Power Wheels Magazine A Notch Above

At first glance, this vintage Mercedes-Benz looks like either a mint well-preserved 1970 280SE 2-door coupe or a meticulously restored one. From the outside, the car seems to be what it’s supposed to be. There’s the elegant W111 coupe shape and twin stacked headlamps that has the car often mistaken for the Paul Bracq-designed W108. There’s an abundance of chrome ...

In the previous installment of this Power Wheels Magazine Project Car series about the 1976 Mitsubishi Celeste 1600ST that was owned from new by ROPALI Chairman Roberto “Bob” Alingog, we were able to acquire a 1978 Celeste donor car. Instead of having it delivered to our garage via flatbed truck, we decided to drive it from Sucat, Parañaque to Sampaloc, ...

Previously, in Part 2 of our Power Wheels Magazine Project Car series, we found a donor Celeste that we thought may have been a bit too nice to disassemble and harvest parts for the 1976 Mitsubishi Celeste 1600ST (BAF-734) owned by Roberto “Bob” Alingog, that we’re helping restore with Bob’s thoughtful son, Aldous Rex Alingog. Aldous wants to restore the ’76 ...

During an online digital launch held last Saturday, September 12, 2020, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) officially unveiled the updated 2020 Toyota Hilux with an attractive price structure that ranges from P843,000 for the base model Hilux Cab & Chassis variant up to P1,850,000 for the top-of-the-line Hilux Conquest variant (P1,830,000) finished in premium Emotional Red metallic paint that has an ...

In Part 1 of this Power Wheels Magazine Project Car series, we were approached by Aldous Rex Alingog who asked for our help to restore his father’s beloved 1976 Mitsubishi Celeste 1600ST after he saw our own restored yellow 1977 Celeste Project Car in the 2018 Manila International Auto Show (MIAS). Aldous hoped that restoring their Bone Red Celeste would be ...

As a motoring enthusiast first and a journalist after, I’ve driven, ridden, and evaluated hundreds of vehicles. I’ve seen the transition from carburetors to electronic fuel injection, the digitalization of formerly analog automotive components, the rise and proliferation of electronic driving aids, and the gradually changing direction towards electro-mobilization. With 12 years in the auto industry and 20 years in ...

During the 2018 Manila International Motor Show (MIAS), we displayed our 1977 Mitsubishi Celeste 1600ST Power Wheels project car at the JSK Custom Paint and Auto Works display pavilion. It took us 4 years and a lot of blood, sweat and tears to turn our tired-looking and rust-infected blue Celeste into this yellow show car, which was not entirely finished ...

We have to admit that we have a soft spot for the older Jaguar flagship sedans. We’ve always admired the classic elegance and graceful shape of the 1968-1992 Jaguar XJ (Series 1, 2 and 3) with their quadruple round headlamps, chrome grille, thin pillars, tapered rear, and eloquent overall design. This elegant design lineage remained intact up to the 2003-2009 ...

In early April 1964, two weeks before the official introduction of the all-new Ford Mustang on April 17, Captain Stanley Tucker, a pilot for the Canadian Eastern Provincial Airlines, was out for a drive when he spotted the new Mustang convertible, finished in Wimbledon White, at the George Parsons Ford dealership in his hometown of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Captain ...

There was a recent trend in social media where you are asked to name 10 vehicles that influenced your love for cars. It made us look back to the vehicles that we lusted after, or used to have, or what our family members or friends used to drive. It also made us realize that some of us were influenced by ...