This is the story of John Jackson, a self taught photographer who travels the country in his 1964 Corvair van taking pictures of awesome cars built by little shops that we may have never otherwise heard of. Jackson has put 170,000 miles on the van in the four years since his wife bought it for him for his birthday.
This is another vintage YouTube gem of a video. It’s a late 90’s documentary that follows Toyota Team Europe (TTE) as they build the AE101 based Toyota Corolla WRC to replace the ST205 Celica GT-Four. You get a great inside look at a world R&D process from component testing to wind tunnels and finally having the drivers put the car through its paces in different environments. The narration is in Japanese, but all of the interviews with the TTE staff are in English.
Here’s more awesome coverage from this year’s Holley Hot Rod Reunion. “Tater” Ron Wilson bought this 1964 Mack B-61 out of somebody’s yard and restored it over the course of a year.
The Import Alliance Summer Meet took place this past Saturday and Sunday at Z-Max Dragway in Charlotte, North Carolina. There was a massive turnout for both days.
I was pretty surprised to see the title of this comparison pop up on the Motor Trend YouTube channel. I consider the Acura NSX and the Lexus LFA to be the only 2 supercars to come out of Japan due to their unique and exotic construction methods. Johnny Lieberman thinks there are four. I’m assuming the other two are the Toyota Supra and the Nissan GT-R’s. I think the Supra and GT-R toe, but don’t cross, the line between well executed performance cars and true supercars. What do YOU think? Join the discussion over on our Facebook Page. Either way, Lieberman does a good job breaking down why each car is significant to their time periods, how they drive and why you should like them based on his supercar philosophy. Very fascinating comparison.