Enjoy, as I have, this tale of the creation of the “Gurney Flap,” a small piece of metal—usually aluminum—that is bolted on to sports cars’ wings to provide downforce. It is a solution that is both effective and cheap, rare in the world of aerodynamics. The Gurney Flap was invented on the race track by […]

Good and bad news from this opinion column at SFGate.com: GM is probably killing the Hummer H2, the comically pathetic “military-inspired” SUV that is simple a big GM truck with a fancy shell, built on the same platform as the Chevy Tahoe and the GMC Yukon. It seems sales are down enough to axe the […]

The folks behind Japanoid.com are asking Canadian citizens to put pressure on their government to reconsider a proposed tweaking of the import law that would push back the limit from 15 years to 25 years. Confused? Right now, after 15 years a car is considered a “classic,” and not as heavily regulated as modern cars, […]

A friend of a friend snapped this picture outside the local Sam’s Club. I’m sure the back-pressure to the engine is balanced just perfectly.

Autoblog had a chance to drive the new Camaro Concept, which, had you not been aware, is being prepped for a re-release very soon by Chevrolet. They’ve not only driven it, which is only mildly interesting—we know it’ll be fast and handle like a dog—but they’ve put together a very nice gallery of pictures of […]

I’m all for recycling soda pop bottles, but there is a time and place for everything. In this case, I’d feel a little better if he actually replaced the tail light—god knows there are plenty of other Sunfires in the junkyard already.

When I saw that one of the original “General Lee” Dodge Chargers from The Dukes of Hazzard was on sale by Dukes star John “Bo” Schneider on eBay, I was surprised to see the bidding already up into the millions. The auction apparently topped out at nearly $10 million, but now the bidder is claiming […]

Cornball? Sure. But these “Tire Rings” from Brian Bergeron Design aren’t any goofier than your average “Celtic” knotwork and have a certain appeal to racers, bike riders, and hard-core tricyclists.
They start at around $100 for silver, but you can move up to more precious metals should you so desire. Does anybody really fetishize the wet-weather […]

I hate subdivisions. Grew up in ‘em in my teen years. Just aren’t my scene. Not enough character.
But if I were going to move into one—and god forbid a faux “luxury” one—it would be “Victory Lane,” the under-development community being built in the hills of Georgia. At Victory Lane’s heart: a 4.5-mile race track, including […]

The Times has a nice little round-up of electric bicycle options, from DIY aftermarket conversion kits for traditional pedal bikes for a few hundred to bikes like the $7k “Optibike” pictured above. Don’t expect a nuts-and-bolts breakdown of each type; the article serves best as an introduction to the wide variety there is the world […]