Posts Tagged ‘old school’
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the '01 VW Microbus conceptThe 2001 VW Microbus concept was really cool; so much so that it looked like it was headed for 2005 production. Then the project started getting expensive at the same time the U.S. dollar began to hit the skids. So, then-boss Bernd Pisch......
Moscow 2008: Lada shows off C-Cross concept
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Click above for hi-res gallery of the Lada C-Cross conceptThe Moscow Auto Show is underway and Damon's on site with camera in hand. The car you see here is the Lada C-Cross Concept, which looks kinda like a Chinese knock-off of a last-gen Euro Ford Focus with added ground clearance. The C-Cross show......
Brunopasso: the espresso machine for auto enthusiasts
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Cars need gasoline, and their drivers need coffee. While we wouldn't recommend combining the two into one beverage, why not infuse our coffee makers with more high-octane attitude? That's where the deviceSTYLE Brunopasso PD-1 espresso machine comes in. The styling, penned by Japanese designer Tadahi......
Woodward 2008: Hankering for Hot Rods?
Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Click above for a gallery of Hot Rods on WoodwardCruising amongst the various cars down Woodward this weekend were quite a few machines that fit into the Hot Rod genre. Starting with a classic old-school vehicle platform, adding power and lowering it to the ground, the Hot Rod ethos still manages to......
Woodward 2008: Chrysler Booth Tour at 13 Mile
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of Chrysler's booth on Woodward Ave.The Chrysler booth at the Woodward Dream Cruise is all about two things: muscle cars and Mopar. The Pentastar filled up the massive mall parking lot at 13 mile and Woodward with dozens of classic rides from the '60s, '70s, and toda......
How to ruin a Jaguar XF in one easy step
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Photo: Justin Berkowitz/TTACJaguar's "leaper" has its place, and that place is not on the hood of the brand new XF sedan. Jaguar knows this; the hood ornament isn't offered as a factory option. In fact, one of the styling elements that made its debut on the XF is the new trunk-mounted neo-leaper ba......
‘09 Challenger brochure hits the web, retro overload ensues
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Click above image for the 2009 Dodge Challenger brochureIn the gallery below, you'll find the full brochure for the 2009 Dodge Challenger, and yeah, there's some good stuff to be found in there. We're particularly fond of the R/T Classic package (above), which gets a coat of B5 Blue, 20" torq-thrust......
Fast and Furious muscles up
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Click above image for photo galleryOntarioStreetCar caught sight of a transporter loaded with Detroit Muscle being used in the filming of the fourth installment of The Fast and the Furious saga, innovatively titled, Fast and Furious. This is one truck we'd gladly hijack with a crew of accomplices dr......
Sigh. Pontiac G3 may be headed for U.S.
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Looks like badge engineering is alive and well at General Motors. After decades of the practice damaging its brands, GM may sell the Pontiac G3 in the U.S. The G3 is nothing more than a rebadged version of what we know as the Chevy Aveo that's sold in Canada as the Wave. It's rebadged and sold elsew......
Ukrainian limousine leaves nothing to the imagination
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
We've seen some dogface cars around here. As a baseline, most of us consider the stock Pontiac Aztek simply indigestible. With that in mind, when this "customized" Pontiac Aztek showed up on eBay last year, a few of us fell over the porcelain fighting to hold down lunch.Just as our stomachs have fin......