You're My Hero

Q:

There are two car companies that meet these criteria:

1)  they both have two sets of repeated letters

2)  the repeated sets of letters for both companies are the same distance apart in the alphabet

What car companies are these?

A:

This week's title refers Hiroshima or Hirohito.  The image is the Mach 5, driven by Speed Racer.  Both are references to Japan as both car companies are Japanese.

O and T are 5 spaces apart in the alphabet as are N and S.  The answer is

Toyota                          Nissan

Such a Drag!

Q:  

Take the oft used slogan,

 "Save The Whales".

Remove the first name of a well known childrens' author and rearrange what's left to name what many US citizens are experiencing lately.

A:

The title refers to Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis cross dressing in the Movie "Some Like it Hot".  The image is a clue to the author,  Shel Silverstein, whose works include "Where the Sidewalk Ends". 

Remove SHEL and rearrange the result to get   HEAT WAVES

Almost Time For Dinner

Q:

If you ever watch The Food Network, you may have seen the show, Chopped.  Each chef is given a basket of generally non-related food items with which they must prepare a dish for the judges. Your challenge?  You must use the letters in these ingredients to name four well-known cocktails.

Gingersnaps

an

Enchilada

Marinated Ants 

and a 

Solid Hoof

Your time starts now!

A:

A lengthy though straight forward anagram:

Singapore Sling - Manhattan - Old Fashioned - Sidecar