Posts Tagged ‘dad’
If you've ever thought about a car you used to own and lamented with a shake of the head, "I never never should have sold it," there's a website that could help you out. It's not going to help someone like me since the whip I most want back (pictured above) was lost to a traffic incident. But if you......
Knight Rider promotion shifts into high gear
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
click above for more new high-res images of KITTAs we all know, Knight Rider will be returning to television this Sunday at 9PM EST on NBC. The new Michael Knight played by Justin Bruening and his car companion KITT, voiced by Val Kilmer, made an appearance on the Today Show this morning (disclaimer......
Aw, Snap! Polaroid claims it is not sponsoring Nick Hogan
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
In his first blog post since the horrific crash that totaled his dad's high-performance Toyota Supra and left his best friend in critical condition, Nick Hogan (real last name Bollea, son of famous WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan) claimed that after being dropped by the Mopar drifting team, he picked up Pol......
Video of 140 mph joyride gets driver a slow ride to jail
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
We understand a lot of strange urges, especially when it comes to cars. What we don't understand is the urge to do something illegal, commit it to video, and then upload that video to one of the world's most famous broadcast mediums.A teenage mechanic in England took his dad's MR2 for a high speed r......
Spy Shots: Ferrari Dino caught!
Sunday, June 10th, 2007
click above image for high-res gallery of Ferrari Dino spy shotsIt appears that spy photographers from Brenda Priddy & Co. may have snagged shots of Ferrari's upcoming and oft denied entry-level Dino model. The car is wearing 599 bodywork, but from certain angles it looks like a kid wearing its......
Minivans: not just for Soccer-Moms
Saturday, May 5th, 2007
My uncle's motoring choice has always had me a little puzzled. He's got a garage full of Mercedes, Range Rovers, Hummers and a Magnum PI-style Ferrari 308 GTS that he never drives. What does he drive instead? A Chrysler minivan. Chances are you know somebody like that, too. Over at the Kicking Tires......
Top Gear turns nostalgic with ‘My Dad had one of those’
Monday, March 12th, 2007
Top Gear writer Giles Chapman and script editor Richard Porter assembled a collection of Cars That Dad Had. As one synopsis put it, the book reflects "a time before people carriers and lifestyle off roaders, when the nearest thing to an airbag was hiding behind your fat brother." Being a British boo......
Motor Sport: hitch up and play a game of hoops
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
Remember when you were a kid and had to ask your dad to move the car out of the driveway so you could shoot some hoops? Well now that you're old enough to drive, you can relive the experience, only when you pull out the car from the driveway this time, you can keep going.This basketball net clamps o......
Recycled tires make Dad’s baby bag easier to handle
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Not all of us on the AB team have kids, but all of us know somebody who does. For the dad's in the group, toting around a diaper bag with duckies and bunnies is out of the question. Anything that screams of Mr. Mom is the last thing you want. Here's a bag we think you might be able to carry around ......
REPORT: Blue Devil prototype faked by Winding Road
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
Last month we posted on a recent sighting of the infamous "Blue Devil" supercharged uber-vette that had been shot numerous times while undergoing testing.We wrote at the time, "This latest shot comes courtesy of The Car Connection via a student near Milford, Mich. by the name of Yonni G. Mr. G. ha......