Michael Furman: Chromjuwelen

Finally. Our first "Chromjuwelen" entitled book. Michael Furman: "Chromjuwelen - Die schönsten Autos 1946-1960".

264 pages, 180 photos, Delius Klasing Verlag, EUR 49,90. Get it!

Deluxe Restomod: 1973 Dodge Challenger

Yeop. I have done everything right. Absolutely. Check out this restomodded Mopar and you will understand why I am thrilled Style Deluxe/Kustom City is overhauling my Pontiac LeSupra. Why you haven't heard from the LeSupra for a while? Because I simply had to park it to get other things done first. "Other things" like rolling out our agency. But now it is time to bring that project back.

If you are thinking of a german engineered custom project, you should pay Style Deluxe a visit. I know a lot of brilliant engineers, but I don't know too much which are so stylistically confident as those fellas are. My assumption? They won't be an insiders' tip any longer as more people will see their stunning work. 

All photos: Jo Fischer.

Take-Off: Rolex 24 at Daytona 2011

Our plane leaves in a couple of hours. We will pop in at our partners from Continental in Charlotte, whip round the NASCAR Hall of Fame and finally visit the legendary Rolex 24 at Daytona. Here are some more details ...

A.DCF: Muscle Cars 1960-1974

Just in case you have not ordered your Muscle Cars Poster from Amilcar de Carvalho Fernandes yet — do it now! Here are some bigger images.

Btw, I love that sketch of my LeSupra Amilcar just posted on Facebook!

Going Snowboarding with MINI and Burton

MINI — who teamed up with Burton to find the most creative slopestyle- and superpipe rider — invited us to visit their "Creative Use of Space" snowboard event in Laax, Switzerland. MINI . Just hit one of the images to head over to our photo gallery. More details here.

Note to self: Learn snowboarding and DJ-ing ...

formfreu.de: Autostolz

Our friends from formfreu.de just joined our Chromjuwelen-Network with a wonderful new project: autostolz.formfreu.de. "Autostolz" presents old flea market and clear-out photo finds. We knew about their neat little idea for some time now, and we are delighted that they finally brought their idea online. Here you find a little more about Autostolz. 

Oh, btw, you think we forgot an importend blog in our "Chromjuwelen Contributing Blogs" network? Just shoot us an e-mail!

OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational

Brent Jarvis, 1965 Chevrolet Corvette

1972 Chevy Nova

Tom Ciancitto, 1937 Ford Pick-Up

1961 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Twin Turbo V12 ("Mercedes-Bent")

Chevrolet Camaro

During our trip to SEMA 2010 with Continental we had the honour to visit Cam Douglass' "OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational" (OUSCI) in Pahramp, NV. Impressive, seeing all that "Über-Autos" in real life.

Head over to Chromjuwelen.com for our photo essay (115 photos). 

I am a loser

First runner up is the first loser. No, I am just kidding. I am totally thrilled Cision picked me and my neurotic ralfbecker.com-blog as No. 2 in their "Top 10 Automobil Blogs Deutschland". It seems like we did a couple of things right throughout the last five years. And it seems like our work has enriched automotive media and marketing as well. Which is awesome!

For those who don't know Cision: 

"Your Story. Covered. You have a story to tell. That much never changes, but the way you get it out does. Every day brings new technologies, outlets and contacts. And every media response can change your public image, for better or worse. Whether you're a communications professional or a member of the media, Cision brings together all the elements you need to find the right leads and sources, target the right editors and publications, get coverage and achieve measurable results. Cision - where the media and PR connect."

If you want to know more about Cision's blog ranking methodology — here is a short overview.

Oh ... did I mention I am thrilled?

SEMA Show 2010: Photos, Articles and More

OK, SEMA is over. And we are already back in Germany. But it is never too late for ultra slammed mini trucks, imposing restomods and awesome hot rods. Just hit this link to see what we brought back. 

Some may have already seen our article ("SEMA Show Las Vegas 2010: Vorbildliche Kulturpflege") on Chromjuwelen.com. Our colleagues from autobild.de posted our coverage as well: "Tuning-Meisterstücke in Las Vegas". We also just received a call that GRIP, a German TV Motor Magazine, covered us working. Check out Min. 6:20 in their "SEMA Show 2010 report". What a coincidence!

At this moment we are working on our reportages about the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, our test drive at the Lucas Oil Off Road Series and our interview with Alex Anderson (West Coast Customs (LA)). Stay tuned.

What a mindblowing trip. A huge "thank you" to our partners from Continental for letting us go out into the world. Wow. We love our job. Did we mentioned that already?

Dirk Pixeleye Behlau: Kool Fellas, Ltd.

Dirk Behlau, better known as "The Pixeleye", just released his third book: "Kool Fellas. Ltd.". Dirk is a member of our Chromjuwelen family since the early days and we are proud to see that there are some more people out there who love his work as much as we do. It is too bad I haven't had the time to write the prologue so Dirk had to ask Jesse James ...

Get Kool Fellas, Ltd.!