Archive for November, 2009

Cool Vehicle Sighting

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Check out the amazing condition of this Pinto!..er, Mustang II.  Looks like original wheels and paint.

Spotted in the wild, with a temp tag!  A V8 Mach I no less!  Now that is cruising in style (or something like that).

Baja 1000 Update

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Here’s the Baja 1000 run down from off-road.com.  Andy and Scott McMillin win the race, with Robby Gordon taking the season championship.

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Baja 1000 Runs Nov 19-22 this year. Sadly, the TV coverage is not until next month.

Just thought you’d like to know…

SEMA Off Road Highlights

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I suspect there was a lot more eye candy than this at SEMA, but this roundup from Cardomain shows some highlights.

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Cool Vehicle Sighting

olympicNot exactly off road,  but very cool. This 1933 Olympic resides in the Tucson airport, serving as an advertisement for the Franklin Auto Museum.  Prior to seeing this, I did not know there was such a thing as an Olympic, or a Franklin Auto Company.  Proof that you can learn something new every day.

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Historic Shelby Mustang and Cobra models have been shattering records at auction lately, but this ordinary Mustang may be the biggest surprise yet.  Reported to be the first ever produced-for-the-public Mustang, this Pony is commanding a $5.5 million price tag!  On eBay of all places.

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I think I’ll just keep looking for a nice Mach I.

[Jalopnik]

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Can Your Rig Catch Air?

It’s one thing to jump a car.  Being able to bunny-hop is an entirely different thing.  I think we should put hydros like this on Grin’s Jeep.

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However, if you attended the Detroit Veteran’s Day parade, you got to see the J8 up close and personal.  Jalopnik Gallery here.

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