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What's Your Favorite Sedan-Based Coupe? [Commenter Of The Day]
In an era of coupes-with-four-doors the Cadillac CTS Coupe is refreshing as the classy old-school inverse. Sedans makes great coupes. What's your favorite two-door sedan? The Fiat 130 Coupe is the epitome of a two-door sedan. Not lissome but embracing of its own size, the Pininfarina is wonderfully …
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Honda's Builds A $7,853 Paperboy Simulator [Video Games]
Honda's been getting into some odd projects lately (Honda U3-X anyone?) but this is near the top; the Honda Bicycle Simulator is a safety trainer addressing Japan's escalating rate of biking accidents. It's really a $7,853 Paperboy simulator. Honda to Begin Sales of Honda Bicycle Simulator Develop …
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81-Year-Old Builds Replica World War II Fighter, Flies Cross-Country [Planelopnik]
Jim O'Hara, a retired college professor, learned to fly 21 years ago. Six years later, he began construction of a two-thirds-scale P-38. He's now 81 years old and he and his wife made its maiden cross-country trip three weeks ago. gawkerGallery(5410890,8,); Using information he obtained from variou …
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81-Year-Old Builds Replica World War II Fighter Plane, Flies Cross-Country [Planelopnik]
Jim O'Hara, a retired college professor, learned to fly 21 years ago. Six years later, he began construction of a two-thirds-scale P-38. He's now 81 years old and he and his wife made its maiden cross-country trip three weeks ago. gawkerGallery(5410890,8,); Using information he obtained from variou …
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Jimmie Johnson Wins Fourth Consecutive NASCAR Championship [Racing News]
Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to win four consecutive NASCAR championships after placing 5th at the Ford 400 this weekend. But does this really make him the greatest NASCAR driver ever? According to The Wall Street Journal, a study shows Darrell Walltrip, Dale Earnhardt and Cale Yarborough all h …
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CREV Diesel Electric Hybrid: The Fisker Special Ops Vehicle [Military Vehicles]
Quantum, better known as the engineering half of the Fisker Karma, is going commando with the Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CREV) diesel electric hybrid. It's quiet. Deadly quiet. Think of it as a smaller, more efficient Hummer capable of traveling long distances without waking up the economy …
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Top Gear Season 14, Episode 2: YouTube Open Thread [Top Gear]
The boys have an epic head-to-head between the Audi R8 V10 and the Corvette ZR1. So if you don't feel like waiting for Bitorrent to finish, get your Top Gear fix right now... as long as the YouTube clips last. For the moment we've got these four videos — about 38 minutes or so. If they go down …
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Get a Skyline View for $20,000! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
Only recently have U.S. enthusiasts been able to officially take the reins of Nissan's lauded GT-R — Godzilla to some. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a GT-R wannabe that's been terrorizing Tokyo since 1970. The Skyline dates back to days before Nissan purchased the Prince Motor Company, b …
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For The First Time, Chief Perp Lamm Claims A LeMons Car For 500 Bucks! [24 Hours Of Lemons]
We totally believed the story behind the drug-smuggling Paraguayan S600 Benz, and so the big V12-powered German got zero penalty laps during the BS Inspection. However, a good story won't save you from the claimer rule! Unlike most claimer races, in which any schmoe on the premises may claim a car …
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Wienerschmoker E30 Gets Shiny Side Down, Brings Arse Freeze Rollover Total To Three [24 Hours Of L …
Tying the old LeMons record from last year's Thunderhill event, three cars flipped over at the '09 Arse Freeze-A-Palooza. In every case the driver suffered zero injuries, which should serve as a counter-argument to those whining about "overkill" rollcage specifications. Everything was going just fin …
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Wienerschmoker E30 Gets Shiny Side Down, Brings Arse Freeze Rollover Total To Four [24 Hours Of Le …
Shattering the old LeMons record of three rollovers, four cars flipped over at the '09 Arse Freeze-A-Palooza. In every case the driver suffered zero injuries, which should serve as an effective counter-argument to those who whine about "overkill" rollcage specifications. Everything was going just fi …
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V8olvo Gets Upside-Down, Roof Barely Dented: Volvo Bricks As Sturdy As Advertised! [24 Hours Of Le …
After a little mishap with a TR7 on Saturday, the Scuderia Flatpack V8olvo (formerly the Black Metal V8olvo) suffered a much worse setback late in the race today, when it attempted to share space with a '67 Plymouth Fury. Wayne, aka Stratocastrator, was at the wheel and walked away from the wreck w …
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And The Other Winner Is... [24 Hours Of Lemons]
Pandamonium Racing, the team that placed 78th in last year's Arse Freeze-A-Palooza, did everything right this weekend: drove clean, didn't break the car, and didn't panic even with several wild-eyed competitors going all-out to catch them. Their reward: overall win at the third annual Arse Freeze-A- …
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Cadillac CTS Coupe: The Cadillac Of Coupes [La Auto Show]
This is the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe, the first production coupé (Cadillac XLR's a coupé convertible) from GM's luxury brand since the 1993 Cadillac Eldorado. Luckily, the CTS Coupe is a helluva lot hotter. Better news? The CTS-V Coupe's coming! gawkerGallery(5410530,6,); Set to be unveiled in the s …
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2010 BMW 5-Series Officially Shows Us Its Headlights [New Cars]
We're going to see all of the 2010 BMW 5-Series Monday, but after showing off its balls BMW just revealed its headlights. Now all we need is the rump. More photos below. Previously, we thought the leaks and scans made it look like a mini 7-series. Not so sure anymore. The F10 is svelte and crisp and …
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And The Winner Is... [24 Hours Of Lemons]
Since we all care more about the Index Of Effluency than we do about the overall winner, I'm going to take advantage of my very limited internet access to share the IOE winner with you: Purple Lemon Racing's 1969 Beetle! That's not to take away from the accomplishment of Pandamonium Racing's BMW E30 …
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Engine Of The Day: BMW OHV V8 [Engine Of The Day]
A pushrod, carburetor-fed V8 from BMW? Sure, but you have to go back about a half-century. Just as Chevrolet had a prehistoric V8, so did BMW, with the aluminum-block, 90-degree engine used to power the BMW 502, 503, 507, and 3200 CS. Built from 1954 through 1965, the BMW OHV was available in displa …
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Renault 5 Takes Off-Road Shortcut In Pursuit Of Citroën CX [Movie Cars]
We can't tell you what cheezoid cop show you're watching, nor can we tell you why the chiseled good guy in the Renault 5 is pursuing the obvious baddie in the Citroën. It appears that the guy in the 5, finding himself behind the CX, takes a "short cut" across the countryside in order to reappear… st …
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Italian Cars Totally Reliable At Arse Freeze, Just About Everything Else Blows Up [24 Hours Of Lem …
Race cars built for 500 bucks and thrashed on a tough endurance course for hour after hour tend to develop a few problems. OK, they develop many problems! At this race, we've seen some normally bulletproof machines fall apart, while the Italian contingent (four Alfa Romeos and a Fiat) have proven c …
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2011 BMW 5-Series Officially Shows Us Its Headlights [New Cars]
We're going to see all of the 2011 BMW 5-Series Monday, but after showing off its balls BMW just revealed its headlights. Now all we need is the rump. More photos below. Previously, we thought the leaks and scans made it look like a mini 7-series. Not so sure anymore. The F10 is svelte and crisp and …
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