In part four of our series about the Attainable dream car collection, we’ll get muddy discussing the ideal tough toy- the truck or SUV you can feel good about beating up. Last week’s Caterham Seven fit the Fast Toy category … Continue reading
Well, the Rapture didn’t come on Saturday, but we have seen some weather recently that could be reminiscent of the book of Revelation. Tornadoes are ripping through the Midwest, a volcano is erupting in Iceland, and last month’s Japanese earthquake … Continue reading
Everyone is gearing up for this weekend’s big 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500, but there’s another 500 making news this week, this one much, much smaller. That’s because this week Fiat showed off the US version of their 500 C. And … Continue reading
We continue in our Dream Garage series this week with a look at a fast toy, the car you buy just for fun. This is the car you polish, the one you love to work on, and the one your … Continue reading
The automotive industry has seen its share of revolutionary ideas. Some of them have taken off. Fuel injection, ABS, and the EFI are now ubiquitous. Some seem to be messiahs, but end up in the round filing cabinet. The rotary … Continue reading
Anthropology is not an overpriced, frou-frou store in the mall. That’s Anthropologie. The other term refers to the study of a people, of a culture or subculture. When that culture still exists, keeping record of it is fairly simple, but … Continue reading
If you missed part one of the series, we’re discussing what vehicles will sit in the dream garage. I don’t mean the cars we can only dream about, but the ones we can actually obtain. We’ve narrowed our search parameters … Continue reading
Several weeks ago I was sitting in front of a hotel in Bakersfield, California, when I saw something I should have expected. I was in town for a wedding, which had taken place the previous day, and now we were … Continue reading
Fast Five, the latest bro-fueled, high drama, destruction packed installment of the increasingly successful Fast and the Furious franchise, debuted two weeks ago to resounding success. But whether you’re a fan of the series or gave up after the first … Continue reading
Every gearhead has two dream garages filled with cars with which we’ve fallen recklessly in love. The first is what I call the Perfect collection. This is filled with Koenigseggs, Ford GT40s, #0001 Challengers, Ferrari Testarossas, M1 Abrams tanks, vintage … Continue reading
We’ve all seen them. Some of us own them. Honda Civics, Nissan Sentras, and Toyota Corollas with gigantic, GT-style wings bolted onto their trunk lids. Some of us think they look cool, and some of us find them ridiculous. But … Continue reading
Managing the cargo in the bed of your truck can be a real pain in the rear (pun intended). Cargo can slide and become difficult to reach, it hurts your knees to crawl across the bed to retrieve items and … Continue reading
How does a “mechanic” run off with $17,000 of a soldier’s money and live with himself? We here at Streetside Auto don’t know, but that’s what one Wyoming “mechanic” did. Thankfully, America stepped in to help. From 1955-1959, Chevy built … Continue reading
In today’s economy, people are looking to save money any way they can. Fuel prices remain high, so there has been a strong resurgence in the popularity of cars with above average fuel economy. One option for drivers that seems … Continue reading
