Category Archives: Show & Concept Trucks

The Best Looking Chevy You’ll Never See

Posted by on August 26, 2011 1 comment

This one is old news, but the imagery is worthy of passing along.  Behold the Chevy Colorado Rally concept.  Looks shockingly similar to the VW Amarok, but with more testosterone.  I would be seriously surprised if this truck sees US production in any form, but I would love to be proven wrong on that one.  More truck in the segment to compete with the Frontier and Tacoma could only be a good thing.

With any luck, success by GM in this arena would push Ford to produce/confirm the much rumored F100 (don’t call it a Ranger), pushing aside the SportTrac in favor of a more traditional pickup configuration.  Then they could throw it at the SVT group for a Raptor version…  Okay, now I’m just getting carried away.

[pickuptrucks.com]

Photos Worth a Peek

Posted by on April 12, 2011 2 comments

Just a quick link to Fourwheeler.com to check out the eye candy from SEMA.  With the auto industry (reportedly) on the rebound, it sounds like the aftermarket is heating up as well.  Notable in this article, and from other sources, is an apparent increase in attention to the off-road segment by the major auto makers.  Ford, Jeep, RAM, and Toyota seem to have made their presence especially known, in addition to the usual off-road aftermarket contingent.

Check it out here.

[fourwheeler.com]

SEMA Off Road Highlights

Posted by on November 19, 2009 No comments

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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.

[Cardomain.com]

Road Trip Report – Moab

Posted by on June 23, 2009 2 comments

For reasons too numerous to mention, Moab is still very close to the top of my list of favorite places on earth.

I recently had the opportunity to pass through on a business trip (really, I was working) and enjoy some warm weather wheelin’.  I even had the benefit of having Spinny along for entertainment and slave labor.

We enjoyed a blurry night out among the locals, followed by a near-epic day of ‘wheelin that included Klondike Bluffs, Gemini Bridges, and a section of Gold Bar Rim.

The Nismo performed admirably and I finally got to feel the benefit of all the upgrade$.  Proof that I didn’t do it for looks.

Non 4×4 highlights included dino tracks, desert/mountain goats, blooming prickly pears, and the usual canyon country scenery.  Photographic evidence follows.

Cooter’s Museum

Posted by on June 20, 2009 No comments

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It seems there are all kinds of automotive oddities  in the South.  On my current swing through TN and AL I have seen a number of big mudders, a parts and repair house specializing in Fieros, a combination muffler and bait shop and yes, Cooter’s Dukes of Hazard Museum.

No shit, this place actually exists.

No, I did not stop to check it out, but I will admit it was very tempting.  If nothing else, I want to know why the General Lee is a Toyota Tercel.

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