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It was November 1995. I was 12 years old and sneaking into my first movie. The ticket girl asked in what year I was born and I fumbled out "1981" since the movie was rated AA14 in Canada. This was the first Bond movie made in six years and the first one I ever saw in theatres...

Hideki Tanabe, proprietor of the world-renowned tuning and parts company Powerhouse Amuse, passed away on September 20 after enduring a long illness, leaving behind his wife, the company he founded and thousands of bereaved fans, friends and acquaintances. Responsible for the incredible R34-based Carbon-R time-attack car and the S2000 GT1 that many of you will remember from Gran Turismo 4, Tanabe-san was also Powerhouse Amuse's resident tuner, parts designer and race driver. I met with him personally several years ago to do an article on their S2000, and had a great day out there...

Our esteemed Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law bans on talking on cell phones while driving (unless with a wireless device) and recently texting while driving. Both are excellent measures for road safety and to prevent idiots from swerving in their lane in front of me while drifting between 45 and 15 mph as they discuss today's One Life to Live with Becky and Stef. So, good job...

 AR Index     601.78  -102.02  (-14.50%) Stocks of individual interest Toyota  83.56  -4.96 GM        8.51  -3.07 Ford      4.17     -0.78 Dow 10365.45    -650.24 (-5.90%) Don't you just love a good panic? The sheep on Wall Street stampeded themselves and spread their fear to just about everyone. Take a deep breath and look at the all-time Dow chart...

Lately, Caltrans has been doing nightly work on the Santa Monica Freeway around Downtown Los Angeles.  As a result, my car has been showered with pebbles and gravel on way too many occasions.  Over the years, a clear toll has been taken on my car's front license plate frame.  Similarly, the front of the car has more chips on the hood and bumper than a can of Pringles. Not wanting others to experience the wrath of Caltrans roadwork, I've copied some information from Caltrans' web site below.  Hopefully, this will help some of you avoid the carnage of our tax dollars at work. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/plannedwork.htm Planned Work, Area Listings Before driving, check with the Caltrans Highway Information Network (CHIN) 800.427.7623

I've been driving a Jack-o-lantern since last Wednesday. I picked it up at this pumpkin patch in Moorpark, where it was the prized choice of the bunch, bigger than anything I've ever seen before. I hollowed out the center using a Caterpillar back hoe, then adorned it with stylish red eyes and a licence plate for a mouth...

As the late Paul Newman said as Butch Cassidy, "Who are those guys?" I'm sure you don't recognize The Big Three, a Brian Epstein managed group that did not become the Beatles. A lot of folks don't recognize the Big Three from Detroit these days either. But on Saturday the Senate approved $25 billion in loans to Detroit, intended to spark innovation...

It annoys the heck out of my kids, but I have terminal shutterbug disease and carry my digital SLR pretty much everywhere I go, just in case. So when I was visiting my buddies at Tire Town and one of them asked if I had my camera because he just heard on the scanner that there was a problem at the shopping center next door I was ready. I even beat the fire department to the scene and got about 100 shots as they extinguished what used to be a Dodge Stratus...

Dear Dub, In all the hub bub in the stock market recently and bailout deals and all that, the bailout of the automakers seems kind of lost in the shuffle. With all the money that the government is getting ready to throw around, do you think we should bailout Detroit? One of the Undecided Dark days in Detroit Their sales are way down Smug smiles of the past Have turned to a frown They didn't adapt to the changing game They forged right ahead making more of the same Gas may be rising But no problems they see So General Motors Brings us the Hummer H3 The dinosaurs thought They were too big to fail But they were wrong too Now we're hearing the wail We need to survive Just lend us some money If it wasn't so sad This all would be funny I know it sounds cruel and heartless and mean But sometimes bad companies do leave the scene You dug your own hole Don't sit there and cry Say, here's an idea Try building something we'll buy!

You know, the Audi R8 usually doesn't look like a small car. Other than its height, the R8 generally looks sizeable and even a little imposing. And then you park it next to the Dodge Challenger, which is abso-freakin-lutely enormous...