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Steven Spielberg’s Duel and 1949 Driver’s Ed Video “You’re Driving 90 Horses)

As Seen in Pasadena

He Likes to Drive Stick

His Delta Tau Chi pledge name is… the Flash.

Three women testified against former Mount Carmel Vice-Mayor William Blakely, graphically recounting times he exposed himself while driving. News Channel 11 had the only reporter in court for Thursday’s preliminary hearing in Kingsport.

“I was scared that I was gonna wreck, he was gonna cause [...]

Saturday Open Thread

Read this one again last Fall… yeah the political names are dated, but the truths are universal… still some of the funniest stuff ever put on paper…

The car book for folks who like driving but aren’t gearheads. P.J.’s collected essays about some of his driving adventures reads like a picaresque novel.

Classic Pick O’ the Day — November 17

The Crowd Roars (1932) A race-car driver tries to keep his brother from following in his footsteps. Dir: Howard Hawks. Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Eric Linden, Guy Kibbee, Frank McHugh. TV-G. 6:00 AM EST. TCM.

I’ve not seen this one either but looking at that cast being directed by Howard [...]

Shear Awesomeness

Long live the almighty trestle bridge… this bridge in Durham, North Carolina seems to have seen its share of accidents. There are some repeats in the video, but a surprising number of folks don’t know whether or not their vehicle is 11’8″ tall or not.

The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year!

Fortunately, no members of Illinois law enforcement were injured.

H/T: SportsIlustrated.com’s Extra Mustard

Gaia Dammit!

The real debate between Faith and Reason is not taking place in the Christian religion — or even in Islam… no, the real conflict is in the religion of environmentalism…

Electric cars might cause as much or more pollution than conventional gas vehicles, according to researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

According [...]

Running To Stand Still

I’m pretty sure if you look up the definition of “Freaking Cool” in the dictionary it reads something like this… “Chasing a U-2 spy plane in a muscle car.” From Popular Mechanics:

On this overcast morning, I’m in a blue Pontiac GTO parked by the runway at Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento, Calif. [...]

Mustang Then and Now

This looks awesome. It was up for auction yesterday.

More info here.

Caption Thread

We were in L.A. the other day and my wife snapped this picture… We now know what Tink does when she disappears on the weekends…

What’s her tagline?

One Lucky Brit

Always wear your seat belts boys and girls… or not.

Tink in Germany

Regular commenter and all around good egg Tink’s propensity to jaw away on her cellphone while driving through parking lots is legendary ’round these parts. The sun also rises. Well a town in Germany has caved in accommodated wimmins like Tink.

Spaces in a new car park in the Black Forest town of Triberg [...]

From the Trailer Park — Jack Reacher

Tom Cruise as a cross between Dirty Harry and Ryan Gosling’s character in Drive. If Cruise can channel his work in Collateral then this could be good. I’ve not read the books on which this is based so I have no emotional tie to a character who is supposed to be 6’5″ and 250 [...]

These Wheels Are Hot!

Now this is the proper way to play with toys.

3D Weekend Five: Baby, You Can Drive My Car

This Five is dedicated to cars: cars you’ve owned, rented, leased, borrowed, stolen; cars your family had, cars you’ve coveted, any great TV/film cars…

5.  ’65 Chevelle:  My first car.  It was a POS that my dad paid my cousin $300 for, probably $298 more than it was worth.  No power steering (after a month [...]

BAMbi

Luckily the driver is OK. Laws prevent the deer from being “redeemed”.

We Never Really Fully Grow Up

Even the most mature man would still do this kind of stuff (even if not this particular stunt) given time, resources, etc. This is just a more expensive version of trying to catch footballs while riding my bike down the street, etc. No helmets or seat belts for us.

The Forecast Calls for Pain

California authorities investigate video of freeway beating posted online, http://fxn.ws/Mtr1Ui

This is what we call “victim precipitation” in criminology. He’s legally a victim, but the idiocy is shared.

And Next, the Triple Lindy!