Autos & Vehicles

1940 Ford First Drive! Cruising in the Ridler Winning “Checkered Past” – HOT ROD Unlimited Ep. 39

On this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited, we get a closer look a Ridler Award winner! At the 2013 Detroit Autorama, eight cars were chosen to compete for the prestigious Ridler Award. The winner was Ron Cizek’s 1940 Ford, “Checkered Past”, built by Andy Leach at CAL Automotive Creations. Andy and Ron invited us out to Bennington, Nebraska to get a closer look at the supercharged, flathead-powered Checkered Past, and meet some of the talented fabricators who made it possible. We take the car on its first street drive, and stop by a local car cruise to see what the enthusiast scene is all about in Bennington. Andy also takes us through the CAL Creations shop to give us a sneak peek at some of the current projects, including a ’71 ‘Cuda and a land speed racing car. ... Read More | Share it now!

2014 Corvette Stingray Reactions! Plus Roadkill Muscle Truck & AMG Wagons – Wide Open Throttle Ep 76

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Angus MacKenzie, David Freiburger, Ed Loh, Ron Kiino and Jonny Lieberman sit down to talk about the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Now that the C7 Corvette has been unleashed on the automotive media, the guys are able to discuss more about the driving characteristics and performance of Chevrolet’s new halo car. Did Chevy get it right with the C7?... Read More | Share it now!

2014 Aston Martin Vanquish vs 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed! – Head 2 Head Ep. 38

On this episode of Head 2 Head, two of England’s most prestigious brands duke it out as Motor Trend’s Carlos Lago pits the 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed against Aston Martin’s 2014 Vanquish. With names like Vanquish & GT Speed, it’s inevitable that some spirited driving awaits. Join Carlos as he he flogs both these fine automobiles through Motor Trend’s dynamic testing course before heading out to carve up the canyon roads. ... Read More | Share it now!

Racing Stock Cars with Tyler McQuarrie! The J-Turn Ep. 13

On this episode of The J-Turn, Jessi Lang loads up the 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition and heads up the California coast with a few of her colleagues from Bike Magazine. Starting in Los Angeles, Jessi road trips more than 400 miles north to Sonoma Raceway to drive a full bore V8 stock car and attempt to master its 4-speed Jericho dog box transmission. Her stock car instructor for the day at Simraceway Performance Driving Center is Tyler McQuarrie, a professional race car driver known for competing in a diverse array of motorsports events, from NASCAR to Formula Drift to The American Le Mans Series. In addition to recently starting his own drifting team, he’s also a driving instructor and has trained accomplished racers such as Scott Speed, JR Hildebrand, Bill Elliott, Scott Riggs, Stanton Barrett, Regan Smith, and Luis Diez.... Read More | Share it now!

2013 Jaguar XFR-S Commercial: Behind the Scenes! – The Downshift Ep. 61

On this episode of The Downshift, we show how our Mind Over Eye division created a new 30sec commercial featuring the 2013 Jaguar XFR-S, the ultimate version of the mid-size sedan. The concept was to take the XFR-S and draw Jaguar’s iconic Leaper logo with tire marks on the tarmac. The idea took some modern filming techniques as well as state-of-the-art post production methods to accomplish.... Read More | Share it now!