What to drive on hopeful roadtrips/unplanned excursions to BFE Ohio. Or to Food City for some Tecate on sale.
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1980
There’s no substitute for
cubic inches. Or style.
Eugene Kirchherr, Road Trippin’
X-car revolution catches up with Tempe
Read more "Eugene Kirchherr, Road Trippin’"What to Drive
when your wheels are on fire. Or when you’ve got a pointless interview in Monroe, or some other dopwnriver wasteland.
Read more "What to Drive"Remember the 80s?
I’d Buy THAT for a Dollar
The 1980 Ferrari Mondial 8 was never the most loved car to emerge from the gates of Maranello. Even so, finding one slowly rotting away at the side of the road in a Dubai housing development pains me ever so slightly. Down on the street // Ferrari Mondial 8 « Crank&Piston » Car Culture Lifestyle Community.
Read more "I’d Buy THAT for a Dollar"That one weekend
Madonna: Come away for the weekend. You can see Hillsdale College and all the places I fucked Stevens, my English professor, once he stole my innocence. Me: Yay. Overnight means maybe second base! Karma: You can always dream! Madonna: You can actually meet him in his shitty little apartment over a garage. Me: oooo, impressive […]
Read more "That one weekend"Steven Tyler told me to “Wipe This Way”
1980 Mercury Zephyr, and a bit of public commentary from my dear friend Savage Henry.
[ca. November, 1980]
1980 Mercury Zephyr
Cop or not? When you come speeding up behind one of the Phi Sigma Kappa little sisters flashing your brights, it’s sometimes hard to tell.
Read more "1980 Mercury Zephyr"1985 Dodge Omni
Cracker and pops, switching out the Zephyr for a different piece of shit. Actually, this was a pretty good car, except that it freaked out at highway speeds. Madonna had to come pick me up one sexathon weekend, somewhere north of Ann Arbor, because it just refused to go faster than 55 – as if it had a governor. Read More