Category: Car Culture

Where Mazda RX-3 and RX-7 “Savanna” Came From

Fuji, 1971. The mighty Hakosuka was slated to reach its record 50th win in Japanese touring car racing, only to have that taken away by a plucky upstart from Hiroshima known as the Mazda Savanna (aka. RX-3). Years later, its

No Free Lunch: An $8,500 Porsche 996

About two months ago, I purchased my fourth new-to-me car in as many years — and I still had two of the previous three. Of those three, one was purchased for adventure (a 1977 Porsche 911S that I drove cross-country

Why Your Creative Writing Professor Hates V8s

You’re in Creative Writing I at a moderately priced State College Degree-Mill. You’re a Computer Science major who is required to take an English class so the college can extrude more money from you or your parents or the GI

Speed on the Sand: Through the Lens of Bastian Glaessner

Warning, some images in the sidebar of this article may be slightly NSFW Photographer Bastian Glaessner shot these incredibly cool pics of vintage hot rod racing at the legendary Pendine Sands. His eye and unique style has created a strong

Classic Simplicity: The 510 Bluebird Coupe

Nowadays there are few cars from Japan’s Miracle Years that escape the collector’s eye, but long before every grandma’s Toyota Corona or obscure Isuzu was sought for by street tuner and speculator alike, the Datsun 510 stood alone at the

Why Classic Cars Still Rule

In most cases, classic cars are rubbish. As James May once said, if they were any good, they’d still be made. Modern cars are faster, better handling, more reliable, more comfortable, cleaner, safer, more economical, and mostly cheaper to purchase,

2015 Goodwood F.O.S. Through the Lens of Peter Aylward

Towered over by Gerry Judah’s magnificent central sculpture, this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed might have been the most action-packed yet… (more…) Re-shared from Classic Driver, Text by Alex Easthope, Photography by Peter Aylward for Classic Driver.

Driving Nostalgia At Touge California

The Supra was the first car to go. It was a 1984 Toyota Celica Supra, white with maroon interior, velvet seats, silver radio like an Aiwa boombox. Rough on the edges, a 1980s street survivor. We gathered for the start of

A Local Tour of Malibu Canyon

[This is a bit of an old article, from 2008, but I stumbled upon it weeks ago and have been wanting to re-share it on a Sunday ever since. It’s got a great map, planned by Jonny Lieberman (at one