Bernie's Top 10 Posts of 2012...

Found the photo somewhere on Google

Can't believe that this year is over... But like Will Castro says- "New Year, New Beginnings, New Money". But before I can ring in the new year, I want to revisit the top 10 posts of 2012 (based on pageviews) and who would have thought that my number one post is from someone from Jersey Shore...

Now from 10 to 1, here is Bernie's Top 10 Posts of 2012...


10. Bernie's Favorite: Estevan Oriol talks cars with Travis Barker...

I labeled this Bernie's Favorite because cars brings a lot of people together and when Travis Barker said that he loves traveling to see how people in various parts of the world customize their cars, he really won me over. And I honestly have a newfound respect for him.


9. MC Customs Shows off a Gorgeous Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

I thought this Jeep Wrangler was gorgeous, even though I have no desire to know who Alex Gonzalex is from the Milwalkee Brewers is...


8. Car Show Coverage: 2012 Dub Car Show Anaheim and Part 2

Everyone knew that this would be the best Dub Car Show of 2012- it was an outdoor car show in California. That means that people can come and go as they please. This was the ONLY Dub Show I wished I would have went to...

7. West Coast Customs Presents a Cadillac Escalade

Usually when West Coast Customs customizes a vehicle, it looks great. But leave the donks to the South. They lost me with this one.

6. Tyga's Audi R8. 

I still thought this was a hot mess, but thankfully he unloaded this... I think. Did he? I know that Lamborghini is no more... But after this horrendous customization, Tyga came to his senses and went to West Coast Customs. Thank GOD!!!!

5. Just When Justin Beiber was doing so well... 

He really was doing so well and then he gets a Smart Car, then calls it the Swag Car. He needed to quit while he was ahead. Plus Fiat's are more fun to drive.

4. Scott Disick's Audi R8.... and then he sells it.

I think with this customization really mainstreamed the Chrome Wrap. 

3. Justin Beiber's Chrome Fisker Karma 

I'm still a little on the fence with this one, but he probably doesn't have it anymore

2. Darth Vader's Ultimate West Coast Customs Car

West Coast Customs is the only customization shop whose customized cars will look EXACTLY like the renderings. Usually the finished product is a little off from the renderings, but not with them...

and the Number 1 Post....

Snooki's Tragic Cadillac Escalade

When being an individual goes wrong. I really thought she was going to leopard out the interior. 

Remember keep up with Bernie in 2013... Happy New Year and get drunk... but don't drive.

Recapping Dub Magazine Project: Season 2, Episode 3

I’ve underestimated Tyga’s hosting abilities. He really not bad as a host.  I actually liked the whole sitting in a moving, drophead Rolls Royce while introducing the segments.

Big Boi takes everyone on a tour of Stankonia studio (a studio I’ve been to many, many times). From there, he takes us to his foundation event in a Rolls Royce Phantom (the same Phantom that’s in the banner photo above. I can’t speak much else because unfortunately as much as I love Big Boi, he’s a nice guy, but he didn’t talk about cars.

Desean Jackson drops off a Bentley Continental GT to Dub Garage with a request. He wants the “oreo look” by wrapping the hood, roof, and trunk in black vinyl wrap, adding  some 22 inch Forgiato wheels, Desean’s logo in the headrests, JL Audio with a custom box (custom box looked great). I like the Dub Garage segment now, because they wasted too much time last year dealing with Shaq. Now they can deal with different people and show some versatility in their projects, and most importantly, I don’t have to see or hear Shaq.

Action Tire in New Joisy, was picked by the DuPont Registry as one of the top customizations shops in North America. Though the name is called Action Tire, they deal with a lot of customizations, and their clientele is super impressive. In fact, because of Action Tire, one of my favorite people to feature got her Cadillac customized…

I’m sorry, I have a slight girl crush on Coco. They showed off three vehicles, but my favorite of all was the 2005 Ford Mustang GT and it was looking GOOD!!!! The owner of Action Tire has a familiar accent.

Travis Barker love of cars is great. I love it. He loves a clean car that he can make his own. The Bentley story was a little baffling because he said that he didn’t believe that he couldn’t own some of the finer things in life. Here’s the thing- if you can legitimately afford it, you can own whatever you want to own. But the one thing I loved was the décor of his tour bus, now that looked great. I have a thing for interiors that are black, white, and chrome- which is a timeless customization.

Check out the episode below…

The DUB Magazine Project - MTV2

Bernie's Favorite: Estevan Oriol talks cars with Travis Barker

Photo found on Sanctiond Official Website

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that I love hip-hop. I was always around it because my mom listens to it as well. I seriously bought my mom the Life After Death album for her birthday one year (nothing says happy birthday like a Notorious B.I.G. album). It's hard to step outside of my world with music, but finding a common ground does help, and I'm open to finding a common ground.

found on Grassroots Motor Sports.com

Case in point- Travis Barker. I know he's a drummer in Blink 182, and I know he loves cars. Sanctiond Automotive sat down with Travis Barker, ironically when Mister Cartoon just completed one of his tattoos. But with what he had to say about cars, you have to respect him for it.



Top four things I loved about this interview...

1. When he said "Paint jobs are a reflection of the personality of the owner"
2. A girl he was dating said she hated old school cars, and after she said that, it put a strain on the relationship.
3. How his son is knowledgeable about Chevys before the age of 10.

And the most important point, and it is the reason why I love to travel to different shows when he stated how people in different parts of the country customize their cars.

Great interview Estevan Oriol. Great Interview. I have a new found respect for Travis Barker because of it.