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Shorty Mini Stows Inside Your RV, Should Be Great For Campground Burnout Contests!

Why drag a car behind your bus-conversion RV when you can stow it inside? Sure, we've seen that concept before, but the Shorty Mini out-awesomes the Volkner by several orders of magnitude. More »

01/31/10

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By Murilee Martin

#separatedatbirth

Separated at Birth: Lamborghini Miura Vs. Hair Trimmer

The Miura’s signature eyelashes around its headlights draw many comparisons. But what exactly is their function? More »

01/26/10

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By Peter Orosz

#24hoursoflemons

Once-Respectable Racers Defile Their Nomex Suits With LeMons Race Patches

Your racing suit needs to be covered in patches, so everyone can tell you're serious. This way you'll get the proper respect when you show up to Executive Pointe Luxury Raceway for a weekend of Spec Achieva racing. More »

01/23/10

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By Murilee Martin

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The $15,000 Bugatti Pen Is Mightier Than Your Puny, Non-Supercar-Affiliated Sword

Italian firm Ferrari da Varese wants to sell you an officially licensed $15,000 pen dubbed the Bugatti Type A. It features something called a "writing engine" and contains both palladium and sapphire glass. Ettore, we're sorry. More »

01/19/10

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By Sam Smith

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The Dragon in a Microbus

Dragoning is not the sole domain of Audi R8’s. Recent photographs of a much earlier product of the Volkswagen Group shed light on the high potential of Type 2 Transporters in attracting mythical reptilians. More »

01/18/10

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By Peter Orosz

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Meet the Ladies Visor Car Organizer

Are you part of the 2% of our readership who’s female? Are you a girl on the move? Well, here you go. Please excuse the typography. And the men’s shades. [Pukka Pressies]

01/04/10

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By Peter Orosz

#speedingtickets

Ohio Court Rules Against Ticketing Cars That Look Or Sound Like They’re Speeding

An Ohio appeals court has ruled that tickets can't be issued based on a car looking or sounding like it's speeding. The decision comes after real American hero Daniel Freitag fought a ticket issued because his Lincoln Navigator sounded fast. More »

12/14/09

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By Wes Siler

#carart

Race To The Toilet In Style: Center Lock Toilet Paper Roll

With a new apartment comes a new bathroom. Luckily, I've just found the perfect toilet paper holder for it. An AUTOart CNC-machined aluminum-billet center lock racing toilet paper roll. Anyone want to buy me an early Hanukkah gift? More »

12/14/09

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By Ray Wert

#fieldexpedientengineering

The 22-Year Saga of Mr Belvedere, Sawzall Convertible Sedan!

Many of us have looked at a beat-to-hell sedan, then reached for the Sawzall and created an open-air summer cruiser. Then, when the weather turns cold/rainy, it gets junked. But if you're Belvedere Adrian, you keep driving it for decades! More »

12/12/09

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By Murilee Martin

#toycars

Toy Cars On Toy Tokyo Streets In Epic Stop-Motion Action Movie

This stop-motion movie's plot is harder to figure out than a Michael Bay flick, but luckily the toy-car-on-toy-car action is even more epic. Who knew toy soldiers were such good drivers? More »

12/11/09

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By Wes Siler

#momentofzen

If Ikea Sold Race Cars...

In all the excitement of the Scuderia Flatpack V8olvo getting on its roof at Thunderhill we forgot all about their incredible new team logo! More »

12/06/09

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By Murilee Martin

#foundonebay

Screaming Chicken-ize Your Ride For Cheap!

Why should Pontiac's iconic Screaming Chicken hood decal be restricted to Malaise Era Trans Ams, or even Pontiacs? Your '87 Hyundai Excel or '93 Buick LeSabre deserves a four-foot-wide Screaming Chicken, and now you can afford one! More »

12/05/09

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By Murilee Martin

#novelties

Jaguar XJR Does The Impossible, Goes 100,000 Miles

Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt your regularly scheduled weekend programming to bring you shocking footage. Despite all evidence to the contrary, we're able to provide video proof a Jaguar product can indeed go 100,000 miles. Suck it, Joe Lucas. More »

12/05/09

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By Ben Wojdyla

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The Schick Shift: A Razor for the Manual Man

The stick shift may be going the way of the dodo. In a paddle-shifting utopia, its last refuge will be the bathroom sink. More »

12/02/09

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By Peter Orosz

#24hoursoflemons

A Treasury Of 24 Hours Of LeMons Team Costumes, Part II

How can you tell the "serious" racers from the ones who really get the 24 Hours Of LeMons? Team costumes! Following up our first Team Costume Treasury, here's Part II! More »

11/29/09

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By Murilee Martin

#novelties

Amazingly Accurate Historic Wooden Race Cars

Gary Tatman builds models cars. More specifically, he carves replicas of the coolest race cars of all time from simple wood. Dazzlingly accurate models of the Lotus 33b, Porsche 917K, the Ford GT40, and the Tyrrell P-34 below. More »

11/24/09

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By Ben Wojdyla

#novelties

Best Sumo Wrestler/Monster Truck T-Shirt Ever

Because one of them is going to win, and it sure as hell ain't gonna be the fat guy in the diaper. More »

11/17/09

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By Sam Smith

#24hoursoflemons

Shabbat Shalom, M*FR: Team T-Shirts Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons!

Since our last LeMons team T-shirt post my shirt collection has nearly doubled; not only do I get them as bribes from teams, but Chief Perp Lamm has kindly ~~dumped~~ given his collection on to me. More »

11/14/09

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By Murilee Martin

#carculture

Porsche Family Private Watch Collection Up For Auction

Hodinkee just tipped us that 49 watches from the Porsche family private collection are up for auction at Bonhams. The best part? With many around $1,600, you could actually afford to own a Porsche heirloom. Full catalog below. More »

11/13/09

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By Wes Siler

#novelties

Killjoy Tattles On Drive-Through Bikini Coffee Shop Customers

A Washington man doesn't like coffee shops with scantily clad baristas, so he's staking the establishments out and then encouraging boycotts of businesses if one of their employees patronizes while driving a company car. Grade A, 100%, jerk. More »

11/12/09

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By Ben Wojdyla

#novelties

Mystery Seat From 20R Sprite Hell Project Lives On In Illegal Soapbox Derby Racer

The Illegal Soapbox Derby race was to be held in San Francisco over Halloween weekend, and four-time DOTS honoree WhatWouldJesseDo needed a driver's seat for his race car. More »

11/08/09

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By Murilee Martin

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