April 30, 2009
Caption Contest: This Weeks Winner!
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Man, I almost forgot to pick a caption contest winner today. People really went nuts for this one. We sent it around the office and after some debate we’re going with armada8800’s “That little car was filled with clowns…… 32 people died in this accident.” Stay tuned for another caption contest tomorrow!
Where Babies Come From
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
StreetFire member slovenskiB15 uploaded this pic. Way cooler than being dropped off by a stork.
Teslas Invade Seattle
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
We spotted two Teslas in Seattle yesterday. This red one was parked within a block of CarDomain Headquarters. And I saw a blue one on the way home last night but wasn’t able to get the camera out in time. Good to see these cars doing daily driver duty!
Nitrous Kills a Motor in a Spectacular Display of Automotive Irresponsibility. We Approve.
By Brian Lohnes
BangShift.com
Over the years there have been a couple well documented magazine stories about taking a wheezer junk motor and pumping it full of so much nitrous it blows its guts out giving it maximum effort. Most of those stories end with the motor making a harmless bang. Not this time. The print guys pale in any comparison to the action in this video.
Watch and see a straight six come apart in truly glorious fashion when pumped with God knows how much squeeze during a dyno shop’s Christmas party. Beware, some of the language at the end is not safe for work, so turn it down after the rods stop spewing from the oil pan. Yes, you read that right.
Here’s Part 1. You can watch Part 2 after the jump.
GDB Impreza STi
By Ben Schaffer
The Real JDM
This car was a car I was involved with for a client Eric. The build was done back in early 2005 and at the time it was one of my favorite project cars I got to be involved with. This car was one of the first big builds I was fortunate enough to be asked to be a part of. I’m guessing you can easily see my influence in the setup of the car. Doing cars like this gave me confidence to do my S2000 years later and started getting Bulletproof known for not just selling parts but for consulting and for building complete cars.
Continue reading after the jump!
Chrysler Files Chapter 11, Will Partner With Fiat
Atomicalex
I am old enough to remember when Chrysler paid back their government loans. Today, they won’t get the chance to do it again. This is a sad day. Not sure what will happen here—no doubt Jeep will be saved by FIAT, but the rest of the rest of the platforms have less going for them. Local Chrysler workers are angry—with the UAW and CAW meeting demands in talks, it’s looking like Chrysler staff are going shoulder the pain here. You know, I don’t know which “end” is less dignified—the abandonment of Pontiac, or the financial destruction of Chrysler. But on a positive note, it is nice to see the government put the auto industry’s needs above the banking industry for once.
Goodnight, Pontiac
By Dan Strohl
Hemmings
By now, you’ve all heard the news of Pontiac’s death sentence, made official earlier this week. We’ve seen plenty of tributes to the best and worst Pontiacs, and all sorts of dining-room-table historians come out of the woodwork to explain the marque’s downfall. Instead, we thought the most appropriate words to say weren’t words at all, but this December 1961 nighttime photograph of Paper City Motor Sales, a Pontiac-Cadillac dealership located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Continue reading at Hemmings
Mountain Drift Circa '95
By Speedhunters
Car Culture At Large
A nice look back at the days of wheels no larger than 15 or 16 inches and horsepower numbers no higher than 200. Look closely and you’ll even see a guy out there with a brand new R33 Skyline.
By Mike Garrett
What's Next: Natural Gas-Powered Race Cars
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
VW is preparing a compressed natural gas version of the Scirocco for the 24 Hours of Nurburgring endurance race. The CNG Sciroccos’s 2.0-liter turbocharged engine produces close to 300 hp. More at Wired
Bullrun Season Finale Tonight!
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Ok guys, this is it. The season finale of Bullrun Season 2 is tonight! The first person to guess correctly who wins will get some Bullrun swag directly from Andy Duncan. Oh, and I hope I’m all caught up shipping beanies to the prior winners. If not, shoot me a PM.
