Posts Tagged ‘organizers’
Click the image above to view the videoWe know that McLaren has a sense of humor, we simply never know when it's going to reveal itself. Happily for us, the team has decided it's time to laugh again. The Singapore Grand Prix, on September 28, is the first Formula 1 race at night, and team CEO Martin......
Paris Preview: 2010 MINI Crossover Concept
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Click either image for a gallery of the MINI Crossover ConceptIt's finally arrived folks... and it's not the coming apocalypse. MINI has released the first official images of the Crossover Concept, proving that BMW not only has a sense of humor, but that it's serious about bringing an all-wheel-driv......
Weekend Photo Fun: Adventures in re-branding
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Click image to enlarge and see the front view, tooIdentity crisis? Repressed brand allegiance? People who intentionally rebrand their rides have reasons all their own. Take this pickup I encounted on my drive home yesterday. Maybe the giant bowtie on the tailgate is trying to compensate for somethin......
eBay find of the day: BTTF SriLorean
Friday, July 18th, 2008
The seller states he's not really sure what this car is worth. Here's our estimate: it's worth even less than a regular '89 Scirocco with 123,000 miles. Why? Because it's been molested into a Delorean imposter. Not just any Delorean, either, but the Back To The Future Delorean, which so many people ......
VIDEO: New Subaru ad does sexy Japan-style
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Click above to view video after the jumpSubaru of Canada has shown its twisted sense of humor with this new commercial for the Subaru Forester that plays off the whole "sexy babes washing a car" motif. Instead of busty blondes, however, the Japanese automaker supplants sumo wrestlers who thrown spo......
Who would have thought? Ford Racing has a sense of humor
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Click above to view the FR500S Mustang window stickerI'm a big fan of 'less is more' and would rather take off weight than add horsepower. I'm also an admitted Mustang fan and was wondering just how much flab could be removed from a new Mustang. Ford lists a 5-speed GT at 3,300 lbs, which isn't too......
Confirmed! Bureaucrats have no sense of humor, funny stop signs nixed
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Inhabitants of Oak Lawn, Ill. apparently have a hard time understanding the meaning of the large red octagons posted on street corners through the city. So in an effort to get people to actually stop, the city installed smaller signs below their larger, legal counterparts to get motorists attention ......
Brock Yates is back in the blogosphere
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
That's right people, the original gonzo-automotive journalist is back in the saddle, and judging by his first post on the One Lap website, he's still full of all the piss and vinegar we've come to expect. Hopefully, Yates' Engines With Attitude blog gives regular updates and editorials from its incr......
Job Listing of the Day: Prodrive Chairman’s Estate Manager
Friday, April 25th, 2008
So you want to work for Prodrive/Aston Martin, but you don't quite have the qualifications to be a bodyshell fabricator or a chief engineer? Then perhaps you have what it takes to fill the position of estate manager for the chairman of the company. You won't need to know your way around a sheet of c......
April Fools already? Lamborghini offers branded barf bag
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Lamborghini apparently has a sense of humor; how else would you explain the exotic brand's website using an image of a small paper bag with a bull logo and the automobili Lamborghini script, described as a sick bag, as the entry to the merchandise section of its website? If the performance of its ca......