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'Pinterest' For Women, Now 'Manteresting' For Men! [VIDEO]

Mark Alan — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:55:47 +0000

With social media being the wave of the future, we’ve seen many means to socialize one of which is Pinterest, primarily designed for the female influence, now there’s Manteresting!Pinterest is a very successful content sharing social network that allows members to “pin” images, videos and other objects to their pinboard. Also includes social networking features, [...]

Jeff Gordon Pulls An Awesome Prank on Car Dealer During Test Drive [VIDEO]

Sloan — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:28:12 +0000

Oh those NASCAR lunatics. They're a funny bunch. Jeff Gordon goes undercover and gives this car salesman the test-drive of his life!

Cool New Muscle Car Postage Stamps Feature Iconic Autos

Mike Moody — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:44:13 +0000

You may think of the U.S. Postal Service as a dusty and outmoded institution, and we wouldn't argue with you, but it seems the good ol’ USPS is still doing something right. Just check out its latest batch of cool Forever Stamps featuri

Return of the Stingray: The 2014 Corvette Unveiled

Eric Rogell — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:28:44 +0000

Get ready ‘Vetteheads. For only the seventh time in its storied 61 year history, the Corvette has undergone a complete redesign. And from what we saw unveiled in Detroit last week, this new C7 is not only the most powerful, race-ready standard model ever built by Chevy, but its aggressive, razor sharp lines make it [...]

Original Batmobile Sells for $4.62 Million to a Guy Named Rick Champagne

Jackie Mancini — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:00:34 +0000

As if we weren’t already jealous of Rick Champagne for having the smoothest last name of all time, he is now the proud owner of our childhood dream car. Way to go, Rick; you’ve officially got it all. Super happy for you. Really. An executive at a logistics company in AZ, Rick had a toy [...]

Watch a 1969 Can-Am Mustang Go From Concept to Killer

Chris Illuminati — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:30:37 +0000

The Real Thing is a short documentary about Bodie Stroud, a custom hot rod builder from Los Angeles, California and his 1969 Can-Am Mustang. As if the restored classic wasn’t bad ass enough, Stroud dropped an extremely rare motor built specifically for racing legend Mario Andretti. The short film follows Stroud during the restoration process [...]

Original Batmobile from the 60′s TV Series Up for Auction

Sloan — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:08:35 +0000

The man responsible for designing and building The Batmobile is putting his prized creation up for auction. This is not just a replica of the most famous TV car of all time, but the actual original Batmobile driven in the TV series!

Mid-Minnesota Classic Car Show and Cruise Returns [PHOTOS]

Sloan — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:10:13 +0000

If you have a classic car to show off, you'll want to be part of this event. For the fourth year in a row, I'll be cruisin' the country-side in my less than classic '06 Mustang, pretending to have a vintage 'Stang.

Steven Tyler Gets His Million Dollar Car

Lynn Quale — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:51:25 +0000

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has been working hard for over a year on designing his new car exactly the way he wants it. I suppose if you are paying $1.1 million for it, you have that option. Well Steven finally got the keys to his new ride – check it out! The car is a [...]

Late Ford Mustang Designer Carroll Shelby Takes a Test Drive in the New 2013 Mustang [VIDEO]

Sloan — Tue, 29 May 2012 03:51:18 +0000

The late Legendary Mustang guru inspects and takes his first test drive of the last vehicle to bear his name and design.

Legendary Car Innovator Carroll Shelby Dies at 89

Sloan — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:32:27 +0000

He changed the way Detroit looked at performance back in the 60's and Carroll Shelby continued to push the envelope with horsepower to this day with his involvement in developing Ford's 2013 GT 500 Mustang, certified as the most-powerful regular-production car in the world.