There we were, cruising down the Autobahn between Baden Baden and Stuttgart, when all of a sudden we came across something out of place even in the car lover's paradise that is southern Germany. Even better, the graphics showed the car was coming back from the historic Mille Milgia and the driver had the matching…

UK photographer James Lipman has shot for every one of those glossy Britmags we've all spent our lunch money on. Again, he takes our breath away. The 1600-px version is here and the giganto-desktop version is on our Facebook page.

Remember that street-legal Jaguar D-Type from yesterday’s post about Steve McQueen’s XKSS? It wasn't the only road racer slogging through the French mud at the 24 Hours two years ago.

The chestnut brown 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso wasn't the only barely-disguised race car McQueen drove on public roads: there's also this canvas-topped 1956 XKSS Le Mans racer.

Old guys in polo shirts nurturing vintage Ferraris? Industry people showing off concepts which will never get built? What's the point? Not much: but it's a great way to spend a weekend in Italy.