Articles
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Craigslist Find – 1959 Morris Minor Traveller
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If you want to combine your love of British motoring with your need to move small loads, then keep reading.
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V8 Supercars is a Strong Series with a Few New Kid Quirks
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After years of waiting, Australia’s V8 Supercars has finally crossed the other pond and introduced their fierce touring car series to the US. After a weekend at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, I’ve had a good taste of the action… but they only teased us. I don’t want to sound disappointed, because that’s not entirely the case,…
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Hooniverse Asks- When it Comes to Pickups, Stepside or Flareside?
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When it comes to pickup trucks, the world is filled with divisions- Ford vs. Chevy, foreign vs. domestic, full-sized vs. compact. Today I want to add to the discordant discourse by finding out which on side of the divide you all stand when it comes to one more aspect of pickup truck preference, that being…
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Last Call- Model Behavior Edition
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Driving the McLaren F1 is probably about as close to piloting a Space Shuttle as you could come in a road-going car, and owning one is about as likely. This one, despite its beautiful ebony paint and included fitted luggage, is somewhat more obtainable, clocking in at only £199. That’s because, you see, this one…
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Build, Race, Crash, Fix, Repeat: The Battle-Torn V8 Supercars [Photos]
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I’ll admit it, I have a strange affinity for beat up race cars. Battle dents scars tell stories; some of great triumph and success in adverse situations. Other times, fierce disappointment or travesty as things come to an end. I’ll tease y’all with some beat up, taped up V8 Supercars.
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Craigslist Find – 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia
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I have confessed my love for Westfalia vans before, but I’ve always balked at the exorbitant prices they command; even 20-year old Westies can go for well over $20,000. This time, I’ve found a Westy that’s much more reasonably priced, and in good shape. Take a look and see if you agree.
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Spirit of Ecstasy (Or my infatuation with an unattainable Lady, part 2)
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Rolls-Royce isn’t the kind of name that regularly appears on these pages; it’s not particularly relevant to any of us and there are some pretty galling nouveau-riche connotations. There is still a strong whiff of Grey Poupon whenever the flying lady comes into conversation. That said, looking at our most recent instalment of R.A-S.H, in…
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Carlisle Imports 2013: The British Cars
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I have seen the 2013 Carlisle Import Nationals, and it was good. The turnout was excellent, the weather cooperated, and the cars were obscure. Just the way we like it. Let’s start our review with the British cars, because we’re doing this alphabetically and there were no Austrian or Australian cars at the show. The…
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L'Étranger – Dusting off a Peugeot 404 for auctioning
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The local auto club, of which I’ve been a member for a little while now, is auctioning off two world-weary old cars. This is the older one of the two, a mid-1960s Peugeot 404. Both cars have been donated to the club years ago, and the powers-that-be-brewing-the-coffee would rather see them go to the hands…
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Roadside Attractions – 1984 Buick LeSabre
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There is a small gravel lot alongside the main road I take to work every day; there are often one or two cars sitting there for sale. Usually, they’re nothing special, but when I saw this great white beast posing for traffic this morning, I knew I was bound to stop and get some pictures.…
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Truck Thursday: Oregon Coast Ford Falcon Ute
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[Ed. Note – The pictures and beautiful story are by commenter stickmanonymous. Thanks, mate!] It was true for me, at least as an automobile-loving child growing up in the south-east suburbs of Perth in the early 1990s, that familiarity bred contempt. My working-class suburb was home to all manner of vehicles that seemed to me…
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Podcast: Episode 12 – The Quick and the Consternated
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Blake Z. Rong went to Detroit to attend the Autoweek Fantasy Camp. This was the perfect opportunity to wrangle a few of the writers for the publication, lock them in a room, and force them to talk get to podcastin’! Mr. Z. Rong is joined by (THE) Davey G. Johnson, Mark Vaughn, Jake Lingeman, and…
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Craigslist Crapshoot
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Welcome to Craigslist Crapshoot, our weekly search for the most bizarre, awesome, and/or terrible vehicles that the online classifieds has to offer. For last week’s scavenger hunt you were tasked to round up some captive imports, which considering they are already captive, that shouldn’t have been too tough, right? We’ll find out just how hard…
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eBay: This battery tray could be yours for just $3,999.99! UPDATED
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Above this bit of text sits a Mopar battery tray. It’s designed to fit a slew of B and E-Body vehicles, and Classic Industries sells it for $24.99. They have plenty in stock. [sc:ebay itemid=”380459287137″ linktext=”THIS is the same tray for sale on eBay” ]. Now the tray costs $3,999.99, and they’re are just two…
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Review: 2013 Lexus GS 450h
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Lexus introduced the GS300 in 1993. The Italdesign Giugiaro designed car was to follow in the footsteps of the iconic LS400, bringing contention to the 5-series and the E-class, much like the LS did to 7-series and the S-class. The car looked slick and it came with already legendary reliability and an excellent price point.…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Lamest Automotive Trope in the Movies?
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Hollywood sells fantasy. And no matter how gritty the subject or vérité the cinéma liberties are always taken in the story telling. When an audience member has certain knowledge of which of a film’s actions run counter to reality, it can result in a whole lot of eye rolling and utterances of oh sure. Take for…