eBay movie car of the day: Mad Max Mach 1 Interceptor
A Mad Max fan has built an Interceptor replica on a Ford Mustang Mach 1 base and is now trying to sell it on eBay for the small Buy it now price of $18k… It’s not base on a Falcon like it should and the supercharger, air scoops and side exhausts are fake, but it still looks cool and would have everyone in your neighborhood talking. Instant fame, just like that. For a real replica, check out Gordon Hayes’ The Last Interceptor. Thanks Eric for the tip about... Read More
Tribute to the Best Car Chases ever made
We’ve been away for a while, so we needed a great video to start fresh again, and this one is just perfect. The author did a great job making a montage of his favorite car chases, highlighting the cliches of the art. As always, enjoy! Read More
Suzuki Kizashi 3 video
Last March at the New york Autoshow, Suzuki introduced the Kizashi 3 concept car. To help the physical model, they also had a video entirely in 3D. It’s not a movie per se, but it’s interesting nonetheless, and gives us a sense of things to come. Computer generated animations have made tremendous improvements for the past decades and will keep doing so. The cost, the amount of time and people to make them has also drop. In the case of the present video, you can... Read More
Win Speed Racer’s Mach 5… Corvette.
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/10/win-speed-racers-mach-5-corvette/'; Speed Racer is coming fast, so the promotional armada is kicking into high gear. Magazine articles, cereal boxes, trailers… and contests. The latest is the one you might want to get your name into, since you could win a custom Corvette -built by Spike TV- inspired by the movie, and estimated around $100,000. Specs Corvette C5 with a C2 body, LS1 350 hp aluminum V8 engine, 6 speed transmission,... Read More
Gas prices reaching $4.00 per gallon = world of Mad Max getting closer?
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/03/12/gas-prices-reaching-400-per-gallon-world-of-mad-max-getting-closer/'; Last Monday we were telling you about the Mad Max looking universe and characters of Doomsday, the new zombie/apocalypse movie that will hit the screens this Friday in the US. Today, Autoblog relayed the actual news that gas thieves are getting more brutal than usual: instead of siphoning the tanks, they drill a hole in them. The technique sounds pretty dangerous... Read More
