Why Bill Caswell Rules
A few years back, this guy picked up an old beater BMW 3er off Craigslist, hastily prepared it for stage rally, then took it down to WRC Mexico. Since then, people have been talking about Bill Caswell – and not all of it pleasant. They say the $500 BMW had a $10,000 M3 engine. They say he half-asses everything he does. They say he has no respect for motorsport. They’re right.
Back to the Past: Essen Motorshow 2010
Earlier this month, we showed you what the Essen Motorshow 2006 looked like. Today, we’ll skip some years (four, to be exact), and take a look how the event has evolved. To give a few hints: more classic cars, less bikes, more Opel, more Irmscher, more US classics, and less European classics…
Back to the Past: Essen Motorshow 2006
It’s time for the second part in the series;Back to the Past, where we do reports on meetings/events held in the past. Today, we’ll check out a Hummer in Gulf trim, Golf R32s, yellow Lamborghinis, fast Opels, a lot of girls, and a mix of old timers, modern (tuned) cars, and some bikes. Yes, we’re taking you back to the Essen Motorshow. In 2006 to be exact.
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…
GU+ at the Prescott Rally
This weekend, we’re in Prescott, Arizona, USA, attending the Prescott Rally, part of the USRC championship. We’re posting pictures to our Gearheads-United Tumblr (GU+) outpost until the battery on the Blackberry dies (which it did about an hour ago).
Top 10 Movies for Gearheads
Why do we watch certain movies more than others? Being gearheads, I think it’s because there are certain films we see ourselves in more than others. This list is hardly authoritative, but I’d like to know if you see agree with this list and why you think it is – or is not – a top 10 movie for gearheads.
Cruise In, Netherlands
There are so many meetings during the summer time, you could visit one every day if you wanted to. How do you decide which one to go to? How do you know it’s worth a two hour drive? Well, you look into the history of that meeting. We did this as well, and found one meeting being held every Thursday from May till October and has been around for almost eight years. Every week there are at least 50 cars. Even on rainy Thursdays. What makes this meeting so special? Why do people from Belgium, Germany and even Luxembourg come to the Netherlands to visit this meeting on Thursday evenings? Let’s find out!
The Ultimate Daily Driver?
It seems like Wolf Ganssauge not only owns our favorite BMWs, but owns some of the nicest specimens we’ve seen in a long time.
Josh Jenny is Building a Multi-Use Rally Car
What’s your name? Where are you located? What do you do for a living?
Josh Jenny of Kintnersville, Pa. I am currently employed at Leydon Restorations, where we restore and maintain vintage European Race cars. Additionally I am studying engineering at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pa.
