Class of ’86 – Mazda RX-7

As we noted earlier in the Class of 1986 series, that year saw the ushering in of plenty of digital-age technology and the ushering-out of plenty of stone-age technology. Case in point: the Mazda RX-7. Introduced for the American market in 1979, the RX-7 made prominent use of the company’s Wankel rotary engines, and that […]

“Known in the trade as the ‘Eager Beaver’”

After the Jeep, perhaps the most beloved Army vehicle – at least among those who served in the military – is the deuce-and-a-half, originally built by Reo (as the M34) before the Army awarded contracts to build it to Kaiser and AM General (as the M35 and its variants). When first introduced to the general […]

Laid back Viva Las Vegas

At first listen, the music Josh Clason chose to go with his video depicting Viva Las Vegas 2011 doesn’t seem to fit – where’s the raucousness, where’s the hipsterbillyness, where’s the obligatory reference to Elvis? Then again, rat rods have become just about as much a self-parody as Las Vegas has, so it’s refreshing to […]