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There are go karts, and then there are go karts. This is the latter – the Ferrari Testarossa of go karts, with specifications to match. When it was originally offered in the booming 80's to luxury consumers with too much money, it sold at such premium sto......
Geneva 2008: updated Alfa Romeo Brera & Spider
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
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We here at Autoblog would like to thank Alfa Romeo for releasing updated versions of the Brera and Spider models. Not because we're that excited about the minimal updates themselves, but because it gave us another excuse to stop by the Alfa boo......
eBay Find of the Day: Collection of 103 Mustangs plus parts, FREE SHIPPING!
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
click above for more images from this very valuable Mustang collectionWe've already shown you one incredible auction today for a rare Ferrari FXX, but this one takes the cake. Fire up your eBay profile and get your mouse clicking for eight Mustang coupes, 13 convertibles, six fastbacks, four Shelbys......
Jet-powered record-breaker seeks petite woman
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Single-engine jet-powered dragster seeking female companion for thrilling adventure across salt flats. Petite build. Background in motorsports or aviation. With sponsors. Interested parties please contact Eric Ahlstrom (eahlstrom@pyramid.net), program manager, Steve Fossett World Land Speed Racing T......
Murdered man’s authentic KITT up for sale
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
With all this talk about the new Knight Rider and KITT returning as a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, we couldn't ignore this rather bizarre story about an authentic KITT used in the original series that's up for sale on eBay. The car's owner was a wealthy real estate developer named Andrew Kissel who wa......
The greatest Christmas present ever: 24 Hours of LeMons could be coming to Thunderhill
Sunday, July 1st, 2007
We just got word from Jay Lamm, the organizer of the 24 Hours of LeMons, that his team is considering running a fourth LeMons race this year at one of our favorite venues in California, Thunderhill Raceway.Currently, the race and the dates are tentative depending on the feedback he gets from interes......
KTM X-Bow: 1000 pre-orders and counting…
Monday, April 16th, 2007
Click image for photo galleryThe funky-minimalist-cool KTM X-Bow is proving to be a roaring sales success, and it's not even out yet. On Thursday, KTM announced that it has eclipsed the 1000-car mark in pre-orders, and that more continue to flow in, surpassing the company's expectations. And why not......
Vandenbrink 599 GTO will be built… but not by Ferrari
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
click above image to view 10 pics of the 2008 Vandenbrink 599 GTOYou may remember a post from a while back about about the Vandenbrink GTO, a coachbuilt Ferrari penned by the dutch design firm Vandenbrink Design and its steward, Michiel van den Brink. At the time, the car existed only in Photoshop,......
eBay Find of the Day: 1989 Ford Bronco Centurion, the pre-Expedition
Sunday, March 25th, 2007
eBay Motors has been a treasure trove of good finds this week, and today we bring you another rare SUV like the Saleen Explorer XP8. Though there are more than a few full-size SUVs on the market today, for decades the Chevy Suburban ruled a segment of one before the Ford Expedition arrived in 1996. ......
VIDEO: Lightweight Prius
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
The engineers over at Automotive DesignLine have performed some modifications to a Prius, adding lightness. Actually, it's more of a dissection, but it's interesting to see the stripping-down of the Hybrid's Hybrid. This disassembly wasn't just for kicks; the car was taken apart ahead of its appeara......