Archive for June 20th, 2008

And just like that, the fun-filled SLR Guy contest is all over. We didn’t know we’d see so many entries and have so many laughs over this. But it’s been one of the more entertaining photoshop contests we’ve run. You can peruse the top 15 entries for old times sake, but if we see any… »

The low-miles AMC beat the NASA-built Fairmont in the Electrocutioner Edition Choose Your Eternity poll, though the Fairmont did make a respectable showing. Today we’re jumping back into a pool of flaming gasoline, because there’s no telling how much longer the smell of incompletely burned hydrocarbons will hover around our garages. After seeing a Datsun… »

While Val Kilmer did a yeoman’s job as the voice of KITT in the made-Ford-TV movie earlier this year, he still sucked compared to Will Arnett. And they both sucked compared to the crisp tones of the original voice of the F-bodied Trans Am, William Daniels. Luckily, he’s the voice behind this new Mio GPS… »

GM’s Vauxhall division — the one magically appearing in New England — is poised to release a forward-looking camera in the 2009 Vauxhall Insignia, which has us wondering why nobody ever thought of it before. The camera is a clever design, engineered to identify and read signs on the roadside while moving. Why would you… »

We’re hearing from our sources that something’s going down in Dearborn at Ford’s PDC/Engineering center this upcoming Friday. All employees have been asked to be in the building for a meeting of an unknown nature. If the chit-chat from employees is any indication, the meeting’s not because Alan Mulally’s buying the entire team ice cream… »

Say you really, really want to bring a weird European car over to North America, really blow the squares’ minds with something they’ve never seen before, and you’re willing to go through the nightmarish bureaucratic hassles. Do you get all Kafkaesque with a Å koda Superb, or maybe pick up a what-the-hell-is-that Citroën C6? No! You… »

The unfortunate combination of extreme heat, cars, pets and irresponsible pet owners arrives every year along with the summer season, but this year a company is doing something about the problem. The Halo Pet Safety System consists of a standard-looking pet collar that includes a temperature sensor, along with a transmitter installed in the car…. »

The 2008 BMW M3, courtesy of 0-60. The Summer issue is hitting shelves as we speak. Now that my cast is off, expect more of the same in the near future.

Original post by Wes Siler… »

newVideoPlayer(”Cyclone_Gas_Theft.flv”, 506, 423,””); Some guys might be ashamed of a blurry Super 8 film showing them at age 18, siphoning gas whilst sporting dirtbag-style long hair (no, it’s not a goddamn mullet), a Dark Angel T-shirt, and a ‘68 Mercury Cyclone with cheap mags in the back and factory hubcaps on the front… but… »

Sweet holy awesome, please let this be the new hot trend that replaces stick-on fender vents. [Chiefrobertowenbro wn's Flickr Photostream]

Original post by Ben Wojdyla… »