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3rd Annual Lake Forest Car Show

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Lake Forest Car Show – Classic Cars Paired with Classic Rock 3rd Annual Lake Forest Car show, Lake Forest, CA – While the rest of the automotive world was focused on Pebble Beach and Goodwood, Braking for Cars took in … Continue reading

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Braking for Cars Goes Classic

We’re Fine Tuning Our Car Content to Bring You More of What You Love Best: Classic Cars We’re shaking things up a little here at Braking for Cars. We’ll be focusing more on the classic cars of yesterday as well … Continue reading

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Throw It Back Thursday: Toyota Paseo Edition

Ghost – Throw It Back Thursday? Sometimes you see a car, and you have to ask, “WTF?” We’re not sure what was going through the mind of the owner of this Toyota Paseo, but, “WTF?” The back of the Paseo … Continue reading

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Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – GM’s Newest HotWheel

Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – GM’s Newest HotWheel Originally uploaded by vernheywood Chevrolet’s iconic pony car embraces the retro enthusiast market even further by introducing the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible. Available in either black or tan, the drop top brings back open … Continue reading

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Built Ford Tough F-150 Round Up 2

Built Ford Tough F-150 Round Up 2 Originally uploaded by TrueTrucker Despite the rain, people still lined up to drive the 2011 Ford F-150 and it’s competitors at Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas. It meant slower times on the drag … Continue reading

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Toyota Recalls – A Good Thing

We’re near the end of August and Toyota hasn’t announced a recall ye… oops… spoke to soon. The automotive giant, once the poster child for efficiency and value, announced on August 26, 2010 that it would be recalling certain model 2005-2008 Toyota Matrix and Corolla vehicles for Electronic Control Modules that may have been manufactured improperly. Continue reading

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When is a Chevy not a Chevy?

The Twitterverse was abuzz this morning over an internal GM memo that had surfaced asking employees to refrain from using the term Chevy when speaking about the Chevrolet brand. Continue reading

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Did the Toyota Sienna Get Lost in the Swagger?

Recently a viral music video of Mr. and Ms. Whitebread Middle-America rapping the coolness of the Toyota “Swagger Wagon” has been making the rounds, and we have to say we find it quite entertaining. After all, what’s not funny about white people rapping and posing like they’re from the hood? Continue reading

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AAA Triptik Mobile iPhone App

If you plan on making like Clark Griswold and packing up the family truckster and hitting the open road this summer, AAA has a new iPhone app that will help keep you from blowing all your nickels before you reach your own personal Wally World Continue reading

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Top Ten Most Dangerous Drivers by Profession

Insurance.com announced their list of the Top Ten Most Dangerous Drivers by Profession this morning. Insurance.com found that professions that demand multi-tasking tend to rank higher on the list—a no brainer there. We were however, surprised to find out athletes and homemakers were among the safest. We guess athletes are too busy committing other crimes or adultery to… wait… do you think they know about Tiger? Continue reading

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