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WTF Friday: Dwarf Mercury

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Sometimes I come across builds that leave me completely floored in every way imaginable and this dwarf Mercury is one of those builds. Originally intrigued by it's small stature I set out to find more info and what I thought to be some sort of fibreglass reproduction was actually quite the opposite. This Dwarf Mercury known as the Rebel Rouser, is a completely hand built steel vehicle built by Ernie Adams.
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Theme Tuesdays: Lowered Trucks Pullin’ Stuff

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Most of us (especially those of us who have done it) have at some point heard someone state that lowering a truck ruins a truck. The funny part about that statement is that most lowered trucks are still more truck that most nay sayers actually need, and are still very capable of hauling miscellaneous goods, be it in the bed or on a trailer as is today's theme.
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Event Coverage: Detroit AutoRama Extreme

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After dragging our jaws around the floor of the Cobo Center for a few hours Blair said before we left AutoRama we had to go downstairs to check out the other part of the show. Not knowing there was a down stairs I was pretty intrigued by what else the Detroit AutoRama had to offer.
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WTF Friday: Just What No One Has Ever Wanted

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I'm pretty sure every large automotive forum (or large forum in general) has a LOL@kijiji thread that is always good for a laugh or three, and this gem came from the LOL@Kijiji thread on jdmrides.ca. Oshawa this is one of yours so you've got some explaining to do.
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Event Coverage: 2013 Detroit AutoRama: Pt. 2

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Going through my coverage of the Detroit AutoRama, and looking at the attention to detail in all of the builds, it's hard to not want to roll my own car directly into the nearest body of water and never look back. So many of the cars are closer to works of art than they are vehicles and If I ever get to the point where I can build a car half (maybe even a quarter) as nice as those I saw in the Cobo Center on Saturday I'll die a very happy man.
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Fourteen Questions With COR Wheels

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The internet is an interesting place, when it's on your side it can be an extremely helpful and useful resource. When it turns on you you've got to act fast before it swiftly ruins a reputation you worked so hard to build. When Jalopnik published their first article about a set of COR Wheels failing underneath a track driven Mustang things got out of hand faster than everyone involved probably could have anticipated;  Facts were lost or skewed, opinions were rampant, and criticisms were quickly dolled out by the under-informed.
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Theme Tuesdays: Vintage Aftermarket Performance Ads

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I've always found the advertising tactics used in after market performance magazines a little puzzling because the artwork, and or photos, often have little to no correlation with the product being sold. For example how is a woman, standing in the middle of a desert, holding a sub, with lighting striking behind her, at all representative of a quality audio product? I guess the easiest answer to this question is sex has and always will sell, and deserts are easier to manipulate with Photoshop than street scenes.
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Event Coverage: 2013 Detroit AutoRama: Pt. 1

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The Detroit Autorama is one of those shows I've been meaning to attend for several years but always put off until next year because of it's distance from my house.  Having now attended the show I feel foolish for letting a drive that really isn't all that far keep me from a show that is really worth attending. Autorama showcased some of the most impressive builds of any show I've been too. Traditional Hot Rods, Customs, Mini trucks, and several things in between were all jam packed into the two levels of the Cobo Center.
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WTF Friday: Road Trip!

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Quick post today as it's been a bit of a crazy week and in a few minutes I am heading to Michigan with Blair (of Taylor'd Customs), John (Widebody Mazda 3 owner), and a friend of theirs. First stop Air Lift Performance in Lansing then if time permits the Henry Ford Museum.
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Project Why Wait: Preamble

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A few years ago on the way back from a local classic car cruise Lyndsey brought up the would be project I've been talking...

2010 SEMA Wheel Gallery

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Most of SEMA coverage part 4 was from the Wheel & Tire hall of the SEMA show. Looking through the photos for that batch I noticed I had amassed a decent amount of wheel shots from the various exhibitors at the show. Instead of working these photos in with a set of normal event coverage I figured these shots would make a great weekend post and so, here is the '2010 SEMA Wheel Gallery'.

Event Coverage: Parking Lot Pimpin’ 3

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Since I was young I've always had an interest in the Lowrider culture, and while it's tough to say who exactly started this stance business I think it's safe to assume that Lowrider guys are some of the true OGs. When I found out this event was taking place minutes from my house deciding whether or not to attend was a no-brainer, especially because for the longest time my only exposure to cars like these was through television and music.

WTF Friday: Muscle Cross

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When I was doing a little bit of research on the Code Red Firebird I happened to stumble across videos of muscle/classic cars shredding autocross courses at both Good Guys and the Hot Rod Power Tour events, I became a fan nearly instantly. People often say that old American cars don't handle well and are meant for cruising or drag racing. While often this can be true, it seems that there are a number of American car owners who are willing to push their creations around the autocross course with reckless abandon.

Some from the reserves

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Not, not the armed reserves, my reserve of photos that I have saved from here and there for days when I don't have quite enough time to pop off something 100% local or 100% original. This weekend basically went a little pear shaped after my car failed it's E-test and since my license expires tomorrow it has spilled over into a problem I need to deal with today, however, that's no reason to leave my readers hanging.