Wait no more! After a long long break we have finally emerged to start our summer season of episodes! In the time that we have been gone, multiple happenings have occurred like: Wes keeps getting sick, Turtle has a double entendre-fest with his distributor rebuild, and Reyson has been alive. In this lighter hearted episode Turtle tells us his saga of one man and a distributor rebuild, we fondly remember our best Toys R Us memories, and figure out what cars everyone from 80’s cartoon nostagia land would be driving to a hot 80’s car meet!
Rollalife Podcast: Episode 3
June 29, 2017 by Leave a Comment
It is the end of the month and you know what that means….
A NEW episode of Rollalife!
Booty, Beams, Beasts. They all start with “B” and so does [Read more…]
RollaLife Podcast: Episode 2
May 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Hedgehogs are fast and so aren’t corollas. On this episode Wes changes out his pan-difficult bar and tells us how he first got his corolla. We ask the question “what is a carguy?” We also tell you a lot about Sonic fan art and vocal fry for some reason.
RollaLife Podcast: Pilot
April 30, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Fan of AE86s or automobiles in general? Join Wes, Turtle, and Reyson as they explore the wonderful topic of “Rollalife”. We plan to give you a peek into the various lives and personal stories of drivers, builders, and car enthusiasts. Rollalife is an ever growing term, catch a ride in our passenger seats as we take this drive.
Frankie’s Garage: Tomica Premium 4 New Die-cast Rides
April 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been a fan Tomica’s recent product line: Tomica Premium 1/64 scale die-cast cars. Aimed at the adult collector, the Tomica Premium series features more paint applications and newly designed rims. Tomica is adding 4 new vehicles: No. 13 – Nissan IDS Concept, No. 14 – Toyota S-FR, No. 15 – Subaru 22B STI and No. 16 – Toyota 86GRMN.
Frankie’s Garage: Just Call It – “The Toyota 86!”
March 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
What it should always have been branded in North America! Not the defunct Scion brand, but Toyota. The Scion FR-S in 2017 goes back to the Toyota car line-up and will simply be known as the Toyota 86. Finally!
Frankie’s Garage: 2018 Lexus LC500 Coupe
January 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Want even more premium upscale then the Infiniti Q60 Coupe, try this, the Lexus LC500 2+2 Coupe. Expect to spend around six figures for this all-new 2018 Lexus LC500. The LC500 will house a N.A. 5.0L V8 engine producing 467 horsepower.
Takara Tomy Drift Package Nano!
November 24, 2015 by 2 Comments
It seems the older I get, I don’t have enough time in the day to spend hours building a Gundam snap-on plastic model kit or building a R/C car. I have ADD due to watching YouTube videos and such. The Internet, but I digress. Here’s a neat little all-one ready-to-go R/C car package by Takara Tomy, it’s their Drift Package Nano set!
Frankie’s Garage: Toyota S-FR Concept
October 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Mazda MX-5 competition in the future? The Toyota S-FR Concept from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. This concept is 2+2 mini-coupe entry-level sports car. But the back seat is more the kids. It’s front-mounted engine with rear-wheel drive.
Frankie’s Garage: Toyota’s Secret Lair in Europe
March 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Xcar Films takes a look at Toyota race cars in Europe and the company known as TMG aka Toyota Motorsports GmbH.
Frankie’s Garage: The Scion Hot Hatch Concept
November 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Okay, Honda, look at this Toyota/Scion concept at the LA Auto Show. This is what the Honda Civic should look like! Since the 7th generation Honda Civic (2001) and up to the present model line – they all look ugly! What happened Honda? But I digress, this is the Scion iM concept hot hatch.
Frankie’s Garage: Building a Drift Mobile
November 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Drifting from around the world, here’s a look at the UK-side of things. XCar Films interviews driver/owner Phil Morrison of Driftworks Limited.
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Frankie’s Garage: HyperChargers R/C from Jada Toys
November 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Building R/C cars is an expensive hobby, so if you want a no frills, no assembly required and ready to play, check out the HyperChargers R/C car line-up from Jada Toys.
Frankie’s Garage: Skateboarding Tuned Scion xB
November 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
What an 8-trac player in a Scion? This is one rad looking Scion xB is 1970s inspired conversion van for skaters. The bright orange blimp is a 2015 Scion xB x Riley Hawk Skate Tour built by Scott Kanemura of KMA Productions.
Frankie’s Garage: AUTOart ReRelease – Initial D AE86
October 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I’m looking forward to AUTOart’s re-release of the iconic Toyota Trueno AE86 from the popular anime/manga “Initial D” by Shuichi Shigeno. If you’re a diecast car collector then you should also know the name AUTOart. This incredible HK toy company makes super detailed diecast cars, and this 1:18 scale “Fujiwara Tofu Ten” AE86 looks amazing.
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Frankie’s Garage: The Next Toyota Supra
April 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Jay Leno’s Garage takes a look at the Toyota FT-1 concept and interviews the design team behind it.
Tomica Toyota Crown Comfort Taxi
March 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
When you think of Hong Kong what comes to mind? The high-rise skyline and Victoria Harbour, HK gangster films, Dim Sum, Mong Kok shopping district, etc. Well how about the iconic Hong Kong taxi? This Hong Kong taxi gets the full Tomica diecast car treatment.
Frankie’s Garage: The Next Generation Toyota Supra
January 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This Downshift episode takes a look at design factory Calty Design Research and their creation of the Toyota’s FT-1 Concept. This might be the next generation Supra.
Ramen Crew @ the Slide Your Ride’s 86 Festival 2013
September 26, 2013 by 3 Comments
Frankie’s Garage: Tuned Lexus 460 by TMG
September 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
There’s a tuner shop named TMG in Germany that’s been known to tune Toyotas for track racing, now they show-off a street-legal concept, the TMG Lexus LS460 TS-650. It’s a mouthful to say, but the large sedan is street-legal and track ready. XCar Films takes a ride in this one-off racing family sedan.
Frankie’s Garage: JDM All Day and Everyday!
August 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Anybody can put a wing, aero-kit and turbos, but it’s also about passion and the love of just driving the car as a every day driver. Import Meet Street Car Competition (IMSCC) has put out some cool profiles of JDM builders and their cars for 2013. The IMSCC contest will take place in Seattle, WA running August 9-11, 2013.
Frankie’s Garage: Subaru BRZ Turbocharged & tons of Torque!
June 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Motor Trend’s latest episode of Ignition looks at American-tuned Subaru BRZ. The BRZ is tuned by Crawford Performance that packs in a turbo-charger pumping up 490-500 horses. I think its safe to say, it can do some amazing drifting with 550lb/ft of torque.
Frankie’s Garage: Retro Car Tuning in Japan
June 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A look at classic car tuning culture in Japan on tuning, restoration and restomodding from 5 of Japan’s legendary retro tuners.
Frankie’s Garage: The Toyota Supra & Nissan Silvia
May 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
Xcar takes a look at two iconic JDM cars, the Toyota Supra and tuned Nissan Silvia. The Toyota Supra was made famous by Fast & the Furious films and Playstation’s Gran Turismo video game series, Xcar takes a look back at the legendary Toyota Supra. And my grandma can drive this – a tuned automatic Supra!
Frankie’s Garage: LEGO Toyota 4A-GE Engine
May 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
One of the most iconic engines in automobile history is the Toyota 4A-GE developed by Yamaha and was the heart of the Sprinter Trueno AE-86. LEGO builder Solde1 has built a really neat LEGO replica of the engine.
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