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0Video: What does a world-class downhill skateboarder drive? Something very cool 1368133080
Kevin Reimer has an interesting career and a fascinating car. The resident of Vancouver, BC is a professional downhill skateboarder – which we now know is a thing you can be – who sees a lot of commonality between his extreme occupation and his cherry 1991 Nissan Skyline GT-R. The ...
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Video: The right way to own and operate a vintage Fiat 500 [w/video] 1368054000
Annetta Calisi and her husband have restored their Fiat 500D to the same specification with which it left the factory in 1964. The result is a cheeky yellow cinquecento that looks the part of a 1960's movie star car. For that matter, so does Annetta, who dresses appropriately mod for this latest ...
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Video: Ferrari Lusso ownership will add some time to your morning commute 1366643700
If you've ever driven a vintage vehicle on a regular basis, you know the process from getting from point A to point B is a bit more convoluted than simply hopping in and going. There are rituals to observe, checklists to run through and processes to address before ever touching the ignition. ...
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Video: Petrolicious profiles one of the final Jaguar E-Types 1365627480
There's no question that David Paddison has got a very lovely 1974 Jaguar E-Type convertible. The rubber bumpers of this late E-Type may distract ever so slightly from the purity of the lines, but that doesn't mean we're still not completely jealous of the latest Petrolicious subject car. As ...
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Video: She's just a girl... who's a BMW E28 fanatic! 1364934600
Ashley Rodriguez has a thing for the BMW E28. The amateur train photographer has owned over 15 of the cars in her brief lifetime, and says she's attracted to the old 5 Series because of how rare they are. All told, she's owned every variation of the E28 with the exception of the 2.4td, and the ...
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Video: Petrolicious focuses on the ubiquitous Volkswagen Beetle 1364688000
No matter what your feelings toward the Volkswagen Beetle, you should respect the little runabout. With 75 years of production under its belt and some 21 million units unleashed on the world, odds are everyone knows someone with a Beetle. The crew at Petrolicious has finally gotten around to ...
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Video: Petrolicious meets an Alfa owner unlike any other 1363723200
We've pretty much been digging on every Petrolicious video that we've come across thus far, but this new title, Never Enough Alfa, may be the most charming to date. In it we hear the story of Manuel Leon Minassian, and his self-proclaimed "psychotic" love of the Alfa Romeo brand. The star of the ...
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Video: Petrolicious revisits our favourite kind of hybrid, the Iso Grifo 1362073500
The '60s were a great time for exotic cars. Italian coach builders were busily handcrafting beautiful sheetmetal and plopping whatever throaty drivetrain they could find behind the headlights. For Iso Grifo, that meant marrying lusty European lines with a tried and true Chevrolet small block. In ...
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Video: Why the Ferrari Testarossa deserves some respect 1360889940
Join us for a moment in putting on our way-back hats, zeroing in on the late 1980s. Imagine that you're in your bedroom. Look over at the wall across from your bed. What car do you see on the poster? If you're anything like us, it's a Lamborghini Countach – in fact, it's a trio of ...
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Video: Meet the One Porsche to Rule Them All 1359659700
The idea of a singular car to meet every need of an enthusiast driver is the kind of thing dreams are made of and it seems Petrolicious has found the perfect example. An ongoing labor of love built in the home garage of one Jack Olsen, this Frankenstein Porsche 911 is miles from being all ...
