Yahoo Autos Off-Road Viper, Stolen RX-7 Race Car, Abandoned Corvette Z06: The Best Automotive Videos on YouTube This Week
YouTube has been a godsend for automotive enthusiasts. In the “before times,” we were beholden to trash reality cable TV shows with scripted deadlines (where you could lose the shop!) and overplayed drama. Sure, you had great stuff from MotorWeek, but that was a once-a-week affair. Now, in this future, we have a near-infinite rabbit hole of content available to us anytime we want on YouTube — stuff that can entertain, surprise, and even tug at your heartstrings.
This week, we learned from the depths of YouTube that the “peeing Calvin” sticker began as the result of a Florida football rivalry, because Florida. There’s also a random tuner shop in Japan that keeps a treasure trove of old AMG models we’d like to own. And so much more.
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Sit back, relax and get lost with us as we look through a handful of the best automotive videos YouTube has to offer this week. Enjoy!
Coilovers on the New Nissan Z
Track Testing Streetable Coilovers for the Nissan Z Proto - Motive Garage
The New Nissan Z is fairly track-capable right out of the box. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t use a few improvements. Motive Video’s Andrew Hawkins says the factory dampers on the Z are “terrible” and looked to give the car a little better performance, while also lowering the suspension. He takes viewers through the installation of the new streetable coilover suspension to the Z, working with Australian based aftermarket suspension company Shockworks.
The Origins of Peeing Calvin
The truth about Peeing Calvin
You’ve seen it everywhere. From the backs of motorhomes to the rear hatches of family crossovers, “Peeing Calvin” has been around for years. But just where the hell did this thing come from? Phil Edwards details the surprisingly fascinating history of the sticker/meme including its origins Florida football rivalry origins, and how Calvin’s creator really feels about the meme. [Spoiler alert: He’s certainly not thrilled.]
Buying an Abandoned C5 Corvette Z06
I Bought A SUPERCHARGED Corvette z06 LEFT In A Storage Unit
Who would abandon a Corvette Z06? ScrapLife Garage shares the story of how he purchased a C5 Corvette Z06 that the former owner had left behind in a storage unit for over three years. The YouTuber gets it up and running, and eventually ends up modding it.
A Stolen Mazda RX-7 Race Car, Recovered
4 Rotor STOLEN and FOUND. Automotive Near Death Experience. Full Story & details inside.
Did you know that the Denver, Colorado metro area is second in the nation for car thefts? Defined Autoworks found out the hard way. The YouTuber was headed home and trailering his race car, just having been featured on a TV show in Las Vegas, when the trailer got a flat. No repair places were open, so the family was forced to stay in Denver overnight. The truck and trailer were stolen in a matter of hours. Luckily the truck, trailer, and RX-7 were recovered. Not before a harrowing few hours of touch-and-go searching, however.
The Failure of the Infiniti FX
2013 Infiniti FX - How This Car Proves Why Infiniti Was Doomed to Fail
