SUPRA EIGHTY

Andrew Cantrell's little collection of things.

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Opel Manta Swinger, 1975. A special edition of the Manta, For 1975 there were also Swinger editions of the Ascona and Kadett 

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Tim Hildebrandt

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Singer ACS 02, 2021. A second All-terrain Competition Study in Corsica Red configured for high-speed, high-grip tarmac events and disciplines. 

Engine:

3.6 litre twin turbo-charged, air-cooled, Porsche flat-six.

Water-to-air intercoolers, with individual-bank charge coolers housed within the plenum and cooled by clamshell-mounted radiator.

Tuned for the demands of each event, power starts at 450hp and 420lb ft torque

5-speed sequential dog-box enabling flat-shifting. Manual and paddle-shift capable.

Permanent AWD.Front, centre and rear, mechanical, plated limited-slip differentials.

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Some time ago, the Photographers Vedar Cvetanovic and Stefano Perego visited the Barbican Estate in central London and sent us these wonderful new impressions of the Brutalist icon. Thank you so much!

Chamberlin, Powell & Bon: Barbican Estate, London, Great Britain, 1965–1976 

http://www.sosbrutalism.org/cms/15891235

Photos: © Vedar Cvetanovic / © Stefano Perego 2018

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MST MK2 Escort, 2021. MST Cars and Motorsport Tools are building a continuation series based on the 1970s Ford Escort rally car. Engine options include a 200hp 2.5-litre Duratec 4-cylinder unit as standard, with a 230hp 2.0 litre BDG engine or a 300hp 2.5-litre Millington Diamond engine optional. The continuation series will be available in both Mk 1 & Mk 2 Escort forms, using Group 4 Clubman spec bodywork. The cars will be available in road or Goup 4 rally spec

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Launch angle is all good via sciencefiction

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Plastered surfaces, massive concrete attics and coloured window frames and doors. This architecture brings back memories to our school days. Who else has spent his youth in such a brutalist school building?

Matthias Szauer: Secondary School, Stoob, Austria, 1971–1975

  http://sosbrutalism.org/cms/19773257

Photos: © Johann Gallis 2016 / © Stefan Tenhalter 2018

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In 1978, the Marvel Super Special #8 adapted Battlestar Galactica. 

Bob Larkin’s original cover art, pictured above, was scrapped and the reprinted version features a pale imitation of the Larkin double-page cover.

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Errol Le Cain

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This administrative and commercial building in the centre of Zurich got its name from its predecessor, a villa with a large garden. However, the filigree roofing of the parking deck, resembling palm fronds, also fits the name quite well!

Rudolf Steiger / Max Ernst Haefeli / Werner Max Moser: Hochhaus zur Palme, Zurich, Switzerland, 1955–1964

https://www.sosbrutalism.org/cms/19884852

Photos: © Karin Bürki 2020 / HEARTBRUT

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Starblazer

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Vincent Di Fate

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Toyota Cal-1, 1977. A pick-up concept that previewed the first generation  Celica Supra, designed at Calty, Toyota’s California design studio. The rear decking opened into a pair of rear rumble seats with the rear window flipping up to create a wind deflector for the rear passengers. It was presented at the 22nd Tokyo Motor Show and then at the 1978 Chicago Auto Show.