Manitoba’s second indoor car show of 2010 is kicking off tomorrow. Rondex Rodarama, organized and presented by the Manitoba Street Rod Association, features the cars and stars of the local scene. No Fonzi, no Daisy Duke, just loads and loads of sweet locally-owned rides. A few vendor booths will be on hand, but the main [...]
Chevy finally made an “official” picture of the upcoming 2012 Camaro convertible available, somewhere on Facebook. I haven’t been able to find it, but Jalopnik did-so I stole their pictures and put them here. Thanks to Jalopnik for the hint….
Without fail, the World of Wheels car show always brings a major celebrity to Winnipeg every year-a celebrity that otherwise wouldn’t think twice about visiting th e snowy, cold wonders of our fair city. Last year,we saw two major gearhead icons come to the show-Chip Foose and George Barris, setting the bar extremely high for [...]
If you’re a member of our SundayCruiseFever.com group on Facebook, your Christmas just got a little bit merrier. We’re offering a free copy of our first book, “Class of 2009,” to every member of the group. Are you a member? Go to Facebook, check your inbox, and follow the instructions in the message you should [...]
There are those (Jalopnik.com) that say Scott Adams, creator of the famous “Dilbert” cartoon, gave GM a good ol’ backstabbing in today’s cartoon. In all honesty, it could be damn near any company you see today. Read on, and decide for yourself:
According to the entire friggin’ internet (and especially Jalopnik.com and Associated Press via AOL Money), Fritz Henderson has “stepped down” from his position at General Motors. And by “stepped down,” we mean he got in a pissing match with the board, and everyone dropped the relationship like it’s hot. Henderson originally took the job last March, after [...]
Every fan of the Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky convertible sports car had a brief moment to celebrate last week, when Delorean Motor Company announced they were looking to buy the Wilmington Assembly Plant where the Solstice was built. And just when DMC fans started to feel the warmth of John Delorean’s smile beaming down from the [...]
When it comes to fast food restaurants, there’s only one chain that has routinely supported the gearhead community, year after year. What franchise is that, you ask? Well, it certainly doesn’t rhyme with “ShmcDonalds.” Since the restaurant’s “Canadian invasion” in 1956, A&W Canada has supported the gearhead community by giving it a home. This home, [...]
Most of you know about a little TV show on the BBC (not Coronation Street) that’s been egging on gearheads with zany antics, witty humor, and “build-a-car” challenges that are somewhere between stupidly dangerous and stupidly hillarious (dangerous/hillarious, same thing really). That show is called Top Gear, and it’s by far one of the most [...]
Eight teams of the top teams in Formula 1 racing have decided to break away and form their own racing league, after negotiations on F1′s proposed spending cap fell apart. According to reports, the new league is set to begin in the 2010 season, and “will have transparent governance, one set of regulations, encourage more [...]
