Despite just hitting store shelves, the Apple iPad mini has already found its way into a car's interior. Sound Waves, a mobile electronics shop in Tampa, FL, is the first to custom fabricate a vehicle's dashboard to fit the device. … [Read more...] about First iPad Mini Installed in Car Dashboard
2013 Corvette Striped Convertible Top
In May 2011, The Boston Globe reported that the automotive market will soon see a racing striped convertible top. Thanks to Chevrolet and Haartz Corporation, it's finally here – making its debut on the 2013 Corvette 427. … [Read more...] about 2013 Corvette Striped Convertible Top
Read The Hog Ring in DLT News
Read our article "Why Are Detroit Books So Hard to Find?" in this month's issue of DLT News. We decided to contact Detroit Body Products, which publishes the Detroit Book, as well as De Leo Textiles, which produced the comparable "Lion Book" up until 2009, to find out why so few are available. … [Read more...] about Read The Hog Ring in DLT News
Nissan: Baby Skin, Fingers and Bacon
Last week, Nissan likened a new fabric that it's developing to fake baby skin – setting the blogosphere ablaze with morbid imagery and snarky comments. The automaker, however, doesn’t seem phased. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair magazine, Nissan reiterated the analogy and even took it to new levels of weird – boasting about an “artificial finger” and upholstering cars … [Read more...] about Nissan: Baby Skin, Fingers and Bacon
Dodge Pledges to Destroy Boring Interiors
If, for some reason, you didn't believe us when we told you that automakers are finally starting to treat car interiors like they matter, check out Dodge's latest commercial. … [Read more...] about Dodge Pledges to Destroy Boring Interiors
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