Archive for May 14th, 2008

By Ralf Becker
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What a great season opener! Just in time to the first warm days of the year, our friends at the German ”Street Magazine” asked us to come out to their famous “Street Mag Show.” To give you an idea of what kind of US iron we have in Hamburg, check out all the… »

Mr. Vader, the latest in your ever expanding fleet has arrived. We thought the Spadaconcept Codatronica was but a glimmer in the eye of some crazy Italians. After months of development work and the creation of a production company, Spadavetturesport has announced production readiness for the Spada TS Codatronca. The car is a masterwork of… »

There’s something about American history, specifically American history having to do with the Revolutionary War, that always has to be spiced about up a bit. It’s not enough that a small group of citizens organized the overthrow of a global power in order to create a government instituted by men with clear thought given to… »

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When we brought you the still images of the Audi R8 V10, we could only dream of hearing that siren song of 5.2 liter V10 delight. Now we can. The forum fan-boys at AudiWorld discovered this video lurking in the fodder that is MySpace uploaded by someone named Dennis. Either Dennis is a… »

We followed the exploits of LTDScott and his Team Porcubimmer during the run-up to the 24 Hours of LeMons race at Altamont, and some of you are probably wondering how it went for the “Pricks Outside” guys when the real deal went down. Well, we have good news and bad news for you: the good… »

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Another day, another beater car hooned at Dave’s Farm. Sure it’s not as impressive as the Honda 666, or the Buick Halfmaster, but who doesn’t love seeing a car catching air? It may be a lowly ’90s Saturn, but the flat black and flames make up for it.
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UPS, the company known for offering it services under the color brown, is now taking a green route by adding a whole bunch of alternative energy vehicles to its fleet. Unlike other companies that declares greenness by adding a couple vehicles, UPS has ordered 200 hybrid-electric and 300 compressed natural gas vans. The… »

While it may be sloppy to eat, and it usually has big black seeds you’ve gotta spit out, one of our favorite summertime treats is watermelon. But whoever is responsible for this creation evidently likes the big green fruit even more than we do. Yep, it’s a watermelon car, complete with a bright red interior…. »

General Motors Corp. has cancelled the medical and life insurance benefits of workers on strike at the automaker’s Delta Township factory near Lansing, the latest salvo in a month-long walkout at the factory.

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Rumor has it that Volkswagen is in talks with KTM about partnering up to produce VW brand motorcycles. For you car folks, KTM is an Austrian firm known for its race-ready dirt and street bikes – think Ducati but with less of the pretense and more of the color orange. As the rumor has it,… »