Precision Machining on Deck for the ZL1

We learned something interesting about Chevrolet’s 2010 Camaro ZL1 recently that might surprise you. Each of the LSA engine blocks used in these cars will be deck-plate honed before final assembly — a relatively meticulous process that you might not expect from the company that once sold less-than-meticulously built cars like the Chevrolet Celebrity. Deck […]

Bullitt chase scene being recreated in slot cars

Since November, UK resident and slot car enthusiast Emigre has been working on one heck of a project: Re-creating the chase scene from Bullitt in stop-motion with slot cars. Simple? Hardly. He’s also building from scratch almost the entire late 1960s San Francisco background scenery in 1/32 scale. He anticipates releasing the entire chase scene […]

Show Your Colors

American Honda Motor Co. has recently debuted a small but soon-to-grow collection of apparel that was inspired by the cars, bikes and scooters of the automaker’s glory days of the 1970s and 1980s. They offered this insight (get it, Honda’s Insight? ha!): “Honda is excited to celebrate its heritage by recreating styles and accessories from […]