Man, some of these S197 vert owners have built some great ride pages on CarDomain! We’ve featured Bud and Austin, and now here’s Tony. Check out his ride page for great documentation and some very original and cool pics!

Earlier this week I shot Andy Duncan a few questions about the new show. As you might imagine, he’s a busy guy, but he took the time to get me some answers.

How do you feel about the new season of Bullrun now that it’s finally on TV?

It’s great to finally get the show back on the air, it’s been a long road making this show AND getting it on air are two massive challenges, but we feel we’re back where we belong with a great show. I drove past FOX studios in LA yesterday and Bullrun had a billboard at FOX right between billboards for The Wrestler and House..that was a kick ass moment!

Obviously we have some nostalgia for season 1 and we have a tendency to view that season through rose tinted specs ourselves but to be honest this season eclipses season 1 in pretty much every department – that’s just our opinion, but I think you’ll have to watch the whole of this season (like we have!) and then decide for yourself what you feel about it.

It’s a reality show, we create the game, get the cast and then see what happens….how you view it will depend on how you ‘connect’ with the teams and cars and I guess that can take some time.

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This week’s Showroom Showdown was over in a matter of minutes. I guess horsepower, RWD and good looks carries the day…

Episode II of Bullrun aired last night and although I still don’t like the new format, the show is getting better. The participants are beginning to come out of their shells and tensions seem to be heating up. Most of that heat, though, is directed towards the EVO. So far, aside from Chris being overly obnoxious, I really don’t find them that bad, in fact I kinda’ like them for the sheer entertainment value they provide.

Elvis and Steve from Team Strange are also up there on my fun to watch list, as Steve is just plain funny in a very understated way. Elvis, well… I just have to respect a guy who doesn’t give sh*t and flips the bird to conformity. I really hope these guys hang in there for awhile. Then there’s Brooke and Amanda, the two cuties from Arkansas. Brook swears like a NYC dock worker which is funny as hell, and Amanda knows her way around a map, which is why Team Lexus won last nights stage. I’m diggin’ these two chicks.

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Bit of a shocker, huh? More pics at Camaro5

Just picked up a brand new 6-speed Challenger R/T for the weekend, and my  first impressions are good, like I’m may be getting into trouble good. Look for more on this bad boy early next week…

Ever since I borrowed a friend’s Corolla at D1 New Jersey to battle Ueno in 2007, I have a special place in my heart for AE86’s. I have even bought 2 of them since: one rally spec, and one street that is rotting because I can’t decide what to do with it but I don’t want to get rid of it and chance not finding another one in such good shape. Since it is coming to the end of Toyota month I thought I would share these pictures (I hope I am allowed) that I just got from my leprechaun friend and Team Falken Tire teammate, Darren McNamara. This is his AE86 N2 that he resurrected from the dead. It is probably one of the most mean looking and to the point Corolla’s I have ever seen and I bet it is crazy fun to drive. While it doesn’t have a ton of HP, it only weighs 1500 lbs after he installed the carbon he made at his shop MCNSport.com. He said it’s the lightest AE86 he knows of out there. What do you all think? More pics at Speedhunters

By Jeroen Willemsen

This morning I received a press release from Bentley which announced that they are increasing their prices in the UK by 5% from April. I had a chat with the sales rep at the Bentley stand at the Melbourne International Motor Show, and I was told that the prices in Australia would not be going up. Having seen the cars at the show I have decided that I will have a Bentley as one of my “Lotto” cars if my lucky numbers ever come up. More pics after the jump.

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Clearly a photochop, but still, hilarious… You know the drill: Come up with a caption for the picture below by noon PST next Thursday. If you submit the funniest one, we’ll send you some CarDomain swag. And remember to leave a link to your ride page so we can contact you. Three entries per person max. Good luck!

I’m providing the full text for your reading pleasure:

Runs surprisingly well, transmission shifts nice. Brakes work well. Passes inspection, all lights, wipers and horn function. Minimal rust, solid rockers, good floor. It’s a 20-footer. Lots of dings and hickies but complete. Originally had the rubber bumpers until chrome bumpers from an earlier car were installed. The alloy wheels are Minilite copies called Minator also made in England. The tires are good condition Kumho. The paint is dull so this could be a good beginner’s painting project. The convertible top isn’t perforated and has clear windows. Unless I happen to fix it prior to selling, the driver’s door opens from the outside handle only, the passenger side only from the inside. The horn honks like it has a frog in its throat. I have no idea how many miles are on this car as the odometer has never worked. It marks its territory with a few drops of oil, doesn’t smoke and has good oil pressure. The gauges all work, the dash lights illuminate, the heater blows hot in any season. The driver’s seat needs upholstery repair. It comes with a tonneau cover to cover the cockpit without putting the top up.

Learn the art of “Shabby Chic”. Most people having a mid-life crisis blow a king’s ransom on a Porsche Boxster or late 60’s Stingray – or – grow the obligatory cliche goatee + big gut and buy a Harley. We both know you’re not that lacking in creativity. You want a car that says you take the less trodden path, that you’re mechanically inclined and that you like to park anywhere without concern for door dings or theft. Voila! Here’s your car: pre-dinged and invisible to car thieves, the thrill of top-down British motoring at a sub-Geo Metro price. You won’t have to wear a bag over your head with this $2K purchase. Cheapskates rejoice: register it as an antique for once-every-5-years renewals, and no inspections. Surprisingly, insuring this car is peanuts.

Buyer’s Guide for the Married Man (or) How To Justify Buying My Car to a Significant Other

There’s no rational justification for buying this car so you’ll need to stretch the truth. For example if you’re a one-car household you could say it’s the second car for commuting to a nearby employer or for getting groceries. You and I both know your employer doesn’t look favorably on iconoclasts in tiny cars who arrive late and blame dodgy Lucas electrics. We also know that this is the wrong car for trips to Costco, but it’s all about the S.O. (significant other) at this point. You can call it an economy car as it’s a 1500cc 4-cylinder car that weighs about as much as a full dress Harley Davidson so your nose won’t go Pinocchio on this point. You could also point out you’ve upped your life insurance to a cool $1 million dollars and this car doesn’t have air bags & sits at the height of a big rig’s lug nuts. Think outside the box. You can do it. Working together we are a team. (Bonus points: this car played a role in the unraveling of a particularly dumb marriage, and for that I am glad. I should keep it as a memento but feel it might help some other trapped person break the bonds of a loveless relationship.)

Via Austin Craigslist

Ok, so the Buy It Now price of $20,000 is absurd, and the auction ended last week with no takers, but I thought you guys would still want to check it out. Via Jalopnik

Welcome to the CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot, a regular feature which aims to expand the notion of what a muscle car is, and have some fun in the process. It wasn’t the Pontiac GTO, Ford Mustang or Chevy 409 that began the performance car wars, it was arguably, the Chrysler 300. Making its debut in 1955, the 300 was so-named because of its 300hp Hemi V-8. The 300 Letter Series, as they would be known as, were produced as llimited edition, factory hot rods, through 1965, when the last 300 “L” was produced. After an absence of four years, a full-size Chrysler muscle car made an appearance once again in 1970. Introducing the Chrysler 300 “H” Hurst edition.

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I’m glad to see some people aren’t afraid to tear into a GT-R motor. See this and the new 1,000 hp turbo kit over at Ben’s blog.

That’s right, we finally integrated the login. Took long enough, huh? We figure we’ll get fewer comments at first, but hopefully less random stupidity and hate. If you’re a member and are having trouble leaving a comment now, drop me a PM. And if you’re not a CarDomain member, sign up! It’s easy! 

Then you should definitely check out Terrence’s ride page. He’s got some wicked photodocumentation of his ‘77 Cutlass hi-riser build, showing the ride’s transformation from super-clean stock to candy-coated skyscraper. And unlike a lot of cars in the genre, the Cutlass isn’t all show, no go: Terrence swapped in a 454 big block in place of the Buick 231 that the Olds came with. That should put some power to the DUBs! See for yourself.