Yellow Fog Lights By Brendan Moore 01.05.2007 In the 11.10.06 Check Your Mirrors column, I wrote the following: IN California, I have noticed that people are having their clear OEM bulbs taken out of the fog light/driving light assemblies and replaced with yellow bulbs. The clear OEM lens remains with yellow bulb inside. I talked with some of these (20-something) guys, and from their point of view, this accomplishes two things; 1) it gives their vehicle a distinctive front look when the... Read Full Story
Yellow Fog Lights By Brendan Moore 01.05.07 In the 11.10.06 Check Your Mirrors column, I wrote the following: IN California, I have noticed that people are having their clear OEM bulbs taken out of the fog light/driving light assemblies and replaced with yellow bulbs. The clear OEM lens remains with yellow bulb inside. I talked with some of these (20-something) guys, and from their point of view, this accomplishes two things; 1) it gives their vehicle a distinctive front look when... Read Full Story
Scion took the wraps off of its latest concept Wednesday, 19th March at the 2008 New York Auto Show. Dubbed the Hako Coupe is intended to the video game playing younger generation. Scion’s Hako Coupe Concept is a very rare show car which in Scion’s own words is ‘polarizing’.
Scion vice president Jack Hollis explained that Hako Concept’s look is the sporty version of a box, but in fact looks more like an armored truck. The front of the car is highlighted with a load of LED headlights, a... Read Full Story
IN California, I have noticed that people are having their clear OEM bulbs taken out of the fog light/driving light assemblies and replaced with yellow bulbs. The clear OEM lens remains with yellow bulb inside. I talked with some of these (20-something) guys, and from their point of view, this accomplishes two things; 1) it gives their vehicle a distinctive front look when the lights are on, and 2) they gain greater lighting efficiency in fog conditions since they believe the yellow light... Read Full Story
Talk about the right car at the right time. Legendary car designer Henrik Fisker has unveiled his hybrid sports car, the Karma. Not only will the Karma hit 60 mph in under 6 seconds, but when operated properly, it will consume only one tank of gas a year. And we're not talking about George Jetson stuff, this car will be available next year. The first of its kind four-door plug-in hybrid premium sports sedan will have a starting price of $80,000. Initial deliveries of the Karma will commence... Read Full Story
Mike Mello 07.19.2007 Open headers. Moon discs. Full roll cage…”Nefarious II” had it all. While strolling the avenue earlier this month at the New England Summer Nationals in Worcester, MA, certain cars stood out for different reasons. A mid-80’s Impala put its hydraulics on display leaving opposite wheels hanging in mid-air, the row of S-10s was capped off by a rare Syclone, and a Toyota Corona appeared in two-tone blue. All of these cars captured my attention, but the following early 30’s... Read Full Story
Hermès is now in the auto business. Well, at least in the business of making cars look beautiful. Last Thursday, the luxury leather goods company unveiled the tiny Smart Car it designed to celebrate the vehicle's 10-year anniversary. The Fortwo édition Toile cars are available in 10 colours and each is fitted with Hermès leather-covered steering wheels and gear
levers, with colours including fuchsia and lime, along with the brand’s
original canvas toile H. Prices start at 38,000 euros, or... Read Full Story
If you’re not rolling a 10-ton, bullet proof, blast protected armored car limo, then you’re not rollin’. The beefed up limo offers gun ports, LCD satellite TV’s, bullet resistant glass, emergency escape hatches, two bars, sound dampening walls and a retractable stripper pole. The XXL can be yours for $149,000 and will hold 25 people. Or, wait until 2010, when the XXXL premiers and seat 45 (yes, 45) of your closest friends. About the only person I can see buying this is Shaq- oh wait, he... Read Full Story
Who says you can’t be rich and white trash? Newport Beach’s Richard Moriaty takes the concept of putting that old-car-on bricks-in your-front yard thing to a whole new level. When we first came across this story, we were ready to declare Richard a complete idiot. Bolt a Lamborghini to the wall? Sacrilege. This is a car that should be driven. This is worse than the guy who only puts 6 miles a year on it. But then we discovered that Richard did drive it. A lot. And it got old. And he got sick... Read Full Story
By the year 2000 weren’t we supposed to be zooming about in flying cars, taking day trips to the moon and teleporting ourselves to Moscow? It’s nearly 2010 and what do we have to show for it? Where’s all the dreaming engineers, the ingenuity, the passion to further mankind’s technological world dominance? It’s here: The Terrawind Amphibious RV—part RV, part houseboat, all money. Talk about impressing the opposite sex. It’s the Clark Griswald of 007. The 42’ RV/ hippo will cruise the... Read Full Story
