’69 Road Runner coupe, Lewiston, N.Y. Chrysler had a good idea for 1968. Take its cheapest Satellite body style (two-door pillared coupe), stuff in a huge engine, give it a cartoony name, and see what happens. What happened was almost 40,000 sales (a two-door hardtop was added later in the model year). This week’s find is [...]
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Wheels in the Grass
on Monday, October 10th, 2011
YAK Car Pic of the Day
on Sunday, October 9th, 2011
’89 Pontiac Firebird, Niagara Falls USA Apparently when stylists were designing the “hidden” headlights on this 1989 Pontiac Firebird, they took into consideration neither aerodynamics nor how they’d look when popped open. Eeew! — Jim Corbran, You Auto Know
Unsere Buffalo Sabres Sind Berliner
on Saturday, October 8th, 2011
This afternoon at O2 World Berlin, the Buffalo Sabres helped make a bit of hockey history, as they joined with the Los Angeles Kings in presenting the first ever NHL regular season game on German soil. Buffalo won the game 4-2, thanks to a pair of goals by Luke Adam, Paul Gaustad and Drew Stafford. [...]
YAK Car Pic of the Day
on Saturday, October 8th, 2011
’91 Yugo (currently on eBay!) Some — no, wait, most anyone who has an opinion on it at all — have called the Yugo the worst car of all time. Sold in the U.S. for model years 1985-91, the Yugo started life here as a cheap, $3,990 Yugoslavian-built version of the Fiat 127. Sales started [...]
The Sabres Open their 41st Season
on Friday, October 7th, 2011
Helsinki, Finland… Tonight the Buffalo Sabres open their 41st season of hockey with a convincing 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks at Harwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland. It was so great seeing a packed house and fans wearing jerseys from so many of the NHL teams. Helsinki is the proud home city of Team Jokerit [...]
Scofflaw Collins: Serial Illegal Parking
on Friday, October 7th, 2011
God forbid Chris Collins should pay a parking meter, or imagine that parking regulations are for anybody but the poor. Here are some pics of our county executive’s minivan (aptly named the Enclave) parked illegally in front of Ulrich’s. Friday at lunchtime. Remember the last time he ignored the parking rules the rest of us [...]
YAK Car Pic of the Day
on Friday, October 7th, 2011
Homer’s sedan October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and pink is its color. So here is the first pink car I could easily get my hands on: Homer Simpson’s battered sedan, a 1/64 scale model produced by Johnny Lightning. From my collection… which, no, I don’t still play with! — Jim Corbran, You Auto Know
This Modern World: A Sound of Blunder
on Thursday, October 6th, 2011
TEDxBuffalo
on Thursday, October 6th, 2011
TEDxBuffalo presents No Permission Necessary Tuesday, October 11 With a long roster of big-name speakers such as Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking, and even an African Grey by the name of Einstein the Parrot, the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conferences have become somewhat of a global cultural icon. Their objective to inspire and empower is [...]
YAK Car Pic of the Day
on Thursday, October 6th, 2011
1982 AMC Spirit Every once in a while I find myself killing (wasting) time on eBay, finding cars to fill my imaginary garage. This 1982 AMC Spirit is different enough to make the cut. It just sold for $5,900. You can view the listing here. — Jim Corbran, You Auto Know
WBFO, WNED Get Earful from Public
on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
About 50 people gathered at WNED studios Tuesday night to express their opinions about programming at WBFO once the private, not for profit public broadcaster completes its purchase of the SUNY-owned station that has served the community since 1959. On hand to listen to the feedback were Joseph Brennan, Associate Vice President for University Communications; [...]
YAK Car Pic of the Day
on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
’71 (or ’72) Dodge Demon One of Chrysler’s early compacts was the 1971-72 Dodge Demon (basically a version of the popular Plymouth Duster) — hatched thirteen years too soon to be the official car of the New Jersey Devils. This one was spotted in a Sanborn parking lot. — Jim Corbran, You Auto Know
Tonight: Men Who Cook
on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Taking place tonight (Oct 4) is the fifth annual Men Who Cook celebration presented by Crisis Services. From 6pm to 9pm in the Ellicott Square Building Lobby (295 Main St.) come and celebrate the art and science of food by experiencing delicious dishes and beverages from some of Buffalo’s finest amateur chefs. Local restaurants serving [...]
Hello from Mannheim, Germany!
on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Puck drops at 1:30PM Buffalo time. Buffalo Sabres v Adler Mannheim, and the game is a sellout. For game updates, follow us on Twitter. @akulykusrt and @pfarrellusrt
YAK Car Pic of the Day
on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
’52 Nash Ambassador – “This Boy’s Life” Ellen Barkin and a young Leo DiCaprio outside their 1952 Nash Ambassador (which they’ll soon abandon) in the 1993 movie This Boy’s Life. Maybe Nashes weren’t all that great, but supposedly the action takes place in 1957 — this is only a five-year-old car! Hard to believe it [...]