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Demands to reduce the municipal budget in Findlay, Ohio have led officials to consider consolidating the city's aging vehicle fleet. Proposals apparently include this — a consolidated school bus and salt spreader, you know, to help ease traffic concerns on harsh winter mornings. More »
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Ever stumbled across a "pickup truck rally" on your way through the woods to go hunting? We haven't either, but behind the wheel of a 1978 Jeep Pickup truck you would be ready if you did. More »
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An 87-year-old horticulturist from Indiana was pulled over on 1-94 west of Ann Arbor, Mich., last Friday for tailgating. And then things got weird. When it was over, the senior citizen and $2.9 million worth of cocaine were in police custody. More »
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The only thing to do after your new Ford F-150 has been destroyed by an unidentified hurricane? Try and drive it out of the wreckage in the hopes of creating an impressive video such as this one, of course. More »
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Although it's generally accepted the Ranchero was the first of the car/trucks, Hudson produced a more utility based truck using the front sheet metal from their cars in the late 1940s. The result was a unique mixture of car and truck that predated the Ranchero by 11 years. This very original example of a rare Hudson truck is currently on Ebay. More »
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Ever seen a Corvette and wished it looked more like a vintage pickup truck? We haven't either, but that seems to be the line of thought that brought this odd vehicle to life. Currently listed on Ebay, this third generation 'Vette has the face of a vintage pickup truck and the body of an aging beauty with way too many modifications. More »
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We don't really understand the sport of truck pulling, but we might be more interested in learning more about it if the pulling trucks regularly put on fireworks displays of mechanical carnage like the one seen here. More »
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Today at 9am, a NYC salt-spreading truck crashed through the wall of a Queens Sanitation Department repair shop. It might've been kinda neat if the truck weren't on a top floor—with a driver inside, screaming his lungs out. More »
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What do you do when you realize your dirt bike racing son has forgotten his lucky scarf? Hop in your 1972 Ford truck and hit the racetrack to chase little Alfie down with no regard for his fellow racers, of course. This is exactly what the mother featured in this vintage Ford advertisement decided to do, resulting in a bizarre display of misguided parenting and awesome dirt track hoonage. More »
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A wet accident. You'd expect today's GIF of the Day to be the sort of thing you see before terrible, terrible demise. A giant truck careening off the road, knocking away everything in its path. But there's a happy ending! More »
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You have surely heard someone say they don't build ‘em like they used to? Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Jeep Pickup is a perfect example of how they used to build ‘em, but will its modern-day price give you the willies? More »
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When a group of 14 Ford Raptor owners took to the desert for an off-road run in the spirit of what has become the quintessential hot-rod pickup, ten came back with bent frames. Is the Raptor too weak to play in the desert? More »
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Kevin Kewley grew up hearing stories of his parent's "infamous parasail" they'd use in an uncommon sport called off-road parasailing. Lured by tales of high-flying adventure he decided to try it himself. The results are amazing if not a little terrifying. More »
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A Tornado-damaged street in Joplin, Missouri. A president offering support and a handshake to a man waving an American flag. This couldn't be a better commercial for Chevy if they'd planned it themselves. Chevy runs deep? Our Country, our truck? They ain't got nothing on this Amerigasm. (Photo via @Jesseclee44/by PeteSouza) More »
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A pickup fire scorched part of the Monaco circuit ahead of the big F1 race this weekend, according to Martin Brundle. Crews are repairing the tarmac, which is at the turn in point to the track's first corner. (H/T Quattro-LUVR!) More »
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The first sign something was wrong was when William Lynch noticed a dumpster flying across the road. He quickly pulled over to the side of the road and tried to cope with the debris pelting him through a broken window. Unknowingly, he'd driven right into the Joplin Tornado. More »
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I wanted to use a superlative in describing this man jumping out of a tumbling Toyota FJ truck, but I couldn't decide if this was the luckiest or most skillful exit ever. Either way, it's definitely boss and completely dangerous. More »
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Later this year, a team sponsored by Thomson Reuters will attempt to break the speed record for reaching the South Pole by land. Here's the first unofficial pictures of the custom truck they'll use in their quest. More »
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The young man in this photo said he stole the truck to escape from Brega, currently besieged by Libyan loyalist forces, and return to the rebel side of the conflict where the truck will likely be put to good use. It's a frightened face of a massive human tragedy framed in a truck's window. More »
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The guys at MBRP Performance Exhaust of Ontario, Canada know their way around some high-gloss, high-strength fabrication work. Their current project? An extended, diesel-powered four-door Jeep pickup. More »
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Car lovers are losing junkyards like the ones shown to time, increased environmental regulation and the rising cost of scrap metal. As the amount of old untouched junkyards dwindle catching a glimpse of the ones that remain, like this collection of old trucks in Canada, becomes that much cooler. More »
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What has animated pitchmen, a guy in a monkey suit, a damsel in distress and a truck with seats that are "soft like she-ape"? While we can't imagine what else might fit this criteria, this 1969 Dodge truck advertisement certainly does. More »
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It is not, apparently, illegal to drive while naked in Nebraska as long as "no one is alarmed." Sadly, 32-year-old Nickolus Borgman figured out a way to alarm many, many people in the Lincoln area with his nude-driving antics. More »
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What has four wheel drive, four doors, a sky high body lift and Virgil Exner styling? With the exception of this 1956 Plymouth wagon currently listed on Ebay we're pretty confident the answer is absolutely nothing. More »
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In this vintage footage we see the M34a2 nicknamed the "Eager Beaver" in testing on an "underwater service cruise". Something tells us hitchhiking "mermaids" haven't made an appearance in an Army equipment test since. More »
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The driver and a passenger in this 18-wheeler somehow survived a 100-foot drop off an icy bridge when the truck lost control in Southern Wisconsin this morning. Another amazing photo of the crash below. Update: One person did die. More »
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It's tough finding new ways to impress people with your stupidity, so this guy gets an "A" for originality... as well as dozens of needles in his skin... after jumping from a moving truck into a cactus. More »
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Yes, it's Monday after the holidays and none of us are happy back at the grindstone. But it could be worse: At least you're not the driver of this truck in China left dangling over a gorge after a wreck. More »
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According to this classic 1960s Toyota Land Cruiser commercial, the Land Cruiser had the "toughest, guttiest and keepgoing-est power package ever built into a 4X4". How better to prove it than with some unnecessary off road abuse footage? More »
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We may not all celebrate Christmas today, but it's hard not to appreciate the sight of an old Chevrolet truck with plenty of rust, patina, and holiday cheer. Enjoy your Holiday/Saturday and check back for regular posts all weekend. (Photo:austinevan) More »
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Saddle up and take a look at what the Datsun truck lineup had to offer for 1982. The little trucks were advertised as being rugged and thrifty, just like the unnamed cowboy spokesman who owns 3 of them. More »
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Say hello to early wintertime, Northern Hemisphere readers, where wintertime equals snow and snow equals fun in rear-wheel drive vehicles, including East German septic tank trucks. More »
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In 1986 Toyota introduced the most powerful small 4x4 truck that had existed to date. Equipped with a turbocharger on Toyota's famously bulletproof 22RE engine, according to this commercial, not even chains could hold back the truck's 135 horsepower. More »
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Chevy may run deep, but maybe they should have dug a little deeper for an idea. Chevy's new spot features dogs with a fondness for trucks. Back in 1998, Nissan spent millions telling us that dogs love trucks. More »
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Welcome to Down On The Mile High Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the City That Rust Sorta Ignored: Denver, Colorado. Denver has plenty of great old trucks, so let's see another one. More »
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Welcome to Down On The Mile High Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the City That Rust Sorta Ignored: Denver, Colorado. Here's another old Colorado survivor. More »
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Welcome to Down On The Mile High Street, where we admire old vehicles on the streets of the City That Rust Sorta Ignored: Denver, Colorado. I'm not even going to try to guess the model year on this thing! More »
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Welcome to Down On The Mile High Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Sorta Ignored: Denver, Colorado. Here's a working truck downtown in the big city. More »
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Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found on the streets of the City That Rust Sorta Ignored: Denver, Colorado. We've seen quite a few Scouts in Alameda, but this one's older than all of them. More »
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