Wayne Joseph Borean on CarBuzz (119 comments)

Wayne Joseph Borean

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Chargers Stars in "Defiance" (1 hour ago) Nah, what you need is Max's Pursuit Special with the Supercharger.
Could Honda Power McLaren Sportscars? (May 18, 2013) Makes sense that technology would flow both ways. Both Honda and McLaren could come out ahead.
Unearthed: 1962 Renault Dauphine DeLuxe (May 18, 2013) Actually it is gorgeous. No, it isn't any good for drag racing, but in a country devastated by war, inexpensive transportation made a difference between survival and upward mobility.
Subaru BRZ Tuned to 450 HP (May 14, 2013) Just think of the look on the face of the guy driving the Vette/Viper when you pull away from him. Priceless.
Supercars Invade the Highway (May 14, 2013) Drool.
Nissan GT-R Powers Up Ski Hill (May 10, 2013) Fake. Those snowmobiles weren't trying.
Dead-End Technologies: Amphicar (May 05, 2013) Lucas electrical system? Why in all that's automotive couldn't they have used a Bosch electrical system?
DC Design Avanti Coming in 2014 (May 04, 2013) While it might not be a "Supercar" per se, it is far more likely to be affordable by the general public, like the Mustang, Camaro, or even Corvette and Viper. Yes, Lamborghinis look fantastic, but Mazda Miattas do far more to introduce young drivers to the thrill of driving. At least you don't have to be an heir to a large fortune to be able to buy one!
Chevy Reveals Stingray Pace Car (May 03, 2013) Horse manure. The greatest spectacle in racing is the 24 Hours at Le Mans.
Venturi to Smash EV Speed Record (May 01, 2013) Hey, great learning process for those kids. They are lucky to get to take part in something like this!
Unique Aston by Ghia for Auction (May 01, 2013) God Lord, it's beautiful!
Mercedes Releases Updated Sprinter (May 01, 2013) Actually, it is exciting. I worked in the forklift business for a long time. We used full sized Ford, GM, and Dodge vans for mechanics service vehicles, and they were crappy. Minivans got better fuel economy, but were cramped hellholes. The Sprinter with its high roof and way better fuel economy is a far better solution. Service Technicians around the world will be thanking Mercedes for designing a decent van.
Depreciation Kings: Range Rover (Apr 28, 2013) Lucas: They brought darkness to the light. Reliance on Lucas is what ruined the British auto industry.
More Embarrassment for Fisker (Apr 24, 2013) Loosing $500,000.00 per car is a little more than bad bookkeeping, it reeks of utter incompetence.
Rolls-Royce Makes a Pink Ghost (Apr 22, 2013) WTF, nobody gets the reference? Go dig out your 1960's British TV DVD collection, watch Thunderbirds, and look at the license plate number on Lady Penelope's Rolls Royce. God, the kids these days. They know nothing about popular culture!
Jay Leno's Bentley Turbo R (Apr 14, 2013) He didn't do a burn out!
Expensive Failures: Aston Martin Lagonda (Apr 14, 2013) I rather liked how it looked. As to electronics, no one can produce bad electronics like the English. Remember the Lucas slogan, "Bringing Darkness to the Light!"
Defunct Euro Carmakers: TVR (Apr 12, 2013) Damn. Didn't know TVR had died. Always wanted one. Can we say "Testosterone Poisoning"?
Top 5 Market Trendsetters (Apr 10, 2013) Horse manure. The BMW 2002 did that in the seventies.
Top 5 Market Trendsetters (Apr 10, 2013) Sure you haven't been drinking too much Red Bull? My buddy had a 1973 model year, which he bought late 1972. Fitting four big Canadian boys, along with their hockey equipment into it (one was a goalie) was a challenge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic_(first_generation)
Defunct Euro Carmakers: Facel (Apr 09, 2013) The French call it élan. Everybody else calls it shear bloody minded stupidity. Still, no one does stupidity with such style and panache, and no one else ever will. I live 20 kilometers from the Quebec border. We often go shopping there. There's a joy to life that you just don't see in English speaking countries. There's also a level of stubbornness that would make a mule stare in disbelief.
Unique of the Week: 1953 Puma Sports (Apr 08, 2013) Wow. That looks neat.
Unearthed: 1972 Triumph TR6 (Apr 08, 2013) Guy in High School bought one new off the dealer's lot (with his parents help). Looked great. Wonder if he still has it. Damn, that was forty years ago.
Unearthed: 1960 MGA Roadster (Mar 30, 2013) There's an old, unrestored MGA sitting not a mile from where I live. It used to be under a tarp. It spent this winter exposed. I shudder to think what shape it is in. The owner, well, let's just say I have a less than stellar opinion of his intelligence for how he's handled this classic automobile. It's shameful.
Defunct US Carmakers: Nash (Mar 28, 2013) From The Playmates - The Nash Rambler Song aka Beep Beep http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=enqNl7tdLR4
Defunct US Carmakers: Studebaker (Mar 27, 2013) Not sure what's worse: 1) Conservative Penny Pinching Executives 2) Bean Counting Box Checking Executives 3) Big Thinking Big Spending Executives Any one of the three can kill an otherwise healthy company.
Unearthed: 1967 Austin America Countryman (Mar 23, 2013) Hehe. These cars were small. Remember hearing a news report of a guy picking up a girl at a pub. They drove to a nearby quarry for sex, and in the middle of it, he threw his back out. She was trapped underneath him for four hours. When rescue arrived, they had to cut the roof off the Mini to get the two of them out. I suspect that was the last time she ever went anywhere with him. Talk about a bad date...
Russian Car Quality Proudly Displayed (Mar 21, 2013) It's a setup. There's no way the car was drivable if a single kick would do that much damage.
Classic Clarkson: Maserati MC12 (Mar 19, 2013) No back window. "What'sa behind you, isa not important. It'll never catcha up!" And yes, I get to do a fake Italian accent, I'm 1/2 Italian, 1/2 English, 1/2 French, 1/2 Austrian, and 1/2 Ogre.
Top 5 Spec Racing Cars (Mar 18, 2013) And it is such a gorgeous looking car. Lambos always look over-muscled. Maseratis look sexy with all those rounded curves. There's something in he water in Italy. I don't know what it is, but the cars usually aren't boring, even the cheap ones.
Pagani Huayra is the God of Wind (Mar 16, 2013) This video is currently unavailable. But I disagree with the writer. I got married just over 26 years ago, and my wife is more beautiful today, than she was when we married. Most women do get better with age. Only teenage boys are silly enough to think otherwise.
Roush Reveals 2014 Mustangs (Mar 15, 2013) Oh come on, no picture of the hot engine to drool over?
Bountiful Jelacy Bounces in Silverado (Mar 15, 2013) Boring. If she actually popped out, than it might be interesting. Of course Americans get over excited about tits, really they aren't a big deal. Every woman has them, and every man too. Sometimes I think nudism should be compulsory, to teach people that a fantastic body is only the outer surface, and really not all that important.
5 Affordable First Cars (Feb 28, 2013) Microsoft? That's the kiss of death. Blue screen here we come!
This Is The 2014 Jeep Cherokee (Feb 24, 2013) Two words : Pontiac Aztec
5 Discontinued Cars We Miss (Feb 21, 2013) BMW 2002. Volkswagen Beetle. Original Honda Civic. 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Leno Drives Restored Datsun 510 (Feb 20, 2013) I had one of these, a 73 I think. Great little car. You could toss it sideways, and drive down a gravel road at a 45 degree angle, rowing between second and third gear. Of course you had to use the driver's side window instead of the windshield to see where you were going... Did it once with passengers. They nearly filled their pants! Never heard grown men scream that way since.
Cars That Won't Die: Bristol Blenheim 3 (Feb 20, 2013) Seen from orbit. ROFL. You forgot to mention that you'll see more Rolls on the road than Bristols. Rolls last a looooong time.
Factory Five is More Than Just Kit Cars (Feb 18, 2013) Video unavailable. Joy.
Watch This Cayman S Drift in the Snow (Feb 15, 2013) Heh. Town where I live has more snowmobiles than people. We look down on effete Germans who see the ice leave their lakes in March. Our lakes our icebound till May...
Cars Nobody Asked For: Honda Element (Feb 14, 2013) It was a thoroughly practical car. Yeah, it looked like it had been jit by an ugly stick, but it was practical. Like the Mazda 6 with three sets of seating, and the original minivan, it was also different. I liked it. Fix the design, and it probably would still be around.
Farah Drives Teen's Killer RX-7 (Feb 13, 2013) Hah. He's built his own Millennium Falcon!
Worst Veyron Replica Ever? (Feb 13, 2013) Reminds me of the good old days, when custom Bugs were all the rage. Of course you could do some real neat mods to VW engines. I'm not sure that would work on this.
Cars Nobody Asked For: King Midget (Feb 12, 2013) Actually in some ways this ugly little thing does make sense. As an auxiliary car on a farm, it would be useful. But the price looks too high for the time.
Cars Nobody Asked For: King Midget (Feb 12, 2013) Gotta love those flames! Hot, hot, hot!
One-off Alvis up for Auction (Feb 09, 2013) Wow. That's super cheap for a one-off.
Horrible Small Cars: Ford Festiva/Aspire (Feb 07, 2013) Hey, my father-in-law had one. It wasn't that bad, no worse than the big Fords of the era.
Aston Upgrades Vantage GTE Racer (Feb 07, 2013) Where can I steal the money to buy one. Wait, I didn't say that...
Mazda 787B Returns To Le Mans 20 Years Later (Feb 07, 2013) Freaking beautiful car!
Horrible Small Cars: Geo Metro (Feb 06, 2013) Pontiac sold the same thing under the name "Firefly", and it was a damned good car. The 1.0 L engine was revvy, and I'll never forget the day my wife came home glowing because she'd beaten a Corvette at a stop light. Yeah, the Vette probably wasn't really trying, but small, super light cars, with decent suspension are a lot of fun to drive.
BMW 3 Series GT Pictures Scooped (Feb 06, 2013) Why don't they bring back the 2002? It was a fantastic car.
This is How To Deliver a Pizza (Feb 06, 2013) Reminds me of the taxi driver we had on our honeymoon. After we got out of his car we kissed the ground.
Horrible Small Cars: Zundapp Janus (Feb 05, 2013) You have to hold a poll at the end of this series on which is the best, er worst car.
Mopar 2013 Dart Headed for Chicago (Jan 31, 2013) WTF - they didn't add any power! Special car = Special engine If the engine isn't upgraded, why buy the car?
VW Unveils Golf 4Motion (Jan 28, 2013) Useful. We've had snow on the ground since early November up here.
Armored Opulence: Conquest Knight XV (Jan 23, 2013) Rage of up to a mile? That's one heck of a bad temper ;)
MT Gets Behind the Wheel of the Golf GTD (Jan 22, 2013) Um, what is he smoking? Result: 1.000 US Gallon = 0.833 Imperial Gallon. Looks like the US Gallon is smaller.
The Jaguar XKE Arrives in Leno's Garage (Jan 19, 2013) The only car with factory pink paint that I've ever seen that looked good was an E-Type V12. Think I was about 14 at the time. Stood there drooling over the car, totally ignoring the booth babes. Would have been about 70-71.
Jeep Wrangler Pickup Still Possible (Jan 19, 2013) Jeep pickups used to be really useful in the farm, far more versatile than a full size pickup, and far more robust than the small size pickups everyone was building.
Unearthed: 1985 Merkur XR4Ti (Jan 19, 2013) If it had a standard, it would be interesting.
Aston's Centenary Celebrations Reach New Heights (Jan 18, 2013) That's really stupid. They just fly it up there, and leave it on the skid. Instead they should have driven the car, and shown what an Aston Martin really is on a twisty road.
Chrysler 300S Turbine Pays Tribute to Original (Jan 17, 2013) Put a turbine engine in it, and I'd buy it.
Radical Reveals RXC at Autosport (Jan 15, 2013) Two questions: 1) How much? 2) Street Legal where?
Leno's 1937 Cord is a Thing of Beauty (Jan 12, 2013) Oh Lord that thing is gorgeous. I hope Jay has made provision for his collection in his will. It would be a pity to loose so this bunch wonderful historical machines.
Lotus Announces Exige CupR (Jan 12, 2013) Drool. One of the hottest cars on the planet. Way better than any of the Italian or German exotics. Chapman was a genius.
Dodge Reveals 2013 Blacktop Series (Jan 12, 2013) Screw the "Blacktop" package, I want an SRT Grand Caravan built sleeper style, so I can scare the shit of of Vette, Viper, Challenger, Mustang and Camaro owners.
Cars that Defied the Norm: Honda FCX Clarity (Jan 11, 2013) Because you can't store it. Hydrogen has this nasty tendency to leak past just about anything. BMW had a 12 cylinder conventional hydrogen engine, and no matter what they did it leaked. And the leaks burned. Hydrogen burns clear. You can't see it until your skin turns crispy.
Corvette Z06 Drifts on a Frozen Lake (Jan 10, 2013) I can't wait - the lake should be solid in another week, and I'm looking forward to driving to Quebec.
SeriousHP Turbocharges 360 Modena to 791HP (Jan 10, 2013) OK, so it is faster. It would help if the original stats were also listed. Me, well my personal favorite new Ferrari is the California. But I like this. As an aside, we've got a company locally building motorcycles with 5.7 Liter engines. Seriously. I wouldn't even want to think of the insurance costs! I'll stick with my Honda 500.
Basement-Built Countach Up For Sale (Jan 10, 2013) Someone should tell Jay Leno about this. He collects and maintains automotive treasures, and this is one.
Top 5 Automotive World Records (Jan 09, 2013) Record would be more impressive if she was using it for its intended purpose...
American Cruisers: Chevrolet Impala (Jan 03, 2013) Had a 1961 and a 1966, both with the 283-2bl. The 1966 was the first car I drove at over 100 MPH. Unfortunately both of them rusted out.
Lister-Chevrolet is the Fastest '50s Roadster (Dec 31, 2012) Holy shit, I'm in love!
Unique of the Week: 1970 Datsun Bluebird SSS Coupe (Dec 29, 2012) I had a 1872 Datsun 510. Fantastic handling car, I was able to scare the wits out of people by driving it sideways (yes, sideways) down the road. The only fault with the car was that like most cars of the era it rusted out.
Ferrari 275s Projected to Top a Million (Dec 27, 2012) Pininfarina penned some of the sexiest body lines to appear on a car. I am totally in awe of their work, like with this car.
Famous for Catching Fire: Chevrolet Vega (Dec 25, 2012) Talking about Fireballs on the road, how about the Oldsmobile Tornado? My buddy was driving his 1973 to work one morning, when he noticed that the road was lit up under the car (he was stopped at the time). Scared the living day lights out of him, and he was a licensed Class A Auto mechanic, who took superb care of his vehicles (he is still driving the 1976 Chev pickup he bought to replace his Tornado).
Carbon Motors Designs TX7 Multi Mission Vehicle (Dec 17, 2012) Do we really need to let the police have vehicles like this? Maybe the Americans need it - the country seems to be full of criminals, with nearly one percent of the population currently incarcerated. They wouldn't be putting those people in jail if they weren't criminals, would they? Sorry for the sarcasm. American criminal law is in bad need of reform.
Hooning a Rolls-Royce Phantom (Dec 16, 2012) Smokin!
5 Gearhead MythBusters Features (Nov 25, 2012) Skipping Car says "Embedding Disabled"
Rebadged Disasters: Dodge La Femme (Nov 17, 2012) Appears to be designed by a moronic dinosaur.
Leno Meets 1963 Chrysler Turbine (Nov 11, 2012) Awesome!
Cars That Changed The World: Volkswagen Beetle (Oct 29, 2012) Gotta love these cars. We turned a bunch of them into bush buggies for hunting. You needed to find a reduction tranny for a VW van to get the best performance, but it wasn't all that hard. At least it wasn't then. There aren't many Bugs left now. Sigh. They had a beautiful rebuilt early Bug in the movie Iron Sky.
Grand Touring Icons: Jaguar XJS (Oct 11, 2012) Lucas: They brought Darkness to the Light. Comment made to me by a Brit I was working with when we found out that the new model Clark Forklift we were selling had a Lucas distributor.
Nissan to Relaunch Datsun with 2 Budget Models (Oct 05, 2012) I had a 510. Great little car, you could drive it down the road sideways, looking through the driver's side window to see the road. Scared the hell out of some friends of mine by doing that while they were in the car!
Unique of the Week: 1967 Lancia Flaminia Zagato Super Sport (Sep 15, 2012) Wow, is it beautiful.
Luxury Automotive Baby Buggies (Feb 26, 2012) When Prince Andrew was little, just after Goldfinger hit the big screen, someone gave him an Aston Martin DB5 kiddy car with machine guns etc. That was 1964 or 1965, don't remember the exact year. I saw him driving it in a film clip on the 6:00 PM news.
Ferrari F430 Obliterated in Horrific Car Crash; Passengers Survive (Feb 23, 2012) Ferrari must have built well for them to have survived.
No Gun Rack in a Chevy Volt? One Man Proves Newt Gingrich Wrong (Feb 22, 2012) I love this. Showing politicians that they have foot-in-mouth disease should be your national sport. If it isn't, you're not a real nation. This guy's got guts and smarts. Good for him.
Toyota V8-Powered Home-Built Lamborghini Diablo: Winning! (Feb 20, 2012) What an achievement! Fantastic work. Totally fantastic.
Video: Jenni Giggles and Wiggles in a Porsche Carrera GT (Feb 20, 2012) To bad she wasn't wearing a nuclear bodice...
Another Mazda MX-5 Special Edition: The Venture (Feb 19, 2012) Special Edition? Where are the ponies? I don't care about the looks as long as it goes like a scared jack rabbit!
Weekly DFA: Porsche 911 Owner Drives into Wet Cement (Feb 19, 2012) City should have left it there as a monument to morons.
Report: New Barracuda to Replace Challenger? (Feb 19, 2012) Now if they'd just bring back the Superbird...
Video: Grizzly Bear Gets the Munchies with a Pair of Stoners in Pickup (Feb 15, 2012) Typical Northern Ontario day. They were probably pretty sober by the sound of things.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Murdered-Out Lamborghini Aventador (Feb 08, 2012) Rich, handsome, and full of himself...
Video: Ferrari Graveyard from Japan’s Supercar Pileup (Feb 06, 2012) Oh, the insurance claims!
Wald Creates a Murdered Out 2012 Mercedes CLS 63 AMG (Feb 03, 2012) Love to drive this baby on the Autobahn.
Lexus LFA in Gaudy Green (Feb 03, 2012) I loved British Racing Green. This is hideous. Looks like a five year old picked it.
Video: Exploding MG Midget at 1000 FPS Will Make Your Day Better (Feb 01, 2012) MG Midgets are collectible, why didn't they use a Chevy Vega?
Video: If You Don’t Like the Cadillac ATS, then You Can Go to Green Hell (Jan 30, 2012) Between Caddy and BMW? I think I'd buy the top of the line Camaro instead.