"Patriot Phipps" claims that he isn't a racist. But amongst the menagerie of effigies hanging from a trailer-borne gallows he pulls behind his truck is a likeness of President Barack Obama.

Shockingly, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's staff was pretty silent about our car guy challenge last week, but that's okay. I'm not going to take it personally.

It's unfortunate for Mitt Romney, but the people of Detroit aren't the genial amnesiacs I suspect he hopes they are. Romney's 2008 New York Times editorial titled "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" started with this exciting statement:

Republican presidential hopeful and Michigan native Mitt Romney claims he's a gearhead. In fact, he claims he can name any 50s or 60s car based on nothing more than a peek at a square foot of one. Now it's time for him to prove he actually can.

Labour thinks this new ad is "a stark reminder of life under the Tories." But the Audi Quattro generation of performance cars was perhaps the best ever. Maybe they should have used a British Leyland. (Hat tip to JalopnikFan!) [LabourParty]