When I read this, the first thing I did was to book my plane ticket to Paris to view this exhibiton.

“I don’t ever think of myself as a collector.” Ralph Lauren could have fooled us, given that the preppy petrolhead designer has amassed a 60-strong classic car collection to rival any in the world. (Sorry, Jay Leno) What’s even more remarkable is that not only are they all restored and drivable but many of them have been subtly improved upon with new paint jobs and interiors in a way unthinkable to purists.

Thankfully for those of us who won’t get the opportunity to visit hisTony Stark-style warehouse just north of New York, the fleet is being exhibited for the first time in Europe at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris from 28 April, as revealed in this video of the only man alive who can work jeans and a tux talking about his passion. “In my mind, they are like parts of me,” he explains. Translation: look but don’t touch.

The Art Of The Automobile: Masterpieces From The Ralph Lauren Collection runs at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris from 28 April to 28 August. lesartsdecoratifs.fr

courtesy of gq.com

What are the world’s top luxury toys for men? Uber-luxe German publisher teNeues has the answerwith its newest super-sized volume, Luxury Toys: For Men. The awesome Aston Martin One-77, so named because of its limited 77-example run and $1.7 million pricetag, appears on the cover.

Other supercars that make the cut, including the Audi R8 GT, Rolls-Royce Ghost, Jaguar XKR Special Edition, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S Awards Edition, andBentley Continental Supersports Convertible. Quite the garage.

Covering transportation, style, accessories and dream vacations, the massive 220-page volume features 138 giant full-color photographs and text in English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian. Not based merely on price, the selections show how “emotion and finesse can be combined with spectacular aesthetic purity.”

After seeing this last week in the car park at Man City, I thought this is a sick car to have, it is madness. I don’t know what to say I think it says it all itself!!

There’s good taste and then there’s over-the-top opulence. Rolls-Royce manages to tread that fine line carefully, but Fenice Milano is here to take it over the top. Based on the Rolls-Royce Ghost, Fenice’s Diva edition decks out the hood, grille, side sills, wing mirrors and more in 24-karat gold, repeating the treatment inside the cabin which is also “treated” to leather, Alcantara microsuede and teak veneer trim. All that, plus the reassurance that no one would ever accuse you of being possessed of such a gauche sense as good taste.

The first in a series of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ads featuring Michael Schumacher was released today.

It shows Schumacher driving the car through a tunnel at high speed, steering it off the road, up one wall, across the ceiling, down the other wall, before safely and smoothly getting the car back on the road.