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VÉHICULE

AVANT-GARDE TRANSPORTATION

Publisher's Note

Transportation journalism today offers nothing more than recycled, force-fed scripts. Once noble outlets have become long-form ads and are now puppets of private interests. They now follow a set of misguided norms to try and find what they think is integrity.
VÉHICULE publisher Christopher Kippenberger

VÉHICULE 2020

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VÉHICULE is the only journal for avant-garde transportation.

VÉHICULE is produced independently and ad-free without external influence. Its contents are the products of intensive, direct scrutiny making for a concisely tailored catalog of avant-garde transportation. It isn't intended for everyone.

At the center of the VÉHICULE's first edition is a deep dive into the underworld of offshore powerboating. Our investigation of the world's most dangerous sport starts in the 1970s with Ben Kramer, a South Florida kid with a penchant for living fast. In Miami, thrillseekers quickly found the tightly interwoven worlds of boats and drugs.

This is the story of Kramer's life and times—his racing and smuggling careers, business dealings, associates, ultimate downfall and how the American justice system twisted the murder of boating star Don Aronow against him.

This year's edition also highlights modern-day smuggling,
fine art and design:

JEFF KOONS designs for superyacht Guilty
ERWIN WURM on sculpture and society
HENRIK PURIENNE and immortalizing the moment
HARMONY KORINE breaks down the boating scene

2020 edition
27 × 21 × 1.3 cm, 160 pages
Bound offset print on paper
Ad-free, handmade in Germany

RIDE OR DIE.

THE RISE AND FALL OF BEN KRAMER

Read all about the Glory days of Offshore Powerboat Racing in the current Issue of Véhicule Magazine

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VÉHICULE SHOP – A SHOP FOR THOSE WHO HAVE IT ALL.

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Fort Apache Marina was Thunderboat Row's legendary high-rise boat storage facility and waterfront bar and restaurant. Founded by Ben Kramer and his father Jack in the early '80s, it was the crown jewel of an otherwise industrial 188th Street. This tribute to the Fort is hand-printed in Germany by Germans on organic cotton. We ship worldwide.

Véhicule Automotive G-Wagon Restauration

VÉHICULE BY KIPPENBERGER

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Christopher Kippenberger was approached with a proposition. It was a commission from a longtime fan, and the task was clear: “Build me a truck that you would want for yourself.” This became Véhicule.

The inaugural Véhicule started as an immaculate ex-Swiss military G-Wagen. Building upon the Mercedes-Benz’s Swabian roots, Kippenberger infused the truck with his brand of American spirit, transforming the utilitarian G with a reworked powerplant, refined suspension setup, fire-breathing exhaust and lush interior treatment.

Kippenberger hated the corner of Germany that has come to be called Swabia. He spent his childhood there, cooped up in boarding school. He hated the region, he hated the people and he hated the dialect. It wasn’t until later that it became clear to him what that secret society stood for—it stood for excellence. The dialect was a verbal handshake. If something is being discussed in Swabian, it’s going to turn out right. It is this ethos that is carried through to each of Véhicule’s projects.

Véhicule is about modernizing classics. It’s taking the tried, tested, approved and adored, and looking at them through an updated lens. It turns the old adage on its head—you really should meet your heroes.

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