By Sam Barer

Sound Classics

We always hear the stereotypes associated with owners of specific types of cars. The British owner is supposedly one part traditionalist and another part masochist, the manual transmission user thinks he’s a racer, the 4X4er likes to think he can go anywhere, and the V8 driver doesn’t care about the environment. Of course, if a guy pulls up in a sports car he’s obviously compensating, right?

Today I was watching my computer’s screensaver–a slideshow of most of the cars I’ve owned in the last decade. I started thinking–what might my cars, past and present, say about me?

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By Antonio Alvendia

Antonio Alvendia

With December in full swing and Christmas-time near, tis the season for parties and holiday cheer. With hot rods on the freeway, plus an onslaught of rain, I had to yell at times, “stupid ass, stay in your lane!!!”

This past weekend, I attended the Annual Mooneyes Christmas Party at Irwindale Speedway. I can’t believe it’s already been a full year since the last time I visited the show. I have to admit… cold, rainy weather makes me feel pretty lazy. Living in Southern Cali, I think I’ve gotten used to the weather being 73 degrees all year round, so when it dips below 55 degrees outside, it’s pretty hard for me to convince myself to leave the comfort of my baffled goose down comforter behind and trudge through the rain with 30+lbs of camera gear and flyers on my back. This Saturday, it was especially difficult because I was out with my friends at a house party and didn’t get back until 4:30am on the day of the show.

However, I’m really glad I did make it to Mooneyes this year. Speaking to my friend Shige (the man behind Mooneyes and Crown Classics in Yokohama Japan), we both agreed that the rain did put a bit of a damper on the event’s attendance, but it was good in a way. It weeded out most of the “trying to be down” scenesters and showed everyone who the real hardcore hot rodders were. Most of the guys who came to this year’s Mooneyes Christmas Party actually drove their period correct traditional hot rods with vintage whitewall tires on the 605 freeway IN THE RAIN to and from the show. Now that’s dedication! Much respect! Continue reading and view more photos on MotorMavens!

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

On Friday, I posted a clip of a Hummer climbing a wall, and while I was impressed, this caged Unimog puts that performance to shame. Obviously, the wheels are bigger and everything, but damn, the big-ass Benz makes short work of this obstacle…

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

No, you’re not seeing things. That’s a Maserati Gran Turismo used to pull a camper. Even if the vehicle can take it, this is just wrong! It’s only a matter of time before something breaks, and it won’t be cheap to repair. Learn more about this atrocity at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

This week, I’ve been working from Florida, because I’m down visiting my folks for Christmas. Now, aside from the family, hyper-spicy Jamaican beef patties—the ones here are beyond awesome—and Cuban sandwiches, there’s absolutely nothing I miss about the Sunshine State. But I have to admit, America’s wang has it charms. I mean, check out the truck nuts dangling from hindquarters of this clapped-out Buick. That’s just hilarious. And what you can’t see? The sticker on the driver’s side of the rear window. It reads,  “Warning: Redneck,” which is kind of awesome, in a scary, backwoods kind of way. Hit the jump for some more classic Florida verbiage…

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By Katherine Helmetag

Atomicalex

The Detroit Free Press reports that Ford is working to bring the popular internet to Ford’s popular Sync in-car information device. Half-way down the article is a mention of open-sourcing Sync, opening the device to developers of all sorts, a la the iPhone. Ford’s Alan Hall says to expect more info at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7th. Personally, I want an EcoBoost gauge app. Sync has some CAN-BUS access. Let’s hear what you want to see on your navi!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Chuck has been restoring this gorgeous 442 for seven years now. Sounds like he’s almost done, save for a few issues with the engine builder. More pics and details on his ride page!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Check out the details on this amazing ’59 Chevy Apache. And what do you know, it’s for sale!

By Katherine Helmetag

Atomicalex

Official release from GM, attributed to Ed Whitacre: “I am pleased to announce that today, GM followed through on its commitment to begin loan repayments to the U.S. and Canadian and Ontario governments. We paid $1.0 billion to the U.S. Treasury and $192 million to Export Development Canada.

We are grateful for the support the governments have provided us. We look forward to continuing repayments through June 2010, at which time the balances will be paid in full, assuming no downturn in the economy or business.”

This is pretty awesome, considering the state of GM a year ago.

By Ryan Porter

IN-N-OUT Editor

It’s been a long time coming. Users have been asking for years and many users have been doing it on their own, but now it’s official, YOU CAN LIST YOUR RIDE FOR SALE ON CARDOMAIN!

It only makes sense that after ten years of showing off your cars you can now list them for sale in the same exact place. And what better place to list your car for sale than CarDomain, where people will most appreciate highly modified cars for sale. Gone are the days when you had to list the value of your modifications in the body–that’s now a default data point for us.

This feature has been up for about a week with no fanfare, and we already have 400 cars listed. We’ll continue to enhance this features as time goes on, so please leave us your feedback or feel free to private message me if you have any questions of comments. I’ve also added a bunch of screen shots of the new feature after the jump.

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