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Car-Pooling: Blast From The Past, Wave Of The Future
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By Evan NWSilverado It seems that the price of gas is at the front of everybody's mind these days, and it's not hard to see why. Here in Canada we've got it even slightly worse than the US?our $1.36-per-litre gas... More About: Future , The Future , Blast from the Past , Past , Blast
ChamElEon: The Most Fun You Can Have on Wheels?
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor Design student Chris Duff feels like he's got the solution to the vandalism and degeneracy that plague our crumbling public playgrounds. Basically, it's a rolling jungle gym that could arrive on the scene to relieve playground-deprived... More About: Wheels , Chameleon
Tundra or Silverado: Which Would You Choose?
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By Rob Editor-in-Chief We've have two full size truck Showroom Showdowns (Ram vs F150 and Ram vs. Titan) and the Ram won both. So this showdown will determine which truck we put up against the mighty Dodge in the final... More About: Silverado , Choose , Tundra
Toyota Anti-DUI Campaign Subtle, Lame
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Everyone knows that drunk driving is a bad idea, and if an agency can put together a campaign that makes tipsy folks think before hopping behind the wheel, that's great. But I don't think this is... More About: Toyota , Campaign , Anti , Lame
This Just In: New on the Net
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor You know the best thing about coming back to work after a three-day weekend? Realizing that it's going to be a short week! How's that for a glass-half-full perspective? Anyway, here's the news: Here's a question:...
Rugged Citroen Withstands China Quake. Sorta.
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor Following the terrible earthquake that devastated the Sichuan province of China this month, this crushed Citroen C-Triomphe was back on the road, running and driving. I imagine the handling is pretty jacked, and it's definitely going... More About: Quake
On eBay Now: 'Lectric Leopard, $5K and Climbing
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor In a world where a used Geo Metro can fetch a higher price than it did new, there's no telling how high the value of sketchy 80's EV conversions will climb. These vintage economy rides, packed... More About: Ebay , Leopard , Climbing
Coors to Make Waste Beer Into Ethanol
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor It's often said that major beer companies spill more beer than micro-brewers make, and that's probably true. Of course, since I'm not one to cry over spilled beer?or pay nine dollars for a six-pack?that statistic has... More About: Ethanol , Beer , Make , Waste , Coors
Mille Miglia: 1000 Miles of Motorkultur
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By Ralf Becker Chromjuwelen Each year all of Italy goes car crazy when nearly 400 classic cars take a thousand mile tour from Brescia to Ferrara to Rome, and then from Rome back to Brescia. The Mille Miglia is a... More About: Miles
Ericsson E92 M3: Advan Version
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By Ben Schaffer Bulletproof Automotive It looks like Ericsson /Amuse recently built a variant of their E92 M3 for Advan wheels. The car looks great as always but I much prefer the BBS wheels on the car over these Advans. Although... More About: Version
Idiot Gas Thieves Using Cordless Drills
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Gas theft is back, only this time around it's not just siphoning. Apparently many thieves are now using cordless drills to puncture gas tanks, though so far there are no reports of fiery death. Source: Yahoo More About: Idiot , Drills
Video of Danica Getting Wrecked at Indy
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor This clip of Danica Patrick getting wrecked by Ryan Briscoe is in Spanish, and it's not the best?€”read: really crappy?€”quality, but it does have the several different angels of the wreck. There's also some good footage... More About: Video , Indy
Brooke Hogan Wrecks, Jalied Nick Cries on Calls Home
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor While Brooke Hogan was crossing the Bayside Bridge in Clearwater on Sunday, a car traveling in front of her lost control, spun, and clipped her Mercedes. Florida Highway Patrol has said she wasn't at fault, but... More About: Home , Calls , Nick
Italian Ferrari Club Races Soapbox Cars
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor While these cars wear the Prancing Horse badge, the lack of engines?along with the lack of engineering expertise from Maranello?mean they aren't real Ferrari s. But the soapboxes created by members of the Scuderia Ferrari Club of... More About: Cars , Italian , Races
Don't Leave Home Without 'Em
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By Ron aka WayTooFurious Have you ever had one of those days where nothing works out the way you planned it? It happened to me on Sunday, which happened to be the day I turned 40. I decided to treat... More About: Home , Leave
Double-0 D'OH!
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By David aka Highspeedhijinks In the name of art and excitement, the director of 007's latest adventure Quantum of Solace decided that wrecking another Aston Martin DBS was that the best way to climax his opening credit chase. This makes... More About: Double
This Just In: New on the Net
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor This weekend, CarDomain sent me to Indianapolis for the 500, and I had a blast. So I have to admit I thought it was kind of funny that not one writer?not a single one?from AOL's Autoblog...
New Zealand Orange
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor Check out Earl's beautiful 1965 T-bird. It's one of the rare factory 427 'Birds from this year, and he's had the engine out of the car for a while now for a re-bore, balance and blueprint,... More About: New Zealand , Orange , Zealand
Bring Back the Brat!
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief This Brat was parked near my rental garage this weekend. I love these things. Subaru should bring back the Brat--I'd love to see one based on the Impreza/WRX--kinda like this. More About: Back
Found on eBay: 1969 Chevy Muscle Car Station Wagon
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By Rich Truesdell Automotive Traveler As many of you may know, I have a thing for station wagons, so it's not totally unexpected that I use ?station wagon? as a search term on eBay. And look what I found today--former... More About: Ebay , Station , Muscle , Wagon , Chevy
All the Dirt on the McLaren/Ferrari Scandal
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Last year, when McLaren's F1 team was found with technical documents relating to arch-rival Ferrari 's program, the news ripped through the F1 world like an atomic blast through a wall of tissue paper. And while I... More About: Scandal , Dirt
Emilio's Duster Runs Consistent 9.80s at Mopar Atlantic Nationals
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Emilio's Duster is sporting a new tranny, new hood, new tires and wheels for 2008. It has its first outing of the season at the Mopar Atlantic Nationals on May 17-18, where it ran consistent 9.80s.... More About: Consistent , Runs
So Much For That Wheel...
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By Katherine Helmetag AKA atomicalex I made the bad decision to run my rare Rial ViperDs on my wagon this winter. I suited up with snow tires and made the best of a bad situation--there are fewer than 100 sets... More About: Wheel
Tight Parking Spot
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief VWVortex member eggman95 posted this hilarious pic in a thread in the car lounge. Apparently, his buddy decided to take action when his favorite parking spot was encroached upon by a SUV. So when I got... More About: Parking , Spot
Guess the Donor Car
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By Rich Truesdell Automotive Traveler You never know what's going to show up at Cars and Coffee, the now legendary Saturday morning sunrise show 'n shine hosted by the good folks at Ford's Western Regional Headquarters in Irvine, California. In... More About: Guess
Greecian Drifting!
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor This is a clip of an amateur drift competition in Greece. The guy behind the wheel of the 350Z has his act together for the most part, but he obviously would have scored better if he... More About: Drifting
Getting Killed at the Pump
2008-05-28 00:00:00 By Mike Musto AKA Mr. Angry As a consumer I suppose I do my fair share of complaining just like anybody else, but I have to admit I am getting my ass handed to me at the pump these days.... More About: Killed , Pump
Brian Vickers' Runaway Wheel Cuts Path of Destruction
2008-05-27 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor At the Coca Cola 400 on Sunday, Brian Vickers watched his left rear wheel run away with his hopes for winning NASCAR's longest race. The wheel worked itself completely loose and came off, snapping his No.... More About: Destruction , Wheel , Cuts , Runaway
UTCC Contender: John's Purpose-Built 240Z
2008-05-27 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Here's another cool little track car with a LS1 swap which I'm hoping to see at Buttonwillow--in just two weeks!!! Want to learn more about the Grassroots Motorsports Ultimate Track Car Challenge? Check out cardomain.com/grm. More About: Purpose
Marty Roth's Ride Goes Back to the Barn
More articles from this author:2008-05-27 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Marty Roth was the slowest driver on the grid for this year's 500, and he probably wouldn't have even gotten the opportunity to race if Mario Dominguez hadn't crashed during qualifying. But his luck ran out... More About: Ride , Back , Barn 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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