‘Magnum PI’ Ferrari and ‘Back To The Future’ Delorean beaten by Toyotas

Here at Cars + Movies, we’re quite fond of Adam Carolla’s “The Car Show” on Speed TV. Fun cast, cool cars and overall pretty well done. It’s not Top Gear, but they’re finding a good pace and tone. In episode 8, they pitched Magnum PI’s 308 GTS Ferrari against… a V6 Toyota Camry and the Back To The Future DMC Delorean against a, oh man… a Toyota Sienna. So… a Ferrari against the most vanilla car on the road today and... Read More

Sunday Ads special Super Bowl 2010: Bridgestone ‘Your Tires or your life’

We thought the Bridgestone commcial for the big game was okay, just not as fun as the fantastic “screaming squirrel” from last year. But it looked oddly familiar : the 80’s sci-fi look, the young couple being stopped by a bunch of thugs at night on a deserted road, the challenge “your… or your girl”… It’s the intro scene of The Wraith! No PPG/Dodge “Turbo Interceptor” MS4 here, but a mashup of parts and pipes that reminds... Read More

Vern Fonk Insurance goes Back To The Future

Crazy what you can do with a Delorean, a few props and a bit of creativity. This ad comes from a small insurance company, they act in it and they probably shot it themselves, but they sure got a lot of exposure with it. It won’t win a Lion at Cannes, but it’s awesome in its own right.  Read More

Poll: what’s next?

Well… you tell us! The answer that will get the most votes will get a full article with pics and videos. So if your favorite is one of these, you know what to do. And to make it easier, we will leave the poll in the sidebar too. Results in two weeks, on February 7th. Poll Answers  Read More