This week we came across a very interesting piece of fan created art. fabio.becce23 over on Maker World has created some 3D printed keychain hangers of the rear ends of cars from movies. So far they have created the BTTF DeLorean, Batmobile and Lightning McQueen. I think any of these would make a great addition to an office or rec room. I always enjoy seeing folks put stuff like this together. Be sure to give them a boost or like over on Maker World. Till next time.. The future is what you make it. So make it a good one.
What's up, gearheads and gamers? Every time you boot up an old classic like Need for Speed Underground 2, you probably spend a moment wishing you could port that glorious, neon-tinged aesthetic right into your actual ride. Ok, when was the last time you played NFS:U2? If you're a retro gamer like me, not long ago. But that custom UI, the slick neon glow... and of course, the iconic mini-map. Is still burned into our minds.
Well, one dedicated creator on YouTube, Garage Tinkering, just made that fantasy a real-world mod. In his latest video, "I Built a Real Mini Map from Need for Speed," he tackles a challenge everyone told him was impossible: building a functional, real-time mini-map styled exactly like NFS:U2's on a low-power ESP32 microcontroller with a screen. Unit sits on his dashboard like a in game GPS. And spoilers: it worked. Check it out below!
David Freiburger is one of our heroes. If you haven't heard of him. He has an amazing career. Including working for Hot Rod Magazine, co-host of several success series on YouTube and the former MotorTrend TV. Lately he's been giving us a glimpse of the car culture he grew up with in the 1980s on his YouTube channel. If you're a fan of car stories and hot rod pictures from the 80's then you're in for a treat! Not to spoil anything, but one of his friends had a movie car! Watch the video to see what it was! See ya!
Have you ever wondered what certain movie car mash ups would look like? Now you can with the power of AI! The image above was generated using Google Gemini with a simple prompt (see below). I shared this image with friends and we've already been coming up with fun dialog for a Smokey and the Bandit/Back to the Future mashup. All in good fun of course. So what's a prompt you may ask? A prompt is a set of instructions to give the AI for which movies to use and what cars to mash up. I've only tested the following prompt with Google Gemini but it may work for other AI models. Enjoy!
Prompt: Draw a picture mashing up two cars from the movie Back the Future and Smokey and the Bandit. Use the DeLorean from Back to the Future and the black Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit.
Looking for a car related movie to watch this May? Here are some car related gems available on streaming this month. Using an awesome post over at ComicBook.com, we were able to filter it down to great shows and films that feature car related content. A little bit of something for everyone! Especially if you're a Death Race or Mad Max fan. Some of these may not be just pure car movies. But you will see some awesome cars in all of these options.
* Generated using Google Gemini