The finest car photos on Instagram

A new book features some of the best photos yet seen on the photo-sharing service.

Autocar

14 May 2018

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Launched only in 2010, Instagram’s impact on the world is undeniable. Now owned by Facebook, it is used by nearly one billion people per month.

What is it? Simply… it is a way for people to share photos across a digital platform which continues to grow by the day. And as you’d expect, cars are immensely popular there.

Author and graphic designer Irene Schampaert has curated some of the best car photos featured on Instagram for a forthcoming book, Insta Grammar Cars. Here's a sample of some of the best:
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Porsche 911

Seen here is a first generation 1971 Porsche 911 wearing classic Gulf racing colours…

Photo credit: @amyshore - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Porsche 911

…pictured with Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles.

Photo credit: @amyshore - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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BMW M1

This particular car was commissioned and owned by late racing legend, Peter Gregg, and dedicated to the memory of ‘SuperSwede’ Ronnie Peterson. It was painted by Frank Stella, the famous abstract and minimalist artist.

Photo credit: @petrocamp - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Porsche 911

The third generation 911 (964) finished in metallic copper brown with the famous Fuchs alloy wheels.

Photo credit: @capturingthemachine - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Porsche 912

The Porsche 912 was a 911 with a four-cylinder engine, launched shortly after the original.

Photo credit: @huseyinerturk - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Toyota Supra and Volkswagen Beetle

Not the most likely combination of cars you would expect to see on the track, to say the least.

Photo credit: @huseyinerturk - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Ford Thunderbird

Ford marketed the Thunderbird as an upmarket luxury model, this model is credited for creating a new segment: the personal luxury car.

Photo credit: @huseyinerturk - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Mercedes S-Class W111 ‘fintail’

A successor to the Mercedes-Benz Ponton, the W111 generation S-Class embraced the trendy fintail design.

Photo credit: @huseyinerturk - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Lamborghini Countach 5000 S

The Italian marque built only 321 examples of this Countach derivative, also known as the Countach LP500 S.

Photo credit: @petrocamp - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Lamborghini Countach

The Countach was produced for over 15 years as one of the most popular models in Lamborghini’s history. Over 2000 were built over the period.

Photo credit: @petrocamp - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Lamborghini Countach 5000 S

The Countach even served as a safety car for Formula 1.

Photo credit: @petrocamp - courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Chevrolet Corvette C7

An aerial shot of this Corvette cornering in style. It continues to be one of the most popular American sports cars, especially in this Stingray variant.

Photo credit: @jameypricephoto- courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Lamborghini Huracan

A pair of Lamborghini Huracans on the track at the firm’s Pilota track experience program.

Photo credit: @jameypricephoto- courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Lamborghini Huracan

IMSA race car driver Corey Lewis heads off to work on a Saturday morning during a pre-race warmup.

Photo credit: @jameypricephoto- courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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BMW Isetta

From the bubble-car era, the Isetta was an example of licence-built cars. It was the top-selling single-cylinder car in the world, with 161,728 units sold.

Photo credit: @camdenthrasher- courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Porsche 356

Porsche’s first production car, the 356 was the predecessor to the 911. Porsche produced over 78,000 cars from 1948 till 1965, more than half of which are believed to survive today.

Photo credit: @camdenthrasher- courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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BMW 2002

Some of these cars feel just as at home in this gallery as they would on the road.

Photo credit: @camdenthrasher- courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Abarth 1000 Monoposto record

This is a stylised shot of the one-off Pininfarina designed Fiat-Abarth Monoposto, first shown at the Turin motor show in 1960. As the name suggests, it held a number of world speed records in its day.

Photo credit: @latetedanslecul- courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.
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Tucker Sedan

Another stylised shot by the same photographer, this time of the Tucker Sedan. Briefly produced in the late 1940s as the motor industry recovered from World War 2, Tucker Corporation designed this as a modern car with innovative safety features. Tucker produced just 51 vehicles before the company ceased operations.

Photo credit: @latetedanslecul- courtesy of Lannoo Publishers.

The book Insta Grammar Cars is published on June 29 2018, from Lannoo Publishers and is available for preordering from Amazon now.

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