Cool car things we want: March 2019

There is rarely any middle ground when it comes to the opinion of car branded gear. It either lands on either end of the spectrum of being a proper homage or a cheap gimmick.

These cool car-inspired stuff on the other hand ticks all the right boxes, which lands it on the desirable end of the scale.

1 - FEATURED "PRODUCT OF THE MONTH": Williams F1 watch ($6250 from oris.ch)
Celebrating the Williams team’s time in F1, the FW41 watch is a limited edition chronograph. With only 410 made, all have 44mm cases made with carbon fibre and are powered by an automatic movement.

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2 - Cold air intake ($901 from knfilters.com)
Feed your Mustang GT’s 5.0-litre Coyote V8 some fresh air with this K&N Cold Air Intake. Designed to add power, sharpen throttle response and offer an install time of less than an hour and a half.

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3 - Pagani shoes ($1198 from piloti.com)
Developed in collaboration with Pagani, these high style driving boots are made in Italy, finished in leather and, of course, use flexible ‘soft’ carbon-fibre inserts. Limited to 250 pairs, available in sizes US7-13.

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4 - Holden versus Ford ($50 from hardiegrantbooks.com)
Relive Holden and Ford’s six-decade-long feud in this 294-page tome, authored by MOTOR’s own David Morley with fantastic accompanying images.

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5 - Autodromo hat ($50 from autodromo.com)
Autodromo’s flat brim is for fans of the watch brand. ‘Officine Autodromo’ is rope stitched on to the acrylic/wool blend face and it uses a snap back strap. Comes in one size.

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