Archive for the 'It's Just Cool' Category

CES: Alpine’s Project Cars

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Remember CES, that thing that was last week? We wouldn’t know of course, we didn’t go. Instead Sean went and bought a pony, Chuck decided to detail his Ferrari instead of the Lambo, and I redeemed my food stamps for a 12 pack of Schlitz.
I kid. Chuck has a Porsche.
Anyways, one of the big events […]

Future Legend: The Miata MX-5

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

With the Miata MX-5, Miata reintroduced to the world the two-seater rear-wheel drive roadster. Since it’s appearance in 1989, the Miata has won many awards as well as the hearts of countless drivers — so many, in fact, that the Miata has its own spec racing series in the SCCA ( Sports Car […]

200 PSI: Air-Zenith Compressors

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

The customization market offers a variety of air compressors for airbag systems, but few of them are able to function well up to 200 psi. Air-Zenith manufacturers a compressor that pushes 200 psi at 2.9 cfm, and, even better, it’s completely rebuildable. A-Z sells a rebuild kit that includes a new piston ring and even […]

In Depth: Billet Specialties Profile Steering Wheels

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Billet Specialties is introducing the Profile series of steering wheels, with a new bolt-on billet piece that blends into the face of the wheel and also overlaps the wrap itself.  BS offers the new line in 14″ and 15-1/2″sizes and in three different styles to add an extra touch that most billet wheels don’t have.
Profile […]

The Peel P50: “Almost Cheaper Than Walking”

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Small cars are making a comeback — Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Chevy, VW, Mini, and Smart all cater to this fast-growing market. But England’s Manx Peel Engineering Company beat them all to the punch with the Peel P50, a three-wheeler with a 49cc 4-1/2 BHP moped engine.

The Future In 1955: The Citroen DS

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

What makes a car a classic? Speed and looks, sure, but also innovation. In America, the Ford Mustang changed the way we looked at, felt about, and spec’d up cars, but in France the Citroen DS was the show-stopper. Like the Mustang, the Citroen DS moved the auto industry by offering a fresh, new design. […]

On The Chip: Custom Made Emblems

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Ever wonder how custom car builders like Rick Dore and Chip Foose get their specialty emblems done?  I did too, so I did some searching and came up with Motorhead Jewelry.  They create a full on custom emblem, just like the big boys’, out of your design.  They’re more personal than a CNC-designed logo out […]

An LCD — In The Palm Of Your Hand

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Here’s a shift knob sure to improve your manual-shift experience time and impress your friends, too: the German company Gaslock’s Indy-Cator. It adds an LCD screen to the boring old shift knob, displaying what gear you’re in, all the way up to the magic number six.

Translate That Screaming Check Engine Light

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

If you love your car like a baby, hearing it cry when you don’t know what’s wrong just hurts. Thats why the dreaded “check engine” light is so frustrating: it doesn’t tell you what to check. To translate the gobbledygook from the plug under your dash into the reason the CEL came on – in English […]

Vintage Air For Your Vintage Ride

Friday, October 12th, 2007

The resto-mod craze is in full swing, folks, and air conditioning is at the top of any southern-dweller’s “mod” list. Vintage Air has more or less defined the category of vintage air conditioning systems, because until they came along you were more or less stuck hacking up your interior (and firewall, too) to install a […]