Fun Stuff
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For anyone who collected Micro Machines back in the day, it's time for a little nostalgia.
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Junkyard Mini Cooper gets second life as racing simulator
How a Mini that was left for dead found a second life as a dream racing sim rig.
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Watch a Christmas tree hit 181 mph strapped to a 1,000-hp Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
Christmas is drawing near and you still haven't gone out and found a tree? Well, if you need to get one in a hurry, and we mean a real hurry, one of the better options is a Jeep Grand Cherokee tuned by Hennessey Performance Engineering. The Texan tuner demonstrated this by taking a tree strapped to...
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Nissan GT-R Nismo Lego set coming in 2020
Lego's new Speed Champions series are 25-percent bigger than before, allowing for more lifelike detail.
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“The Grand Tour” is about to hit the water
Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond will swap cars for boats in an upcoming “The Grand Tour” special.
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Animated "Fast & Furious: Spy Racers" series hits Netflix on December 26
Can't wait until next year for your next "Fast and Furious" fix? Good news. A new animated series dubbed "Fast & Furious: Spy Racers" will land on Netflix later this year. The series, which will usher in a younger generation of "Fast and Furious" characters, will follow a group of teens led by...
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The Mortymobile is about to hit California's roads, so be sure to look out for it.
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The most insane Power Wheels Porsche 911 GT3 is powered by a motorcycle engine
It has far more in common with a go-kart than with a toy car.
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Stay a night in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
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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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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This Lego Honda Civic Type R weighs as much as the real thing
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...
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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 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 concrete jungle: interstate interchanges. It's probably more Gittin Jr.'s type anyway. With a 900-horsepower Mustang RTR at his disposal, and a bit 'o luck hanging from the rearview mirror, the pro drifter launched off to enter and exit the four loops that make up the four-leaf clover interchange. Of...
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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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The Bugatti Baby gets a reboot to celebrate brand's 110th birthday
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...
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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...
Sean Szymkowski