Street and Vanderbilt Avenue

Well, I suppose my brief in the masthead is to highlight unique and beautiful machines, and a machine as mongrelish as the X6 with an M-Badge slapped on it is certainly...unique. Totally undecided on this one. In principle I should hate it, but actually in person it looks rather nice and I would be curious to drive it.

1959 MGA 1600, Bedford Avenue and Lorimer Street

Ahh so we come full circle. I think for me, the spotting of the first MGA of the spring will signal the lifecycle of this blog. I spotted one last year in the Hamptons on the 4th of July just after I began this, and now this superb example, with black interior, seen on the edge of McCarren park on the first lovely Sunday of Spring in the city, seems to be a harbinger of New Yorkers getting the covers off their cars for some summer driving.