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The scary thing is, if he ran, he'd probably win California...

That's pretty dang cool. Have you seen the R/C B-52? That thing is--or was--friggin huge! 8 engines making about 12lbs thrust ea. Dang near big enough to carry a man in the air with it. Unfortunately it crashed big at a demo in England, IIRC. That site you linked is pretty cool. I even found these... http://gprime.net/video.php/japaneseschwarzenegger1 http://gprime.net/video.php/japaneseschwarzenegger2 What The Fu...

Well, it's good to want to have something practical. But don't go overboard, now. That thing looks like a giant chicken ought to be sitting on it to hatch it or something...

I don't think they're anti-retro--if anything, they're just 3-5 yrs behind the trends. When Plymouth intro'd the Prowler, it made waves [although, it was a learning experience for them, and they've gotten better w/successive models], as well as Ford's Thunderbird and VWs New Beetle. It took GM how long to catch the hint, get off their duffs and design/intro the SSR? The PT Cruiser has been a hit for some time now as well, and is due for a redesign/upgrade, and Chev's only just now getting their competing model [can't remember the name] near introduction. They make great trucks, but I wouldn't take one of their cars unless you gave it to me...

Oh yeah, I've seen the Horton rendition before. That one's caused quite a stir, too. But this one's definitely a different car. Front end treatment, wheel arches, roofline, C-pillars, rocker panels, rear beltline; there's just too much that's different. I think this one's been proven as another "I have a friend that works at X-Y-Z and is connected to A-B-C..." myth. edit: my bad. It IS by K. Horton--but he's just edited a sketch originally by another artist: "We get our best idea of what the new-for-2007 Camaro will look like from the members of cheersandgears.com, a website of and for GM enthusiasts. This drawing by artist Chris Pauwels is said to be very close. Many members on the site have close connections to GM and give the rendering credence."

Wow, that "Death of a Video Gamer" story was from 1982? So I guess there was some basis/inspiration that could spawn the popular sci-fi movie rule that: if-you-get-killed-in-an-ultra-realistic-VR-game-your-brain-thinks-you're-really-dying-and-the-body-follows.

A possible future Camaro sketch from a GM designer? or just the wishful fancy of another talented web artist?

Need to correct errata: That 2 dr Charger I posted a pic of earlier was actually chopped by Zach Teal, who also posts to that Mustang Source msg board, NOT Doug Schramm. Just don't want to be responsible for credit being misplaced. myk, I'm likin' that Charger. Nice to see an "equal opportunity" muscle car lover. I've never understood why some folks can get so intense in picking one make over another... I don't see CARS selling a whole heck of a lot of those Camaros, considering the niche they're going after; but I hope they do get good numbers, Probably, they'll eventually hit about the same level as the current hi-boy hot rod market, I'd think. Powerplants for those cars will be alum. ZL-1 fuelie big blocks. I think they'll even have their own VINs so they won't be passed off as "original" 69s.

Is it possible to get yourself a NEW 1969 Camaro? Apparently, it is now. A company called CARS [Classic Auto Restoration Specialists, Inc.] is now producing "Camaro in a crate" component kits; or complete turnkey cars. A complete car will set you back about $40K, which pretty steep, for a Camaro. But their justification is that you're getting in essence a brand new car with all new sheetmetal and parts, not restored. They claim all parts are to factory spec or better. I kinda hope they do well; they have a coupe ver. planned for the future. Also in the works are supposedly: 67 Mustang fastback, 70 Cuda and Challenger [eventually].

you mean there were actually 34 episodes? More? One thing that killed the Thundercats for me as a kid was that it always seemed like they were showing re-runs of the same episodes over and over[then again, now that I think of it; when you're running a show through a 13 wk season, x5 eps a wk, it won't take long to run out of material]. Well, that and after a while, you just gotta get tired of fighting the same decrepid old mummy week in and week out. I guess the Silverhawks will come out on DVD shortly thereafter?

One automotive journalist desribed it as "what Darth Vader would drive." A one-off test bed for ultra high perf. tires, this beast does 0-60 in about 4.5s, tops out at 218mph, and does it tipping the scales at 5852lbs Has a very "40's era Batman serials" feel to it. What a monster!

Hmm, most of your un-favorable reviews sound like you're just describing 2Fast2Furious...

And another render of a Challenger. Somebody get these to the folks at Chrysler!

Hmm, so that's what a 2-door Charger'd look like. Hey, it could work...

I checked out that site; thanx for the heads up. This fellow D. Schramm is friggin good. All this with a Photoshop program? Dizayum! The folks at Dodge REALLY ought to see those renderings of the Cuda/Challenger. His "2006 AMX" is kinda cool too...check out his site www.creatingthelie.com His GTO Judge is a must see; the cool thing about it is, it looks totally do-able with the current "Monaro" platform. His front end/grille is distinct enough that it ought to satisfy purists, and it isn't cow's ass ugly like Pontiac's usual offerings. Too bad the people who can make good looking Pontiacs [even if they are only digitized versions] aren't actually employed by Pontiac!

I'm a Charger nut as well, but they only used about 25 Chargers for the movie. And quite a few were jumped more than once. there were only 3 huge jumps that totaled a car, and the bodyshop rewelded it back together to be used again! the cable jumped cars (nearly all the jumps in the move) were engineless and driverless. The cars they used were from a dealership that is well known to sell bondo-ed Chargers barely worth restoring! The Chargers are out there, it's just that people are actually holding onto them now. As far as that "rally" jump goes, that was actually the first jump in the movie, they rewelded and fixed that car to be jumped again as well! So before you start cursing out WB for doing the movie in the first place, DO SOME F-ING RESEARCH!!!! sorry for the rant. 318233[/snapback] 25 cars? That's a damn lot of cars. Were any of them usable after shooting? I think it would have been a real waste if they were all ruined, and none had survived. I didn't do research on this movie 'cause it doesn't strike my fancy. I happen to think it'll be a shi--y picture, and I'm not interested in seeing it. If somebody else wants to see it, so be it. Free country.

Aarrrgghh!! FU--ING Dukes of Hazzard movie!! It makes me FU--ING SICK to think of all those Chargers--which are damned rare enough as it is, and hard as hell to find nowadays--which were probably crashed, pummeled, twisted and otherwise maligned for the sake of this SH-T on celluloid they call a film...I SPIT on this film and the ancestors of those who made it!

OMFG, that is sooo sweet. As soon as I saw this pic, I told the wife: "honey, come over here for a sec. When they come out in a couple years, we're gettin a Challenger." Even she gave a "wow" when she saw it... That looks surprisingly close to the concept sketch floating around on some auto mag sites. For those lamenting the excess doors on the new Charger; there is hope on the horizon. Apparently, the Challenger is a go, but is planned as a 2010 model. Thank the Lord that at least Dodge has the gusto to introduce bold projects like they have over the past few years. The out-of-touch and seemingly apathetic mismanagement at GM has put them in dire straits and deservedly so. Too bad the stock-holders and the employees are the ones who'll suffer. The incompetent monkeys in the board rooms all have golden parachutes, I'm sure. But anyways, back to this kick-ass challenger--I too, hope they don't FU-K IT UP by incorporating that dog's arse ugly "crosshair" grille into it... Damn, I like the one in that pic posted by GreenGuy42 much better though. I find myself just staring at it. The sexy lines; the aggressive, muscular stance. They'd be fools not to build this Mustang-fighter! I WANT ONE!

No, seeing as how they were all sold before the first one rolled out of the NISMO shop. 317124[/snapback] Not hard to sell a limited edition run of only 20 cars, especially considering people who bought it probably bought it for the collectibility more than anything. Image wise it's ridiculous, because it's a Skyline. It's still a $170,000 coupe based on a rather boring Japanese 4-door sedan. Yawn. 317268[/snapback] Do I think it's a boring sedan? No, not at all--in fact, I rather like the Skyline, especially the R34. I just also think the price-point on these cars is just too high to make sense. Just saw a news blurb in one of the auto mags; the newest incarnation of the Skyline GT-R has been going thru testing at the Nurburgring [the manufacturers seem to love testing there now. GM has even forsaken VIR here in the states for that track, it seems]. There will be a new GT-R, slated for release in 2007[?] and apparently the Skyline will finally be sold here in the US [officially, that is]. They just haven't decided whether it will wear a Nissan or Infiniti badge. Those should be in the $70K range.

Nismo creates commemorative ver. of the now discontinued Skyline GT-R. Called the GT-R Z-Tune [they love keeping the nomenclature simple, don't they?], only 20 will be built. Selecting used cars with less than 30K on the odometers, the engines are completely re-built and tuned to produce 495hp/398ftlbs. Racing cams, tuned shocks, lightened alloy wheels; the list of goodies is extensive. Nismo claims Ferrari-beating performance: 1/4 mi. time of 10.1 sec, 0-60 in 3.0 sec, 1.0g of lateral grip. What's the sticker? About $170,000. $170,000? What are they, fu--ing stupid?

Ultima GTR sets new world record: The Ultima Factory, who are the current world record 0-100mph-0 holders, yesterday proved beyond any doubt that the Ultima GTR is the fastest accelerating and decelerating road car on the planet by setting a new world record time of 9.9 seconds for the 0-100mph-0 sprint. This is the first ever sub ten seconds 0-100mph-0 recorded in the world! The standard factory production specification Ultima GTR was powered by a 377c.i 685bhp Chevrolet V8 engine once again built by American Speed who are the official Original Equipment engine suppliers to Ultima. This engine is a standard part option available from the American Speed pricelist at www.amerspeed.com The Ultima GTR stormed from 0-60mph in 2.7secs and 0-100mph in 5.5 secs which are in themselves world record times, and braked from 100mph to zero in just 3.9 secs. Some comparison times: Ultima GTR 9.9secs Ferrari Enzo 10.9secs McLaren F1 LM 11.5secs Porsche Carrera GT 11.6secs Pagani Zonda 11.8secs Porsche 911 Ruf R Turbo 13.1secs Ferrari F40 13.8secs Lamborghini Murcielago 13.9secs Aston Martin DB9 14.9secs Honda NSX Type-R 16.2secs

AAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!! *clenches fists over eyes in pain* Damn you! That's just wrong, man!

Gene Wilder will always be Willy Wonka to me. "You LOSE! You get NOTHING! Good day, sir!"

Hey, they've still got the 1/48 Super Hikaru and Millia in stock. Figured they'd be long gone by now. C'mon, Yamato! Give us the DYRL Male Power Armor! Please? Meh, who am I kidding? I probably wouldn't be able to pick one up, anyway....maybe if i sell some blood...hell, I got good kidneys--maybe I could spare one...

To paraphrase Dr. Ian Malcolm: We keep asking if we can do this, when we should really be asking ourselves if we SHOULD do this...