Most of the videos I’ve seen of car being clunked have been fairly undramatic, but this old F-150 goes out with one hell of a bang. Watching it made me wonder if anyone’s actually been injured while destroying a clunker, because it seems like there’s some definite potential for injury when you’re intentionally blowing a [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Clunked F-150 Goes Out With a Bang
August 31st, 2009
What Did You Do This Weekend?
August 31st, 2009
I went and checked out the dirt track races on Saturday night! I’d never actually been, and after all the over-sanitized high-dollar NASCAR I’ve gotten used to, it was pretty cool to see banged-up packs of midgets, modifieds and late models carving their way around a tiny oval of mud at Grey’s Harbor County Fairground. [...]
Old Carco, LLC
August 31st, 2009
I got this press release from Chrysler today, and thought it was funny that they named the remains of the former ChryCo “Old Carco.” On the plus side, they have volunteered to retain liability for all Chrysler cars, something GM has not done. “Decision reflects confidence in viability of the company” Auburn Hills, Mich. – [...]
Guess Date of First Ferrari 458 Wreck, Win $500
August 31st, 2009
As soon as I saw the photos of Ferrari’s new 458 Italia, I started wondering when we would see the first one wrecked. I even pitched the idea of putting a countdown clock on the CarDomain homepage, and calling it “Ferrari 458 Italia Death Watch,” and while everyone here liked the idea, we never got [...]
Spy Shots: The US Version of the 2011 Ford Fiesta Sedan
August 31st, 2009
Automotive Traveler magazine contributor Mark Fletcher shows why it’s always a good idea to keep your camera by your side as you never know when you’ll encounter a camouflaged prototype, in this case the US-spec version of Ford’s upcoming 2011 Fiesta. While we know that the Ford Fiesta is coming to the North America next [...]
Option Stream Z
August 31st, 2009
This will happen if your tire blows out at 240km/h. It happened when Daijiro Inada tried to beat the high speed record in the Silver State Classic held in the state of Nevada. His goal was to break the record in the unlimited category. It was powered by an VQ35DE engine that had been stroked [...]
Former Car Craft Cover Car Nova on eBay
August 31st, 2009
It’s always neat to see cars formerly featured in the print mags hit the auction block on eBay. This particular Nova from a recent Car Craft cover shoot is one tough customer. It’s equipped with a 420ci small block Chevy and has been 8.90s on the spray. Although the seller said that the car can [...]
Only In Europe: S2000 Widebody Conversion With European Taste
August 31st, 2009
This was shown to me and suggested for the Hater Fodder category. After careful consideration, I decided it is not quite hater fodder material to me. This was a genuinely well considered attempt at doing something unique, with somewhat good execution (for the goals in which they intended). With that bit of respect being said, [...]
What Car Are You Waiting to Buy Used?
August 31st, 2009
And at what price? I’m waiting for Magnum R/Ts to dip under $10k…
If Your Car Could…
August 31st, 2009
In my years of driving, I’ve found I’m more of a handling kinda guy than a straight line speed kinda guy. What I mean is that I’m far more impressed with a car that’s capable of sticking to the road through hairpin turns, than I am with a car that can merely pin me to the [...]