By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Another great one from That Will Buff Out. 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

The biggest rims I ever saw before these were 40 inch monsters named Donkey Kong. There is a bigger set of rims out there now, and they are 50 inches in diameter! Fully custom built, the Cutlass on 50s by “Meases” is quickly breaking necks in the donk scene of Warren, Ohio. Read more about the 50 inch rims at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Last week, I spent most of this post bitching about the crappy weather in LA, but as I write this, it’s a gorgeous 60 degrees, and it’s supposed to stay that way for approximately the next three years. Damn,  I just can’t stay mad at you, California. Anyway, the winner of this week’s contest is, ink-spot, who came up with; “Hey, it was the ’70s.  Everybody experimented with a little grass…” Way to go man! Tune in tomorrow for the next installment of our completely biodegradable Caption Contest!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Today’s photo of the day comes from Brandon’s Datsun 510 ride page. Nice row of cars there…

If you have a photo you want me to post, PM me or shoot me an e-mail!

By Ron Honig

WaytooFurious

I really enjoyed myself at the Victorian Hot Rod Show on Sunday. There were a lot of cool cars to look as well as some great products on display with various vendors. However the one thing that really annoyed me about the day was the lack of Mopars on display. I realize that the organisers were pushing the Holden VS Ford theme this year and that traditionally, at least in my eyes, hot rodding has always been dominated by Ford and GM. I just think it would have been nice to have more representation from the Mopar side. That’s why I was particularly please to see this ‘small’ blown Hemi dominating this ute. I mean really, if you are going to go all out you may as well chose a Hemi.

Continue reading "Where are all the Mopars?" »

By Katherine Helmetag

Atomicalex

Added to the floor mat recall list… Get your cars to your dealers, CarDomainers. Note that the Vibe is on the list because it’s the platform and assembly line twin of the Matrix.

2008-2010 Highlander
2009-2010 Corolla
2009-2010 Venza
2009-2010 Matrix
2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe

If you’re not on the list, check this great shot of Kupecky’s 2010 Vibe!

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

We’d list brake failure as the top thing on our list of horrifying automotive possibilities. This video is the perfect example of how a multitude of things can stack up on you in a perfect storm of awful. Take a big horsepower Dodge Viper that is hauling ass down a straightaway and send it into a very hard left hand turn with no brakes. The result is stunning.

We think that this driver is at a school of some sort as there is a passenger who appears to have a helmet wired to communicate with the driver. He makes a feeble attempt at grabbing the gearshift or the hand brake at one point, but the big Viper just bulldozes it way off the track at an extremely high rate of speed and hurdles toward a wall. The impact is beyond huge and the in-car shot makes us pucker every time we see it.

By Dan Strohl

Hemmings

While it’s no camper, like the two HFODs from earlier this week, one could certainly turn this 1961 Willys FC-170 currently for sale on Hemmings.com into a camper. Just slap a box over the bed, fill those gas cans and head out into the wilderness. From the seller’s description:

Desert truck. Never seen snow. This truck has a rebuilt engine (original) with about 100 miles on it. The only rot is in the roof gutters where I let it sit outside and collect leaves. Pin holes in the roof at the gutters. NO RUST WHATSOEVER IN THE NORMAL PLACES LIKE CAB CORNERS, UNDER THE BATTERY ETC. Runs, drives, stops great. All gears work. Interior all original and not bad except sagging headlner. This is an amazing, original ROT FREE truck that can be driven cross country tomorrow. I have owned for 20 years and bought it from the Calif desert. Stored inside last 10 years and driven rarely.

See more pics at Hemmings

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

On Saturday, December 12th 2009, Linhbergh and I arrived at a rather soggy Irwindale Speedway on a real mission. Among the rows of customs and hot rods attending the Mooneyes Xmas Party event, we needed to find a feature-ready custom to shoot for Speedhunters I had arranged for two pin-up models to attend the Xmas Party event, so we had no option but to find a machine for them to pose with. The weather was pretty horrible that weekend, so we thought a nice big interior would be a great way to shoot the girls and make some cool content for Speedhunters. So when I laid eyes on this amazing 1949 Buick I knew we had found our car! Continue reading at Speedhunters

By Rod Chong

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I can’t believe I missed epic auto fail #1 from last year, where the guy on gixxer.com pours NOS energy drink into the gas tank of his sport bike. I got through about ten pages of the 137 page post and still couldn’t decide if he was a troll or not. Still funny as hell. And a word of caution: do not click on #7 unless you want to puke. See all nine epic auto fails at GTCars.org