Tag: Car
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The Beautifully Bold Car Designs of the 1970s
In a world dominated by aerodynamics and the endless pursuit of high fuel economy, I find myself at home within the confines of “land yachts.” A land yacht best describes the cars of the pre-oil crisis 1970s US market, the automotive world’s best examples of sheer excess and consumption. Drivers of these pavement behemoths would…
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To Save a Datsun 620
For reasons I cannot fully explain, I’ve always had an implausible infatuation with terrible cars. I’m like the Statue of Liberty, only for shitty automobiles. “Give me your rusty Your terrible and unloved Your downright useless and badly made And I will give them tender love and care” I’m sure that’s not how the poem…
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DriveDown aims to please people who would rather buy cars than bid on them
It’s not uncommon to see new car sales websites pop up. It’s the internet after all, anyone can buy one a domain and with the right skills, they can set up their own Bring a Trailer or eBay Motors, or any others like it. What is rather unusual however, is a new car sales website…
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Behind-the-scenes of CarTrek and the story of Side B Productions
CarTrek as a series has changed the YouTube automotive space for the better. It made us feel like the classic Top Gear we all grew up with never went away but instead evolved into a format made for the modern digital age. The best part is that it doesn’t even require a cable subscription which,…
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CarTrek Season 10 brings us the Oregon Trail, but with off-roaders!
Just three weeks ago, the CarTrek Season 9 finale aired on Tavarish’s channel. I, like many others I’m sure, thought that would be the last CarTrek for the next few months at least. Boy, were we glad to be wrong! Following a LIVE marathon of seasons one through nine, CarTrek Season 10 dropped as a…
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Ed Bolian on filming Car Trek at Monterey Car Week
With the ninth season of Car Trek fully underway and part of it being filmed at Monterey Car Week 2022, I stole a few minutes of Ed Bolian’s time to ask him how he and the gang felt about being at what he calls “the center of the automotive universe.” For the uninitiated, Monterey Car…
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CarTrek Season 9 brings us 3 exotics cheaper than a C8 Z06 Corvette
I said it once and I’ll say it every time; there is never a bad time for a new CarTrek to come out. Well, that time is now, and the arrival of CarTrek Season 9 takes us through the gang’s California adventures around Monterey Car Week and the surrounding events! With the goal of this…
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How broken are Ed’s 13 cars? Hint: Very
There’s a time in the lifespan of a growing automotive collection when there are more cars in some stage of disrepair than fully working ones. That potential grows exponentially when all of your cars are of foreign provenance with a reputation for unreliabilty. For Ed Bolian and his 13 cars (and growing!), that day seems…
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