Detroit Auto Show, 24 hours of lemons, bmw, chris bangle, jack baruth

24 Hours of Lemons Winner Trades Roles With Chris Bangle

That's right, folks- rumor has it that Jack Baruth, journalist, member of the winning team at the Flat Rock 24 Hours of LeMons, R8 driving instructor to yours truly, and our very own ViergangFuchs, will be swapping lives with controversial BMW designer Chris Bangle, as part of a new reality-TV series entitled Wait'll The Shareholders See THIS! Look for rollcages and 6-point harnesses as standard equipment on the 2010 models. [Dubspeed Driven]

4:00 PM on Tue Jan 15 2008
By Murilee Martin
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$Image of Dr.Danger\'s got the power$ Dr.Danger's got the power at 04:11 PM on 01/15/08
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The 2010 models will just be the '88 models with a new paint job...from a can.

Downgrade is the new upgrade.
Fiat CinqueBENTO at 04:12 PM on 01/15/08
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Does this mean your next LeMons entry will have Flame Surfacing and a Saturn trunk lid welded to the back????
Teds at 04:13 PM on 01/15/08
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Does this mean we should expect flame surfacing and awful looking trunks for all the beaters at next years LeMons?... I am envisioning an IROC crossed with a nurseshark (a la Z4)
TheTooth at 04:15 PM on 01/15/08
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@Dr.Danger: That sounds great! The style of new '88 BMW's is preferable to new '08 BMW's. If they put in the current powertrains, it'll be a complete win.
$Image of Dr.Danger\'s got the power$ Dr.Danger's got the power at 04:17 PM on 01/15/08
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@thetooth: Put the engine from the '08 in an '88 and you got my dream.

I regret every day that I sold my '88 325is.
yellofury * * * * * at 04:23 PM on 01/15/08
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wow that new Panamera camino hybrid is badass more »

now wait a minute its not April Fools is it?
thats 3 nonsensical entries in a row
next think they post is that Ray Wet is stepping down and
Polar is taking his place
FUT DA POLAЯICE at 04:24 PM on 01/15/08
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I can't wait to see what "Poontang surfacing" looks like!
FUT DA POLAЯICE at 04:25 PM on 01/15/08
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@yellofury: Who in the HELL is POLA...I mean Ray WET???
ViergangFuchs at 04:26 PM on 01/15/08
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It's the new rule; all BMW designers must hail from Ohio. For the record, Chris Bangle is one sharp fellow. Highlights from our chat:
[www.speedsportlife.com]
Rust-MyEnemy at 04:32 PM on 01/15/08
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@Bento: @thetooth: Every entry in LeMons flame-surfaces itself within 20 laps or so...
Fiat CinqueBENTO at 04:34 PM on 01/15/08
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@Teds: GMTA
Novaload at 04:36 PM on 01/15/08
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This is a joke, right? I mean, who wants to be Chris Bangle-Butt? Even for a day?
LTDScott, Porcubimmer... at 04:37 PM on 01/15/08
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I tried to tell the driver of the E30 Lemons racer that I accidentally PIT'ed back in July that I was simply giving his car a Bangle butt, but he wasn't buying it.
Ash78 at 04:37 PM on 01/15/08
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Trading roles with Bangle? I hope he knows what kind of shampoo best washes his own feces out of his hair!
lascauxcaveman at 04:43 PM on 01/15/08
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@Novaload: Bangle's gonna be pissed when they don't give him his job back.

This a Great Day for BMW, and fans of BMW everywhere.
Mad_Science at 04:48 PM on 01/15/08
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He's...right...there.

Within strangling distance.
Mad_Science at 04:49 PM on 01/15/08
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@viergangfuchs: Dude, that Maserati press conference is crazy.
newfmike at 05:30 PM on 01/15/08
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wow. I've never seen either before, and I could not tell who was who without looking at their passes. Jack Baruth looks artsy enough to be a car designer.
TheTooth at 06:00 PM on 01/15/08
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@Mad_Science: Agreed... what a wasted opportunity.
badco/LoJ at 06:02 PM on 01/15/08
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JB, you BMX-ridin' fascist.

loj out.
ViergangFuchs at 06:33 PM on 01/15/08
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@badco-fascism:

Not the Lofter of Jive? whoa
thatguy01 at 07:17 PM on 01/15/08
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Nice to see that the Der Wielder of Der Bimmer Uglystick just goes by "Bangle". That way, when the mobs with the pitchforks find him, he can just say, "Oh, you're looking for CHRIS Bangle!" and vaguely point off into the distance.
bmoredlj at 09:54 PM on 01/15/08
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Chris Bangle's soul and the rear ends of his auto designs are the same: wretched.
bmoredlj at 09:57 PM on 01/15/08
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Having recently watched "Amadeus", part of me wouldn't mind befriending Bangle as an admiring colleague, then systematically destroying his spirit by acting against him behind the scenes. The only problem is, he doesn't seem to be a debtor, and I'm not the Austrian Court Auto Designer.
SeanKHotay at 12:26 PM on 01/16/08
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WARNING: The idiot's talking again...proceed and read w/ time-sensative caution as it may be all bullshit...

Say what you will about Bangle but he's :
A) pushing the design envelope and...
2) the most imitated designer out there.

To back up my BS, I present:
III) The Toyota's Bangle butt: [upload.wikimedia.org]
Fore!) The Honda's Bangle side cut: [crave.cnet.com]

Blast away...I've my SFI cloaking suit on...
SeanKHotay at 12:28 PM on 01/16/08
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@SeanKHotay: My horse for an edit button...SensItive.

Oh, dragon-sex it...Here: [www.sensative.nl]
BraappBraapp at 06:02 PM on 01/16/08
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So that's what Satan looks like. hmm.
thatguy01 at 06:26 PM on 01/16/08
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Later, Jack cleverly collected Sniff Petrol's 20 quid prize for getting Bangle passed-out drunk, then shaving off half his mustache.