[If there was ever a Mercedes SL that belonged on Star Trek: TNG, it was this one. Credit: Mercedes]

[Faster sedans have been built since, but the E34 BMW M5 remains the real deal. Photo via BMW]

[I'm not sure I've ever seen an E36 AMG or if I ever will, but I want one. Photo Credit: Mercedes]

[Mazda was clearly enamored with their last-generation FD RX-7, burning the tires off of one before the press photo session was over. Photo Credit: Mazda]

[The part of my brain that wants a Lancia Beta Montecarlo/Scorpion needs to shut up and die. Photo Credit: Lancia]

[Steve McQueen chats with Carroll Shelby after the actor-racer-badass takes delivery of his new Cobra in 1963.] Read more

[Question: why do I suddenly want a fried-egg headlight 996 GT3? Photo Credit: Porsche]

[How many cars can you think of that are cooler than the Alfa Romeo GTV6? I can think of none. None cooler than the Alfa GTV6. Photo Credit: Alfa Romeo]

[Lots of Ferraris have had their engines visible under glass, but none have been quite so visible as the 250 P5 Berlinetta, built by Pininfarina in 1968.]

[Every time I see a TVR Tuscan I deeply desire one, with its big straight six like a perverse cross between an Austin Healey and a Viper. Photo Credit: TVR, or whoever owns their name now.]

RM Auctions has a big collection of wallpapers of the most amazing cars they sold in 2014. They are beautiful. You're welcome. Read more

[How righteous was the 1990 Corvette ZR-1? Even Chevy couldn't help do a burnout in it for the car's press photo shoot.]

[Ever wondered how carmakers take those pictures with perfectly clear white backgrounds? Here's how. Also, dig the steelies on this '96 Evo IV RS. Photo Credit: Mitsubishi]