Here’s an update on the Escape from Berkeley, the non-petroleum road race from Berkeley to Vegas: An interesting adventure had by all racers yesterday as we had to navigate around Tioga pass which had been temporarily closed (opening mid day yesterday, such is life). Some chose to go south over the 178 some chose to […]
I recently bought a small compressor with tools for my father’s car workshop. I also got a shotblasting gun that that uses the venturi effect to draw grit from a bag and blasts it out with the aid of the compressed air. While effective at removing rust and old paint, it is incredibly messy. I […]
I’ve been obsessing recently over the 1963 Chrysler Turbine, a concept car Chrysler Corp made 55 of, loaned out to select customers for testing (and lots of breathless publicity), and then they unceremoniously destroyed all but a few of them (as can be seen in the last horrifying video above). As far as I can […]
Dark Roasted Blend has a gallery of seriously strange and guiltily entertaining car accidents. Oops! – Weirdest Accidents
If you’ve been to Maker Faire, you’ve likely seen Jon Sarriugarte’s (Oakland, CA) SS Alpha Fox vehicle, or his awesome Boiler Bar. Now he and his cohort are building a Snail Car on top of a stripped down VW bug. You can follow the build here. [Via Boing Boing]
Street legal bumper cars. Silly! Fun! FUNYWUD – Bumper Car -Street Legal [via]
Hack n Mod has a round-up of useful information and how-tos related to Bondo, the wondrous auto body filler with hundreds of other uses. The Power of Bondo: A Comprehensive Tutorial
