A few weeks ago, we stumbled onto one of the cooler modifications we’ve seen in a while. The happy crew of wide-eyed dreamers over at 8bitmiata.com put a quarter slot from an old arcade machine—possibly Galaga? Space Invaders? Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker?—so that by feeding the car a quarter, the engine starts. It still requires the […]
Fans of Porsche will remember a model called the 928. With a front-mounted V8 engine, it carried a DNA quite different from the quintessential 911, which was kind of the point. Though it never replaced the 911, and has suffered much ire for even being involved in that discussion, the 928 was killed off in […]
Now that’s how you make a movie. Porsche made a video of driver Patrick Long taking the 918 Spyder through a lap or two at the Circuit of the Americas, and it’s a masterwork of visceral, first-person helmetcam and uber-fluid steady shots reminiscent of David Fincher. The blend of HD shots as if you’re the […]
Today is Earth Day, which is something of a conundrum for the modern world. Our phones, WiFi, office buildings and ice cream machines aren’t exactly made out of twigs and leaves, and the whole idea of a technologically advanced society is that we keep making things that would never occur naturally. Every year this day […]
Often we are asked, “Are you hiring?” While Leith is always looking for talented, hard-working, creative and good-natured people, we are having a Career Night on April 24 specifically for people who want to be an automotive service technician. Many people say that the most important aspect of a job—more so than benefits, vacation time, […]
