Barett’s Blog: The most expensive paint job ever? Meet Rolls-Royce’s new Ghost
By Barett Poley – April 12, 2017 If you thought paint was expensive before, just wait until you see the price on the new Rolls-Royce Ghost Elegance. The Ghost, which regularly starts at just under $400,000, is about to get quite a price hike, thanks to a new paint job announced by the company. The […]
Barett’s Blog: Udacity-led project promises self-driving taxis in less than 5 years
By Barett Poley – April 6, 2017 If you live in a large urban centre, you might have an easier time getting around in the coming years, thanks to a new project lead by popular post-secondary learning service Udacity. The project-company, named ‘Voyage’, seeks to put fully autonomous taxis on the road in the next […]
Barett’s Blog: B.C man selling off 5-acre property alongside hundreds of vintage cars
By Barett Poley – March 30, 2017 Mike Hall, a British Columbia man, is selling a 5-acre property in Tappen, B.C for over 1.5 million dollars. Land in British Columbia has been expensive as of late, thanks to their booming housing market, but $1,500,000 for a five-acre property outside of the coastal urban-centres would normally […]
Barett’s Blog: Hydrogen-fueled hijinks won’t end like the Hindenburg
By Barett Poley – March 20, 2017 If you’re worried, as a collision repairer, about exploding batteries, fire-prone wiring, or the cold-war connotations of “Hydrogen” as a prefix to anything, don’t be. As Toyota amongst others reveal their hydrogen powered and more heavily developed electric vehicles, questions arise as to whether or not the same […]
Rusty Rides Reign at Motorama ’17
By Barett Poley – March 15, 2017 Here’s one to make all you painters and paint techs shake your head in confusion! Patina-finished hot-rods were all the rage in the showcar category at Motorama this year, defying conventions as well as conventional paint-jobs. Of the rust-clad rat-rods were a 1959 Chevrolet Apache, a 1954 GMC […]
‘Bullitt’ Mustang found rotting in Mexican junkyard after nearly 50 years
By Barett Poley – March 9, 2017 This one will certainly be an interesting challenge for whatever tech gets their hands on it – the second of two 1968 Ford Mustangs used in Steve McQueen’s famous “Bullitt” has been found, rotting away in a Mexican junkyard by a man named Hugo Sanchez, who promptly purchased […]
Barett’s Blog: New Legislation coming to Ontarian Drive-Clean Centres and all-in-one shops
By Barett Poley – February 27, 2017 Drivers and shop-operators alike will have to deal with a slew of new legislations coming this April, thanks to new legislation regarding drive-clean certifications on vehicles. The legislature will make some things easier and some things more difficult for consumers, as it hopes to fix problems with the […]
Canadian International Auto Show to host North American reveal of more than 40 cars
By Barett Poley – February 8, 2017 The Toronto-based Canadian International Auto Show (CIAS) will host the Canadian reveal of 41 new vehicles. Rinspeed, a think tank working on carbon neutral and ecologically viable vehicles, will reveal its “Oasis”, a car so committed to preserving ecosystems that it’s going to have one, in the form of […]
Honda lightens through smart exhaust welds; Ducati, Yamaha cut weight with carbon fibre
By Barett Poley – January 30, 2017 If you’ve seen the photo circulating about showcasing Honda’s MotoGP Repsol motorcycle and its fantastically welded exhaust, you might find yourself asking “just what is the point of that?” or perhaps, “I wonder why they did that” or even “Why does one of the exhaust pipes look like […]
Floyd Mayweather, Michael Phelps, Steven Tyler and more to make appearances at Barett Jackson Auction
By Barett Poley – January 20, 2017 Floyd Mayweather, famed undefeated boxer and quintuple champion, will make an appearance at the Barett Jackson automotive auction for the purpose of selling his Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. The Bugatti Veyron is one of the fastest cars in the world, and the Grand Sport’s slightly quicker brother, the […]
