The Star of Orion
According to Mitsubishi; the name Starion is a contraction of `Star of Orion´, but an urban legend claims that it was intended to be Stallion, and Starion was a result of a mistranslation. Only a few people on this earth will know the real truth, but who cares; when we feature a car like this? Meet Chris Mendoza and his ’86 Starion.
EV Owners are Gearheads Too.
Some of the slickest fabrication and custom work we’ve ever seen comes from the DIY EV crowd. Tim Catellier recently shared a story about the fantastic time he had at EVCCON 2011 on his personal blog. This is just so good, we had to get his permissions to re-run it here. Why? You’ll see…
Gearhead Manifesto I
This is the first of SIX installments detailing our beliefs on the global gearhead movement. We would like to get some discussions going around these, because those discussions are going to lead to the rules, so – if you’re a real gearhead – please make a point of letting us know how you feel about these statements.
H-Body Family Values
H-body owners are the only people who actually know what it’s like to own one. Despite that, a lot of people who have never owned an H-body car have their (negative) opinion ready about them. Is it just a well-known fact, or are they talking about things they don’t know about? Let’s find out.
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
This one goes out to all the gearheads at college. Next time you find yourself staring at the computer, bored out of your mind because your machine is somewhere else, send us an email. You’ll probably end up on the front page… just like Stephen!
Domino: Serious Toys
This story has been a long time coming. Many of us, growing up, tried our hands at building models. Airplanes, tanks, cars - we tried. Some of us were good at it, others… not so much. But we got in touch with Nicolas in Belgium, who told us the story of how a WWII (that’s right, World War II) drugstore became a so much more.
Importing a Japanese Classic Car to the Netherlands; Part One
Did you ever wonder how difficult it would be to drive and import oldtimer/classic cars in other parts of the world? This will be a series of articles on searching, buying and importing a (Japanese) classic to the Netherlands. Will it be harder, or easier than in the US; or other parts of the world? How expensive will it be? What are the rules and laws? Here’s the first part: finding the car worth all the trouble.
One Bad Mirage
We came across Bennett’s profile picture on Facebook. It was a couple guys just sitting next to a Mitsubishi Mirage. Turns out it’s the only one of it’s kind in Puerto Rico (possibly in the US, too). This project took many sleepless nights looking for parts and lots of money to get them into the country. But, as Bennett says, “That’s my hobby.”
Andrew Hauls Character in Rare 80s Toyota Hi-Lux
If you spot this Toyota on the mean streets of Louisville, a lot of thoughts can come to mind. Some find it beautiful, some find it terrible. Some find it very appealing, some find it disgusting. Whatever you think if it; you’ve got to give Andrew credit for the effort and time he puts into it. Let’s take a closer look and see why it looks like it does and what Andrew thinks if it himself.
