Harold Voelker’s prized 1956 Ford F-100 pickup was stolen in Los Angeles, California in 1972 and was never recovered, until now. While he always hoped it would resurface, Voelker knew his chances were slim. Until lately when a couple on Modesto, California was trying to register the truck after they bought it from a relative [...]
One of the top SUVs of all time has to go to the 60’s Ford Bronco. Unfortunately if you can find them in good shape, they’re expensive and if you can find one that is affordable it is likely to be in need of some serious TLC. No need to sweat it anymore, Ford will [...]
The guys over at eepybird.com, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz, who brought us the original videos with towering streams of Diet Coke and Mentos have embarked on a new journey – a rocket car. Using 108 2-liter bottles of Coke Zero strapped to a tricycle style contraption with 648 Mentos loaded up, watch as they [...]
Taking the leads of Ford and GM lately, Nissan has broke ground on a 1.3 million square foot battery manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee. The batteries built in this plant will be to support the manufacture of the Nissan Leaf by pumping out some 200,000 lithium-ion batteries per year. Nissan estimates the creation of up [...]
The guys over at Motorz TV have made it easy for you to install your own set of leather seats from Katzkin on a 2008 Mustang GT with their latest video called “Mustang Leather Interior“. The video is actually pretty informative and Chris shows some tips along the way. He’s even caught fondling a cow [...]
Ford’s wide-ranging, customer-driven in-vehicle technology and features continue to gain recognition and awards from industry experts. Both Ford Work Solutions and SYNC – two Ford-exclusive technologies – will be honored with International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2010 Innovations Design and Engineering Awards. Ford Work Solutions’ in-dash computer won 2010 Best of Innovations in the category [...]
Customer demand for Ford’s fuel-efficient vehicles coupled with the U.S. government’s Car Allowance Rebate System (“Cash for Clunkers”) enabled Ford to post the first sales increase of any major manufacturer in 2009. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers reported 118,197 retail sales in July, up 9 percent versus a year ago. Total sales (including fleet customer [...]
The all-new 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 ranks at the top of the full-size truck segment in Strategic Vision Inc.’s (SVI) 2009 Total Quality Index™ (TQI). According to the survey released today, the Dodge Ram leads the way with the highest Total Quality score of any truck in the 15-year history of the study. Customers specifically [...]
The Smart Trailer Wireless Lighting Monitor from Valley is designed to provide constant monitoring of all trailer signal lights, including tail lights, market lights, stop and turn lights, while driving. Valley’s Smart Trailer Wireless Lighting Monitor features secure wireless transmission that makes it easy to mount without complicated wiring between the trailer and tow vehicle. [...]
Ford Motor Company was the top online automotive advertiser in January 2009, delivering nearly half a billion display advertisement impressions across the intarweb. Close in second was Toyota with nearly 400 million impressions and General Motors tagging along in third place with 316 million impressions. The three companies accounted for nearly 26 percent of all [...]
GMC’s all-new 2010 Terrain makes its world debut at the 2009 New York International Auto Show. The Terrain is a five-passenger crossover SUV that blends bold styling with fuel efficiency and premium features. “The new Terrain brings GMC’s history of innovation and engineering excellence into a smaller, fuel-efficient package for today’s buyer,” said Susan Docherty, [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is launching a new roof strength rating system to help consumers pick vehicles that will help protect them in rollover crashes. Twelve small SUVs are the first to be put to the test. Only 4 earn the top rating of good. The Volkswagen Tiguan has the strongest rated roof [...]
