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Last Call: You Light Up My Life Edition
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When the Feds announced that center high-mounted stop lamps (CHMSLs) would be mandated for the 1986 model year, everybody and their brother suddenly wanted a third brake light for their older car, either to get a piece of that Federally-mandated safety for themselves, or simply to look like they had a more modern car than…
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Last Call: Formative Years Edition
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As a youngster in the 1970s, I grew up with three female siblings and a father who wasn’t much of a gearhead, so I was the lone car enthusiast in my family. Fortunately, even though my dad had no interest in auto racing, he was willing to spend a few summer Sunday afternoons taking me…
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Last Call: A Very Low Point
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Land speed record cars tend to be low, pointy, claustrophobia-inducing things. And nothing seems lower or more claustrophobic than this famous belly-tanker built by Roy Fjastad for Don “Beachcomber” Johnson, circa 1961. If it looks scary here, can you imagine what it was like at more than 247 MPH? Image: hotrod.com Last Call indicates the…
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Last Call: Street Parked Edition
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In Japan, slammed and stretched scooters have been a legitimate thing for a long time, and they don’t come much lower or longer than this one. It doesn’t seem very practical, but it might get some use, seeing as it was captured parked at the curb. Image: mercenary.ie Last Call indicates the end of the…
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Last Call: Bro Bus Edition
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Even frat boys eventually get married and have a family. But sometimes, trading in your bro-dozer for a minivan is too horrific to consider. Last Call indicates the end of the Hooniverse broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread jacking is not only accepted, it’s encouraged.
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Last Call: Sea Air Edition
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Evidently, the ad agency couldn’t get through a modeling session with just one Fiat X1/9. I’m guessing the first one rusted away from the salty seaside environment prior to the end of the model’s contracted session. Last Call indicates the end of the Hooniverse broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone…
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Last Call: Reversed Engineering Edition
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The 1980–84 Brazilian VW Gol was notable for combining Volkswagen’s Type 1 Beetle motor with a modified version of the Audi 80/Fox chassis. To the uninitiated gearhead, opening the hood on a front-engined car to find the venerable VW air-cooled boxer staring back at him or her might be enough to induce vertigo. Last Call…
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Last Call: Unsprung Weight Edition
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Putting a 3-cylinder, 2-stroke snowmobile engine in the back of a Yugo is, in theory, an inspired idea. However, bolting the entire engine, exhaust and CVT transmission directly to a solid rear axle — as elegant in its simplicity as it may be — can’t bode well for the ride and handling. Last Call indicates the…
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Last Call: '80s Italian Style Edition
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The 1984 Fantic Sprinter Multispeed was a fairly ordinary Italian 50cc CVT “no-ped”, but as the Italians managed to do throughout the twentieth century, they managed to come up with a truly striking and unique package, even if the technology under the wrap is all strictly conventional. Image: Bike-urious.com Last Call indicates the end of…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: False Neutral Podcast #81 – The Return of Jeff
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Our friend Jeff, who shared his adventures on a TW200 back in Episode 29, is back again to talk about his recent experiences riding the West Coast on another Yamaha, this one blessed with a great deal more power. We go on to discuss the death of Motus, the birth of the Ryker, and Harley’s…
