“I would never be caught dead in that car,” said Michelle Van Rooyen. She was referring to Mason Shipman’s 1984 Volvo 244 Turbo. On July 29, Shipman and Van Rooyen were both competing at the Extreme Autofest Lifestyle Festival in the Qualcomm Stadium parking lot. While most cars that entered the show had kick-ass paint […]
“¡Wow! Míralos”, dijo Mad Mike, mientras calificaba la competencia de Bikini Contest en el Extreme Autofest. Como muchos recordarán, Mike es parte del programa “Pimp My Ride”, que se transmite por MTV. Por lo anterior es fácil adivinar que Mike es bueno evaluando la carrocería de los coches y las curvas de las chicas. “Echa […]
“The word ‘Mopar’ to many might mean ‘motor parts’ which is what it really stands for,” said Carlos Diaz, “but for me Mopar means more than that … it means a well-built muscle machine built by Chrysler/Dodge [and] it needs to be a beauty to the eye before it can carry the Mopar badge.” Diaz […]
“A lot has changed from the first time I attended these shows,” said Walter Manongdo on February 4 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. His yellow Nissan race car was posted at the entrance next to his one-year-old son’s electric car — both glowing with neon lights. Last Saturday, the Hot Import Nights (HIN) 20th-anniversary tour launched from […]
On July 22, we visited the Hot Wheels booth at the Comic Con International: 2016 in San Diego. Since the Darth Vader inspired vehicle was a hit at the 2014 convention, it only made perfect sense for Mattel, the parent company of Hot Wheels, to create a follow-up-build for the 130,000 fans. Enter the X-Wing […]
The cliche “beauty is only skin-deep” usually does not apply to show-car builders. In Mario Peña’s case, he has the right to assess what is beautiful or not, at the Aircooled Fiesta car show. It is one of the biggest Volkswagen (predominantly vintage) car gatherings in the San Diego county. Peña and his car club, San Diego […]
El cliché “la belleza es sólo superficial” por lo general no se aplica para mostrar a las personas que modifican autos. Sin embargo, en el caso de Mario Peña, él tuvo el derecho de evaluar lo que es bello o no, en la Aircooled Fiesta, uno de los mayores eventos Volkswagen celebrado en San Diego, […]
Hace poco más de dos años presentamos un Hot Wheels, escala 1:1 que era una reproducción del casco de Darth Vader. Este vehículo causó sensación en la Comic Con, celebrada en San Diego. El 22 de julio 2016 volvimos a la mayor convención de cómics en el mundo para visitar las Hot Wheels para ver […]
Si tú no has escuchado o visto el video del vocho “Shark Attack” equipado con un motor V8 que realizó un intrépido paseo por las calles de San Diego, California con Blake Wilkey al volante; entonces es muy recomendable que HAGAS CLICK EN ESTE ENLACE para que veas cómo estuvo toda la acción. La situación es que […]
The children in Tijuana could hear the loud motorcycles from across the border. The rally en route to Tijuana started at the San Diego Harley Davidson on Morena Boulevard. On Dec. 14, the toys were loaded into a truck and then escorted down Interstate 5 by approximately 200 bikers from all groups. The ones who […]
The VW Scirocco was first sold in Europe in 1974 and then in North America in 1975. The car was designed by an Italian designer by the name of Giorgetto Giugiaro. He also designed the Lotus Esprit, the BMW M1 and a couple of concept cars for Lamborghini. The Scirocco was a sportier car than […]
(Originally written to be edited and translated into Spanish for the Super PickUps publication) Exiting the 8 freeway off of Hotel Circle Road, one could hear the war chants, “Raaaiiiiiiiders, Raaaiiiiiiiders.” The day before, the Oakland Raiders lost against the Green Bay Packers, 21 to 31. On August 23, that did not stop the fans […]
“STOP, Poppa, and look!” Our four-year old daughter yelled from the backseat of our SUV. Saturdays are usually a family day, when we take our daughter for a cruise to the park or beach and cap the day off with an ice cream. Last Saturday, August 16, as we passed the Normal Heights sign, we […]