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Craigslist Egregiousness

Metacars Invades Craigslist with Parody Civic Ad?

The great XKCD once challenged readers to write a youtube comment so dumb people would know it must be fake. It’s nearly impossible. Such is the case with Craigslist ads for super JDM ricemobiles. Mr Howser sent this in, and we’re pretty sure it’s a spoof…but then again, it we’ve seen stranger ads on the [...]

Hooniversal Navel Gazing

Confession Time: Show Us Your Toys

Surely some of you must have better photography skills than myself.

Yes, we’re all grown-ups here. Well, most of us are, anyhow. But many of us still indulge ourselves in some rather childish hobbies.

Terrible Ideas

Rare Sterling 827 SLi Hatch is a Tempting Anglo-Japanese Grab Bag of Win, Horror

Buying me is a Sterling idea!

Let’s say you want a mid-size, V6-powered 5-door hatchback with a manual transmission, but first-gen Mazda 6 prices have got you down because your budget constraints are lower. Like, picking through other peoples trash for recyclable items flipping ground beef patties lower. What’s a hoon to do? [...]

For Sale

Was That Really Necessary?

It’s Friday, so you’re probably in a good mood. We’re here to ruin that with this ‘82 Bronco chassis-ed ‘98 Eclipse. It’s managed to combine a body kit with 33 inch tires. A bumping single 15″ sub with a Hazzard County grade push bar. The Eclipse strikes a somewhat “urban” note, but it’s photographed in [...]

First Impressions

New York Times Sunday: Artist Peter Max and his Corvette Collection.

Corvettes in Storage in Brooklyn – Image by Tony Cenicola – NYT

I was going to run this piece for Modern Art Monday, but this story is so compelling it’s now under New York Times Sunday Edition. Anyway, I have a surprise for Modern Art Monday.

This is a very interesting story by the [...]

For Sale

LT1-Powered Ferrari 250 - What's Your Take?

A few days ago on the ever-awesome Bring A Trailer, they covered the sale of a Ferrari 250GTE (that’s a relatively unloved 2+2 iteration of the 250 model) for a “mere” $38,000. The catch? Gone is the 3.0L v12 and manual transmission, replaced by an LT-1 and 700R4 slushbox.

Diesel Fumes

Superbowl Sunday Ride Special: The Armored Limousine

So what do the Dallas Cowboys Football Star Terrell Owens, and Reality TV Star (and Sex Tape Vixen) Kim Kardashian have in common? They both chose to use a most unusual Limousine Service, based in the Dallas Metro area, the Armored Limousine Service, Inc.