Archive for the 'It's Just Cool' Category

Get Your Gas In Differently: Solid By Design ‘07-’08 Tundra Gas Door

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

The gas door on my truck has become the bane of my existence. After all, at $3.50 a gallon, going to the pump isn’t fun anymore — in fact, it irritates the hell out of me. If I had an ‘07+ Tundra though, I could make the gas-getting experience a little more fun with the […]

Big Air Goodness: Webasto Grandview Panoramic Sunroof

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Nothing relieves stress quite like cutting a big hole in something, so why not make it your roof? Webasto offers this killer panoramic sunroof that opens up your roof and brings the sun in like no other. The entire assembly is made of glass, so it’s a full-time moonroof. Then when you pop the switch, […]

Craigslist Find: ‘68 Caddy

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Who doesn’t like a good looking Cadillac? I know I do, and ’60s-era Caddies are some of the best looking ones out there — plus you can choose from a ton of aftermarket parts available for ‘em. Want one? Well, this one’s on the Phoenix Craigslist postings, and the owner’s asking $5,750 for this prime […]

Craigslist Find: ‘72 C10 Shorty

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Ok, let me level with you guys for a second: I’ve got a real hard-on for the ‘67-’72 Chevy trucks. I love ‘em. At one point I owned a ‘69, but it was a longbed, so I ended up trading it for something more functional. Shortbeds are super hard to find, especially in […]

Air On Demand: Warn 12V V-Twin Air Compressor

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Taking any vehicle off-road can put it to the test.  The harsh demands of a foreign terrain, pushing the drivetrain to the max — stuff is going to break, and you’re usually in a place where the nearest Pep Boys is 50 miles away. That means it’s up to you and your five-beers-deep buddy to […]

Der Camino: The M5 Ute Project

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Sometimes the big car guys don’t put out the type of car you want to drive — so what’s a guy to do? If you’re Stuart Appleby, and you happen to want to take an El Camino and a BMW M5 and throw the two into a blender to see what happens, well, you do […]

Project Hellbent: Bringing A Car Back From The Dead

Friday, February 15th, 2008

I was sitting around the garage talking with my buddy about custom cars and the different types of builders there are out there when he brought up a story about his friend Skim.  Skim really wanted a ‘61 Impala convertible, but he couldn’t find one for a decent price. After a long time searching, he […]

Flakey Attitude: House of Kolor Color-Shifting Flakes

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Flaked out paintjobs are back with a vengeance. To accommodate the flake-throwing masses, House of Kolor has come up with a new line of color-shifting flakes. That’s right, now you can get flake that shifts from gold to green, or green to purple, or even blue to red. Picking out your next paintjob just […]

Tailpipe Burgers

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Designed by a team of seven Iranians, the Exhaust Burger gives a whole new meaning to the term “fast food.”  When I stumbled across this on the web, I laughed uncontrollably at first, then I realized it’s actually a cool idea. The Exhaust Burger harnesses the heat from your ride’s exhaust pipe […]

Drop $40K On A Custom GTI

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

If you’re feeling flush and craving a truly unique ride, maybe Tein can satisfy your need. They designed and built this 2006 VW Golf V GTI to promote all the sponsors who contributed parts to it. The massively tuned GTI debuted at car shows across the country and showed up in magazines surrounded by […]