Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
In Communist Cuba, Car Love Runs Deep out of Necessity
Cuba is about more than just old cars, but the island nation's adversarial history makes car ownership unique from almost any other place in the world. If you have a car in Cuba, you probably have an old car.
A Man Survived On This Styrofoam Boat For 23 Days
U.S. Coast Guard officers rescued a severely dehydrated Cuban refugee from a homemade boat made mostly of Styrofoam yesterday near the Florida Keys. This was his raft.
Why The Yugo Isn't Just A Punchline
Admit it: The Yugo is strangely fascinating. Jason Vuic's book Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History is equally fascinating. Wired.com recently spoke with Vuic about the car's legacy. —Ed.
Smoggiest Olympics Ever! Beijing Rules Out Car Restrictions
Transit officials in Beijing have opted not to limit the number of private cars on its streets, inadvertently giving athletes from America's big cities more of a hometown feel. The Chinese capital is well known for smog and congestion, with more than three million registered cars clogging approximately 90% of the…
The Saddest Hoon is a Wartburg Man
We've seen more pathetic attempts at hoonage, but never buy a guy who was trying so hard. Unfortunately, our man here was forced to saddle a Wartburg as his steed, and not one of the cool ones. We ache for him. We ache for Wartburg. We ache for East Germany. We ache for Raymond Carver.
