Posted in Auto News on Nov 9th, 2011
Water way to go. A car stolen in San Diego, Calif. crashed into a fire hydrant recently, shearing off the top of the hydrant and lifting the vehicle ten feet into the air — for an hour. Authorities believe the vehicle was stolen and the incident is being treated as a hit and run. The [...]
Posted in Auto News on Nov 2nd, 2011
Beginning with the 1966 Pontiac GTO Dean Jeffries transformed into a boat-sized T-Bucket for The Monkees‘ television show that ran from from 1966 – 1968, Edmunds Inside Line’s top 100 list includes plenty of obvious choices — Green Hornet’s 1966 Black Beauty Imperial; General Lee, The Dukes of Hazzard’s 1969 Dodge Charger, and the 1974 [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 29th, 2011
Was this the black Caddy Elvis was referencing when he sang Santa Claus is Back in Town? It very well could be. Elvis bought the Cadillac in 1956; the Christmas song was released a year later. The well-kept car will soon be auctioned — just in time for the holidays. According to the description on Hemmings [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 20th, 2011
Built in Australia in 1969 for that year’s Melbourne Motor Show, the Holden Hurricane was interplanetary years ahead of other cars of the time. Codenamed RD 001, the Hurricane’s features included electronic digital instrument displays, a station-seeking radio, automatic temperature control air conditioning and a rear-vision camera — which came in handy because the Hurricane has [...]