The Volvo PV544 might be mostly recognizable as the car the Rick Moranis’ character drove in Honey I Shrunk the Kids, but tipper SecondMouse calls it “the ’65 Volvo that is NOT an 1800” and had this to say about the old Swede: If you have seen enough old Volvo Amazons and 1800s, here is a […]
Remember that Star Wars Christmas Special — the one where Bea Arthur sang a song in the Mos Eisley Cantina and then everybody does hallucinogenic mushrooms and watches cartoons…yeah, that was a terrible combination of machines and men but this next thing from 1977 (the year Star Wars hit the big screen) might renew some […]
Today is Star Wars day — May the force be with you! Can you believe that Star Wars is 40 years old? To give some reference, the corollary to Star Wars back in 1977 was a movie that came out in 1937, like Shirley Temple’s Heidi or Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Now, do you […]
Just in time for Star Wars day, this Bradley GT is back for sale from what is likely the same seller. The Bradley GT was a stylish kit car that used a Type 1 Beetle donor car, but somebody realized that the Corvair engine is far superior and updated this one to a Bradvair. Find […]
Geeks around the world celebrate May 4th (and its groan inducing pun) as Star Wars day with a commemoration of all things that were great associated with the original trilogy (Ep 4,5,6). We will not speak about the intolerable abomination that was Ep 1,2,3, but instead join in the fun with this tailgate mural’d 2005 […]