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1976 Buick Regal

You know what we haven't had in this series? Donks! Oakland, just across a narrow estuary from Alameda, has a fair number of donkified GM cars, but the trend seems to be dying out. In any case, donkmania never got very big in Alameda, where old-school musclecars and lowriders seem to be the customization themes of choice. Here's a rare Alameda donk, which I shot next to Alameda High over the winter (no, it doesn't rain here in June). The car parked on that block every school day, so is it a teacher's car or a student's?
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9:00 AM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,625 views, 76 comments

Latest by freeride53: that guy goes to my school. that's my school. more »

offbeat news

Burglary Suspect Caught With Six Foot Alligator Copilot

Though our love for Texas knows no end, the state certainly has its share of people who have more balls than common sense. Take Mr. William Johnson, the Thomas Crown of Brazoria, Texas. On the way to burgling a house he came across a wild American Alligator and thought it would be a good idea to wrestle it and put it in the back of his Buick Regal. After arriving at the house he found he had trouble moving a big screen television by himself and recruited a neighbor. The neighbor was willing to rob his other neighbor but relented when he saw the gator, saying "Alright, I ain't got nothing to do with it."

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11:00 AM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,643 views, 48 comments

Latest by n/a: Forget "Trunk Monkey". This the new craze! + Watch video more »

offbeat news

Pedal-Powered Regal Charges Laughed Out of Court

Ha! Take that copper.The "artist" who created the pedal-powered Buick Regal and was ticketed by one of Toronto's finest on the creation's maiden voyage has been vindicated in a Canadian court. Trevor Baldwin thought the charge of "operating an unsafe motor vehicle" was a total crock since everything which made the car a motor vehicle had been stripped out, so he did what any good troublemaker does — challenge the ticket in court. Seems the law was on his side as the prosecutor was literally laughed at when attempting to make the case. The judge then proceeded to toss the case out on its ear. Consider this a win for pedal-powered car building artist hippies everywhere in Canada. [CBC]

4:00 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,657 views, 32 comments

Latest by BlueMenu: Let's see the hippie try that with a Roadmaster. Then I'll be impressed. more »

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Pedal-Powered Buick Owner Stands Up To The Man In Court!


It turns out that John Law takes a dim view of human-powered cars on the streets of Toronto, as artist Michel de Broin discovered to his dismay when he attempted to take his pedal-powered 1986 Buick Regal out for a little spin last year. In Mr. de Broin's view, the Shared Propulsion Car, with its perfectly functional brakes and steering, is safe for street operation. Safer, in fact, than gasoline-powered vehicles, and so he is fighting his Operation of Unsafe Vehicle ticket. [National Post]

3:45 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,092 views, 44 comments

Latest by CptSevere: Yeah, kind of a neat statement or whatever. Still, a lot of work and meatball engineering to get nowhere slowly. Seems like I read a quote by Edward Abbey on seeing his first mountain bike-"Seems like a helluva lot of more »