George Barris of Barris Kustom
George Barris is generally known to be the “King of the Customizers”. He’s created some of the most well known and celebrated custom cars that the world has ever seen including the original Batmobile...
George Barris is generally known to be the “King of the Customizers”. He’s created some of the most well known and celebrated custom cars that the world has ever seen including the original Batmobile...
Imagine that you have a business building widgets. Widget sales are brisk, so you need to ship your product to markets all across the United States. You sign a deal with a carrier, who agree to trans...
Hot-rodded imports are usually not my style, but after coming across this wicked 1972 Datsun 510 on BringATrailer.com, I have to say that I may be changing my tune. This particular 510 is probably on...
Remember last month, when I told you that the NHTSA and NASA had issued their findings on the whole Toyota unintended acceleration debacle? To summarize, NASA reviews some 280,000 lines of code relat...
If you like cars, police chases, guns, intrigue and well… hookers, then the Grand Theft Auto series of video games by developer Rockstar is the king. No where else in the annals of video game history...
I already told you that I'm a big fan of the photography of Chris Cooper. He recently moved his stuff to a new place on the interweb and I just keep being amazed of his work. Check out some pics he t...
It’s been a bad couple of weeks for me, especially since my local cable provider doesn’t carry ESPN3. That meant no coverage of Sebring as the drama was unfolding, so I’ve been without racing since t...
Heute Mittag stand der Fahrer einer Spedition vor der Bürotür, hatte eine Palette für mich dabei und fragte mich direkt ausgiebig über den Verwendungszweck der Lieferung aus. Als er erfuhr, dass dies...
Happy weekend everyone.
Liz Taylor ist tot. Aber sie war weißgott nicht die "letzte große Diva", wie es uns die Boulevardpresse in längst vorgefertigten Nachrufen glauben machen will. Eine andere große Diva (mit Facelift!) ...
Well here’s a first, I don’t think I’ve ever featured an audio-centric build on this site. Building an intricate competition-spec audio system might not be everyone’s preferred flavour of fabrication...
music: "Helena Beat" by Foster the People www.fosterthepeople.com ~No animals were harmed in the making of this video. Don't harm animals, dummy.~ www.danieldaniel.us thankyou to www.TheIdealists.com...
When Dodge came out with the redesigned Charger back in 2005, MOPAR purists and enthusiasts went a little nuts. You see the Charger came equipped with four doors, something that was a big no-no consi...
We’ve all been there, right? You have to haul something home, and your car just doesn’t have the chops to get the job done. If you’re lucky, you’ve got an understanding friend with a pickup truck. If...
*Photo Credit: DieselPower It should be no secret that the longer you keep your car or truck, the longer it’ll pay you back. I mean let’s face it, in an economy that’s riddled with unemployment, layo...
Go big or go home could be Ken Block’s personal trademark. The Rally / Gymkhana / X-Games driver was shaking down his Ford Fiesta WRC car, in preparation for this weekend’s Rally of Portugal, when he...
*Photo Credit: StupidDope.com Over the years I’ve come across some pretty ostentatious vehicles, but this sucker takes the cake. This is the SportChassis P4XL from Freightliner and it’s the vehicle f...
The Miata is undoubtedly the most fun on four wheels. And now the guys at Jota Sport have distilled the car’s bubbly personality down to a thick, syrupy shot of racetrack rotgut that can knock the mo...
The 2011 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is one of the most powerful production super cars on the planet. Its supercharged LS9 V8 pumps out a staggering 638 hp and 604 lb.- ft. of torque, which means that it’...
Let’s face it: we’re living in a global economy these days, so product manufacturers have to factor a lot more variables into the equation than in the old days. Whether truth or urban legend (since t...
Red Bull sponsored Formula One driver Mark Webber is all about using the latest and greatest in technology to help him land on the podium. His car is a technological marvel that is capable of traveli...
I’m making a pledge for the 2011 Formula One season: I won’t pick on Michael Schumacher, and I’ll keep my opinion that he was the most over-rated driver of the modern era to myself. I’m sure that he’...
Beim Bördeln auf dem Parkplatz ist uns aufgefallen, daß die Bremstrommeln sich schwer drehen. Also habe ich die erste mal aufgemacht - Hölle, das war ein akt. Die Trommeln trennten sich kaum von den ...
We met up with Max Schaaf at his shop in Oakland, CA to see how his build for Born Free 3 was coming along.
Sometimes the makers of uber cars like Lamborghini simply forget to invite us to all the cool stuff they’re doing. Take for instance this cool video shoot of the new 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-...