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]

What we know about the GT5 is that it's super realistic looking, it'll have the Nissan GT-R, the track from Top Gear and us scrounging for a few hundred bucks.

Eating burned meat while sweating on an asphalt lot in East Oakland... aaah, this is the life! Well, if you have a pair of Plymouth Belvederes and a vintage Serro Scotty trailer to go with your cauterized bovine flesh and fermented barley beverages, you know you're doing it right. We spotted this setup while tailgating out of a much less exciting '88 Toyota truck/'97 Crown Vic tailgating rig before the A's/Indians game last Saturday, and were appropriately green with envy...

So what we've got here is one nice '67 with a 360 crate motor and one hooned-out Sawzall Edition '66 4-door convertible with a 318.

Best of all, we've got a genuine Serro Scotty trailer hooked up to the '67. Sure, some folks get tediously nostalgic over the Airstream, but the Scotty's got way more honest-ta-god American king-of-roadness than any riveted aluminum tube. Look at that emblem!

Now that's luxury!

Adrian, the proud owner of both Mopars and the Scotty, says he removed the roof from the '66 25 years ago and, aside from some chassis reinforcing, it's been pretty much the same since then, getting plenty of miles. He's also got "a few" more Belvederes at home, plus a 40s ambulance and who-knows-what-all other vehicular goodness. We'll be sharing more of the work of Adrian the East Bay Mopar Madman as soon as we can get over to his place with a camera, promise. – Murilee Martin

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An (non) independent adjudicating authority that exists in the form of only one of the guys that exists in the form of Jalopnik.com has declared that "King of the Road" by Roger Miller is the website's (Inter)national anthem. Yes, we will stop with the parentheses now. And while Airstream is the official trailer of the hipster elite, we're officially bucking that shit as of its appropriation by Ford at the Detroit Auto Show. Make no mistake, we love us some polished aluminum, but the recreational vehicle that truly captured our childhood heart was the Wilderness travel trailer.

When our folks picked up a 16-foot '76 model for 900 clams (in cash) back when we were but a small boy in an unironic white-foam-and-orange-Mr. Mesh GNB Batteries cap, we were ecstatic. In fact, Mum Johnson remarked recently upon the decision to sell the current family trailer that she never liked it as much as the old Wilderness. Mark our words, Wilderness is the new Airstream. Plus, eight hours pushing broom might not buy you a '70s 16-footer of your own these days, but we're betting 40 would, easily. 40 hours of blogging? Possibly, but unlikely. – Davey G. Johnson

Wilderness

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Way back in the dark ages of 2005, The Food Network and Al Roker teamed up (post gastric bypass) to modify an already kickass, vintage 24' Airstream trailer and use it for the basis of the show "Tricked Out Tailgating." After much work with circular saws, metal shears, helper monkeys, and perhaps duct tape, they built what is easily the raddest custom tailgating rig, and slapped a Food Network decal on it. Features include a fully functioning kitchen (surprise), roll out barbecue grill, booze tap, Subzero fridges, plasma TV and neat-o lounge area, plus a snazzy flame paint job and whitewalls for extra hipster chic. After the show was finished, the whole deal was bundled with a GMC Suburban and given away in a sweepstakes. My bet is the winner is selling this mobile chick magnet to pay for gas in the 'Burb and a few extra weeks at fat camp. – Ben Wojdyla

Food Network Airstream [eBay]

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