Holy Lincoln Prototypes, Batman!
The real-live and original Batmobile is going on the auction block in January. But did you know the car in the TV show was originally a spectacular show car in its own right?
George Barris created the Batmobile from the 1954 Lincoln Futura. The Futura was a prototype designed by Ford’s Lincoln Styling Studio.
Continue reading For Sale: 1966 Batmobile, Low Miles, Extras
I’m a big fan of Netflix.
Yeah, yeah I know. They really pissed a lot of people off with that stupid price hike deal. It was pretty lame. But I forgive them and continue to be a loyal customer. We have been for like… forever.
But since they changed the pricing scheme I do watch more streaming titles than before. In fact, during the summer months we turn off the DVD option altogether.
That’s why I was delighted to discover Instantwatcher.com. It’s a site devoted to the up and coming, most popular and soon-to-disappear streaming titles on Netflix. Continue reading Get the Inside Stream
This time from Jay Leno’s Garage.
This video features a walkaround with Jay and the Fiat 500 Abarth. But the real treat is an excellent mini-documentary on Carlo Abarth and the history of the scorpione.
Enjoy.
http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1371751
And if that’s not enough, there’s more…
I haven’t had cable in more than a decade. That fact used to make me a fringe element- but now it means I’m hip.
But we knew that all along.
Continue reading What’s a TV Antenna?Imagine what you could do with little roller skate wheels on your compact tripod.
You could do things like this…
It’s a thoroughly amazing yet simple idea!
Cineskates attach to the feet of the popular Gorilapod flexi tripods. Then it’s just a simple matter of driving it around with a compact video camera. Very cool stuff.