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Porsche 911 to star in next Twilight movie with a big ugly chick

May 26, 2009

I’m sure a few readers have teenage daughters who have read the entire Twilight series of books 15 times like mine has. One thing many of the old fuddy duddies may not realize is that cars play a starring role in the books. It seems that vampires like cars. Cool cars. Fast cars. In book [...]

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The West Coast Crew gets flamed on the way to Fast & Furious screening

March 31, 2009

Our men on the West Coast are headed to an advance screening of the new Fast & Furious flick tonight except that they already went last night. Of course there was nobody at the theater that night because they were a day early. Its a good thing they were premature, because one of the highways [...]

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Cody Coyote replica on ebay

August 4, 2008

It has been a while since I’ve visited Shannan Larratt at Price Of His Toys to check out the coolness that exists in the world of kit cars. I’m so glad I headed over today, or I wouldn’t have seen this incredible replica.
Way back in the 80’s I loved the Hardcastle & McCormick show. Not [...]

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What to do after you’re stuffed with turkey

November 21, 2007

My good friend automotive editor C. Van Tune, sent me this today. Check out this database of cars that have appeared in movies and TV shows. http://www.imcdb.org/search.php I’m blown away by the amount of data they have, even on some pretty obscure films. Do a search for your favorite car or movie or TV show [...]

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My Favorite “Overrated” Movie Cars

November 16, 2007

During the early moments of performance vs. strict emission standards, the emissions won out and performance enthusiasts were faced with a slew of overrated blow hard vehicles that had much more bark than bite. But that did not stop Hollywood from using the magic of cinematography to make these cars into classics in our own [...]

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RM Auctions to sell off Fawcett movie cars: Without reserve!

September 5, 2007

Few car enthusiasts manage to make the trip through the town of Whitby without noticing Fawcett Motor Carriage. Set in an ages old drive shed and attached to an almost as old hanger type garage, there is always a rich assortment of classic cars on display. They typically range from rusty old shells to the [...]

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Goodwood Festival of Speed images are already out

July 9, 2006

What could be cooler than watching King Richard thunder up the hill in one of the old birds that he made famous? Over at F1 Fanatic, they’ve already posted 3 galleries of cars from Goodwood, from F1 cars to the Bugatti Veyron and even some pretty neat movie cars.

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Top ten movie cars

June 4, 2006

The folks over at have cars.com compiled a list of the top ten movie cars, and even a few of the worst. Believe it or not, Eleanor and the General Lee aren’t on either list.
10. 2003 Mini Cooper S – The Italian Job
9. 1973 For Falcon – Road Warrior
8. [...]

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