FEED is the main blog where Aeronaut Studio provides various design inspiration in cars, photography, architecture, graphic design, and personal projects. By Josh Lopez
STREET FIND: JENSEN HEALEY
Jensen is a foreign brand to me seeing as though I have only seen 3 in person. One of them was an Interceptor and two of them were Healey's. All were found in the city. Although Jensen Motors ended up going bankrupt, the styles that came out from them were oddly and uniquely British. The fit and finish on both Healey's that I found were a bit off but I'm not sure of the cost of one of these back in the day but its managed to survive. The convertible doesn't look water tight and the front valance looks like its made out of plywood. But the interior looks maintained despite the years.
STREET FIND: BMW 2002 (Roundie)
The 2002 is a car that I've always been surrounded by throughout my life. My dad had one when I was 13 and he always took us to the 2002 meet ups. It wasn't till I started to learn more about vintage cars that my appreciation for it began. Such a simple shape but very calculated in its form. I think that theres merit in restraint when it comes to design. The trend for todays marketing is to clamp your head still and force you to look at something, and demand that you like it. The appeal of older designs is that they are simpler and grow on you over time. They are subtle and lean. They are built with character but leave room for you to grow with it and inevitably add your character to it as you own it.
DATSUN 510: BUYING THE 69'
Right before my trip to Japan, I buy my first vintage Japanese car.
ETCHED IN MY MIND
Tokyo during the spring is something that everyone should do. My First trip to Japan.
Its been over a month and looking at pictures, remembering my experience really seems unreal. Japan is definitely an intense experience. The sites, sounds culture, food, architecture, design, cars, all where something to observe and remember.
I will be back again.