Maserati Boat

Behold, the Maserati boat! I’m not sure what the autonauts were thinking when they painted this badboy, but they get an A for effort anyway! Their plan to sail around Italy was canceled after the coast guard issued the tickets for failing to comply with marine regulations.

The creators of this…thing,also crossed the Atlantic on board a Ford Taurus and VW Passat filled with polyurethane foam back in 1999! (more)

via Axis Of Oversteer

Volkswagen Dogfish Commercial

It took me a while to figure out what this commercial was for, but I like it anyway. The folks in the VW marketing department are some interesting characters.

Aquatic Cars From Cuba!

One of the things I loved about visiting Cuba last year were the old American cars. Many were in excellent condition inside and out. I never saw any of these aquatic cars, but I wish I had! Apparently these unique creations were being used to sneak into the United states!

via That Will Buff Out

Behold, The Pontiac Fieroboat!

If I ruled the world things would be different. For starters, every car would be an aquatic car. As awesome as this one of a kind creation is, it really misses the purpose of an aquatic car – it can’t drive on land! So the question that remains is this, can a crappy car make a good boat?

This puppy can be found on ebay and the current bid is $2,599.00 USD.

via Autoblog

One Less Ivory Fishing Rod

I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later, we live in a fairly rough neighborhood. Our car was broken into last Saturday night. They broke the small passenger side rear window, popped the lock open and went though everything, leaving quite mess. Luckily we don’t keep anything of value in the car, but they did escape with my mp3 FM transmitter which is easily replaced. They were nice enough to leave behind my “emergency” fishing lures that I keep in the glovebox with the FM transmitter.

The window replacement cost almost $150 after taxes. That could have been $150 towards a nice rod or reel this spring, but it looks like I’ll have to wait until later in the year to get some new equipment.

Winter Driving

I’ve lived in a lot of different places, but Halifax Nova Scotia has the worst drivers by far. I think it can be blamed on the fact that most of the people in the city grew up out in the country and simply don’t know how to drive in a city with more then 13 cars. In the winter things are particularly bad. Not only are there bad drivers, but the snow removal is pitiful. Of course, the only thing worse then the snow removal is the giant pot-holes all over every major road.

I could go on about the driving here, but instead I think these photos I took Friday morning sum things up pretty well.

How does that even happen?