Posted in Auto News on Aug 14th, 2010
Every day, more than 250,000 vehicles drive across the Bay Bridge — and this traffic (which can’ be re-routed) hasn’t stopped during the bridge’s $7-billion-plus retrofit and reconstruction project. When the project is complete, the Bay Bridge will have a 525-foot tower and be more 2,000 feet long. Get a good gander at the world’s [...]
Posted in Auto News on Aug 11th, 2010
When it comes to automotive design, the past and future often converge. Specialty automotive makers do a thriving business now producing parts for decades-old classic cars. Some companies even built vintage cars from the ground up. Check out Jalopnik’s list of timeless cars with classic designs that still steal the spotlight — even when parked [...]
Posted in Auto News on Aug 9th, 2010
Summertime, and the living is easy … or hot, if you’re cruising around Frank Sinatra Drive in Palm Desert, Calif. or driving down Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Ga. This summer, as usual, motorists will be cranking up the AC or rolling down the windows to save gas and/or keep cool. With their windows down, all [...]
Posted in Auto News on Aug 5th, 2010
Matt Donahue has 20 cars. Two of them — a 1953 Plymouth and a 1970 Dodge Dart — are kind of hard to miss. Unless you’re throwing paint at them, apparently. Artistically reminiscent of Jackson Pollock’s work during his Springs period, both of Donahue’s Pollock-splattered vehicles were recently on display at Maker Faire. Since 1996, [...]