Hoonivercinema

Get Ready for a Shivery Spine: NSX, Senna, The Nordschleife and Dramatic Music

If you didn’t click over to Chris Wick’s blog when we told you to yesterday, then you missed out on this trailer from Format67 involving an NSX, the town of Frankfurt, and some great editing. Again, it leans heavily on the dramatic buildup featuring slow motion and lens flare lighting school [...]

Showdown

Showdown: Speedy Commuter Edition

In our last Showdown, the FJ80 crawled all over the mega-overpriced Wagoneer, but I’ll readily admit it wasn’t much of a fair matchup. Oh well.

In today’s showdown, we’re taking a look a trio of  cars that a less ridiculous version of myself would be using for my 24,000 mile per year day-job commute. [...]

For Sale, Streetwalker

Streetwalker- The Peace Maker Does Not Respect Your Ridgeline

Well, once again our favorite road-side used car lot has something of interest for us. This 1999 Honda Passport has been re-imagined as a melding of Chevy Avalanche and John Rambo - I didn’t start the Honda, they started the Honda! – creating a tasty melange with a tinge of agent orange.

Nostalgia, Two-Wheel Tuesdays

I was supermotard before Supermotard was supermotard

As any 2-wheel hoon will tell you, motards, or streetified dirt bikes, are an unholy blast. Here’s mine, circa 1984. You might be tempted to call it a Supermotard, but at the time this bike was built, the term didn’t exist, or at least hadn’t migrated outside of France.

Last Call

Parting Shot: Automotive Eclecticism Makes Me Smile

Driveway Team Roll Call!
Caravan! …Cavernous Interior: GO!
Prelude! …16 Valves: MAYBE!
Stealth! …Twin Turbos: NOT BLOODY LIKELY!
Yugo! …Still Reasonably Functional: YES!

I drive past this house on my evening commute each day, and the interesting mix of cars in this guy’s driveway always lifts my spirits. None of them are all that remarkable (although a Yugo that’s still [...]

Two-Wheel Tuesdays

Your Guide to 50cc Street Bikes in the US

[singlepic id=1768 w=320 h=320 float=left]You’ve got to wonder about the marketing guys at the big four Japanese motorcycle companies, or at least their U.S. subsidiaries. Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, some bright MBA grad would say, “Hey, we sell tons of 50cc motorcycles overseas, and we sell lots of 50cc scooters and mini-bikes in America; [...]