Is this why they call it the "silly season?"

Wishing everyone a cracker of a Christmas and a fantastic 2010.

Outrageous!

"...you want me to take the hat off too?"

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All a bit of oom-pah-pah?

Maybe the subject matter of this post is past its use by date, but it has intrigued me ever since I read about it a couple of weeks ago, because I keep asking myself how can anyone claim that this particular Mercedes once belonged to the Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler -- as did Michael Frohlich, the Dusseldorf dealer who sold it to a Russian investor for a few million Euros.

While most of the press reports never questioned the vehicle's ownership a quick look on Google images revealed a number of "parade" shots of 770s - all with different number plates to the one above.

When asked, Daimler said that they didn't know if there ever was a "Hitler Mercedes" because he had the use of a number of official cars which were all ordered by the Reich Chancellery rather than by Hitler himself.

They also couldn't confirm how many vehicles were delivered to the Reich Chancellery while another report said that Daimler built three Mercedes 770s for senior Nazis.

What's more, there were 88 cars built with the Komressor 770 badge between 1938 and 1943. So it seems there may still be a question mark over this car's real owner.

Wedding convoy

Wonder if the bride wore a white trucker's cap and Stubbies?

The art of the donut

Art and the BMW Z4 Roadster came together beautifully at the Jackman Gallery in St. Kilda last night where a selected number of canvases by the award winning Robin Rhodes went on show. The canvases were created during the making of the Z4 Paintbrush commercial which had to be taken off-air because the car was considered to be "hooning" in the commercial. Can you believe that?

Another highlight of the night was the woman who "parachuted" into her dress. 

Sharon, Redcat and Mimi

Book cover for Janelle Brown's first novel All we ever wanted was everything, which was killed by the US publisher.

Cover shot for German Auto & Sex magazine.

Lussori Concours de Luxe catalogue cover shot.

Campaign for British finance industry.

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Pampered pets

This is Oscar...

...and this is his master's Dino which I spotted on Saturday morning. More to the point, Oscar's master gave me the heads-up on Motorclassica, the inaugural Australian International Concours d'Elegance and Classic Motor Show to be held 22-24 October 2010 at the Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne. More at: http://www.motorclassica.com.au/