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more about #northstar more comments → bdon: detroit v8 is a diesel. a little diesel with a big torque and unique sound all its own.In fact. It may be a legendary sound to those that like it. Thi... more » Sixpackdan: whats with the gay wheels!!!!!!!!!!!! more » Elhigh: This thing is literally just down the road from me. I mean, like, ten minutes. Dear God, I think I may be downwind. more » SundaySunday: Holy ride height, Batman! Is that thing ugly! more » Deartháir II: So basically, it's $22,000 for a Northstar engine in dubious condition with uncertain mileage. Because the rest of the car would need to be thrown away. more » Plecostomus [Tyrrell]: Rear wheels = FAIL Shape = FAIL This fauxborghini is pure fail. Someone put that N* in a Fiero GT fastback already. more » elwood: How come they can never get the offset on the wheels right? It'd be a more convincing replica if the wheels actually filled the wheel wells. more » layabout: These Lambo's come with free watches... more » Graverobber: The rear bumper looks like somebody left the bottom drawer open on the bureau. I'll bet that Tennessean is selling it because he just discovered it's... more » layabout: It can't beat this for fail... more » MushyHeirloom: I love those Outback wheels, though! more » BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ: No thank you.Are thes lights from a Saturn? more » layabout: No. more » -
#splinterallwoodsupercar
The Splinter All-Wood Supercar Is Real, Not Giant Fictional Ninja Rat
When we first saw the Splinter wooden supercar back in February, it was one of those "oh yeah, right, a wooden supercar, whatever" situations. We thought the Splinter was a flight of fancy — nothing more than crazy auto-loving NC State kids being crazy auto-loving NC State kids. We were wrong. Splinter's just made the leap from pine-scented vaporware to real life parts and assemblies. We're just as shocked as you are. It seems Joe Harmon and his associates have been hard at work actually building this crazy all-wood supercar. More » -
#chooseyoureternity
PCH, Northstar Swap Edition: Toyota MR2 or Pontiac Fiero?
Since yesterday's Packard Straight Eight Swap Edition (which was won by the '37 Pontiac) was so much fun, we're going to stick with Alternative Powerplant Hell for another day. All engine swaps are fun, of course, but the best ones involve stuffing an engine much, much larger than anything the car's designers ever considered. When you accomplish such a swap, you get respect; when you start with the knuckle-shredding, sanity-destroyingly tight engine compartment of a small mid-engined car (say, a Fiero or MR2)... well, that's when folks start treating you with the deference reserved for the truly mad! More »
