I may date myself a little here but I’ve been thinking about the 1990s. A decade that brought us pizza everything and Crystal Pepsi. Clearly the winner of all decades… ever. But what car best represents the 1990s? That got me thinking about every decade since the invention of the automated horseless carriage mobile. … Continue reading What is the most 90’s car?
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Timeless Design: Early Front Engine/Rear Drive Porsches
There are only a select few time tested, descriptive phrases that swirl around the auto industry. None of those are as hard to achieve as “Timeless Design.” A design so elegant and beautiful it stands for all time. But what constitutes a timeless design? Does it merely have to be eye candy, or is it … Continue reading Timeless Design: Early Front Engine/Rear Drive Porsches
Automotive Nostradamus. Failed cars that predicted this sad future.
Nothing in this world makes me grin quite the way I do when I read about automotive oddities. Yes there are those rarities that you stumble upon, like a Stout Scarab, but what most people fail to realize is that oddities are just failed mainstream vehicles. Many of these vehicles were ahead of their time, … Continue reading Automotive Nostradamus. Failed cars that predicted this sad future.
The Cheap Jeep. My Deepest, Darkest (Automotive) Secret.
Why I love the Jeep Patriot and why they shouldn't stop making it. I love the Jeep Patriot. That's right the Jeep Patriot. I am well aware it is universally panned as a poorly built, poorly equipped cheap feeling Little Tykes knock off and I LOVE IT. My feelings are less than equal for its … Continue reading The Cheap Jeep. My Deepest, Darkest (Automotive) Secret.
Where Have All the Cheap Cars Gone?
The world used to be filled with small, practical and often quirky inexpensive cars. These little tikes were sometimes endearing in light of their paucity in options. We can’t have these anymore and it is everyone’s fault. Everyone sucks at driving. I refer to it as an iPhone mentality but it started long ago in … Continue reading Where Have All the Cheap Cars Gone?
Old Testament NASCAR – Autosport Evolution
A TopGear Christmas or How I Learned to Love Cities of the Underworld It would be safe for you all to assume that the majority of my imagination is occupied by automotive obsession. It often manifests in some way, shape or form in everything that I do… at least in my head that is. I’m … Continue reading Old Testament NASCAR – Autosport Evolution
It’s Not the Car We Want, It’s the Car We Need
Have you ever heard of a touring car? Surely at some point in your earthly existence the term has come up in conversation, the television or interwebs. Point is the touring car is a design that went the way of the dodo eons ago around the time of the great depression. A large open air … Continue reading It’s Not the Car We Want, It’s the Car We Need
What should we do with all those VW TDI vehicles?
Unless you have been living under the hubcap of a 1972 Pinto Hatchback you’ve probably heard VW has been very very dirty as of late. In other words they are the automotive version of Ashley Madison. I’ll save my judgement of both VW and those who’ve been hate mongering the slighted moniker for another post. … Continue reading What should we do with all those VW TDI vehicles?
That Time I Flipped an Auction Car
That Time I Flipped an Auction Car I’ll be the first to admit I like cars. Actually I love cars and everything about them but I’m no petrol head. I’m not a wrencher. I had a ’74 Beetle that I messed with but nothing past electrical and interior work. My love of cars, since I … Continue reading That Time I Flipped an Auction Car
Toyota Engineers and NASA Scientists Working Together: Black Holes and Fecal Matter
Toyota Engineers and NASA Scientists Working Together: Black Holes and Fecal Matter. Honestly the title of this post is a little misleading. It very well could’ve been “The Current State of Automotive Design” or “I Fucking hate the grill on any new Lexus vehicle.” Either Way by this point you get the idea. I hate … Continue reading Toyota Engineers and NASA Scientists Working Together: Black Holes and Fecal Matter
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