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Donkey Kong - The Donkiest Donk to Ever Donk

40 inch rims on a Regal called Donkey Kong — you see what they did there? We're practically speechless, this is certainly a sign of the end times so we feel there should be commentary here, but on what? Where do you even start? Our cup of questions overflows. Maybe start with where does one get wheels like that? And how do you even install tires that big? Can they be balanced? Is the car equipped with an air suspension and if so, does the car get even taller, or does it settle down for easy entry? What does a roll center look like on a car that tall? Does Ackerman steering still apply? Have they accounted for all of the first and second order harmonics in the damping? These are all things we need to know!

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5:00 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
9,755 views, 102 comments

Latest by N/A: this car was built at usa motorsports in san antonio texas, (1usamotorsports.com). it has airbags, 4 15's 2 4000.1 amps more »

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How to Build A Phantom Caprice

Remember Autorama last spring? Remember the insane Caprice/Rolls Royce Phantom mashup that sported 30-inch wheels? Now, nearly a year later, we can show you photos of how the creation was created. Seems the fellows at Spate—and here comes that word again—Creations are master sculptors, as the entire nose was preformed in closed-cell foam then skinned with fiberglass. Translation: That's some goddamn creativity! We also get details on exactly what kind of money went into creating this one-of-a-kind...ahhh yeaaahhh...creation!

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3:15 PM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,352 views, 45 comments

Latest by nyoh-ohio: Wait, are they sure that it isn't powered Fred-Flintstone style by that person trapped under the engine bay? more »

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Skyscraper Taxi Rolling Out RIDES

The New York taxi as we know it has been around for 100 years as of this Wednesday. Some of the Crown Vics in the medallion fleet look as if they've been around for twice that long. Not this one. The crew at RIDES have built a skyscraper cab to celebrate this historic anniversary. The Donk-o-Cab will be on display at the New York Auto Show, and may be pressed into service post-show as a genuine New York City medallion was part of the build up. Just don't let the 30-inch spinners hypnotize you into paying too much fare, especially if the Mooninites are driving. Full press release after the jump. – Mike Bumbeck More »

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7:30 PM on Tue Apr 3 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
12,144 views, 28 comments

Latest by Trackback: The Rides magazine skyscraper Donk cab. (image courtesy: Jalopnik)More: Rides magazine. more »

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Somebody Catch it Now: Donked on the Strip!

In the debate over the aesthetics of raising a 20-year-old GM product up on 30" wheels, hardly anyone talks about the viability of such a vehicle for drag racing. That's because hardly anyone would consider putting that much strain on a stock axle setup and expect it to remain intact. Right, hardly anyone. – Mike Spinelli More »

12:00 PM on Fri Mar 30 2007
By Mike Spinelli
112,487 views, 31 comments

Latest by N/A: @Mad_Science: Yah, lotsa people don't understand that, including some at the local tire retailer. A friend of mine went in more »

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It's Still Schadenfriday Somewhere: Donks, Boxes and Bubbles Explained

The FoMoCo lot here in sunny, Southern California is three blocks east of Compton [Frightening side note: there's a Compton trailer park one block off the freeway]. So, whenever we cruise the 710 to pick up the latest metal from Dearborn (or Hermosillo, Mexico) we peep many young bucks cruising one-handed in massively-rimmed rides. And, existing in the form of ignorant honkys as we do, we always referred to the jacked up Regals as "Donks." Not so fast uncle salty. More »

4:00 AM on Sat Jan 6 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
9,013 views, 13 comments

Latest by N/A: for some reason my other comment didn't get posted 71-76 Impala/Caprice = Donk 77-90 Impala/Caprice = Box 91-96 Impala/Caprice = Bubble Car with big more »

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Donk Donk, Who's There? Yoo Hoo Mobile

Remember that super-annoying commercial, where a whole litany of kids and adults would say, "Yoo Hoo!" in succession for nearly a minute? We're picturing this donked Yoo Hoo mobile crushing all of their skulls with its 27" rollers. Except for Yogi Berra, we like him. He can live. Mwahahahahaha. More »

11:53 AM on Tue Aug 8 2006
By Mike Spinelli
3,159 views, 6 comments

Latest by Davey G.: Oh, and Page, if that Benz you saw didn't have a lift kit, it's properly termed a "scraper"...a trend which, more »