Cowardly burglars steal thirty thousand dollars in tools from High School Auto shop
By Barett Poley – March 24, 2017 Saint Paul, Minnesota: A Saint Paul Autobody and Mechanical program run for high-schoolers has been burglarized, leaving the program without $30,000 worth of tools that had been locked up safely in the garage the night before, alongside a Toyota Camry which belonged to the school’s principle. ‘Central Service […]
Motorama ’17 to raise money, awareness for Prostate Cancer with the Prostate Cancer Canada Network
By Barett Poley – March 6, 2017 1 in 6 men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is actually even more common than breast cancer in women, yet it often goes undiagnosed or undetected as a result of stigmatization and social conditioning. Motorama 2017, one of the biggest custom car shows […]
Aston Martin AM-RB 001 global reveal sparks imaginations at CIAS
By Barett Poley – February 23, 2017 The 2017 Canadian International AutoShow was host recently to the global reveal of the Aston Martin AM-RB 001 hypercar. The AM-RB 001 is set to feature 1,000 BHP per ton, a ludicrous amount of power, alongside a carbon fibre chassis and body, and intense body-styling that would […]
Living Legend: Inside the world of Yosemite Sam Radoff
By Barett Poley-February 23, 2017 Delaware, Ontario: Yosemite Sam Radoff has built bikes for Evel Knievel, been featured in Truckin’ magazine and sculpted for Tim Allen. He’s custom-built and painted thousands of motorcycles and cars in his time, and was even sued over his name, once. He won, after proving that he’d been “Yosemite Sam” even […]
Barett’s Blog: This man in Sallisaw, Oklahoma is selling his massive collection of 175 Chevrolet Impalas
By Barett Poley – January 20, 2017 If you thought you misread that headline, you didn’t. Steve Brown, from Sallisaw Oklahoma, has 175 Chevy Impalas for sale – and no, it isn’t a dealership, just a passion. The owner, who put the ad up on craigslist 15 days ago, says the cars are dated […]
Barett’s Blog: TAS 2017 & A brief history of Japanese modification culture
By Barett Poley Tokyo Auto Salon is a relatively unique show in the wide world of automotive expositions and car shows. It’s unique partly because of its sponsors, and partly because of the unique cultures of Japan as a country and as a consumer within the automotive industry. One thing that separates Japan from the […]
