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October 2, 2010
October 1, 2010
The Future Of Public Transportation?
Tampa Sports Car Examiner
The 155 mph Superbus looks like the bastard child of Jabba the Hutt and the A-Team van. The problem is that the bus promo video below shows the claimed municipal speed demon traveling at 15 mph instead of 155 mph. So what’s the deal with this lamboesque Mad Max tribute vehicle? Read my rant at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.
June 28, 2010
Top Ten Vehicles That Need to Come Back
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Most of these vehicles should never have disappeared in the first place, but all of them need to come back. Now. Let me know what you think of my list. What did I miss?
Ford Bronco
I really don’t know what Ford is waiting for. Seems like a no brainer to me.
See the rest after the jump!
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May 27, 2010
Photo of the Day
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Pretty good use of the sepia tone, huh? More pics on Bill’s VW Bus ride page!
March 30, 2010
Take The Plywood Bus, Help The Boys Overseas
By Dan Strohl
Hemmings
Inspired by our recent post on the Kaiser articulated aluminum/magnesium bus, frequent blog contributor Gene Herman sent us a couple photos of another Santa Fe Trailways bus made out of an unusual material: plywood. Gene writes:
Built out of plywood during WW II in Santa Fe’s Wichita, KS., shops to conserve valuable war materiel, the Victory Liner was used to transport civilian employees to military arms factories during the war. It had a passenger capacity of 117. Don’t know anything about the mechanicals, unfortunately.
This shot only adds to the confusion about the mechanicals of the bus. Did the driver sit in the center and swing with the tractor unit, or did the Santa Fe folks figure out some sort of hydraulic steering setup that allowed the driver to sit atop the cab? The normally knowledgeable denizens of the Hank’s Truck Pictures forum and the BusTalk forum weren’t able to provide answers. Nor were they able to tell us about its ultimate fate, though we can guess that a plywood-bodied vehicle has a very limited lifespan. Continue reading at Hemmings.
March 13, 2010
Dune Bus
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Tom built one of the coolest VW Buses I’ve ever seen. From his ride page:
This is our family “dune bus” The whole idea started after a day of pushing pulling and changing plugs on my kids quads outin the Oregon Dunes.So over a beer around the campfire my buddy says “Hey it would be cool if you took an old VW bus and made it into a sand toy to haul your kids around”……So we did just that.
December 18, 2009
German Folks Wagens at Mooneyes
Antonio Alvendia
When I think of Mooneyes and their Annual Christmas Party at Irwindale, I normally think of hot rods – rat rods, traditionals, kustoms, roadsters… things of that sort. However, as I was trudging along the Irwindale Speedway parking lot with soaking wet jeans (and even worse… wet socks. Grossss!) from the torrential downpour that Mother Nature subjected us to… I noticed this small grouping of Volkswagens, and immediately began making my way toward them.
These Vee Dubs had their own sense of style. The color and rust spots on this blue Deluxe VW bus reminded me of the Volkswagen Single Cab from Miami that we featured just a few months ago when we started this site. I’m admittedly not a maven of VW knowledge, but I do have a strong opinion on what I think is stylish and what’s not. Continue reading and view more photos on MotorMavens!
July 24, 2009
Goodman's Single Cab Deluxe
Antonio Alvendia
The streets of Miami are filled with tons of high end, exotic cars. From South Beach to Star Island and Coral Gables to Downtown Miami, you can find Lamborghinis, Porsches, and Ferraris littering the streets – you literally see them parked on every street corner. The funny thing, though, is that while I constantly drive right past Lamborghinis with a bored look on my face, I almost jumped out of my seat when I saw this 1967 Volkswagen Single Cab (truck) cruising down the street. To be honest, I had never seen anything like it before. I just don’t see these types of cars every day!
When I saw this Volkswagen Single Cab driving down the street, I was already late to meet up with some friends from out of town who work for a big car magazine, but they would just have to wait a bit longer – this Single Cab had me buggin out because it has so much style. I just had to stop and shoot some photos! Check out the detailed photos and continue reading at MotorMavens.com.
May 19, 2009
Cool VW Bus on eBay
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Ryan sent this to me. Pretty cool summer ride! See all the pics on eBay.
April 29, 2009
Ryan's Ford Glass-Top Bus
Gotadime
Every now and then, you come upon a true CarDomain gem that’s waiting to be discovered. Ryan’s 1946 Bus is without a doubt one of those gems. This glass-top bus, number 27 of approximately 44, is one of (if not the) last 1946 Ford glass-top buses in existence. Ryan’s dad managed to get his hands on it for a mere $400 back in 1984. It has since been fully restored and has been featured in shows such as “Jake and the Kid.” This thing truly is a piece of history. Make sure that you stop by his page and take a look!
