That means that his tow vehicle, the blue '67 Belvedere II that has been to so many Oakland tailgate parties, is now back on the Alameda street… and thus it qualifies for Down On The Street! This car has a healthy 360 crate motor and serves as Adrian's daily driver (when he's not out in the Belvedere wagon, the Sawzall Convertible Belvedere, or the big-block Belvedere convertible).

Adrian picked up the homemade '58 Dodge pickup bed-based trailer for 75 bucks, after spotting it on a some guy's lawn in lovely planet-buster-nuke-designin' Livermore. I'm sure his new neighbors (in one of Alameda's more upscale tree-lined neighborhoods) love it as much as I do!

From the guys who brought us Talladega Nights and Step Brothers, comes this newest flick about a professional team of contract car salesmen that can move any car, no matter how long it's been sitting unsold, with such immediacy and force that you won't know what hit you. Expect all the profanity of a Judd Apatow film without the redeeming emotional qualities. The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard, starring Jeremy Piven and featuring Ving Rhames, James Brolin and David Koechner, hits theaters August 14. Warning, trailer is NSFW.
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If you've ever seen the Mythbusters episode where Adam and Jamie build an 1100 barrel pneumatic paintball gun to paint the Mona Lisa instantaneously, then you know what these amazing systems are capable of. Check out the video to see how they built and tuned the truck-pulled Chalkbot pneumatic chalk spray gun

The Chalkbot made its official debut Sunday during the 2nd stage of the Tour de France. (Hat Tip To Julia!)

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The most obvious comparison to make is to Sony's Gran Turismo 5 due out on PS3 sometime before the next millennium, most notably the precise and cleanly rendered real-time visuals that Turn 10 Studios have created for their newest console-racer king of the hill.

Looking closely at some of the cars represented in this preview and you'll notice a 2009 Corvette ZR1, Aston Martin DBS, BMW 135i, BMW E92 M3, Audi R8 5.2L V10 among several other new comers and the inclusion of fully rendered and modeled interiors for the first time in the Forza series. The final list of cars will exceed 400 from 50 various manufacturers with each and every one having the ability to be fully customized as we've all come to know and love in the Forza series.

Also included are over 100 true-to-life global racetracks ranging from locations in Spain, Italy and the American Southwest which will feature both standard circuit and oval events as well as the long-awaited and heavily rumored drag racing and drift events. A new feature to the game will be the inclusion of a race calendar in which the player will be able to participate in a personalized 200+ event racing calendar. Cool stuff indeed.

A firm release date is not yet set, but we're guessing Microsoft will release Forza Motorsport 3 just before this year's Christmas season to solidify their crown in the console racing wars. [via Kotaku, YouTube]

We can't wait to get our butts in the theater seats when Terminator: Salvation hits on May 21st, but in the meantime we'll be checking out this latest robo ass-kicking trailer released by Warner Bros.
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Much of the former Alameda Naval Air Station, once home to the USS Enterprise, USS Carl Vinson, and tens of thousands of sailors (including Lieutenant Commander Richard Nixon), is now used for cheap storage as various government agencies wrangle over what will be done with all that prime- if somewhat toxic- real estate. These old trailers sit, apparently abandoned, near the absinthe-distilling Hangar One facility. Can anyone identify the manufacturer of each one?

Don’t worry, the Buick Grand National is still present, along with Vin Diesel and plenty of explosions. We’re guessing they added the babe-on-babe to tie up the prepubescent audience even better.

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The whole mess hooks up to your vehicle's hitch, conveniently obscuring your license plate, which could be a problem while getting to and from the stadium. And when you're pulled over for not displaying a license tag, law enforcement probably won't be too happy with the fact that it's obscured by a keg of beer. Remember, no tapping until you're parked! There are three different versions available with prices of $2,895 and up. [Product Page via Giz]

While I was on one of my usual dealer scouting trips, I managed to wind up in Plattsburgh, New York on a gorgeous June day, and discovered an amazing place. Within the recently created Plattsburgh Airport Business Development Zone, near a taxiway once used by B-52 Bombers, and KC-35 Tanker Aircraft, was a thriving business that is not all that removed from the aircraft that once called this place home. The name of the company is GSM Vehicles, Inc., and their main business is restoring Airstream, and other vintage travel trailers. The owner of the business is Colin Hyde, and was able to take his love of his own vintage Airstream, and combine it with his extensive knowledge of fabrication, and create the most talked about place to go to have your Airstream refurbished.

When I visited with Colin at his shop, the first thing that struck me was the shear number of Airstreams that were in various states of repair, in and around his building. There were trailers, dating from the early 50's right up to the late 80's, including a fairly rare Airstream Motor Home. Like shining cocoons gleaming in the sun, they will all be extensively restored to like new, or better than new condition, with period correct furnishings, and modern conveniences.

Starting this business came almost by accident to Hyde, as he set up GSM Vehicles in Plattsburgh to develop a Universally Accessible high capacity taxicab for use in crowded metropolitan areas of the US. The business was very slow, dealing with municipalities, and their inherent inefficiencies, and Hyde had to keep the business going in one form or another. So he started with what he knew best, fabrications and repairs. He would paint and repair tanks, equipment, and cars, just to keep income coming in. The in 2003, he hooked up with vintagetrailersupply.com and this started his trip down the Airstream aftermarket. IN the fall of 2003, he placed an ad on the vintage Airstream website, and his first trailer job was a 1962 Globetrotter.

At this same time, Airstream Life Magazine came out, and Hyde signed on as an early subscriber. Well, the publishers own trailer needed work, and the two of them worked out the details on how to refurbish the unit. In exchange for the work, Hyde was able to have a prominent ad placed within the publication, and, the rest is history. Hyde is now featured as a regular in a vintage airstream

This trailer also shows Speed Racer as a kid, depicts heartfelt chats with his mom (Susan Sarandon!) and even includes a scene of Speed and Trixie parked on a hilltop, likely getting ready to get it on and make little big-eyed anime racer children. By the way, is anybody else having trouble seeing Matthew Fox of "Lost" fame as Racer X? [Gizmodo]

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The hand can be molded to any shape you desire. So, yes, it's theoretically capable of cupping, or cradling, or— dare we say?—caressing the truck nuts. The Hitch Hand is available for $40. And for those still having a hard time understanding what the hell we're jabbering about, go to the Hitch Hands "Dumb Ass Questions" section, which will likely dumb you down even more. [Hitch Hands via Geekologie]