Author Archives: Ed Tahaney

A Stock Scion iQ Verses a Lowered xB

So which car is cooler? A lowered marshmallow white Scion xB or a stock silver Scion iQ? Both cars were recently featured on Scion’s Instagram page and the slammed xB received over 1100 likes after three weeks there while the iQ scored almost 800 likes after only being posted for a day. “Nothing good about [...]

A Porsche 911 Spares a Westfield Megabusa at Nürburgring

So, you are cruising along in your Westfield Megabusa, a Lotus-esque kit car with a Suzuki Hayabusa engine, on the notorious Nürburgring race track in Germany. You have your Boo at your side and you are probably going as fast as your little 1300cc engine will let you, when all of a sudden a Porsche 911 appears out [...]

Epic Blowups From the National Hot Rod Association

This spectacular video of highlights from the first half of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season is pretty epic. It takes a lot of guts to race wild, crazy machines down the track for a few seconds of glory and these drivers risk it all for the thrill. Hats off to this year’s [...]

OPTIMA Presents F-150 of the Week: Northern Exposure Edition

Today’s F-150 of the week is a blue FX4 Off Road with a 6″ BDS Suspension Lift Kit with 34″ tires and a sweet looking customized grille. The tall, tough truck is owned by Senior Member ...

THIS OLD AD A 1961 Ford F-600

Check out this old ad for the 1961 Ford F-600 two-tonner. This baby blue behemoth is getting a hay-filled workout on a rather picturesque farm in this advertisement. The advert states that the “F-600 two-tonner offers a new power choice for ’61, including the big all-truck 152-hp Six (available about Feb. 15). And the longer front and [...] More »

The All-New Mazda MX-5 for 2016

The all-new 2016 Mazda MX-5 finally made its world debut and it still looks like a Miata. The side profile looks much better than the previous versions and is a cross between the Jaguar F-Type and a Pontiac Solstice. The rear is the best improvement to the roadster which is now in its 25th year. Join the [...]

Michelin Presents Wallpaper Weekly: 2000 Camaro SS

This week’s smoking wallpaper is a 2000 Camaro SS that looks pretty hot. The SS is provided courtesy of -1SLOWSS on the forum. The photo looks like an incredible work of Photoshop art and worthy of a standing ovation. Bravo! Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em! And when you need a new set, you always [...]