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Vans and the places they were.

1970 Lancia Stratos Zero. thanks to Brecht.

The airless tire makes me wonder why this hasn’t been around longer.

Only $10,000. Donations accepted.

I would like one of these. Thank you very much.

I’d trade my hybrid for a Ripsaw any day.

While I hate to see anyone lose their jobs, I must admit I was happy to see that Congress has denied American automakers’ plea for a bailout. And it’s not just because the CEOs flew to DC in luxury jets. It’s because the companies have ignored clear warnings that gas guzzlers were on the way out years ago. They capitalized on American consumer largesse and made the nation think it needed big expensive trucks like the Hummer.

In other words, GM and company created this mess and they should be responsible for its collapse. When you continue to produce pointlessly enormous trucks when the country is at war in the Mideast, where we get 90% of our oil from, you deserve to lose. When you consciously disregard the growing preferences for smaller, fuel-efficient cars, you deserve to lose. And that is what is happening.

Gymkhana Practice.

For those of you too lazy to actually walk.

The Mercedes-Benz Formula Zero.

The Toyota RV-2 prototype was unveiled at the 1972 Tokyo Motor Show.

This is the 1977 Ford Megastar

Apparently Volkswagen is developing a protoype car due out in 2010 that gets 235 mpg.

Edmunds.com, the ultimate website for car-purchasing advice, hired a fellow to get a job as a car salesman and report on his experiences. What he found out is worth some attention. (Long article–print it out and read it at your leisure).

There are many things you can do with a VW Beetle.

Thanks to two British artists, you can have your Lamborghini and pedal it too.

Must get my mitts on a Becker JetVan.

Haunting pictures of places where vehicles go to die. You can see one such place in great detail.

In an ironic turn of events, a provision in the tax code that allowed farmers and small-business owners to recover the cost of buying trucks and heavy-duty working vehicles has become a tax break for luxury SUVs and Hummers. To the tune of $25,000. Luckily some legislators have wised up and are trying to change this.