Modernizing the audio system of a classic car is big business. Multiple companies specialize in manufacturing head units that resemble the stock originals, yet are chock full of 21st century internals like a digital AM/FM...
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It’s hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since the first movie of the Back to the Future trilogy landed in theaters and became an overnight sensation. But that’s the state of affairs, kids,...
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/117890578[/vimeo] The DeLorean DMC-12, Back to the Future, Tron and music that relies heavily on synthesizers; hadCarnac the Magnificentcome up with those four items the envelope would have contained a somewhat unexpected common thread, but...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbsrO_h3QI8&list=LLCpNw5Fe-9YYS4duyxmzh0A&index=2[/youtube] The early 1960s was a time of transition for the U.S. auto industry: Tailfins and truckloads of chrome were out, slab-sides and tidy proportions were in. However, the competition to win the hearts and...
Although we don’t remember them as well as we do the 1990s, we nevertheless harbor a fair bit of nostalgia for the 1980s. And two of the biggest, most enduring names in entertainment and pop...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjOp6wGaeTY&list=UUwxm3f6v4I8wrv98udrJ7WQ[/youtube] We’ve been watching the development of Drift Stage – the ate-up-with-The-‘80s arcade-style racing game – like coked-up hawks. But really, how could we not? It takes some of the earliest car-centric video games our...
It’s pretty much a given that classic cars are easy to spot from the outside. But it’s just as easy to know that you’re aboard a vintage ride from the inside, too. Things like chrome-clad...
Most people who follow the video game industry will probably tell you that the good old days are happening right now, particularly if you’re into racing games. Any of us who have spent time with...