Nestled inside downtown LA’s arts district sits Aloisa Ruf’s first solo artwork exhibit named “Initium.” Translated from Latin, it means “from the start.” The present includes images captured by Ruf, showcasing the tradition surrounding automotive enthusiasm and her famed household model of the identical identify.
Except for launching her first exhibit, Ruf partnered with Interval Right, a clothes model that pulls heavy inspiration from motorsport and classic automobiles. The 2 got here collectively to create a group that features hats, shirts, and jackets, set to launch on-line quickly. We bought an early have a look at the collaboration this previous Wednesday on the present’s launch in DTLA.
Two automobiles sat within the open-air exhibit area alongside the clothes and pictures on show. The primary is the RUF Tribute revealed final week throughout Monterey Automobile Week. Introduced to gauge potential buyer curiosity, the Tribute includes a new air-cooled twin-turbocharged flat-six growing 550 horsepower. It was constructed in-house by RUF and fitted within the physique of an SCR.
In the course of the present, a fast chat with Alois Ruf Jr. confirmed that given the excessive buyer curiosity within the Tribute, he’d work to finalize its growth, hoping it could finally go into manufacturing. Ought to he obtain this, it could turn into the primary new flat-six in many years.
Whereas the Tribute appears in the direction of the carmaker’s future, a RUF CTR2 often called’ White Pegasus’ reminds us of the model’s previous. Based on Basic Driver, it was commissioned in 1996 and is the one CTR2 to characteristic a very stripped-out inside in an try and shed as a lot weight as attainable. Regardless of these financial savings, its 3.6-liter turbocharged flat-six nonetheless develops over 520 hp.
On condition that each Interval Right and Aloisa Ruf draw inspiration for his or her work from motorsport and classic vehicles, their collaboration feels pure. A robust ardour for all issues automotive was current on the present, evident from the images to the clothes and even the vehicles on show.