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Happy 80th Birthday, Steve McQueen
Terrence Steven McQueen was born to a stunt pilot father and an alcoholic mother on this day in 1930. His father left them both halfway to Steve’s first birthday. In the ensuing years he would find a...
View ArticleAre Cars Still Cooler Than Phones?
The ad shown above seems to cement a sad reality for automotive enthusiasts: the objects of our passion are no longer considered the cutting edge of material culture. And this reality is reflected is...
View ArticleWhat Do Lotus, Aston-Martin And Reebok Have In Common?
The easy answer: desperation. More literally though, all three have recently employed the talents of hip hop producer Swizz Beatz in more or less desperate attempts to recapture some much-needed cool....
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My El Camino Is Cooler Than Your Hybrid
Marketing hybrids is a challenge. You just can’t get past the one failing point of hybrids. Hybrid are simply not cool. Deal with it. Do you know what is cool? An El Camino is. Save your redneck jokes,...
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Kelley, Keep Your Cool. TTAC Elects Its Own Super-Cool Car
Kelley Blue Book, normally not the epitome of cool, nonetheless compiled its list of the ten coolest cars under $18,000. Here is the list: Kelley’s Cool Cars Under $18,000 1 2013 Dodge Dart 2 2012...
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Piston Slap: Why So Uncool Minivan?
1972 Ford Carousel (photo courtesy: forum.chryslerminivan.net) Josh writes: What is the deal with minivans? I was thinking the other day that as an outdoor person, minivan’s are perfect. They have...
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Piston Slap: Traversing the World of LED Retrofit Bulbs!
(photo courtesy: galleryhip.com) TTAC Commentator MWebbRambler writes: Sajeev, Your recent Piston Slap on HID lights reminded me of a problem I had with replacing tail lights on my wife’s 2009...
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