Archive for June 19th, 2008

newVideoPlayer(”StrangerThanParadise_65Coronet_476.flv”, 506, 423,””); We’ve got John Lurie, Richard Edson (you may know him best as the Zappa-esque “Evil Valet Parker” in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off), and Ezter Balint in a 1965 Dodge Coronet sedan with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins on the tape deck. Yes, it’s Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise, which has some seriously Jalop-worthy… »

Matt Farah, host of Garage419, chats it up with Grand Am drivers at Lime Rock Park during the last race on the original historic track surface. That’s cool and all, but the footage of Farah blasting through Connecticut in an Aston Martin Vanquish is worth the click.

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Honda’s hoping to snag some love from the Hollywood hype machine for their new green machine, the hydrogen fuel-cell-powered FCX Clarity. Honda’s producing 200 of the fuel cell vehicles for distribution to celebrities and other Hollywood luminaries to build buzz for the 73 MPG technological wonder. True, these drivers may not need the fuel efficiency… »

Today we posted some new spy pics of the 2010 Mustang GT Convertible and noted that we weren’t big fans of the spoiler and, perhaps, would like a “delete option.” This prompted a long discussion about what delete options actually existed, pouring over into Question Of The Day. Though it seems like some of you… »

New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has announced a plan to create a car-free zone along a 6.9-mile stretch of Manhattan streets on three Saturdays during the month of August. The experimental initiative, which the Mayor has dubbed “Summer Streets,” stretches from 72nd street, taking a jog over to Fourth Avenue at 14th St., crossing… »

We thought we had all the new vehicles already figured out for Michael Bay’s next GM-gasm — Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Turns out there are still a few secrets to suss out as a Chevy Trax was spotted running chest to chest with the Chevy Beat moments after the the Bumblebee/Chevy Trax chase shot… »

newVideoPlayer(”fbc_matt_hardigree.flv”, 506, 423,””); With news that GM may be halting new truck development, our good friends at the Fox Business Network just had to have us back, which means another episode of the official car pundit drinking game. We get more name love (drink) from Stuart Varney and even argue a bit with the… »

The hotted up 2010 Chevy Camaro SS version of Bumblebee was snapped either running from, or leading whatever ‘bot the Chevy Beat will be playing on the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen today in Philadelphia. Hopefully they don’t run into the NYC 2009 Renault Laguna Coupe, because we’re pretty sure the Renault would… »

Those complaining about high gas prices and the lack of electric cars need look no further than the putting green, where electric golf carts are being converted to look like Hummers, hot rods and even fire trucks. Some carts are even capable of speeds in excess of 45 mph and will travel 25 miles on… »

If you’re worried about a getaway vehicle during a bank heist, the obvious solution is to use something with no legal connection to you, right? One solution might be to take a dealership test drive, but perhaps leave the salesman behind. In this real-life example, the suspect, Marcel Perrot, took a used truck and salesman… »