Little three-wheeled truck-like vehicles form a big part of China’s workhorse fleet, and they do all sorts of jobs all over the country. That doesn’t mean that every little truck is ideally suited to every job, as these two hapless pottery-loading fellas seem to have learned. From the start of this video, I think most…Continue reading “Attempting To Load An Enormous Urn On A Tiny Trike Truck Ends Like You Expect But You Still Wanna Watch”
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Priceless Ferrari F1 Car Crashed In Historic Race
The Monaco Historic was on this weekend, and the star of the vintage F1 race was 1990s Ferrari F1 driver Jean Alesi driving the 1970s Ferrari 312T raced by Niki Lauda. Everyone was enamored with its period-appropriate tight action on-track, and slightly less enamored with its even more period-appropriate crash. Read more…
Honda’s New Interior Wants You To Keep Your Eyes On The Road
Honda is cleaning up its interiors with a redesign. The new Civic will be the first of its cars to fully apply this new approach, which Honda Interior Design has just previewed. Honda calls this new design “Simplicity and Something.” Read more…
What Will You Ride To Valhalla?
As you’re probably aware, the rap star DMX died on April 9. Over the weekend, his casket motored to his funeral at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn atop a tractor-tired Ford F-250 in a procession that encompassed 1,000 or so motorcycles, quads and three-wheelers. It was a fitting tribute to the man who released this…Continue reading “What Will You Ride To Valhalla?”
Drag-Racing Cops Wreck Their Cars, Maybe Their Jobs
Drag racing on public roads is a generally terrible idea, but is a good way to get cops to chase you down and get your license revoked, your car impounded, that sort of thing. It seems at least two D.C.-area cops had the brilliant idea to eliminate the middleman and just do some idiotic streetContinue reading “Drag-Racing Cops Wreck Their Cars, Maybe Their Jobs”
Watch This Ferrari LaFerrari Diecast Model Go From Trash To Treasure
YouTube has two vehicular trends battling for views. On one hand, you have channels like WhistlinDiesel laying waste to the cars and trucks you love. On the other, channels like RRC Restoration bring those wrecks back to life. Many restoration channels also tackle old tools and home goods. Read more…
Car Dealers Are Running Dry
Demand for cars and trucks is on the rise, but inventory of cars and trucks is not. All that and more in The Morning Shift for April 26, 2021. Read more…
Hawaii Tourists Are Driving Around In U-Hauls Because Of The Pandemic
The rental car shortage has left agency lots barren, with the only available cars marked up to ridiculously high prices. But travelers in Hawaii have found an interesting workaround: Rent U-Haul trucks. Read more…
NYC Ends Subway Camera Test After Learning Of Supplier’s Link To Chinese Government, Facial Recognition Work
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority cancelled its test of security cameras in subway cars after it was revealed that the manufacturer has links to the Chinese government and specializes in facial recognition technology. Read more…
Blip: Franco-American Scene
Welcome back to weekdays! I just wanted to share with you this scene from a town in the American Southeast. Totally normal little college town scene. Maybe a few percent more French. Maybe. Read more…
