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With its primer-painted body and lots of parts yet to be installed, today’s Nice Price or No Dice SS Jaguar 100 k With all the cool things called Corona — the refreshing Mexican beer, toe-tapping Minutemen song named for that beer, and 1981 Toyota Corona we looked at yesterday among them — you’d think the Coronavirus wouldn’t stand a chance. Instead, look at where we are. Not only that but at $8,200, that Toyota Corona couldn’t find many friends either, despite having a five-speed stick and sporty-but-yet-practical hatchback body. Hey, have you had any pandemic projects? I’ve had three so far — my Porsche 986 , a broken Breville Barista Express that I monkeyed with, and most recently a gaming rig that I assembled so I could start playing Fallout 4 and revisit old favorites like Half-Life 2 and the Portal twins. These have all been a way Advertisement If you’re feeling that kind of cabin fever — which is a heck of a lot better than feeling a … [Read more...] about At $4,200, Is This 1937 SS Jaguar 100 A Kit Car That’s A Deal?

Having recently sold my 1971 Datsun 240Z, I was left with holes in both my heart and my garage. Both voids have been satisfyingly filled by the recent acquisition of a triple-black 2001 Porsche Boxster. Let’s take a look at what my new-to-me 986 needs. Then you can decide if I’ve bitten off more Boxster than I can chew. Many of us have our “Pandemic Projects.” If you do happen to go out for non-essential shopping these days, you’ll likely notice empty shelves in the craft, home exercise and bicycle sections of a lot of stores. With more home-time than my life previously afforded I, too, have taken on a new project, though the care and feeding of a Porsche Boxster may demand a greater commitment than scrapbooking or treadmill time. Advertisement Now, I’ve never been an early adopter. I honestly have never had the finances to enjoy the latest and greatest of... well, anything. No, what I’m really all about is buying refurbished tech and taking advantage of … [Read more...] about Here’s Everything Wrong (And Right) With My New-To-Me Porsche Boxster

GM made just the right car, at just the right price, with just enough range, in just the right place, at just the right time. It’s just not in America. All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 7, 2021. 1st Gear: GM Has A Hit In China I will stop talking about the Hong Guan Mini EV when the Hong Guan Mini EV stops being so utterly fascinating to me. The SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture has an absolute hit on its hands, with the Mini becoming the best-selling EV in China, thanks in Advertisement There is a lot more to the charm and success of this car, which offers just what consumers want and nothing they don’t, as Bloomberg details in a recent report on the car: The Hong Guang Mini is the brainchild of SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., a joint venture between SAIC Motor Corp. and Guangxi Automobile Group Co., two state-backed automakers, and U.S. giant General Motors Co. Based in the city of Liuzhou, known for its limestone mountains and … [Read more...] about Reminder: GM Is Killing It In Low-Cost EVs

After a series of exciting Fast And Furious casting notices, we can also add Scott Eastwood to the roster of Fast X , according to The Hollywood Reporter . Because you know what they say: I Fast family reunion without Little Nobody. Yes, Eastwood will be reprising the role he first (and last) played in The Fate Of The Furious . Little Nobody famously worked with Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) to help take down the cyberterrorist Cipher (Charlize Theron). Russell is one of the few “Friends of the Furious” not yet confirmed to be returning for Fast X , so we’ll have to settle for Eastwood for now. Eastwood is joined by Theron and Dominic Toretto’s (Vin Diesel) whole crew in re-entering the Fast universe (with the exception of one notable Rock-shaped absence ). Even more exciting this time around are the newcomers, including Diesel’s Marvel colleague Brie Larson and two of the multiverse’s Aquamen, Jason Momoa and Alan Ritchson . Cardi B is also … [Read more...] about Scott Eastwood will be in Fast X, if anyone cares

Note: The writer of this review watched Stardust on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to see it—or any other film—in a movie theater, please consider the health risks involved. Here’s an interview on the matter with scientific experts. In the early part of his career, David Bowie was at different times a novelty singer, a mod, and a fey, art-schooled folkie. When he finally found himself, it was not by rejecting the phoniness of the record industry—as many stars would claim to do throughout the history of rock. Instead, he simply began writing his own roles: androgynous messiah, drug-addled rock voluptuary, purveyor of imitation soul. Claiming to be bisexual or fascist (despite negligible proof of the former and a lifetime of evidence against the latter) was part of the act. More than anyone before or since, he turned every part of the music business, from manufactured personae to overblown concert tours, into art, all while producing … [Read more...] about Stardust review: The Bowie biopic without any Bowie songs is velvet garbage