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Cars and coffee cups

I can’t enough of cars and car racing

The name racerhead should tell you a lot. So when I arise in the morn, all sleep-eyed, nothing gets me going faster than a strong cup of java served up in arty cars and coffee mugs decorated with…cars. 

Here’s a good cars and coffee mug just right for you:

Porsche 962, by Ricardo Santos  Available in 11oz. size for $15.99, or 15oz. for $18.99. Available from Society6

James Hunt/Hesketh, by John Ketchell  No size specified. £10.00 (approx. $13.50). From Historic Car Art


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number 27, by United States of Type  Available in 11oz. size for $15.99, or 15oz. for $18.99. Dedicated to the most famous user of the number, Gilles Villeneuve. Available from Society6

Gilles in the Wet, Watkins Glen 1979, photo by Paul Zimmerman  That famous day in the rain when only Gilles Villeneuve was brave enough to pound around, going faster and faster, in rain that was falling so hard that no other driver stayed out. 10oz.. $10.00. Available from The Motorsport Collector

 

 

 

 

Detroit Industry Mural North Wall, by Diego Rivera  This mural hanngs in the Detroit Institute of Art. It depicts the assembly line of Henry Ford’s era. No size specified. $9.95. Available from the DIA

 

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