Archive for June, 2005 (Page 8)

Could this "Top Ten" be right?

By Greg SanchezGreg Sanchez, June 11th, 2005

I remember not long ago, an insurance company from Traverse City, Mich. that specializes in the insurance of collectible cars, sent out thousands of e-mails to auto collectors, restorers and enthusiasts, inviting them to take part in this unusual survey, one whose result took me by surprise. It was about the most popular TV or movie car. I’m almost certain they ended up collecting about 9,700 responses and the world of TV and Movie famous cars would never be the same, for I thought ‘without a doubt’ Magnum, P.I.’s 308 GTS would be the first, if not second – but I was so wrong. Here is the top 10 list: 1) Dukes... Read More

Tags: Enthusiasts

Posted in: 2002, Pontiac, Firebird

Drive-In Sex Huts and Naughty Wheels

By Marty PadgettMarty Padgett, June 10th, 2005

ITEM: World Cup soccer has a new attraction, at least in Dortmund, one of the 12 cities to host matches next year as the tourney takes place in Germany. The AP reports that Dortmund wants to keep prostitutes off its streets -- but wants to protect the rights of the sex workers to practice their arts in a relatively discreet way. What to do? The city's rushing to build drive-in sex huts for the estimatd 40,000 prostitutes that may be in Deutschland for the tournament. The Dutch-designed (of course) huts include condom machines and snack bars. ITEM: In a somewhat related story, porn purveyors Vivid Video are jumping on something resembling a... Read More

Tags: Reviews

The Week in Reverse

By Marty PadgettMarty Padgett, June 10th, 2005

Being in the queen's service at Rolls-Royce isn't all it's cracked up to be -- apparently, there's always a royal pain to deal with. On top of that, the Brits may actually beat California and Oregon in making drivers pay per mile. But hey, we'll put our Governator up against Tony Blair any day! Toyota's afraid that the crumbling at GM and Ford will turn into a backlash against its cars. TCC's take: raising prices to cool off sales just puts more into Toyota's scary-huge coffers. The AFA and Rev. Donald Wildmon are backing down from their boycott of Ford after about 100,000 followers signed their online petition. Mid-term result:... Read More

Tags: Industry, Enthusiasts, Reviews