Go Ahead, Steal My Car

Posted on Jul 21, 2014 in Safety | 1 comment

Car thefts are going up again, after a year’s decline. In Chicago, crime overall was down 10.6 percent, but car thefts went up 21.8 percent, compared to January 2010. Las Vegas has 20.3 motor vehicle thefts per 1,000 residents; the U.S. average is 3.15. Well, why not? A lot of folks have bad nights at the craps table. “The key is under the seat, Frank.” The...

Is Electric Really Better?

Posted on Jul 20, 2014 in Technology | 2 comments

Before you all freak out on me because you think I’m just going to smash and trash electric vehicles, hear me out. I’m not poo-pooing them because I think they’re too slow or ugly looking. I have valid arguments that I want to bring to everyone’s attention. And now that you haven’t read that and don’t care anyways, I’ll continue. I think electric cars are...

A look back at the Camaro, through the eyes of contemporary Chevy designers

Posted on Jul 19, 2014 in Featured | 2 comments

First-generation Camaro analysis by Ed Welburn. With a new Chevrolet Camaro poised for introduction in the coming months, GM wants to keep the model fresh in the eyes of consumers until the sixth-generation car takes its bow. One innovative way to do so is to look back at five generations of Camaro, as seen through Chevrolet’s current design executives. Ed...

Nissan ZEOD RC Prototype

Posted on Jul 9, 2014 in Concept | Comments Off on Nissan ZEOD RC Prototype

We have all been waiting today’s 24 hours Le Mans competition for hundreds of reasons. Getting to know a little bit more about Nissan ZEOD RC prototype however was one of the most desirables. So far, we only got the chance to look into a few catchy teasers released by the famous brand entered under Renault’s guidance. Nissan ZEOD RC What today brought in terms...

The Pot Is Boiling in Formula One

Posted on Jul 2, 2014 in Racing | Comments Off on The Pot Is Boiling in Formula One

Ferrari, always the big gorilla in motor racing, threw a monkey wrench into Formula One yesterday. The company threatened, indeed promised, to pull out of next year’s events unless the folks in charge (Féderation Internationale de l’Automobile, or FIA) recant on their bonehead idea to change the rules and effectively create a two-tiered racing system. FIA says...

Epic Untrue Failures

Posted on Jul 1, 2014 in Antique | Comments Off on Epic Untrue Failures

My friend at Just A Car Guy posted this great article that he found on another great site called Dean’s Garage. They describe some of the dumbest, strangest, and most tragic stories in the car world that I have ever read, and had to republish them here. UPDATE – I just found out that these are not true, and are just made up. Still, they are funny and worth a...