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
New Iron Man TV spot
The release of Iron Man in theatres is getting close, so there’s more and more spots on TV to promote it. The latest shows some cool gadgets and Iron Man catching an Audi R8 like you would catch a pillow during a pillow fight flash mob. Brakes my heart every time to see that poor Shelby Cobra getting smashed though… Iron Man will be out on May 2nd. Read More
Feel like buying the General Lee “LEE 1″ today?
That’s what we thought. In that case, it’s still time to get your hands on the original Dodge Charger used during the opening credit of the Dukes of Hazzard, and patiently restored to its original condition by General Lee Enterprises. In 2009, it will be exactly 30 years old and become even more pricey (the price isn’t up, but we assume it’s pretty high). The car is -without a doubt- already a celebrity, but on top of that the ad in the duPont Registry... Read More
“KITT my Ride” on NBC
Is this what they mean? Update: download our KITT My Ride wallpapers! digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/05/kitt-my-ride-on-nbc/'; A couple days ago, the good guys at The Knight Rider Online revealed NBC’s online strategy for the new Knight Rider series, scheduled to debut this fall: “Knight Rider” – Fans of the show will find a “KITT” My Ride feature, weekly KITT voicemails to mobile subscribers, talking KITT e-cards and streaming... Read More
Sunday Ads: The Italian Job remix for the Fiat Grande Punto
digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; The Italian Job (1966) is one of the best car movie ever made, with three Minis (blue, white and red, the colors of the British flag) storming though the streets of Turin, to accomplish the heist planned by Michael Caine (recently seen as Alfred in Batman Beggins and in the upcoming Dark Knight). It was remade in 2003 with the new Mini, but with not much success. To promote its new Grande Punto, the Italian car maker Fiat recently came up with a new... Read More
Knight Rider is back, what’s next in the revival pipeline? (part I)
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/03/knight-rider-is-back-whats-next-in-the-revival-pipeline-part-i/';Nostalgia and revivals are in full force these days (lack of creativity? lazyness? good idea? need to go back to a more comfy era during our uncertain times?) and KITT is on TV again, so what’s next? Here’s a three-part overview. The A-Team Yep, one of the all-time crowd favorites will be back in 2009, but as a movie, which seems to be the big trend... Read More
Sunday Ads: 2008 Challenger in Vanishing Point
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/03/30/sunday-ads-2008-challenger-in-vanishing-point/'; When the new Challenger came out, an idea immediatly sprung in the gasoline-filled brain of many car guys: what about a new Vanishing Point remake? Something to fear, or something to look forward to? There was the very forgetable TV remake of 1997, with… Viggo Mortensen as Kowalski, and an original white Challenger, but a real attempt hasn’t been done yet. With the... Read More
KITT beware: The Sopranos cars to be sold at Barret-Jackson too.
Image from The Sopranos ad campaign. digg_url = http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/29/kitt-beware-the-sopranos-cars-to-be-sold-at-barret-jackson-too/'; Not only will two of the new KITTs be up for sale at the next Barrett-Jackson auction in March, but they will face a tough competition: the cars and SUVs from The Sopranos will be sold at No Reserve during the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event on March 26-30, 2008, in West Palm Beach, Florida. We’ll spare... Read More
Knight Rider last night
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/18/knight-rider-last-night/'; NBC aired its two-hour movie “event” last night and of course we were in front of the TV. While we were pleasantly surprised by the show -which was better than we expected- it could have been much better. There’s been tons of reactions on the Internet, both by websites and their users, and they tend to be either very sour (like Autoblog and its “liveblog” (and most of... Read More
General Lee vs. Starsky’s Gran Torino
The Brits really have some cool car TV shows. We knew Top Gear, of course, but we recently discovered Fifth Gear and it looks like a fun program. In this video, one of their journalist/pilot, Vicki Butler-Henderson, takes the Dodge Charger from the Dukes of Hazzard and the Gran Torino from Starsky and Hutch on a track to test their abilities and find out which of the two is the fastest. And brings up the classic question “How did they manage to do such stunts in such heavy... Read More
