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The Motorphilia BlogThe Motorphilia BlogA blog about cars, car reviews, car documetaries, cool things to do in Austin, cool driving events, awesome and fun stuff found on the web, how-to's, and educational crud to make you better at stuff.
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To avoid Love is to find Hell ? C.S.Lewis explains
2008-02-03 23:50:00 This is one of my favorite passages from C.S.Lewis from his book The Four Love s: There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart ... More About: Find , Hell , Avoid
GODZILLA - The many monsters of . . . a delightful illustration
2008-01-30 17:54:00 Ever wonder about all of the cooky monsters Godzilla had to fight over the years? I just did and I ran across this. It’s pretty neat. Click on the image below to see the full illustration More About: Elvis , Monster , Illustration , Cloverfield
Cloverfield - The cast talks about the making of the movie and the Monster
2008-01-22 04:23:00 The cast: Lizzy Caplan ? Marlena Diamond Jessica Lucas ? Lily Ford T.J. Miller ? Hud Platt Michael Stahl-David ? Rob Hawkins Mike Vogel ? Jason Hawkins Odette Yustman ? Beth McIntyre meets on the morning radio show Opie & Anthony talking about making a blockbuster movie on only 25 million dollars (most of which went to special effects). Also, it seems not even they knew what was going on even while they were shooting the film and most of the ... More About: Movie , Film , Action , Tube
Batman is ok, but Iron Man ? Hesus Christo, I Have to see this film!
2008-01-20 19:32:00 I went to go see Cloverfiled last night and I saw this trailer and I am hooked. You have me at “Iron Man ” Mr. Favreau — I loved the tings you’ve graced so far – ”Swingers“ and “Elf” (GENIUS!). Now onto Iron Man — he’s like Batman , but far cooler, metal-ier, and he can fly . . . Ok, actually, Batman ... More About: Film
The Cloverfield Monster - with Video Clip!
2008-01-19 08:21:00 So I forgot that Cloverfield opened yesterday. Darnit, I wanted to see it. I saw Juno instead. It was good, but man, I wanted to see Cloverfield. This movie has sparked my curiosity. So I Googled around a little and I found some pics of the monster, if any of you wondering what it looks like. I can’t ... More About: Video , Clip , Monster , Mons
Rock DJ ? Aaron Smith -aka MOTORPHILIA lip sync
2008-01-12 07:19:00 Just being silly before I go out for a run. Enjoy and dance along :) More About: Diary , Robbie Williams , Rock , Smith , Aaron
Bentley Continental GT: World Ice Speed Record - Fastest Car on Ice 321 km/
2008-01-12 06:46:00 Oulu, Finland — A Bentley Continental GT, driven by four-times World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen, smashed the world ice speed record, reaching an average speed of 321.65km/h on frozen sea off the coast of Finland, track ploughed on the ice of the Gulf of Bothnia next to the city of Oulu. Juha turned the Continental GT ... More About: Speed , Jeremy Clarkson
BBC One - Comic Relief - Ricky Gervais with Bono
2008-01-09 09:10:00 Ricky Gervais does a spot for BBC 1’s Comic Relief . . . wait through to the end, it’s worth it! More About: Bono , The Edge
THE MOST POWERFUL ENGINE IN THE WORLD: The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocha
2008-01-08 19:02:00 The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today. The Aioi Works of Japan’s Diesel United, Ltd built the first engines and is where some of these pictures were taken. It is available in 6 through 14 cylinder versions, all are inline engines. These engines ... More About: World , Motor , Engine , The World
The typical day
2008-01-07 15:16:00 People oftern ask me what my typical day is composed of, so here you go . . . this is my list for today and this is a typical day: meet with the employees and go over their goals for the day edit and post the 2003 Tacoma 4X4 and 2003 AWD Highlander get strobe cable repaired at ... More About: Diary
Top Gear - Blind Man races reasonably priced car around their track and bea
2008-01-05 07:54:00 Jeremy Clarkson guides Army veteran and blind land speed record holder Billy Baxter around the Top Gear track and he comes in at 2:02, faster than Terry Wogan and Richard Whitely who both have sight. His name on the board is written as “Blind Man”. More About: Military , Driver , Track
Fun Music: Infadels ?I Cant Get Enough? @ Tomatina festival
2008-01-04 21:18:00 Shot at the Tomatina festival. Just a fun song that I’ve always liked. More About: Fun , Music , Music Video , Festival , Pop Music
My New Years Bash 2008! . . . (p.s. I hate TACO BELL!)
2008-01-02 20:32:00 My wild new years was spent puking and exiting all materials from all orafaces due to a maligned burrito from Taco Bell . Thank you Tina for being there to confort me as I cried and moaned like an infant all night!Happy F**king New Years Taco Bell ! Thank’s for having employess who do not wash their hands. ... More About: Diary , Hate
The World?s Fastest Street Legal Car . . . and it?s a 1972 Vaxhaull Victor?
2008-01-01 01:37:00 Andy Frost (an English transmission mechanic) created a monstrous 2200hp beast with a twin turbo 9.3 liter V8. This car has been an ongoing project of his for over 25 years and has morphed into what it is today. He recollects that he’s spent around $150,000 on his project and it can destroy any street ... More About: World , Legal , Street , The World , Victor
Top Gear reviews the NEW E92 2008 BMW M3 against the 2008 Mercedes C63 AMG
2007-12-31 17:21:00 The Top Gear guys have finally gotten their hands on the new 2008 BMW M3 coupe and have decided to pit it against the 2008 Mercedes -Benz C 63 AMG and the 2008 Audi RS4. Watch Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May duel it out in this really exciting episode of Top Gear. A quick rundown ... More About: Reviews , Tube , Mercedes-Benz
AUSTIN EVENT WORTH SEEING: Alice & Wonderland @ Wally Workman Gallery
2007-12-28 20:54:00 Presents new works from the gallery’s 45 represented artists, each in their own voice drawing from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.” Wally Workman Gallery . 1202 West 6th Street Austin , Texas 78703 Tuesday thru Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM http://www.wallyworkman.com More About: Event , Worth
Top Gear: The Ariel Atom ? This is the Atom
2007-12-28 15:57:00 Now available for sale in the United States! This car is as close to owning a street legal formula one race car sa you can get. Race bred design and truly uncompromised performance. Designed with a clean sheet of paper, but drawing on a 100 year heritage, the Atom is a completely unique car built purely for outright performance and ... More About: Motor , Bike , Top Gear , Gear
Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
2007-12-27 00:40:00 Louis gets to know the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas - a controversial church whose members are nearly all from one family and are infamous for picketing funerals for fallen soldiers saying that their deaths are a direct result of the United States tolerance of homosexuals . . . saying “God hates fags.” It’s ... More About: America , Family , Louis
Charlie Brown Christmas ? Linus tells us what Christmas is all about.
2007-12-25 18:48:00 Linus’s famous summary of Christmas . I wish all of you the Merriest Christmas! More About: Brown , Charlie , Tells , Linus
CASCADE: A great, fun song by ?Hyper? ? listen and enjoy!
2007-12-24 20:58:00 There’s something very raw and cool about this track. It’s instrumental and I like that. There’s this smooth sexy beat and I just want to close my eyes and drive fast at the same time. It’s dangerous and it draws me close. I see 700hp muscle cars power sliding around corners chasing each other through ... More About: Song , Enjoy , Great , Listen , Hyper
Top Gear?s Richard Hammond tests the new Mustang GT500
2007-12-23 04:28:00 Top Gear ’s own Hamster, Richard Hammond drives the new Ford Mustang GT500 (and the original GT390 as well). Great stuff! More About: Top Gear , Tests
Top Gear: What would happen if you drove behind a Boeing 747 just before it
2007-12-23 04:10:00 Richard Hammond from BBC’s “Top Gear ” asks what would happen if you drove behind a 747 just before it takes off . . . go ahead, click on the clip. It’s so cool! More About: Boeing , Jeremy Clarkson , Mans
Are you shipping a car to Canada? It?s easy . . . here?s what you need to d
2007-12-23 03:24:00 Buying a car online car certainly be overwhelming and a little scary. Much less, importing one from another country. But really, the USA and Canada ? This isn’t a tall stretch. We’re almost the same country. We’re siblings and we’re neighbors. In all reality, the borders between New Jersey ... More About: Austin , Shipping , Easy
Audi A8 TDI - Top Gear?s Jeremy Clarkson attempts to drive 800 miles on a s
2007-12-21 23:17:00 Jeremy Clarkson takes an Audi A8 Diesel across Great Brittan in an 800 miles trek from London to Edinburgh on one tank of gas . . . this means he will be averaging 40 mpg in a car that can go from 0-60mph in 6 seconds and has a top speed of 150mph. We ... More About: Drive , Miles , Top Gear , Gear
FedEx agrees . . . Bear will beat the Ninja!
2007-12-20 20:51:00 How awesome! In a recent FedEx comercial, the Ninja vs. Bear question is asked. This really is the greatest hypotheical fight ever . . . can you think of something better? Here’s the clip, enjoy More About: Beat , The Ninja
Ninja vs. Grizzly Bear ? this would be the coolest fight ever!
2007-12-20 19:07:00 So for months I’ve been pondering the question, “who would win in a fight? Ninja vs. Bear?” So here’s what I’ve concluded . . . . I’m going to side with the bear. . . he has incredible strength, amazing speed, 8″ claws, he?s very tough (hunters have been know to fire 20 to 30 high caliber ... More About: Diary , Chuck Norris , Fight , Grizzly Bear
Eurofighter Typhoon and James May
2007-12-20 17:41:00 Short film showing James May having a flight in a Eurofighter Typhoon . More About: Power , Military , Computer , Defense
The need for speed . . . why do we have it?
2007-12-18 20:25:00 Why, when there is so much to risk, do we desire to go fast . . . Jeremy Clarkson explores this question in his documentary about speed on BBC. This is part one of his series called “The Century of Speed .” More About: Documentary , Extreme , Formula One
Top Gear - 24-hour diesel edurance race - Can fuel economy win a race?
2007-12-17 07:45:00 The TopGear presentors team are participating in a 24u endurance race. Agianst there beliefs they have to do it in a BMW 3-series diesel engine car. Part 2 http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=h0q2SHLR 30; Part 3 http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=yoSjmdYR 30; Part 4 http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=e-gW5j6R 30; Part 5 http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=zZUAIptR 30; Part 6 http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=5HBYHVTR 30; ( More About: Economy , Diesel , Fuel , Race , Fuel Economy
HILL COUNTRY DRIVE ? 2006 M5, DINAN S3 M3 Competition Package, Porsche 911
More articles from this author:2007-12-15 21:08:00 Here’s a fun little video clip I made a few friends out in the Austin hill county. More About: Diary , Country , Competition , Porsche , Drive 1, 2 |
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