All the Fixings: Macon, Ga. Chuck-E-Cheese to become Gerber bodyshop
(Photo by Liz Fabian, WGXA) Macon, Georgia — A space once full of cold industrial machines and mediocre pizza will soon be transformed into…another space full of cold industrial machines and the occasional pizza lunch, as Macon, Ga.’s former Chuck-E-Cheese becomes a bodyshop. Local media reported that a Gerber Collision Auto Body and Glass facility […]
A Kart of History: Miniature Model T up for auction in Florida
Toronto, Ontario — To convince a grown adult that their casual neighbourhood-cruising vehicle should be a go-kart might be a tough sell to anyone but a certain bespectacled “Trailer Park Boy”—however, a kart designed like a Model T may just be the exception. In one of the rare cases where a top hat would actually […]
Just a Scratch: Poor parking leads to bumper removal for Corvette driver
Toronto, Ontario — What do you get when a lifted truck parks a little too close to a low-slung Corvette? Either a recipe for disaster or a simple method for removing a bumper, depending how you look at it. A video has been circulating around social media of a C7 Corvette Z06 in front of […]
A Glaring Error: Glare from sunglasses melts hole in U.K. driver’s windshield, The Sun reports
Photo by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom — A hot May sun, a dangling pair of sunglasses and a gaping hole in the windshield were all clues leading a Nottinghamshire driver to realize that they had inadvertently created a death ray in their car, The Sun reported this week. Fire and rescue […]
Niche Market: Car leasing company developing speed-dating app for car lovers only
London, United Kingdom — Tired of dates asking about your personality, hobbies and all those other boring conversational icebreakers? Now you and your date from the “Speed Dating” app can hyper fixate on the latest and greatest cars—if you find one, that is. Created by a literal car leasing company from the United Kingdom, Speed […]
Bears being Bears: Bear breaks into B.C. resident’s car, drinks 69 pops, ignores the diet
Earls Cove, British Columbia — Diet pop just doesn’t taste the same. I know it, you know it, and as one Earls Cove, B.C. resident learned, black bears know it too. The 69 full-sugar cans of orange pop, cola and root beer, however, were no match for the thirsty black bear that stopped by Sharon […]
Can You Believe This?! Tires causing tumbles; Darwinism at its finest and much, much more
Toronto, Ontario — Get ready for the weekend with a new Can You Believe This?! video, packed with some questionable DIY work, some ridiculous road rage and a truck tire gone rogue. The automotive world never ceases to entertain.
Money Pit: Sinkhole forms in parking lot of Edmonton luxury car dealership
Edmonton, Alberta — Just when you thought your childhood fear of quicksand had passed—your car has been consumed by the earth. That is what four Edmonton residents are asking themselves after a sinkhole opened up in the parking lot of a south-end Infiniti dealership on Tuesday. Owner of the neighbouring Mercedes-Benz Heritage Valley dealership, Lucky […]
What Would You Do: Ford speared by metal pole at Acadian festival
Évangéline, Prince Edward Island – A festival volunteer ended his shift with a questionable call to his insurance provider, thanks to a metal pole sticking out of his vehicle’s trunk. In an article first published by the CBC, Steve Powers was part of a volunteer group in the Évangéline Area Agricultural Exhibition and Acadian Festival, […]
Quick QEW Nap: Sleeping Ontario driver cruises down highway at 100km/h
St. Catharines, Ontario – A man was found sleeping in a self-driving Tesla, blitzing down the Queen Elizabeth Way near St. Catharines, Ont. at more than 100km/h. In a video by one Instagram user, Louise Lesser captured a video of a man in a reclined driver’s seat, apparently sound asleep and completely unaware of his […]
