October 2010

Autobiography – Custom Ash Burl Steering Wheel and Shift Knob from William Rau

by Rau October 18, 2010

Historically the Autobiography line started internationally as a very personalized program, enabling the customer to choose any exterior color.  Eventually it developed into a derivative product with a wide range of personal choices and flexibility, yet no longer a bespoke program. Speaking with the Land Rover HQ in the UK, we are told that the […]

Talbot-Lago T150C Wood Restoration – Grand Elegance of the Tear Drop Style

by Rau October 13, 2010

Just two years before this stunning T150C was built and a year after the C27 Voisin was built, Joseph Figoni and Ovidio Falaschi, Italian expatriates, formed a partnership that would lead the design revolution of 1930s into the 1950s. Figoni had already established himself as one of the leading practitioners of the automobile as art […]

Bespoke Walnut Burl with Arabica Leather for Range Rover

by Rau October 4, 2010

This is a part of graphics we did for the new leather option on our wood steering wheel for the full size Range Rover vehicle. We currently offer Arabica and Ivory. More details are available about leather options.