Car ads in the Super Bowl They pay a crapfull of money to buy ads in the Super Bowl so at 4 million bucks and have one, maybe two shots to grab viewers' attention. This year Audi, CarMax, Jaguar, Kia, Hyundia, Toyota, and VW are all swinging for the fence. Check them out ahead of... Continue Reading →
New boss at GM wants to speed up product development
“I’m a person who looks at the glass as half-full,” she said. “I also believe if you have a problem you better solve it. Because if you don’t solve it, you won’t be here or the company won’t be here.” That was a statement in an interview with The New York Times that caught my... Continue Reading →
Wienermobile for a day
Win a chance to ride in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile for a day! The first version was created in 1936 by Oscar Mayer's nephew, Carl G. Mayer, and variants are still used by the Oscar Mayer company today. I've always thought it would be cool to ride in one. Even better for a whole day.... Continue Reading →
Smoking hot cars at the Detroit Auto Show
Like a kid in a candy store! Are you watching coverage from the Detroit Auto Show? If not, you're missing some of the coolest concept cars like the Toyota FT-1, Kia GT Stinger, and 2015 Corvette Z06. Boy if these cars don't get your heart pumping! Mark and I can't wait for Chicago!
10 worst used cars
From Yahoo Auto, A car dealer's scientific guide to the 10 worst used vehicles. Ouch!
Slots: Scalextric 1969 Ford Mustang BOSS 302
This Mustang is Boss of the slot track Ford’s Mustang was the Boss of Trans-Am racing in the early 1970s with the likes of Parnelli Jones and George Follmer winning regularly to put Chevy, Plymouth and AMC on notice. Scalextric has been mining that popular muscle car vein with is fast and furious 1:32 slot... Continue Reading →
Audi R8 races two superbikes
The need for speed!!! I've seen a lot of car vs. motorcycle videos over the years but this one really caught my eye. Entertaining yet stupid. Not because of a spectacular accident or anything like that, but because the people involved race like they're playing a harmless video game. The video comes from the interior... Continue Reading →
Links we like
Mark and I are totally in to cars, all kinds, and here are some of the places we like to hang out at: Chasing Classic Cars is on Velocity Channel. Love this show. Chasing Classic Cars follows Ferrari expert and master car restorer, Wayne Carini, as he takes viewers on his personal mission to uncover... Continue Reading →
My 1st Car: Everybody has a story
We all remember our 1st car How many times has it happened when you're driving down the road, or coming out to your car in a mall parking lot, or see a car on TV or a movie and boom, you remember that you had a car, your first, just like that. Not your second... Continue Reading →
Jay Leno’s Garage:’66 Volga
Boy does this guy have cool, and unusual cars, like a Volga. Check it out.