By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

By now you have probably seen the photos of us dragging our handsome brute of a truck home from the woods of Maine. We’ve named the truck Goliath for obvious reasons. The thing is massive. After dragging it home we have not had a lot of time to spend with it so here’s some backstory about the truck, how we got it, and what we plan to do with it.

The truck is a 1965 Chevy C50 (we previously called it a ’65). It has a GVW of 16,000 pounds. It is equipped with a 292ci straight six, four speed SM420 transmission, and large by huge Eaton rear end. We did some VIN decoding and discovered that the truck was ordered as a cab and chassis. It was built at the Oakland, California General Motors factory.

According to the guy we bought it from, the truck was owned by the phone company for many years and had a boom lift mounted to a flatbed. We’re on board with the phone company stuff but not sure about the lift part as there is no PTO on the truck and we’d think that a PTO would be necessary equipment to run the lift. Who knows, it may have been removed years ago. Continue reading at BangShift.com

By Dan Strohl

Hemmings

Rum runner? Given the location – Dobson, North Carolina – the black paint and the hop-up parts, that’s certainly a possibility. From the seller’s description:

1940 Ford Standard Real moonshine car. This Black 40 is a rare find can be seen in NC. This car has new paint and new Hot Rod Interior. This car has a FLATHEAD engine with headers along with 3 carbs & aluminum intake. Edelbrock Heads help make this car a real find. Original 1940 NOS Running Boards. Three on the tree just like Henry wanted it.

Seller’s asking $49,500. More pics at Hemmings

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

We are all great admirers of Nakai-san and Rauh Welt here at Speedhunters. The cars that have rolled out of this small countryside body-shop in Chiba-ken have pretty much all assumed cult status. Nakai’s creations are all about raw style, a vision into what he thinks a Porsche should look, sound and even smell like! There are no compromises here, the cars that bare the Rauh Welt touch have been built for one simple thing, driving.

I though it would be cool to take a nice and detailed look into one of the last cars Nakai-san has built, a customer car that has already done the rounds on the internet, the 993-based Natty Dread. This, like all Rauh Welt cars, is a prime example of stance… Continue reading at Speedhunters

By Dino Dalle Carbonare

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

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. Three entries per member max. Good luck!

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

A meeting of twin JDM legends on the Autobahn leads to a race toward an overcast horizon in the rain. Traversing the slick conditions at over 200 miles per hour, the twin Skylines show their true colors in purest form. Read more about the rainy Autobahn Skyline race at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Jim Brennan

UDMan

After completing my first ever SEMA, Rob gave me the assignment to nominate the five best light trucks and SUVs at the show. Are you kidding me? Trying to choose five out of literally dozens of deserving entries is almost beyond comprehension, but I’ll give it a go. So, here is is my list:

- The Cherry Bomb Dodge D-100
- The 1947 Hudson Project
- The Air-Zenith 6 Wheel Topless Mini Truck
- The 1957 Cool Cam Air
- The Pacific Performance Duramax C-10

Cast your vote below!

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By Ron Honig

WaytooFurious

I had a bit of a laugh to myself when I saw Jen’s recent piece on vertical doors. To be honest I have only ever thought that they look cool on Lambos, but that’s just me. Lots of people still love them. However if you really want to be different why not try some gull wings? The kits are available, but it seems that given the opportunity most people opt for vertical doors. Here’s an example of an Aussie Charger with vertical doors that I saw at the recent All Chrysler Day at Fairfield, and a 300C at Caribbean Gardens.  More pics after the jump.

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By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Right now, there are automotive engineers all over the world working to give computers more control of our cars. They’re spending billions to figure out how to implement systems that will avoid collisions, alert sleepy drivers, and generally make the roads safer. And then there are the guys from Engineer Awesome, who bought a crappy 1988 Oldsmobile Delta off eBay and rigged it so you can control it with an iPhone. It totally craps all over the other iPhone controlled car we’ve seen. Watch them take it surfing in the clip below, and hit the jump for the complete how-to.

Continue reading "What's Next: Driving a Car via iPhone" »

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

The $5.5 million BIN is a bit steep, but there is a lot of cool documentation in the ebay auction, so check it out! Think it would make a good investment? Via Jalopnik

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

According to the Galveston Daily News, the driver was distracted by a low-flying pelican, dropped his cell phone, and drove into the lake. What a jackass. Apparently, the quad-turbo W16 ran for 15 minutes before it died, which seems like long enough to make sure every vital engine component got trashed, and begs the question as to why the owner didn’t kill it on his way out of the cabin. Hey, at least it wasn’t an Enzo—they still make Veyrons. Watch the clip below to see this 1.6 million dollar machine getting towed out of the drink. via VWVortex.