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Rides: My Discount Tire Story involves Flats, Kids, Movies and Toys…

Having purchased many, many sets of tires over the years, my wife and I have had the experience of buying tires from several different...

Preview: FAST & FURIOUS – SUPERCHARGED to Open at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 25th!

One of my favorite places on the planet is Universal Studios Hollywood - despite having only spent a little under three hours there in...

Test Drive: Rockin’ the Road with the Kia Optima Hybrid, the NBA… and a Derrick Rose Action Figure from Jazwares…

The crew over at Kia is the Official Automotive Partner of the NBA, and it's the Kia Optima that wears the crown as "The...

Rides: Gazillion Bubbles Bump & Go Bubble Car (Toy Review)

A funny thing happened this week here at Rock Father HQ... in true Northern Illinois fashion, the weather shifted from sub-zero temperatures to over...

Rides: Road Rippers Piston Thumper Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (Toy Review)

Right now, we have two Ford F-150 SVT Raptors in our garage. They're both toys, of course, the first being the Step2 ride-on we...

Giveaway: Win A Complete Set of the 2015 Happy Easter Hot Wheels!

Each year, Mattel produces a limited-edition set of Hot Wheels vehicles that are sold exclusively through Walmart for Easter. Much like the Holiday Hot...

TONKA and FORD made a Really BIG Truck… a Mighty F-750 Dump Truck

One of my favorite vehicles from the 2014 Chicago Auto Show was a full-size TONKA Ford F-150, which someone near me bought, because I...

Here’s Your First-Look at the BLAZE AND THE MONSTER MACHINES Toys from Fisher-Price and Nickelodeon!

Since it's premiere last Fall, Nickelodeon's BLAZE AND THE MONSTER MACHINES has been one of the more surprising hits in educational programming. The high-octane...

Chicago Auto Show: And the 2017 Ride that Readers are Most Interested in is…

Attending the media preview days of the just-opened Chicago Auto Show last week, I experienced and photographed hundreds of new vehicles that are all...

Rides: Hot Wheels High Jump Frenzy R/C by Toy State (Review)

When it comes to radio-controlled vehicles, 2015 is already off to an exciting start with the arrival of the HOT WHEELS R/C High Jump...

Rides: Keep Your High Mileage Vehicle Rockin’ The Road with Pennzoil & Your Walmart Auto Center #DropShopAndOil

THE ROCK FATHER has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser for this post. Opinions and experiences are that of James Zahn...

SpongeBob Squarepants Hits the Road and Heads for the Chicago Auto Show #CAS15

Soon, the world will get to see SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS on the big screen and on the road. Actually, think a 2015 Toyota Sienna minivan,...

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