Fun Stuff
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Hot dog fans can now book a night in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile via Airbnb.
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First teaser trailer for Netflix animated "Fast & Furious" series released
"Fast & Furious: Spy Racers" is headed to Netflix.
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Cheeky VW advertises manual transmission as anti-theft device
Driving a car equipped with a manual transmission these days is something of a rarity among the public, but this rarity has turned into something positve for owners of manual-equipped cars. It seems the decline of three pedals and a stick has produced numerous headlines declaring would-be thieves...
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Slug bug is still a hit: The game outlasts the Volkswagen Beetle that inspired it
The childhood game punch buggy is shadenfraude with wheels. It's unknown when the game started, but printed evidence goes back to 1964 and the game will outlast Volkswagen's iconic Beetle.
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Geek out with the sci-fi cars exhibit at Petersen Automotive Museum
The collection displays cars from cult classics and mainstream films such as "Transformers," and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
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Scale Ford Escort Mk II made from silver, gold and diamonds
Building scale model cars is a wonderful way for enthusiasts to pass the time and "own" the cars of their dreams. They're usually built from plastic kits, but one jeweler took his love affair for the Ford Escort to new heights. The scratchbuilt Ford Escort Mk II seen here is done in 1/25 scale and...
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Lego enthusiasts in Australia have crafted an entire Honda Civic Type R out of the tiny plastic bricks to help celebrate the local launch of the “Lego Masters” television show. The team of nine spent over 1,300 hours to build the life-size model and used close to 320,000 individual Lego bricks. Incredibly, all of those tiny bricks—plus a steel support frame—weigh a combined 2,870 pounds, which is roughly what the actual Civic Type R weighs. While the Lego Civic Type R doesn't actually run like the Lego Bugatti Chiron we saw last August, there are still some functional...
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Porsche launches virtual one-make race series with real prize money
Porsche is jumping into the world of Esports with a one-make race series that will see the winner take home $100,000.
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Hot Wheels introduces Roborace self-driving race car model
Roborace has plans to take humans out of the cockpit in a futuristic machine-versus-machine race series, but before that happens, it's putting its Robocars in the hands of people—quite literally. That's because the latest Robocar is a 1:64 scale model in the form of a Hot Wheels toy. Hot...
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Antique 1957 stainless diner for sale and it's the stuff of nostalgic dreams
The stainless steel diner in New Jersey is priced to sell and it's a slice of Americana—stools, booths, milkshakes, burgers, and Chevy Bel Airs.
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Ford and Vaughn Gittin Jr. find a 4-leaf clover to drift and celebrate St. Patrick's Day
Ford got into the spirit of St. Patrick's day on Friday with the reveal of a Grabber Lime green color for the Mustang Shelby GT500, but it also sent professional drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. out to find four leaf clovers. Not the kind that lurks in the grass, but the type found across America's...
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Frozen asset: Family builds lifelike classic Ford Mustang out of snow
The waning days of winter are a bleak time for everyone ready to move out of nature’s freezer, but it’s even worse for vintage car fans itching to pull their rides out of hibernation. One Nebraska family, however, found a way to have a little fun before the white stuff is gone for the...
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Long before miniature cars for toddlers to drive around in were made popular, Bugatti had already done it in 1926. To celebrate the brand's 110th birthday, the French luxury brand decided to make another one. Taking a page from the original Bugatti Baby, the Baby II was revealed Monday at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. The original Bugatti Baby was a gift from Ettore Bugatti to his youngest son Roland decades ago. However, feedback from customers who adored the child-sized Bugatti prompted the company to produce 500 of them back in the day. The brand plans to honor the same...
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Help make this Auto Union Type C race car a Lego kit
Numerous well-designed Lego kits have arrived in the past year, but one fan needs some help to get his/her own project off the ground. The proposed kit is a 1936 Auto Union Type C race car. The build has been posted to the Lego Ideas portal by a user who goes by the handle redera00. The portal...
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You can buy Michael Schumacher's Jordan F1 car for $4,495
Michael Schumacher's Jordan Formula 1 car is now for sale for the low, low price of $4,495. The only catch is it's a 1:8 scale model. ACME Diecast has opened pre-orders for the wonderfully detailed scale model of Schumacher's 1991 Jordan racer, which features the 7UP livery and No. 32 from his...
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Self-driving bar aiming to pour a cold one anywhere
The automotive industry often focuses on how self-driving cars will move people in the future. We've also looked at self-driving grocery delivery services, but what about a robotic, self-driving bar? There hasn't been talk of that until now. The Italian startup Makr Shakr, which has already...
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Oscar Mayer will pay you to drive the Wienermobile for a year
Perhaps the office life isn't cutting the mustard. For those interested in breaking out of the 9-5 routine, Oscar Mayer has just the gig for you. The company announced that it is searching for the next pilot of its famous Wienermobile, and the hiring process is open and ongoing. Not only will one...
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Disney's ready to have Lightning McQueen teach you how to race
Disney is ready to bring fans of the "Cars" films into an immersive new world. Walt Disney World Resort announced on Thursday that it will open the Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy in March. The show will even feature one of the coolest elements from "Cars 3," the racing simulator McQueen uses to...
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Australians kicked the new year off by retaking a record the country's gearheads have long held. The land down under is once again home to the world record for the biggest simultaneous burnout. Australia reclaimed the record from Saudi Arabia, which claimed it in 2017 with 119 cars participating to fill the surrounding area with smoke and dust. At the 2019 Summer Nationals in Australia earlier this month, 126 cars lined up to outdo the Saudis' previous record. Lines of Holdens and Fords filled the track in preparation for the world record attempt, and with the wave of a flag, drivers dumped...
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Hoonigan crew turns race car bed into a real car
Remember those red race car beds from childhood? Some even came with a steering wheel attached to let young car buffs live out their racing fantasies. Now Ken Block's Hoonigan crew has turned fantasy into reality. Hoonigan's "Garage Garage" YouTube series decided to take one standard issue race car...
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2019 Race of Champions heads to Mexico
The Race of Champions will head to Latin America for the first time. Organizers announced Tuesday that 2019's running will take place in Mexico City after the Mexican capital won the right to host the event. The world's best racers will compete at the Foro Sol which forms part of the...
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XE SV Project 8 super sedan joins Jaguar's 'Ring taxi fleet
Jaguar's XE SV Project 8 is currently the fastest production four-door car around the Nürburgring, with one of the cars completing a lap of the notorious German racetrack last November in a time of only 7:21.23. Jaguar is now offering the chance to experience a Nürburgring hot lap in the...
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Buy this mansion and get your own go-kart track
A house at a country club-style race track is pretty cool, but that means sharing track time with random others. What if there was a property for sale that included its own private professionally built go-kart track? That bit of real estate exists, and it's for sale in Ireland. The asking price?...
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Porsche fans to marry at 70 mph on a racetrack
Samantha and John are both proud members of the Porsche Club of America. They love the brand so much that the pair from Charlotte, North Carolina, are trekking down to Atlanta, Georgia, for their wedding. Why? That's where the Porsche Experience Center is located, and it's where they'll tie the...
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