Archive for May 29th, 2008

As much as we all love the Pagani Zonda R, it’s one of those cars so ridiculously out of reach we have to avoid thinking about it sometimes. Powered by an AMG-sourced V12, the Zonda R and Zonda F Clubsport are among the most extreme track toys our weak minds can imagine. We sadly reported… »

Let’s say you’re growing up in Honolulu around 1955 and your dad is a sailor. Not the worst position in the world to be in considering the state of the world at the time. Wouldn’t it just be icing on the cake though if your Pops made you a sweet little pedal car? Gene Montoya… »

There’s so much that we, as a country, don’t understand about Bavarian cream. For one, it probably isn’t the creation of a Bavarian nor was it likely created in Bavaria. Had you guessed it was a French confection, you’d also probably be wrong. Bavarian cream, according to most, is actually a Swiss invention that was… »

We had another close one yesterday, but the ‘69 Crown managed to edge out the ‘59 Datsun in the race to the Lake Of Fire in the Choose Your Eternity poll. We’ve seen some pretty affordable cars lately (well, affordable to start with, before you start buying parts), but what about Hell Projects that raise… »

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(Thanks for the tip Zandr)

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Everyone gets a miffed when the cops write you a ticket. Even though you may have gotten nabbed and don’t feel it’s fair, that’s no reason to back up and over the officers squad car. Well, according to the Daily Herald, 70-year-old Henry Raskin of Niles, Illinois was pretty miffed at the ticket he received,… »

More details regarding everyone’s favorite movie sequel trickle in by the day. We know that filming is set to begin next week in the Philadelphia area and Ironhide, better known as the GMC Topkick, was spotted en route to the location for filming. The interesting item to note is what was being hauled along with… »

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We’ve always been big fans of the yellow and blue, and the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRC entrant is no exception. And if you were curious, there’s a decent amount of work needed to take your stock 2008 WRX and convert it into a rally monster. See above. After all that work it’s nice… »

You know those little glow-in-the-dark handles that you can pull on if you want to escape from being locked in the trunk of a car? You would think they’re reserved for Cadillacs, Buicks, and other mafia-friendly sedans, right? You’d be wrong as they even come on the Lotus Exige S. We know safety comes first,… »