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Open The Multiparker-Bay Door Hal
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St Stephen’s Basilica stands in the heart of Budapest, and facing the grand Szent István tér (St. Stephen Square). The square, over the years, had served as the parking lot for the Basilica, which became both an eyesore and a traffic hazard for the tourists visiting the famous church. The answer was to build a…
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Roadside Discoveries: The Golden Age of Trucking Museum; A Great Place to Discover Classic Trucks.
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Just a short 30 minute drive from the suburbs of Hartford, I discovered a rather interesting and delightful place. The Golden Age of Trucking Museum isn’t anything that you might expect; it’s not located in a field in the middle of nowhere nor is it is located in a dilapidated barn. It’s not dirty, grungy,…
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The Ideal Hell Bus
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Q: Why did Helen Keller’s dog kill itself? A: You would too, if your name was “mmmmrrrrggghhh!” Now that you’ve laughed at this incredibly offensive joke, you’ll be headed straight to hell. And what better way to travel to an eternity of fire and brimstone than in this?
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A Lap of LeMans, in 1959, in a Jaguar. Bliss!
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DulNn2tlTFs[/youtube] Once again, The Incomparable Mr. Scroggs has sent along a find from the Tube of You. Simply put, it is a trip around the Circuit de La Sarthe with Mike Hawthorn in a Jaguar D-type prior to the race. I’m not going to spoil it by commenting any further; but it is worth watching,…
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Submission Thursday: Dime Edition
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This is a tale of love and loss, twists and turns and even a surprise or two. No it’s not an M.Night Shyamalan script, this is a story from one of our beloved readers, Mr_Biggles, about a man and his Datsun.
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Star Wars Charity Car Wash Cleans a Galaxie Far, Far, Away
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Yesterday being May the 4th Be With You day, it seemed fitting to bring up the recent G4 charity car wash benefitting the Make A Wish Foundation, which was done in full Star Wars costumes. So many bikini Leias!
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Showdown: Vannin'
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If there’s one trend that Hoons the world over mourn, it’s the penchant for extraordinarily hairy men to gut a shorty van and fill it full of shag carpet, teardrop windows, and sci-fi murals. Unlike that terrible swing dancing trend that nauseated the country for several years in the ‘90s, we think that shag vans…
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Last Call- Missing Link of Truck Nuts Edition
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Some states want to ban Truck Nuts®. I say, you’ll take my truck nuts when you pry them from my cold, dead fingers. Wait, what? Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Last Call- Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes Edition
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Transformation we can believe in. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Last Call- Love is in the Air, and Monoshocks Too! Edition
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Biker and a hottie on a wheelie, k-i-s-s-i-n-g. Image source: [Marcus Kirk Photography via Reddit.com]
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Last Call- Fun For All Ages Edition
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This is why Lego® is the best toy ever- and yes, it does work. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8ut5ND3agI[/youtube]
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The Saturn Division; GM's Hope for the Future.
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What started out as a division with a cult-like following ended up another irrelevant brand within the GM hierarchy. This is the story of how GM fumbled a golden opportunity to reinvent itself over the last 20+ years.
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Huge 747 lands on Van; Driver Soils Himself; News at 11:00
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A Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter on a flight from Barcelona to Luxembourg was cleared to land on Luxembourg’s runway 24 in low visibility due to fog, when one of the tires from the large jumbo jetliner impacted the roof of a van parked on the runway at 12:53 local time. The airplane landed safely, the…
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Forum Wars coming to Speed TV
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There is a forum for every type of car enthusiast out there…even Chrysler Crossfire fans, which we have managed to piss off recently. If you read this site, you most likely venture into a forum or six from time to time as well. Typically they are filled with unbridled passion for one make and unequivocal…
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Flying Nurburgring Racers Save the Day!
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The word “awesome” is overused far too often. This is not one of those times.
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350-Powered Toro Lawnmower Ad Has Highest Buyer:Product Sanity Ratio Ever
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…and that headline is why I’ll never be employed doing this professionally. The point is, usually absurd contraptions like this 350-powered Toro commercial mower come with an ad whose insanity quotient matches the product. All caps, exclamation points by the dozen, bizarre claims that violate two of Newton’s three laws, et cetera. You can practically…