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Last Call – It's Snow Problem Edition
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In 1922, Ford offered a snowmobile conversion for the most popular car in the world, their Model T. Lumber companies used it to haul logs during the long winter months, as well as rebellious youths seeking some hooch-powered thrills off ski jumps and frozen lakes, who had discovered this thing called “extreme sports.”
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Caption This
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Suddenly, pounding Red Bulls for the fourth night in a row didn’t seem as fun as Billy imagined. [Source: steering wheel faces]
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Eyesore 914 Needs MOAR STICKERS!
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This is the sort of car that where you turn every corner on three wheels, pedal punching a hole in cigarette-stained carpet, while your friend’s moms in SUVs gawk at you in horror and then warn their kids to never hang out with you. It’s never seen the business end of a hose or a can of Bondo,…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Road Test Review: The Texan Corvette
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When you’re 19, it’s more difficult to get a test drive in an old Corvette than a new 911. Strangely, this is also true of driving a new Civic Si, Prius, or GTI, which is less understandable. Whether it’s the Corvette’s reputation for unpredictable handling under power or the fact that ever teenager wants one,…
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Electric Speedster: Ride the Lightning, In Style!
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Teslas are for wimps and people named after glandular animal secretions. This 356 Speedster replica, however, captures all of the style and panache of mid-century sun-kissed California motoring, added only by the sexy, sexy hum of the future. Motoring con elettrico, baby!
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Wagon Wednesday: Italian Adventures in Wagon Cannibalization
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Last week we featured a Crown Victoria with a bit of an, ahem, “rear end adjustment.” (Not a euphemism, yet.) But if 3400lbs of cobbled-together Blue Oval is too much third-row jumpseat action! for your tastes, may we offer up this example fresh from the Olde Worlde?
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Hammarhead Industries: Introducing "Pier 18" and the Solo X
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Hammarhead Industries made a splash earlier this year with the Jack Pine, a stripped-down, hopped-up, blackened Triumph Scrambler that feels like it should be followed everywhere by uniformed Germans in Kübelwagens. And to prove its legitimate dirt capabilities, the folks at Hammarhead created this short video: a dusty ballet of supreme hoonage against a backdrop…
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The Strange, Beautiful Saga of the Bullet Bus
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This used to be a 1966 21-window Volkswagen Type 2 bus. Abandoned somewhere in the Nevada desert, it was partially stripped and left to rust, then shot up by gun-toting desert wanderers looking for a bit of target practice. But a band of intrepid enthusiasts rescued it while succinctly answering the question, “who would want…
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Shinya Kimura, Motorcycle Sculptor
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[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16981453[/vimeo] Shinya Kimura, nominated for a 2010 Vimeo Award, clocks in at just under 3 minutes, but in that short amount of time it speaks volumes about Shinya Kimura, motorcycle artist and proprietor of Zero Engineering, which builds motorcycles to the stars. (Tom Cruise might have lifted one from the grasp of Xenu himself.) Kimura…
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Draggin’ Isetta!
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What’s the one thing your parents, teachers, guidance counselors, parole officers or Tony Robbins motivational cassettes told you when you were growing up? “If you set your mind to it, you can do anything.” (Also: “don’t use a spork as a knife.”) That’s certainly the mentality that applies to this little guy. Aw, lookit the…
