tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77543541442753508652024-03-21T08:18:09.892-05:00LUGNutsProudlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502247297926732noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-58029960001145411082017-11-26T14:24:00.000-06:002017-11-28T12:37:02.390-06:00Happy 10th Anniversary, LUGNuts...Roundup!Ahem. Is this thing on? Testes, testes...1...2...3. Hello, LUGNuts! Wow, who could believe this moment finally arrived! Welcome to our 10th anniversary challenge and our final roundup. Yes, after 120 official challenges, this very special one, simply called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157685722698462/" target="_blank">Happy 10th Anniversary, LUGNuts,</a> will be our last. If you care to make this roundup a more special experience, you may imagine me on stage at a podium wearing a leopard print tux and a bowtie yammering into a mic...cocktail glass in hand. You're free to imagine the contents of said glass. Go ahead, surprise me. I won't mind. An equally attired drummer, maybe Nathan, is on hand with a buh-dum-dum rim shot whenever I crack a bad joke. Our other admins, Ralph, Tim, and Peter are in the front row with their friends and family and the theatre is packed with our thousands of LUGNuts members and fans. What started as a handshake between Nathan and I at BrickCon 2007 became what can only be described as THE cornerstone for LEGO automotive building. In a LEGO world of castles and spaceships, we gave a voice to a group of builders who were a little different from the norm...guys and gals who were a bit edgier, dare I say cooler. In our ten year run we have built some of the wildest and coolest LEGO cars, bikes, and trucks this world has ever known. We've seen our group grow in popularity, LUGNuts has been featured in books, magazines, and countless blogs. In our time some of us have bought homes, some have had children, some have even written books. We've seen boys grow up to be responsible college-aged adults, we've seen adult men gain twenty pounds and grow into cantankerous middle-aged men. (Buh-dum-dum) Thanks, Nathan! As always, the anniversary challenges are a good excuse to build from any challenge in the previous year and indeed all of LUGNuts history. So sit back, grab yourself a 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon and let's see how we send off our final roundup, shall we?<br />
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Your fearless leader, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> demonstrates what Star Wars would be like if it was a 70's buddy sitcom. Stan Solo, his girlfriend Laura and their big biker friend Chad Bacca seem remarkably familiar despite never formally making our acquaintance. Their imported Australian '77 Ford Falcon may not be much to look at but can loop the Kessel Track in 12 seconds.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/23585417618/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Stan Solo's '77 Ford "Aluminum" Falcon Sundowner"><img alt="Stan Solo's '77 Ford "Aluminum" Falcon Sundowner" height="270" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4511/23585417618_ff657e67ac_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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It wouldn't be a LUGNuts challenge without a metric crapton of entries from <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a>. Peter Blackert wouldn't be Peter Blackert if he didn't get to drive a new company car every month or so. Here's a cappuccino brown 2017 Ford Escape AWD Crossover that, according to Peter is a comfy, yet thirsty beast.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/37647328331/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 2017 Escape AWD CUV (C520MCA)"><img alt="Ford 2017 Escape AWD CUV (C520MCA)" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4496/37647328331_5ee06241ce_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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Speaking of thirsty beasts, Peter exercised his challenge #38 rights, which is to put your fate in someone else's hands and ask for a random assignment. I was thumbing through a book of show rods when I assigned Peter Bill Bierman's pink and green FREAKSHOW...a thirsty beast so freaky it defies logic.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/36991147353/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Bill Bierman's FREAKSHOW"><img alt="Bill Bierman's FREAKSHOW" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4485/36991147353_3ed62f7e12_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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Challenge 99 introduced us to gas guzzling American land yachts and none were more land yacht-y than the 1961 Lincoln Continental Convertible in a flamboyant bright blue. Its like a big, bloated gas guzzling peacock, it is.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/37680951201/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Lincoln Continental Convertible - 1961"><img alt="Lincoln Continental Convertible - 1961" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4461/37680951201_3eba5fa23f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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The Holden Monaro V is the most famous Holden in Australia. Here's one in sunny lemon yellow. In the past week, the final Australian-built Commodore model was produced, and with it, the end of volume automotive manufacturing in Australia.<br />
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In 2007 when LUGNuts was founded, Lindsay Lohan was arrested for DUI and cocaine possession. This has nothing to do with this Alfa Romeo 33 Ti Type 905, but generally about five entries into Peter's deluge, my mind starts to wander.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/23876850068/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Alfa Romeo 33 Ti (Type 905)"><img alt="Alfa Romeo 33 Ti (Type 905)" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4493/23876850068_c1426b2d09_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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Also in 2007, Brittney Spear's star was also waning when she publicly lost her mind and gave herself a surprise buzzcut. She seemed so much less crazy the year before when she carelessly exited a car in a mini skirt. Here's a 2003 Mclaren-Mercedes SLR Coupe.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/37718264792/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Mclaren Mercedes SLR Coupe"><img alt="Mclaren Mercedes SLR Coupe" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4480/37718264792_3c480e2728_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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This Porsche 917 K Gulf Racing has a striking crazy light blue and orange color scheme. Back in '07 Prince also put on a striking light blue and orange outfit for a memorably provocative Super Bowl performance.<br />
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Equally as crazy, back in '07, Gerard Butler has us all yelling "This is Sparta!" in our best wrestling voice. Here's Peter's Ford Mondeo Titanium Wagon built for the LUGNuts In Real Life (IRL) challenge.<br />
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Speaking of wrestling, in '07 Donald Trump and Vince McMahon went head to head in a bizarre publicity stunt in WWE's "Battle of the Billionaires. Little did we know this would later be considered a presidential act amongst the cheap beer and monster truck set. Here's a Ralston 1964 Tigre MkIII-B Four-Door Hardtop.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/37808997391/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ralston 1964 Tigre MkIII-B < T W E L V E > Four-Door Hardtop"><img alt="Ralston 1964 Tigre MkIII-B < T W E L V E > Four-Door Hardtop" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4484/37808997391_c96f051e4d_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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The Spider-Man movie series met an untimely demise when Toby Maguire sported an emo haircut and danced his way into obscurity thus killing any chances for a fourth movie. By now, the Spider-Man reboot already came and went and is in the midst of a third incarnation. Check out this 2016 Audi R8 LMS.<br />
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In '07, Vladimir Putin was in the news almost daily. Now 10 years later not much has changed. US's current president Trump seems to have a lurid bromance going with the nefarious and shirtless Russian president. Get a load of this Ferrari 488 GTB.<br />
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2007 must have been the year for irrevelent party girls to go completely ape poopy. Paris Hilton gets herself incarcerated for 23 days. Her star waned that year but another set of irrelevant party girls made their debut with Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Here's a '63 Ford Falcon Sprint Hardtop.<br />
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1953 started the famous Bel Air line as evidenced by this 1953 lemony yellow Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop, built for the place names challenge called "Places, Everyone!" Bel Air denotes a neighborhood for Los Angeles residents who are very, very well off.<br />
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In 1982 Blade Runner became an instant sci-fi classic with it's decidedly dreary set design and music score. Now in 2017, Bladerunner 2049 comes out and Peter builds the slightly less garish but more utilitarian Spinner. Audiences are polarized right now as to whether or not 2049 will become a sci-fi classic.<br />
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Challenge 89, called "Over a Million, Under a Thousand" gave us the chance to build million dollar super cars or dilapidated old junk. Predictably most went the over a million route as evidenced by this Ferrari F12 TRS, which admittedly is more exiting than say, my dad's '86 Aries K wagon.<br />
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Crockett and Tubbs were at the forefront of 80's fashion in their pink shirts and white suit jackets. Also at the forefront of 80's fashion is this Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spyder from the Miami Heat series.<br />
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Back to crazy facts from the year LUGNuts was founded, 2007 saw the end of Harry Potter, the Sopranos, and Bob Barker's long stint on The Price is Right. Here's a '61 Volkswagen Type-3 1500 Sedan.<br />
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Nowadays, men with quite a few extra dollars to burn and very insecure egos can make themselves seem larger in this top of the line 2017 Ford F150 Lariat Supercrew. Apparently, overspending and inflating one's ego is a common thing as this is one of the better selling versions from the F150 line.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/37266226134/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford F150 Lariat Supercrew (P552MCA - 2017)"><img alt="Ford F150 Lariat Supercrew (P552MCA - 2017)" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4470/37266226134_eb211f2ec6_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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When Peter was a teenager, he drove lots of girls to parties in this decidedly uncool '74 Volvo 145 Estate. The weird kicker though, the very same girls who don't care how uncool your car is, are the very same girls you'd more likely want to meet. The ones that do care, tend to be as shallow and douchy as the guys that drive them.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/37952725352/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Volvo 145 Estate (1974)"><img alt="Volvo 145 Estate (1974)" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4456/37952725352_f52668b50f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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Drama. The douchy girls that prefer a cool car also bring with them lots of drama. This was all made very clear when notorious party girl Anna Nicole Smith died of an overdose the year LUGNuts was founded. Decrepit elderly billionaires mourned around the globe as there was one less saucy blonde around who didn't mind giving them sponge baths. Here's a saucy Equus Bass 770 Coupe.<br />
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Already has-beens, The Spice Girls had themselves a reunion tour in 2007, but was it something that we all wanted, what we really, really wanted? While you ponder that question, here's a '55 Peugeot 403 Berline. Apparently Columbo had one of these.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/24147117468/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Peugeot 403 Berline (1955)"><img alt="Peugeot 403 Berline (1955)" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4471/24147117468_ab7d1c16a2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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The 90's brought about Austin Powers and his Union Jack painted Jaguar E-Type Convertible known affectionately as the "Shaguar". Yeah, baby, yeah! Mike Meyers was at the top of his career. Its amazing what only a few years brings. Madonna was also at a better place in her career when she created the "Beautiful Stranger" video featuring this car.<br />
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Featured probably in no one's music video is this 1973 Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC110. However, Peter built this for one of our more popular and riviting challenges ever, By Random Appointment. This was the dastardly challenge that broke many lesser builders. Raphy appointed this car to Peter and it should be noted that Raphy was also the originator of this totally awesome challenge way back in 2010.<br />
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Another fun challenge was number 29 entitled "Lemons or LeMans". I love the duality challenges. This one gave us the chance to build any LeMans racer or a complete automotive flop. What category did this '73 Datsun 120Y 4-Door Sedan fit into? Well, it never raced with LeMans and Peter hammers the theme home with his bright lemony color.<br />
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When LUGNuts was founded in 2007, movie theaters declared there was no country for old men, Tarantino showed us what a deadly death-proof Nova can be like and I definitely didn't cry while watching Juno, so don't go getting that goddamned idea in your heads! Here's a '63 Holden EH Premier.<br />
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2007 also proved that astronauts were an irresistible lot as proven when lovesick albeit loony former astronaut Kim Nowak traveled cross country while pooping in adult diapers and eventually pepper spraying another aviator for the love and attention of another astronaut. Here's a 1949 Ford Custom V8 Convertible.<br />
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While 2007 thankfully was a hotbed for strange news happenings, just this week "Mad" Mike Hughes, who doesn't believe in science, is ironically using just a bit of science to launch himself into the stratosphere in a self-made rocket to prove once and for all...that the Earth is flat. I'd tell him this is just evolution working itself out but he also doesn't believe in evolution. Check out this awesome '61 Ford Thunderbird.<br />
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And to think, just last year I had no idea Flat-Earthers still existed. I also didn't know much about White Nationalists, climate change deniers, Neo-Nazis, fake news, and something called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. That, by the way, is when someone is so profoundly ignorant, that they don't even know they're ignorant, and in fact, their opinions of their own intellect is drastically inflated. It seems our current political climate has empowered and given a voice to this lot. Here's a Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 Liftback.<br />
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You'd think we're back in 1940's Germany with all these Neo-Nazis coming out of the wood work. Fear not, for as they walk among us, they are also easy to spot. Simply state something disparaging about nazis on your favorite social media outlet. Then wait for the person who comments, with poor grammar and caps lock engaged, something about you being too judgmental. You have found your nazi! This '57 Chevy Corvette takes us to a time when these fools didn't exist.<br />
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If modern news is just too bizarre to bear, lets go back to 2007 when O.J. Simpson finally gets thrown in prison, ironically not for murdering his wife and lover, but for conducting his own personal sting, as he put it, trying to get back his sports memorabilia in Las Vegas. Here's an awesome Fulvia Rallye Coupe in Octan Racing colors.<br />
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And if you're worried that the US has hogged all the bizarre stories and weirdness, fear not, Merry Old England. In 2007, your native son, and already pickled Keith Richards had snorted his father's ashes along with a bit of cocaine. This explains his longevity despite looking to be somewhere in his late seven...hundreds. Peter pounds out a neat Cadillac 1976 Mirage Coupe-Utility and a Dassault Mirage IIIBZ SAAF for the LUGNuts Goes Wingnuts challenge.<br />
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In other world news, a pub in Edinburgh, Scotland banned smoking in 2007, which was particularly upsetting for local drunk, Stewart Laidlaw. It wasn't because he favored smoking, but rather, with the pub's newly cleared air, the other patrons there could suddenly smell his rampant flatulance, which Stewart attests he has been passing all along. Here's Peter's '65 MG MGB GT Coupe built for the challenge God Save The Queen.<br />
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Peter builds us a 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser for the "Only in America" challenge, so naturally I went with a 2007 news story that can only happen in America. In Putnum County, New York seven seniors with sweet tooths protested a senior center's decision to eliminate donuts, cakes, and pies from the facility. They wore sandwich boards proclaiming, “Give Us Our Just Desserts” and “They’re Carbs, Not Contraband.”<br />
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Also coming from America is this Ford 1932 V8 Coupe and Roadster. Also, the Atlanta newspaper came the tale in March 2007 of the Barbie Bandits, so called because of their blond ponytails and tendency to giggle as they robbed banks in their designer jeans and trendy sunglasses. Not surprisingly, they were captured when they took a break to visit a local salon for root touch-ups. <br />
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A car you'll never see in America (because it was made up) is this '61 Ralston Lynx MkII-C Coupe. Something not made up, In April of '07, there was a beauty pageant in Saudi Arabia in which “the legs are long, the eyes are big, the bodies curvaceous.” The contestants also came out as bare as the day they were born for the judges, but don't worry; no modest Muslim women were exploited as this beauty pageant was for... camels.<br />
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The "52 Pickup" challenge enabled us to build any car inspired by card games...or any '52 Pickup. Here Peter builds us a 1952 Chevrolet Advance Design Pickup. An elderly woman from southern Thailand got onto the wrong bus and ended up spending the next 25 years living as a beggar in an unfamiliar part of the country. She was eventually reunited with her family but that'll teach her to pay attention on the bus!<br />
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LEGO did this thing in 1980 where they took classic space and changed up the color scheme just a little. Blue remained, light gray became white and trans yellow became trans-dark blue. It was just enough to keep it fresh as evidenced by this Landrover Defender All Terrain Vehicle.<br />
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You get the classic 487 Space Cruiser set, combine it with the 1983 Toyota Space Cruiser van and you get yourself the best classic space mashup ever. Unrelated but this year in Florida (where virtually all weird news comes from) a couple said they found a dead frog in Waffle House water glass.<br />
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From the exotic motherland of Russia comes the 1963 ZAZ 965A Zaporozhets. Also in 2007 Russia, a St.Petersberg hummer owner must have had a change of heart about his gas guzzling behemoth as he allowed environmental protesters to pelt his excessive ride with rotten eggs and tomatoes.<br />
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Is that all of Peter's entries? Wowser, is the guy is prolific or what? Slightly less prolific but no less appreciated, our LUGNuts co-founder <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/proudlove/">Nathan Proudlove</a> chimes in with this slammed black Chevy called Truckula, which apparently has been on his to-do list for years. No better time than the final challenge.<br />
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My favorite elected official, who also happens to be a crepuscular rodent, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88064955@N03/">Senator Chinchilla</a> takes a break from passing important bills into law while also chewing on toilet paper tubes to build us this sleek Renault Dauphine for "The French Connection" Challenge.<br />
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Longtime LUGNut, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fe2cruz/">Fe2Cruz</a> graces us with a tryptic of neat entries. The first questions whether this futuristic BMW scooter is from a dystopia or a utopia. The clean, free, unlimited power points us in the direction of a utopia. But wait, the AI automated driving pods are taking over and this doesn't look good for mankind!<br />
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Next he goes all cars noir on our asses with this Street Hawk, the two wheeled vehicle of the 80s synth themed super machine action TV trifecta along with Knight Rider and Airwolf. All dark all bad and all so corny, says he.<br />
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Lastly, Cruz rounds out his final LUGNuts entries with a nod to our Extreme Terrain Adventures challenge and what can be more extreme than the moon? A LEGO/anime version of the electric scooter that NASA tested and others perfected. He tells us the end of the official LUGNuts challenges brings a lump to his throat, but fear not, old friend; I think you'll still hear from us.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150052953@N02/">Marco.QM</a> creates a pair of striking Fiat 500's or two cinquecentos, as they say in Italy. One is an Abarth and the other is a stock Fiat 500c. He also states his forlorn dismay but let's not forget, LUGNuts will continue to be the cornerstone for LEGO automotive building.<br />
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Longtime LUGNut and admin <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph "Mad Physicist" Savelsberg</a> builds us a bright red lifted Jeep CJ-5 with a custom roll cage and body-hugging racing seats for the Extreme Terrain Adventures challenge. I finally got to meet Ralph a few months back and he was a joy to have around.<br />
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And finally, after a ten year run, a run that lasted longer than many celebrity careers, here is our very last official LUGNuts challenge entry! It is just too fitting that Ralph rounds out our final challenge and sends us off on vacation, the only way that LUGNuts knows how... in the Wagon Queen Family Truckster. "Cuz we're the Griswalds!" I can't think of a better way to send us off into the sunset.<br />
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Wow! Man, oh man! That concludes our final roundup of the LUGNUts monthly challenges but don't consider it an end, consider it LUGNuts on vacation; flip-flops on, Mai Tai in hand, bronzed bare belly protruding over the top of sun-faded swim trunks. Not sure what day it is. Not sure what month it is. That’s the beautiful dream right there! You know what, a tiger doesn't change its stripes and a leopard print tux doesn't change its spots, as it were. A writer will always write, a builder will always build, and a car lover will always love cars. We never stop doing what we love just because we decided to officially end the challenges on our 10th anniversary. LUGNuts will continue to be the world's cornerstone for LEGO automotive building. Many have proven we don't need the challenges for that, a quick perusal through our Flickr photo stream will prove that. What will the future hold for this little blog? Well, maybe we'll showcase cars bikes and trucks ya'll have built maybe we'll interview star builders, review books, or maybe come at ya with spaceships or castles or something. As for me, personally; I built something for nearly every monthly LUGNuts challenge during our ten year stint so I'm going to take at least a three month break from building and do some other fun stuff I haven't had much time to do, namely some art, guitar playing and maybe a bit of gaming. Don't you worry, I'll get back into building with some fresh and new ideas. I don't know what I'll build just yet, but it'll be a lot like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. Still a short, paunchy, surly belligerent butterfly, but a butterfly nonetheless. (buh-dum-dum!) Thanks, Nathan! And thank you guys for making LUGNuts the best place in cyberspace these past ten years. A lot of you are some of the finest guys and gals this world could ever know. I am honored to have written these challenges and roundups for you. I can't wait to see what this new, more relaxed chapter will bring for LUGNuts. Keep in touch, and as always, happy building, y'all!Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-40442123327278149172017-10-27T20:21:00.002-05:002017-10-27T20:21:55.755-05:00Extreme Terrain Adventures...RoundupYou know how we always say we have a little challenge we like to call this and that? The irony was in the word "little" as usually the challenges had a pretty good turn out and there was nothing little about them. Its like ironically calling a big guy "Tiny". Well this time we mean what we say when we have a little challenge we like to call <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157685929457654/">Extreme Terrain Adventures</a>. The irony is, when writing the challenge, I had envisioned an extreme challenge rife with rock climbing Broncos, jet skiing Priuses and rocket powered desert racers. Also explosions. And boobies. Pretty extreme, right? Well instead we got four entries, all by Peter. The challenge with some extreme potential turned out to be the least popular challenge in all of LUGNuts history. What can I say? Not even I could be bothered to build something for this challenge. Instead I preemptively built something for next month during this month, posted it on the first day of next month and everyone was like...whoa, you did all that in one day? So grab yourself a stiff drink, but only a shot and don't kick back and relax or nothing. As the proctologist always says, this will all be over soon.<br />
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Perhaps no truck has gone through more abuse on Top Gear than the Toyota Hilux as built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> They drowned one in the English Channel, set it on fire and set it atop a tall building which they proceeded to demolish and it still started. I believe it was a red Hilux like this that they sent to the North Pole. Now that's extreme!<br />
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Peter could have stopped there and I would have been through with my shot of Woodford Reserve already and writing this roundup would be a distant memory by now. But he went on to present the Landrover DC100 Evolution. It has gullwing doors, ya'll!<br />
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Peter tells us he's not so into these kind of cars himself, but the custom Ford Bronco V8 has huge wheels and tires, lift kits, winches, weight reduction, roll-over protection, locking axles, and all other equipment that helps you not get stuck in the wilderness. The one drawback, this thing suffers when on normal roads.<br />
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Way back in challenge number 77, I made up some bs I can't remember about the Ralston Rhino and Peter, being Peter, still runs with it years later. Here's a Ralston Rhino Mk-I 8R-B39 Closed Coupe Staff Car Half Track which would have been used in Finland in the 40's during the big-ass war.<br />
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Is that all of them? Seems it is. Told ya this will all be over soon and unlike a visit to the proctologist's office, no one had to wear a glove and there were far fewer Polish jokes. So what does the future hold for this little blog then? In terms of roundups, not much else. We've got our final challenge coming up. Its our 120th and our 10 Anniversary challenge. We like to call it "<a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157685722698462/">Happy 10th Anniversary, LUGNuts!</a>" We were out of creative names like 26 challenges ago. Hopefully we can send the LUGNuts challenges off with a bang so, for the love of all that is holy, build something for it, will ya? Until then I'll goad ya to leave unrelated comments about your surefire insurance scheme or gardening supplies you'd like to sell us. Go ahead, leave those comments. We're all ears. I dare ya. I double dog dare ya!Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-45757975274332145772017-10-16T12:39:00.000-05:002017-10-16T12:39:30.871-05:00Make it a Theme...Roundup!<br />
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Themes are important. They make us feel a certain way. F'instance, you take my humdrum Galaxy S6 phone, give it a Captain America theme and suddenly I'm a mother truckin' superhero! Adversely, you take my tablet, which I mostly use reading books and playing games, give it a creepy Cthulhu feel and instantly I'm entrenched deeply into the astral inter-dimentional horror and mythos of H.P. Lovecraft...which could explain a few things about me. What little boy wouldn't like a spaceship or dinosaur themed room? What little girl wouldn't want to feel like a princess or be surrounded by a magical forest full of cuddly animals? See, we build themes for ourselves, even as children. LEGO knows this. That's why they have so many diverse themes like, Chima, Elves, Ninjago, Power Miners, and Monster Fighters. These themes help us play and sort of shape us into who we become as adults. So what happens when a bunch of car enthusiast adults build cars based on an official LEGO theme? Well, we made that happen and called it <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157684401043563/">Make it a Theme</a>. So sit back in your Mid-Century Modern Chaise Lounge chair or Gothic throne made of human skulls and enjoy our offerings to the LEGO themed gods.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert </a>shows us how its done right off the bat with the most nostalgic theme ever; Classic Space, and the pinnacle of awesomeness, the LL928 Galactic Explorer set reconfigured as this '78 Porsche 928 S. We have reached LEGO theme nirvana right there. No need to go further. Thanks for reading everyone and join us next month for...oh wait, there's more.<br />
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Peter wouldn't be Peter without several examples of the same theme. Here is the Classic Space LL924 Space Cruiser repurposed into a '79 Porsche 924 Turbo (same as the set number)...the other example of perfect LEGO nostalgia. There's really nothing else to see here, folks. Thanks for reading and next month we have...oh, wait...<br />
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Seems way back in '86 LEGO had Unicef trucks in their City theme. Set number 106 was one such model and once again Peter cleverly incorporates the set number with its real live car counterpart as evidenced by this 1991 Peugeot 106 UNICEF Van.<br />
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Back in '77 LEGO had what was called "Universal Sets", like set number 404, a way to build something not as specific as the Space Cruiser but more of a hodge-podge of mostly yellow and black pieces that encouraged you to build cars, boats, planes, houses, whatever. Once again matching the set number, is this '69 Peugeot 404 Cabriolet Pininfarina.<br />
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Fast forward 35 years and you have tubby, middle-aged men reminiscing about how awesome classic space was...it really was the shiznit! Here Peter takes us back to classic space again with the LL918 set and its designated car number, the 2013 Porsche 918 Spyder. Blue, gray, trans-yellow; red space-suited minifigs...that's the magic right there!<br />
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The LEGO 605 set was a simple black taxicab set that came out in '71. Fast-forward 46 years later and you have a grown-ass middle-aged family man named Peter recreating its magic with the 1995 Peugeot 605 Berline Taxi. This car was also prominently featured in the film "Taxi" but not the "Taxi Driver" film, which is probably for the best, really.<br />
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Years after Classic Space came Blacktron, with their striking black and yellow color scheme. No one knows what business they had in space really but, like snakes and hornets, we knew the color scheme meant unspecified danger. Peter pounds out a Blacktron '66 Batmobile with the LEGO likenesses of Nathan and Lino. I'm the short, tubby one.<br />
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1978 saw the introduction of the posable minifig (Booyeah!!) but it didn't nessecarily mean this newly posable fig could sit in a car, as evidenced by the LEGO 604 wagon set. Maybe the minifig just ran alongside the car? Anyway, solves this issue with the '75 Peugeot 604 Break in a Shell color scheme. <br />
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In 2009 came a short-lived theme called Power Miners where guys in blue jumpsuits drove rugged lime and orange vehicles and would mine colorful transparent minerals out of rock monsters for some reason. Here's an equally rugged 2015 Ford Ranger Mining Pickup in that striking Power Miners color scheme.<br />
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There's only two things toddlers love; that being Duplo and leaving number 2 wherever they can. That's why it makes sense that Peter pounds out the 1979 BMW E12 533i Saloon inspired by the insipid Duplo 533 set. Can't you just smell the toddler puke? This is why toddlers and their parents can't have nice things.<br />
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Speaking of nice things that toddlers can't have, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loek1990/">Loek M</a> does sort of a Creator themed homage to...well...Creator sets with this all white Nissan Kei Car. He even rendered up a box for it and, like all Creator sets, illustrates that you can also build an alternate model, in this case, a three-wheeler.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loek1990/36617840725/" nbsp="" title="LEGO Creator: Nissan Clipper"><img alt="LEGO Creator: Nissan Clipper" height="218" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4392/36617840725_7c906de539_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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Loek comes back later for an encore performance, this time inspired by the badass Agents theme with their badass spy headquarters housed in the back of a semi-truck. I was fully a grown-ass man when that came out, but it didn't stop me from pretending I was a mother trucking secret agent! I'll have that beer, shaken, not stirred.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loek1990/36684610611/" nbsp="" title="MAN TGX Euro 6 || Agents Style Mobile Headquarter"><img alt="MAN TGX Euro 6 || Agents Style Mobile Headquarter" height="240" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4400/36684610611_173224c213_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/"> Lino Martins</a> gives us a dose of that unspecified bad guy-ness with this striking black and yellow Blacktron Gremlin with Lambo doors and louvers. Ah, nothing says unspecified space bad guy mischief like Blacktron!<br />
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Several years ago, LEGO had the insight to invent their own Octan fuel company with its own striking white green and red color scheme. Here <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sam Sir Manperson</a> pounds out the dress of every LEGO car guy with this Octan Time Attack Polenez.<br />
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That's all of them, isn't it? I think it is. This was a good little challenge. It went down smooth and easy and left us with a satisfying aftertaste that was middlingly aggressive in nature, but without any alcohol burn. It was also full of sweet oak, fruit and accompanied by a nice floral compliment.<br />
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Matching the reluctant, long slow legs, there was a nice creamy mouthfeel with a subtle to medium intensity on the palate. The flavors were a warm honey, oak and faint spiciness with light smoke. The finish was medium to long and continued with a sweet malt presence while transitioning to a soft pepper and slight smoke even out to the front of the mouth including the lips. Yep, pretty much. I'm going with that. So what flavors do we have in store for you in the future? Well, we have a challenge called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157685929457654/">Extreme Terrain Adventures</a> and so far the amount of entries have been pretty extreme. Yep, extreme. I'm going with that. See ya all next time!Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-32337826096550461102017-09-11T17:54:00.001-05:002017-09-11T17:54:30.781-05:00A Cult Following!...RoundupSomething with a cult following is a little hard to define. Sometimes its a movie, book, or band that is so odd, that it'll garner a following despite mediocre sales or reviews. Sometimes it'll lead to 909 people willingly offing themselves via ingesting tainted kool-aid in hopes for passage into heaven. Some cars have a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157685608985996/">cult following</a> but luckily they tend not to influence mass suicides. It doesn’t necessarily mean that they are the best, coolest, fastest, biggest, best selling, or prettiest but they accumulate a fanatical fanbase that are highly passionate in regard to their loyalty to the brand. A car with a cult following somehow speaks to their fanbase on an emotional level. There is just a certain indescribable…feeling that a cult car can manifest. A cult following is reserved only for cars such as the Buick Grand National, the BMW M3 the Fiat 500, the Shelby Cobra, the Porsche 911 Turbo, the DeLorean DMC-12 and the Mazda Miata. That' what this month's challenge is all about. Care to see how we've done? Then sit back, grab yourself a drink (but not tainted Kool-aid cuz we ain't that kind of cult) and read on.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88064955@N03/">Senator Chinchilla</a> tells us that the new Jeep Wranglers are as comfy as all get out, but the older Jeeps, just say this yellow Jeep CJ were not as comfy but still garnered a cult following.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nkubate/">NKubate</a> likes the Shelby Cobra and built us something that is kinda-sorta reminiscent of it. This 31070 alternative model is a mixture of the classic one and the concept model from 2004. Perhaps it has some correlation with a classic Corvette as well.<br />
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First on the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> slab, he presents both a cult car and a cult movie. The classic Mini Cooper S was cool long before The Italian Job came out, but the movie sort of sealed the deal, so much so that they had to make a remake of the movie when the newer model Mini Cooper came out in 2003.<br />
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The Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS is arguably the most recognizable of all sports cars. Clearly this has had a huge impact on Peter "Lego911" Blackert. I'm pretty sure he didn't name himself after the number you call when you get your fist stuck in a can of Pringles.<br />
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Turns out when you do something rock stupid in Australia, like say jumping on a trampoline with a bowling ball, you'd dial 000 instead. Good to know as there are no less than 4156 deadly animals out to kill you in Australia, including the insidious bowling ball. Here's a '72 Holden HQ SS V8 Sedan.<br />
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When you take an economy car chassis, give it a two door body, beef up the engine and give it some racing stripes, you have the formula for mid-sixties success in the form of this Ford 1965 Mustang GT Convertible. Its not the best car, Peter tells us but we already knew that. It still counts as a cult classic.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/35950639846/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford Mustang GT Convertible - 1965"><img alt="Ford Mustang GT Convertible - 1965" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4301/35950639846_8389d6b81f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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Some people are fanatical about how an engine works. Some wanker in Germany invented the Wankel-rotary engine, which has been described as a triangle spinning around inside a figure-8 - but the triangle is also simultaneously rotating eccentrically around a different circle inside the triangle - crazy! This '78 RX7 SA22C Coupe has such an engine.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/35970935696/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Mazda RX7 Coupe SA22C - 1978"><img alt="Mazda RX7 Coupe SA22C - 1978" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4296/35970935696_8fbf202ea3_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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Peter tells us the Lancia Delta Integrale Evoluzione is good in the sense that you can play SEGA Rally at the arcade, then jump into a similar car on the way home. The only problem with Peter's theory is anyone coming home from a hard day at the arcade is usually on foot, bus, or skateboard.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/35861269002/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Lancia Delta Integrale Evoluzione - 1991"><img alt="Lancia Delta Integrale Evoluzione - 1991" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4306/35861269002_8b87270a48_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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You'd be hard pressed to find an Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti Typ-901now, but between 35 to 45 years ago they were all the rage amongst Italian guys in tight jeans. Mama Mia!<br />
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What are German guys in tight jeans into? Germans, by in large, are notoriously more restrained and less emotional than their Italian counterparts so it makes sense the 1992 BMW E36 M3 Coupe would be all the rage and quite the cult car.<br />
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Americans are a different breed altogether. Not as calculated and logical as the Germans, not as fiery as the Italians, but with a flare for showmanship and flamboyance. Hence the 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster is the embodiment of the American Dream.<br />
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The nation that created Anime, drift racing and pixelated pubes has also concocted the Toyota Corolla Sprinter Trueno Liftback - AE86 4A-GE. Just like Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, it has quite a cult following.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/35730167700/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Toyota Corolla Sprinter Trueno Liftback - AE86 - 4A-GE"><img alt="Toyota Corolla Sprinter Trueno Liftback - AE86 - 4A-GE" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4296/35730167700_213b62c942_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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There are fast Ferraris and there are beautiful Ferraris. You combine them both and you get the 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder. It doesn't hurt that it was also in a cult film. No, not Urotsukidoji, but rather Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In the movie, the car suffered a fate almost as horrific as inching in Urotsukidoji.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/36143191385/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder (1960)"><img alt="Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder (1960)" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4310/36143191385_3134ee2952_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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You like a hot hatch? Sure. You like a fast Ford? Heck yes! What could be better? Give it a railcar turbo engine and a huge rear wing and you have yourself the 1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth. This had such a cult following amongst thieves on joyrides that there was a time it costed nearly as much to insure a three year old Cosworth as it was to buy one.<br />
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Peter and I are both old. Same age, pretty much. When I was a kid, all the cool kids (which I wasn't) had the '69 Chevelle. It was a car guaranteed to get you laid in high school. The cool kids in Australia, however, had the Datsun Bluebird 1600 Sedan 510 Series.<br />
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But what if you were a cool British kid and wanted to get laid while the wind blew through your long, luxurious Beatles era hair? I presume you'd do it in a 1962 MG MGB Roadster. This served as the inexpensive roadster right up until theMazda MX5 Miata showed up in 1989.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/36097400051/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="MG MGB Roadster (1962)"><img alt="MG MGB Roadster (1962)" height="160" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4309/36097400051_43d3c53075_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph "Mad Physicist" Savelsberg</a> is all about getting laid while the wind blows through his long luxurious Beatles era hair. I know this because I met him in person about a month ago and he said, "Hi, I'm Ralph "Mad Physicist" Savelsberg and I'm all about getting laid while the wind blows through my long, luxurious Beatles era hair." I have very little hair to deal with so I just had to take his word for it. Here's a VW T3 Camper van.<br />
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I don't know much about what the cool kids do, or what it's like to have the wind blow through long, luxurious Beatles era hair, but I do know what the 70's were all about. Orange and brown, it turns out. That's why I, aka <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a>, built a '78 El Camino in super 70's orange and brown.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/146173070@N05/">Jonathan Elliott</a> builds us a couple versions of the Citroen DS. He tells us the beloved Citroen helped Charles de Gaulle survive an assassination attempt when it's unique suspension system allowed it to drive away at high speed after two of its tires were punctured by gunshots.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/146173070@N05/34469288962/" nbsp="" title="Lego Small Scale Citroen DS - How To 09"><img alt="Lego Small Scale Citroen DS - How To 09" height="192" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4175/34469288962_2e4b21ba19_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/124758953@N07/">Alexander Paschoaletto</a> shows us that the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS indeed has a cult following and reminds us that 911 is the number you call if you get your nuts caught between a fence post and a charging steer. (Not applicable in Australia or anywhere outside of Texas.)<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150052953@N02/">Marco qm</a> proves that when it comes to guzzling the automotive cultish Kool-aid, Porsche can't be beat. He also asked timidly if he could still post this when it was still the 31st in his timezone. Apparently he hasn't followed Peter's work or thinks someone would be tentatively keeping track of deadlines. Nah, that ship sailed right around the time I became too old to stay up past midnight. Here's a Porsche 993 and a 991 GT2.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulo_d/">Paulo D</a> submits a model of the Lamborghini Contact, rendered by Alice Dee. (not sure if they're related or not.) No matter which member of the Dee family did this, one thing for sure is this is a fave car amongst strip club owners around the world.<br />
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Is that all of them? I think it is. Just like every other roundup, this one started with a Jonestown massacre reference and ended with a D rendering a Lambo for strip club owners. In between there were jokes about bouncing on a trampoline with a bowling ball and not outrunning a steer, both can be hazardous to your nuts, it turns out. Hopefully next month's challenge will be a little less hazardous to our tender reproductive bits. It'll be called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157684401043563/">Make It A Theme</a>, all about cars, trucks, and bikes with an official LEGO theme. Whether yours be an Octan F1 racer or a Blacktron Baja racer, I literally can't figure out a way to integrate jokes that somehow involve harming nuts into a LEGO theme so I think we're safe.Give it a try, won't you? What's the worst that can happen?<br />
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<br />Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-22813900043489615012017-08-15T20:46:00.000-05:002017-08-15T20:46:05.799-05:00Pickups and Vans!...Roundup<br />
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Hola. How's it going? I'm doing fine, thanks for asking. You wanna see my guns? I got two tickets to the gun show right here! Ka-pow! That's what I'd say if I owned a pickup truck. Also I'd be flexing my biceps, giving you an ample view of my sweet, sweet "guns". Hey kids, do you like Ninja Turtles, Zima, and human liver? That's what I'd say if I owned a van. Luckily, I own neither vehicle, so the world is a better place for it. But, you know, we've been doing these monthly build challenges for pert near ten years now so all the clever names and concepts are already taken up. It's inevitable, really that we'd eventually do a challenge that simply mixes two diverse vehicles together, so welcome to the favorite build challenge for redneck yokels and depraved pervs alike. It's called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157681535552203/">Pickups and Vans</a>. So it's either tickets to the gun show or a ride on Uncle Touchy's lap. As for my vehicle, its hard to pull off redneck or pervy in a Fiat 500. I'm like...you wanna see two tickets to the gun show? Damn it, I messed it up! I mean...you know what, never mind. I'm going to get a coconut milk caramel macchiato in my urban hipster doofus-mobile.<br />
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But first I'll leave my entry for this challenge right here. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> goes with an early 70's phenomenon called a Zinger, where you take a toy car and outfit it with outsized engines and tires. If you know how my minds works, this would have been a completely obvious choice. If you don't, then surprise...it's a blue zinger.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> goes with the completely obvious route, and by obvious, I mean he submits a slew of entries, just like every other month. If you do know how Peter's mind works, you'd know he'd come up with a1972 Ford Ranchero as he does engineer Ford Pickups in real life.<br />
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I never would have expected the Nissan S-Cargo, however. We have no such car here in 'Murica. They have plenty in Australia, apparently. They make perfect city delivery vehicles.<br />
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The car-truck is a phenomenon that existed well into modern times in Australia, in fact its production will finally halt this coming October. Most famous of the "Utes" is the Ford Falcon XW GT Ute...this one a 1972 and came in lovely purple for the missus, cuz apparently only girls and Prince like purple.<br />
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Here in the states a large pickup similar to this 2007 Toyota Tundra Double-Cab Pickup would be a common sight. These, as well as Ford F-150's, Dodge Rams and Toyota Tacoma are all the rage in the somewhat regressed town I live in.<br />
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No pickup challenge would be complete without the Ford Ranchero, this one from 1967. While the American Ranchero used the Fairlane body, the Australian Ute took design cues from the Falcon.<br />
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One thing I didn't expect and likely have never seen in real life is a 61-83 Mini Pickup. That is because, according to Peter, I live in a country where roads are huge and gas is cheap. That means all my crap has been brought in big trucks. Not so much the case in the UK. Little winding roads and expensive gas means little deliveries.<br />
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But on the continent that invented Mad Max and all those glorious vehicles I don't think they have that problem. You wouldn't guess that by this cute little 1963 Holden EH Ute though.<br />
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The US president currently goes through Directors of Communication almost weekly. I miss Scaramucci already. He was comedic gold! The next logical choice to be Trump's mouthpiece should be none other than the dim-witted Mater the Towtruck from Disney/Pixar Cars.<br />
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But after Mater's short stint as Communications Director, he'd likely be replaced by Ted Nugent, then "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, then that one dude from Duck Dynasty, then Mama June, then Cthulhu who will then devour the world. Here's a Volkswagen T1 Transporter Single-Cab Fire Ladder.<br />
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How 'bout that Scaramucci though? If you bought milk when he was hired, it would still be fresh when he was fired. The sad part is he doesn't even get to go to Communications Director reunions, which I hear are totally off the hook! Here's a Volkswagen T1 Transporter Dual Cabin Roadside Mechanic.<br />
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No amount of cocaine and hookers can wipe that ten day blemish off Scaramucci's resume. You see how hard this is? I write jokes and along comes this gangster stereotype scumbag who looks like he owns a couple of strip clubs and he goes and gets himself fired before me or anyone else can write any more jokes. Here's a Holden VFII Commodore SS Ute.<br />
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Satisfying the van spectrum of our Pickups and Vans challenge is this 1982 Mercedes-Benz T1N 307 D Van. Its like a big blue box that seems bigger on the inside but it's decidedly not a Tardis.<br />
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This '58 International Harvester A180 Pickup is a truck for mature, responsible adults. Today I figured out how to fix the dishwasher. I was marveling at what a mature, responsible adult I was right up until, while showering, I slid a thin sliver of soap between my butt crack and pretended it was a credit card reader.<br />
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At least I didn't pretend it had a chip reader, huh? That would have been awful. But if my thin bar of soap did indeed have a chip in it, that transaction would have been approved as having impeccable credit is the mark of a mature and responsible adult. Here's a 2017 Ford P552 F150 Raptor.<br />
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If there is just one lesson you could learn from this roundup, it's the value of having good credit. And don't stick soap up your bum. Also important. Anything you stick in there should have a flared bottom. Otherwise you could end up taking a ride in this '62 FIAT Multipla Hearse Conversion a lot sooner than you'd hope.<br />
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If I'm anything in this world, I am a caring individual. That's why I offer up so much sage advice. Like a doting Jewish mother, I care and worry for you people, forever thinking you may, at any moment, be trapped under something heavy. Hopefully Peter and his friend Look aren't trapped under something heavy. They teamed up and submitted this Ford Falcon XA GT Ute & Ford Falcon FG FPV Pursuit Ute pair.<br />
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What would I do if I didn't worry myself sick over you people? Why assume you're safely living your lives when instead I could worry about you all being sodomized by maniacs! Speaking of maniacs, we have a challenge this month called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157685608985996/">A Cult Following</a> all about cars, trucks, and bikes with...well... a cult following. So chug down the LUGNuts Kool-Aid and build something for us, will ya? That way I don't worry about you and assume you've been abducted by aliens or torn to shreds by a Rougarou. That's a French werewolf, in case you were wondering. When I get to worrying myself sick about you, anything is possible, really. In the meantime, let me know you little darlings are OK by leaving a comment here. Maybe you'd like to leave us a vague comment about your home inspection business? Maybe you'd like to sell us some boat shoes? Or better yet, provide us a link to your blog about hot sorority girls gone completely bonkers. Go ahead, leave it. We like your comments. The more irrelevant the better.</div>
Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-70477244256192144862017-06-26T19:27:00.002-05:002017-06-26T19:27:56.220-05:00The French Connection...Roundup!What up, nerds? We've got us a new roundup this month for a little challenge called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157683265617435/">The French Connection</a>, which surprisingly has nothing to do with undercover cops shooting Nicoli The Hitman in the back while he ascends the subway stairs. No, this challenge was simply about French cars such as Citroens, Renaults, and Peugeots. Those French have manufactured some beautiful cars. Maybe our crackerjack team of LEGO car makers have built a few of them. So sit back, pour yourself a 2011 Chateau Lafitte Laujac and take in the sophisticated aroma of all things French.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">Johnni D</a> starts us off with an old school entry in the shape of the Citroën Mehari in happy yellow. Ohh la la, so very French, indeed!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> also goes the old school route with this Delahaye 136...uh, I mean 165. You see, I was using a new computer whose new functions aren't quite as intuitive as the old functions, so I made the typo, hit save, and the best photo was forever ruined. The hilarious part? None of the bloggers that featured this car corrected the error.<br />
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That's OK. I never check the claims of all y'all neither. The things I still don't know about cars can fill entire libraries. One case in point, apparently back in '34 Citroen liked what Ford was doing so much, they put a Ford V-8 flathead in their Citroen 22CV Traction Avant Cabriolet. That's what <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> said, so you know its got to be true.<br />
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Then he went on to say like three dozen other engineering type things, most of which went right the hell over my head. Like "oleopneumatic suspension", which apparently is a thing in all the Citroens. The Citroen GS X2 is chock full of oleo pneumatic goodness.<br />
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How do you go about transporting the whole...um...familiale if you're French? Why, you all hop into the Peugeot 504 Familiale, of course. That's right, as Peter illustrated, you can fit grandparents, mom, dad and the kids in this 7-seater.<br />
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When you think French automakers you think Peugeot, Renault, and Citroen. But back in 1954 they also had Comete, based on a Ford platform. Here is the Comète Monte Carlo in stunning red and white.<br />
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Peter tells us that Peugeot is perhaps the most conservative of the large French manufacturers. I'm sure he meant conservative as in styling, but around here conservative has come to mean bigoted and homophobic. So here's the possibly bigoted and homophobic Peugeot 406 Saloon in a very sassy (but not in a gay way) red.<br />
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There was a time when Chrysler had its greasy mitts in France as evidenced by this 1970 Chrysler France 180 Saloon. Later Chrysler was sold and became the Talbot-Simca brand and later the 180 became the futuristic Talbot Tagora.<br />
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When I think of Europe, I think of burly, hairy men in Speedos, cobblestone streets, contempt for Americans and the subcompact car. This cute little 1972 Renault 5 MkI in green fits that bill. Not included: Burly, hairy man in Speedo.<br />
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If you like your lemons shaped like a pear, you can't go wrong with this lemony yellow 1976 Renault 14 . The advertising team even emphasized this pear shape. This model features grandpa and his hear-shaped honey about to get busy in the car. Boom-chicka-bow-wow!<br />
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Citroen even has a sub-brand called DS where they have a bit more artistic freedom to make wacky cars such as the 2011 Citroen / DS Automobiles - DS5. The shape is somewhere between a hatchback, wagon and an MPV and it has odd chrome highlights and a very spaceship-like interior.<br />
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Next we're kicking it old school with the 1964 Facel Vega Facel 6, which was conceived in a time where Facel was struggling and so they created a car that only movie stars can afford. In a similar business model, Wu-Tang Clan produced only one copy of their latest album and sold it for 2 million dollars to the guy who made the AIDS vaccine so expensive. True story, bro.<br />
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Also, as per contract, the album cannot be released to the public for 88 years but the buyer can offer free listening parties, which apparently he has not done due to the high value of the item. Considerably cheaper and more accessible is this Renault Captur in lovely orange and white. I believe there are called the Nissan Juke around here.<br />
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But this story has a somewhat happy ending. Upon hearing about the dick move the buyer made with jacking up the price of the vaccine, the Wu-Tang Clan decided to donate a large portion of the proceeds to several charities, one currently researching alternate cures for cancer. Here's a 1972 Alpine A310.<br />
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It turns out old, tired and disheveled Detective Columbo had himself an old, tired and disheveled 1959 Peugeot 403 Cabriolet. I barely remember that. I only remember that Columbo was rather persistent albeit polite in his line of questioning. And he was squinty. No movies were ever made of the 70's series as no one wants to watch a tired, disheveled squinty old man ask polite questions.<br />
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A young, immature Lino enjoyed the Lamborghini Countach. A young, immature Peter enjoyed the Renault 25. This explains a lot about our later development. However, the two are related as the interior of the Renault 25 was designed by none other than Marcello Ghandini, of Countach fame.<br />
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A young, immature Lino also thought that a guitar wasn't cool unless it breathed fire, was shaped like a medieval battle axe and had no less than five necks. I would have loved GWAR as a kid. Thankfully our tastes become more refined as we get older. Case in point, this lovely 1957 Bugatti Type-252 Roadster in blue.<br />
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The 2014 Renault Twingo GT MkIII, according to Peter, has Gaelic charm. Hmmmm, it seems to be lacking Celtic knots, the color green, a twinkle in thine Irish eyes a'smilie' and any resemblance to an elven sword maker from Lord of the Rings. But it has Gaelic charm somehow, lads and lasses.<br />
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Even Renault has a sub-brand called Renault Sports, which specializes in racing cars. Here's the adorable MotorCity Renault Sport Spider.<br />
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You're going to need an awful long hood to accommodate a 3.3 liter straight 8 engine. Luckily, the Bugatti Type 101 Antem Coupe was specifically designed to showcase this massive engine. Here's one in all its black and red glory.<br />
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An even bigger 14.7 litre straight eight engine was outfitted for the Type-41 Coupé Napoléon - 41100. The hood ornament is a silver chicken LEGO part, but if you squint, its supposed to be an elephant rearing on its hind legs with its trunk raised in an aggressive fighting stance.<br />
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Speaking of aggressive fighting stance, the Allemano Panhard Crepardi Dyna 750 Coupe was pretty ideal for racing. Panhard made the drive train and chassis easily obtainable to anyone wanting to build their own racer.<br />
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The most iconic French cars in the history of the world ever is the Citroen 2CV Charleston. This one is a 1982 done up in a yellow and black Art Deco design scheme. It was a comfortable albeit very slow ride.<br />
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And finally Peter shows us what to do if you wanted to schlep the entire familiale across France with this 1975 Citroen CX Familiale. It seats seven and still looks rather sporty.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulo_d/">PauloD</a> shows us what French rally racing is all about in the form of this Peugeot 206 WRC. It is light, compact, swift and probably had its share of speedo wearing hairy men with contempt for Americans behind the wheel.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/148399514@N08/">Lasse Deleuran</a> begs the question; Why am I posting a car from a Japanese company which is made in Cologne, Germany? Where is the French connection? You got us, Lasse, why? Turns out it is a contender for a little race in France you might have heard of called Le Mans.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/">Tim Inman</a> makes France great again with this all white Alpine A110. It is chock full of American contempt and the way things are going now, rightfully so. It may be decades before that is ever made right.<br />
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And that's how we end our roundup, not with a bang, but with a whimper in conceding that even North Korea thinks the US is being run by a senseless dictator. Man, way to bring the room down! Luckily, no one reads this far anyway, and if you do then we have a challenge for you. Next month, we're doing <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157681535552203/">Pickups and Vans</a>. There's lots of versatility here so let's see what we come up with. See ya next month!Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-30617626990041606962017-05-30T20:52:00.000-05:002017-05-30T20:52:11.283-05:00Automotive Culture Mashup...RoundupSometimes amazing things happen when you mix two diverse things together like, for example, chocolate and peanut butter. Each are uniquely delicious but when you combine them together...oh boy, what a treat! Kahlua and vodka, that's called a Black Russian! Want a drink with perfect layering? Take some Kahlua, carefully pour in some Bailey's Irish cream, then finish it off with Triplesec and with a little practice you should have three distinct color layers in a neat drink called a B-52. Some people are are diverse mix that creates an appealing whole...like whatever genetic makeup is responsible for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jessica Alba, or Halle Berry. Car cultures are like that too. Gassers have their own set of rules, lead sleds have their own rules, but mix them together and you just might have something pretty neat. That's what we set out to do when we came up with a little challenge we like to call <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157680065841361/">Automotive Culture Mashup</a>. And to be clear, some mixes are so heinous, they should be shunned from this Earth and banished to the bowels of hell from wince it came. Like mayo and rice, and the steroid enhanced genetic abomination that is Carrot-Top. Maybe our team of crackerjack car builders will demonstrate either scenario for us. Let's see what we cooked up, shall we?<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">Johnni D</a> starts us off innocently enough by combining British class with all American muscle with this 1956 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud in white, the perfect wedding car.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/33861389815/" nbsp="" title="1956 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud – White"><img alt="1956 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud – White" height="240" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2887/33861389815_e15722c5d5_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />His buddy <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulo_d/">Paulo D</a> shows up a little later with what he calls a Subaru Forester in full Time Attack attire. Time Attack Attire apparently means a roll cage, twin turbos and an aero kit but also being too underwhelmed to photograph it more than once. Hmmm, you learn something every day.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulo_d/34109443272/" nbsp="" title="Subaru Forester Time Attack"><img alt="Subaru Forester Time Attack" height="183" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2856/34109443272_c4897eb6f1_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/"> Lino Martins</a> shows that when you take a beloved European icon such as the VW Golf M1, (VW Rabbit to us Americans) give it the classic American hot rod treatment, you get a rabid halfbreed mongrel that's too weird to live and too rare to die!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/33533418963/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="VW Rabid Rod"><img alt="VW Rabid Rod" height="242" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2813/33533418963_b647e765ef_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/"> Tim Inman</a> knows what I mean. He also build an iconic European Ferrari 250 GTO sports car and takes its IQ and pedigree down a few notches and gives it the American Gasser treatment. Ah, is there nothing American ingenuity can't ruin?<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/34244988631/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="Ferrari 250 GTO Gasser"><img alt="Ferrari 250 GTO Gasser" height="180" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4187/34244988631_45b62727e3_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Before you answer that, consider for a moment that not just car cultures, but car companies can join forces to form a hybrid car containing both identities. Take this 1936 Mercedes-AMG K54 Coupe-Roadster F1 Celebration Edition, which may be a real car or a product of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a>'s imagination. I'm too lazy to research it.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/33579552620/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Mercedes-AMG K54 Coupe-Roadster F1 Celebration Edition"><img alt="Mercedes-AMG K54 Coupe-Roadster F1 Celebration Edition" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3954/33579552620_11194247a9_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />What's made of raw sugar and you're pretty much guaranteed to puke if you eat more than two of them? Peeps. Every Easter, these hit the stores, as well as this yellow and white Volkswagen Type-3 Squareback Hot Wheels car with the Peeps logo blazoned across the side. I'm pretty much gonna hurl now.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/33655812850/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="VW Type-3 Squareback - PEEPS"><img alt="VW Type-3 Squareback - PEEPS" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2913/33655812850_956f35bba1_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />But I can be made to feel slightly better cuz Peter made good on a request. We have the technology. We have resources. We have the know-how. We can put truck nuts, gun rack and a confederate flag on a Toyota Prius Aqua Hybrid. Talk about clash of automotive cultures!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/34196379602/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Toyota Prius Aqua Hybrid"><img alt="Toyota Prius Aqua Hybrid" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2881/34196379602_3a7b4f0e76_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />You mix high performance sports cars with the roomy sensibilities of a wagon and you get something called a shooting break. Here is Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Shooting Brake built in 1975 by a small UK company called Panther Cars. They're also responsible for a six wheeled ultra-luxury sports car that didn't take the world by storm either.<div>
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Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-73890929188311511072017-04-27T21:07:00.002-05:002017-04-27T21:07:50.198-05:00For Your Exhibition...RoundupYour dad’s conservative tan Saab can get you from point A to point B with steadfast reliability and legendary safety. If getting from point A to point B without incident or unwanted attention is your life’s dream, then kudos to you and your dad’s tan Saab. But what about showmanship, pizzazz, character, excitement, and the ability to draw a crowd and make their hearts skip a beat? Your dad’s conservative tan Saab seems woefully lacking in its ability to do burn outs, shoot flames, pop wheelies, crush cars, or rip down the quarter mile drag strip as loud as thunder. Are you ashamed yet? You should be. I'm ashamed that I just copied the entire first paragraph of the challenge and just pasted it here like a lazy bum. But as it says in the Bible (probably somewhere in the back) good writing should speak for itself. This intro did two brilliant things: poked fun at your dad's tan Saab and demonstrated, in no unclear terms, what this whole <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157680793077556/">For Your Exhibition</a> challenge should be about. So sit back, grab yourself a rainbow slushy (for reasons unclear even to me) and check out why our entries don't disappoint.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">Johnni D</a> shows us how its all done with an uplifting back story. An Oakland Police officer was gunned down and he was memorialized with Oakland's first jumping lowrider police cruiser. He also predicted the near future. Next month's challenge is all about mixing two or more car cultures in one vehicle. This would have been perfect for that too.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pasukaru76/">Pasukaru76</a> submits his entry with the question; muscle cars are pure exhibition, right? Well, yes. That works just fine. By this point he could have submitted your dad's tan Saab and I would have been cool with it. I'm just thrilled he could participate, really.<br />
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I'm also thrilled that <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/proudlove/">Nathan Proudlove</a> submitted this Batmobile from Arkham Knight. Nowadays an entry from your LUGNuts Co-Founder is as rare as a sasquatch sighting in which everyone at the camp sight is sober. Plus that Batmobile is just plain nuts!<br />
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Closely resembling a sasquatch but merely a fraction of the size is the other LUGNuts founder, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a>. I went with the radically customized freezer truck Hot Wheels cast called Cool-One and made it green for the money and gold for the hunnys...except no gold for the hunnys. I hope they also are fond of chrome.<br />
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New guy <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/148399514@N08/">Lasse Deleuran</a> proved that he knows all about what the hunnys are into. While he may lack the green for the money, he's got an abundance of gold for the hunnys with this wacked out decotora truck. It has dollar signs so maybe there is some green stashed away in there after all. Its also powered by two NXT motors.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/">Tim Inman</a> builds the mother of all hunnys in the form of the charming and ever so titillating Linda Vaughn. I can't stress enough how accurately Tim depicted her with his LEGO rendition. Every fabulous detail has been thought out and rendered perfectly. Go ahead, Google her. I'll wait. See what I mean?! Am I right or am I right?! Holy moly! Also there's a gold car here, apparently.<br />
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I was just thinking these challenges could use a little more <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> when low and behold, he comes back from a two or three month hiatus and presents us with this Chevrolet El Camino wheelstander known as 'Texas Rare Bear III'.<br />
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Being my friend on Facebook means you get to see all the times I've "liked" tattooed ladies, rat rods and atomic age futurism. Which reminds me, I should curb my enthusiasm for princess and frog cosplay lest anyone think I'm weird. Anyway I "liked" this highly customized '61 Thunderbird recently and Peter rendered it nicely.<br />
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Sometimes a car is perfect for exhibition right off the assembly line as evidenced by this 1960 Dodge Polara D500 Hardtop Coupe in lovely light azure blue. This came from a period in history focused on 'Automotive Self Exhibition'. Rolling art, right there.<br />
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Sometimes a good retro-mod showstopper will win you the top prize, as evidenced by this completely custom, yet recognizable 1933 Ford called 'Renaissance Roadster'. This is owned by Nancy and Buddy Jordan, of Portland, Oregon and is the winner of the 2017 Ridler Award.<br />
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And speaking of showstopper, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sam Sir Manperson</a> wins the award for confidence by calling his entry the Show Stopper. Its a hot rod with a supercar engine. Engine swap, noise, fat tires - it has it all. And it really is a showstopper cuz...that's all the show we have.<br />
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There you have it. You take a bunch of guys with some free time and LEGO, feed them some loosey-goosey theme about exhibition cars and you get...this roundup. Lets see what happens next month when we take more or less the same bunch of guys with free time and LEGO and see what they do with a trickier theme called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157680065841361/">Automotive Culture Mashup</a>. One car culture is so passé when you can have racing slicks on a luxury sedan, ape hangers on a café racer or truck nuts on a Prius. Good god, I hope someone builds that! Peter, if you're up for an assignment...Prius, confederate flag, gun rack, and truck nuts. Pretty please! Can you get Kentucky Whiskey in Australia? What about a non-fat half-caf latte with soymilk? You're gonna need both to get in the right mindset. My mindset? You take a fine German Doppelbock and mix it with a Moxie soda and you pretty much get what I have in store for you. That'll be a neat clue if this roundup ends up getting published before I post my entry. So see ya next month and in the meantime, leave your intelligent and insightful comments in 3...2...1...<br />
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<br />Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-40259064716759508122017-03-26T13:49:00.001-05:002017-03-26T13:49:19.164-05:00Dystopian or Utopian!...RoundupWe live in uncertain times. That was the opening line when I wrote last month's challenge. Then I went on with some weak examples supporting my reasons for doing a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157679819148605/">Dystopian or Utopian</a> build challenge. What do you want? I was stumped for ideas! This is like the 112th build challenge and most of the brilliant ideas were already taken. You know what happens when I'm seriously tapped for ideas? An all French car challenge and lawd knows no one wants that! So let's hope this old noodle can still come up with interesting challenges for awhile. In the meantime, sit back, serve yourself either nectar of the utopian gods or sip the tainted kool-aid of a disenfranchised dystopian society and check out these Dystopian or Utopian automotive entries. This topic opens the door for several totally awesome ideas like Jetson flying cars, Blade Runner vehicles or gritty Mad Max vehicles, ironically, none of which were built for this challenge.<br /><br /><br />Instead, a guy named by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/137056991@N02/">promozm</a> shows us what happens when you take the red pill and you end up in the matrix where everyone wears black vinyl outfits and can dodge bullets in slow motion. Here's the mysterious black Lincoln Continental from the series.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/137056991@N02/31868745883/" nbsp="" title="Lincoln Continental from The Matrix Trilogy"><img alt="Lincoln Continental from The Matrix Trilogy" height="225" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/403/31868745883_6e7267bc81_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />On the other hand, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fe2cruz/">fe2cruz</a> shows us a Utopian Classic Space, Blacktron, cartoony, future where society lives in leisure to play pretend races as '70s movies re-enactments. Sounds pleasant, actually. Let's reenact scenes from Jaws, shall we? We're gonna need a bigger boat.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fe2cruz/32618414380/" nbsp="" title="BULLIT Space Chase Race 2068"><img alt="BULLIT Space Chase Race 2068" height="180" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2308/32618414380_4519a7e000_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Proving to be on the same wavelength, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sam Sir Manperson</a> reasons that The Classic Space world has always looked like one of the happiest places on eart...well, one of the happiest places. Just look at the eternally manic Benny. He's chock full of sugar, caffeine or something.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/32928268416/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="Classic Space Buggy - FebRovery 2017 - 6-wide - Lego"><img alt="Classic Space Buggy - FebRovery 2017 - 6-wide - Lego" height="213" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/598/32928268416_f7a3e55e68_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Your fearless leader <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> shows us that we are currently living in a dystopia for reasons that only people who can read more than 140 characters at a time would understand. This war has happened before; it was the north vs the south, but this time its smart vs. dumb. Right now, the dumb are winning but hey, at least we have guns and truck nuts!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/33012413231/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="1984 Murica-Mobile"><img alt="1984 Murica-Mobile" height="278" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3702/33012413231_21a0e7f544_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />When you take away funding for education, science, arts, environmental protections, health care, unbiased media, and social services all you have left is a zombie apocalypse. Also guns. And truck nuts. And lots of filth. Luckily <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a> built us Walking Dead's Daryl Dixon and his chopper to squelch away the filthy unthinking zombie masses.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/33262351575/" nbsp="" title="Daryl and his chopper from The Walking Dead"><img alt="Daryl and his chopper from The Walking Dead" height="192" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3782/33262351575_a040039ae1_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Is that all of them? Five entries. Huh, I thought that would go better. I didn't even have time to drink my tainted Kool-Aid. Probably for the best. Anyway, are we all clear on what a dystopia and a utopia is now? Good. Now that we have that 7th grade civics lesson out of the way, let's see what happens when we wrap our considerable minds around cars designed for exhibition events. The greatest minds that have ever walked the earth can be found crushing cars in a monster truck, doing burn outs down a drag strip, or competing in a free-for-all demolition derby. Is there a Nobel Prize for most radical wheelie, must extreme burn out, or hottest car show girl? By golly there should be! Anyway, the challenge will be called...<a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157680793077556/">For Your Exhibition</a>. What? I told you all the brilliant names have already been taken. Don't make me use the all French car challenge. I swear to Jeebus we'll all be swillin' French wine and cheese soon if you people complain! Now let's see if you've made it past the first 140 characters of this post. The proof will be in your intelligent and insightful comments in 3...2...1...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-57617431209763313482017-03-07T17:03:00.001-06:002017-03-07T17:03:46.870-06:00Supercars Vs. Muscle Cars...Roundup!Artist, writer, and LUGNuts Founder Lino Martins was found alive but disoriented in a Texas well sources told our reporters last Monday. LUGNuts member and automotive enthusiast Raphael Granas was spelunking in the Texas well for some reason when he reached the bottom of the well and came upon a huddled figure of a man cowering in a pile of frog dung. "He had like this crazy beard and stunk like hell", Raphael told us, then went on to say "I figured he was a hobo. I was deciding between throwing him a quarter or giving him the business end of my taser when the disheveled man muttered something about grown-ass men playing with legos. Then I was thinking...hot damn! Is that who I think it is? Wanting to be sure I asked the stinky man; Do you ever pray to God?" To which he replied "Only when I'm throwing up." "When the guy chuckled at his own joke I was like holy bat turds, Batman! That's totally Lino Martins! I thought about hitting him with the taser anyway just for good times sake but I was like...nah." Sources close to the unkempt 45 year old confirmed that Lino had gone missing early in February mumbling something about Agent Orange. Then Raphael continued his account. "I was like, hey dude, did you finish the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157676902102131/">Supercars Vs. Muscle Cars</a> roundup? The guys are sort of depending on you. Its been like 17 days." To which the man replied "What guys? Who are you? Are you the Supreme Leader, Cheeto-Face?" "Um, no, I'm Raphy." "Raphy, huh? Are you the uptight Netherlands physicist or the crazy Aussie engineer?" "Neither but you're a step in the right direction. You're starting to remember us. Now come to your senses quick and write that roundup!" OK, here goes...<br />
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A guy probably named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">Johnni D</a> kicks of the new year and new challenge with a little entry from the muscle car category, an all black 1969 Pontiac GTO. He may or may not be a Portuguese pop star who works for LEGO.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John Marshmallow</a> has been with LUGNuts ever since its inception way back in 1783. In fact he's probably my Canadian Co-Founder. Or he might be an actual marshmallow. Details are a little fuzzy right now. But what I am sure about is this 2018 Aviator Milano XE2 Mark 2 supercar is rad.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loek1990/">Loek M</a>, who I'm certain is the admin from California who's a die-hard Chevy guy who hates my jokes about paying for strange.. built us both a supercar and muscle car in the form of this McLaren in the shape of the MSO HS, and the Challenger Hellcat.<br />
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Nothing in the name <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph "Mad Physicist" Savelsberg</a> sparks my memory. From that name, I cannot discern whatsoever what he does for a living, but I'm pretty sure he's the college age Polish kid who likes to slick his hair back. He goes way out of character for some reason and builds a movie car in the form of this Mustang Fastback GT390 from Bullitt. <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/52279757@N08/">Angka Utama</a> is probably the short and punchy, wisecracking LUGNuts founder or he's a new coffee flavor...likely some sort of African dark roast by the sound of it. Either way he has built a Nuovo Stratos for the supercar camp.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150052953@N02/">Marco.qm</a>, who is likely a Brazilian builder we haven't seen in forever or some sort of high quality wood, builds a Porsche 911, which neatly dances the line between supercar and muscle car.<br />
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Later Marco, who, come to think of it, might be an exquisite pork chop, comes back to team up with Sam Sir Manperson and submits a supercar vs. muscle car pair with this Lykan Hypersport.<br />
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With a name like <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sam Sir Manperson</a>, I am pretty certain he can only be the dreamy Middle-Eastern car building hunk whom we all aspire to be like. I mean, have you seen that guy? Cripes, the muscles, the dreamy dark eyes and the perfectly bronzed complexion! Anyway, here's a '69 Chevy El Camino.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> satisfies the muscle category and builds a '67 Dodge Charger Fastback. I know I've had a weird episode in a Texas well lately but I'm pretty sure I'm an Australian engineer for Ford. I look under the hood of a Ford and see...engineering stuff that I probably designed. "G'day, mate!" Yep, I'm Australian.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/135523441@N07/">Flyboy0115</a> hopes that fictional cars are allowed with this Porsche inspired white car. Are they allowed? I have no idea, dude! I don't write the rules. You'll have to ask the talking bear that somehow prevents forest fires.<br />
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Here's an update to our opening story; Raphael Grans rescued Lino Martins from the Texas well and after an extensive clean up, friends and family of Lino are happy to have him back...well, sort of. With each passing day, his memory is getting a little bit better but he still occasionally confuses hemorrhoid cream for tooth paste and still asks if that Polish kid has built any more movie cars lately. It is unclear what caused Lino to disappear for 17 days and end up in a Texas well in the first place. No one can decipher who Agent Orange or the Cheeto-Faced Supreme Leader is. When asked about his time in the well, Lino just stares wide-eyed and babbles. "I've seen things, man! I've seen....things! Far out things!" He also occasionally mutters that the Dystopian Or Utopian challenge is coming. No, seriously. I'm not being batshit crazy. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157679819148605/">The Dystopian or Utopian challenge</a> is coming, man! War is peace! Freedom is Slavery! Ignorance is Strength! Sure, Lino. Sure it is. Here's your binky to calm your nerves. Now go beddy-bye. Night night. <br />
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In unrelated news today, President Donald J. Trump fabricated a terrorist attack in Sweden presumably to bolster support for his Muslim ban in the US.<br />
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<br />Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-5621838146454919942017-01-28T18:57:00.000-06:002017-01-28T18:57:14.922-06:00Cars Noir...RoundupI think its safe to say that 2016 has been one rough year. The US elected a dangerous demagogue that'll probably incite a world war and there has been a record number of celebrity deaths...and that was all the way back when Prince bought the beautiful purple farm in the sky. 2016 just kept taking and taking until the bitter end. 2016 did give us something though...the secret to success and making millions. I will share this secret with you, but first check out our final challenge of the year, a dark and dreary one we like to call <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157673326751673/">Cars Noir</a>...all about cars, trucks and bikes with a dark palate or a dark purpose. This is sort of like one of those dealios where you have to sit through a half hour of some timeshare bull crap in order to get your Starbucks gift card. Except the carrot I'm dangling in front of you is the secret to success and acquiring millions. For realz, yo! But first, get yourself a mug of dark cocoa and spike it with a little Kahlua Midnight and let's look at some scary-ass cars:<br />
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Your own dark, dreary and occasionally scary-ass leader <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> starts us off with a dark pair of cafe racers that are perfectly color swapped wherever possible. In the great words of LEGO Batman, "I only work in black and sometimes very dark gray."<br />
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A builder named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/137056991@N02/">By Promozm</a> turns the lights down low and dials up the atmospheric ambiance with this noir street rod. The archway and streetlamp helps set that all important noir detective story mood.<br />
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What do you do when you have eight books (or playstation games) just running amok all over the damned place in front of God and everybody? You do what <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">Johnni D</a> did and build yourself a pair of noir hot rod book ends to wrangle up those rowdy games. Very neat idea.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a> asks the very important question; Is there a car more fitting for this challenge than one named "Black Beauty"? I didn't think so. here's The Green Hornet's stylish Chrysler Imperial. It's very black, obviously, and a bit bad-ass in a weird sixties sort of way.<br />
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A dude named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150052953@N02/">marco.qm</a> chimes in with this dark red Nissan Skyline. It looks like some photo filtering trickery gives this image a grittier, drearier feel as well.<br />
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Later marco.qm drops in with the very same Nissan, only this time no color filters (proving its actually red, not dark red) and in front of the Eifel Tower. He asked if multiple entries was a possibility but we aren't quite sure if the very same entry counts.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139746730@N05/">PauloD</a> presents a minifig-scale Chevrolet Corvette C4 in what he describes as a shady scene. When I hear shady scene, I can't help but imagining US's new president, some Russian hookers, some pee-pee and Vladimir Putin filming it all.<br />
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Am I the only one imagining such a scene? Rumors are a powerful thing. Anyway, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sam Sir Manperson</a> pounds out a non-purist black Ferrari 288 GTO wide-body Nero with dark tan rims.<br />
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Next Sir Manperson chimes in again and pulls the same color swap trick I did with this dark gray Ferrari 288 GTO wide-body Stealthy.<br />
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Later Sir Manperson shows us that sometimes its all about the stance with this generic, non-specific car that could be A '92 IS400 or a 7-series or something like that.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cruzencustomlego/">Cruzen19501</a> very politely submits an entry he simply calls The Lowrider. It is apparently a more subdued black and chrome version of The Joker Lowrider from the new LEGO Batman movie, which looks totally hilarious.<br />
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Awhile back <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Plackert</a> turned us on to the RANZ Motorsport customizing firm who specializes in tricking out odd choice (mostly) Japanese cars. There was a Hulk and a Clockwork Orange themed car, but now behold this murdered out RANZ Motorsports | Toyota Celica GT.<br />
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Mercedes goes and builds a sedan but gosh darn it, wouldn't you know it, we'd all prefer a coupe. That's where Peter comes in with his ever increasing customization skills and this Mercedes-Benz W124 500 CE Coupe.<br />
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Sometimes when doing an all dark build challenge you think about things in the light. In this case, here is a pair of Tron Lightcycles. Peter goes on to say something about how Tron Legacy was not appropriate for children but I wouldn't know as I slept through much of it.<br />
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This Facel Vega HK500 Coupe is a Redo and Redemption of sorts for Peter. He built a dark blue one of these way back in '08 for one of our Agent Janus challenges so now here is the same car adorned in a very noir midnight black.<br />
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It is fitting that we end 2016 and this challenge with the 'Last Ride' - a model of the very final model year for the Edsel, in this case 1960. The car line was a spectacular failure and many think the same of 2016.<br />
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That sums up our roundup for this month. So, what does next year bring for this fine blog? Well, we have a challenge called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157676902102131/">Supercars Vs. Muscle Cars</a> that is sure to be an exciting start to our new year.<br />
OK, you've been good. You've been patient. You've waited long enough. Time to share with you probably the one good thing that came out of 2016...the secret to success and making millions. You ready? Take notes if you have to, this is important, god damn it! Now grab yourself a pen and an apple. It doesn't matter if the apple is red or green. It can even be one of them Pink Ladies. They're a little pricey but you can't knock good quality. So anyway, you announce "I have a pen. I have an apple." Then you take that pen and jab it right into the apple. Go on, jab it in there nice and firm! Then announce "pen apple." Nathan, Ralph, Peter, you with me so far? Pretty straight forward, right? Now hang on a minute there, Sonny Jim! Don't go running off thinking you have your success and your millions just yet. You're only a third of the way there. All you have now is crap, so pay attention! Next you take a whole 'nother pen. Don't use the same pen that's currently jabbed in the apple. It has to be a whole 'nother pen. That's where a lot of people mess this up. Then you grab yourself a pineapple. And announce "I have a pen. I have a pineapple." Then go ahead and jab that sucker right into the pineapple. The rind is gonna be pretty tough so you gotta jam that in there good. Then go ahead and announce "Pineapple pen." Then you sort of pretend to jam them all together. Here's where it gets tricky cuz they switch it up a bit. Announce "Pen pineapple, apple pen." Throw in a cheetah print outfit and a kooky dance number and you have yourself the makings for instant success and millions...of views on youtube. You're welcome.Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-51188064963262061612016-12-20T20:05:00.001-06:002016-12-20T20:05:34.515-06:00Deuces Wild...Roundup!Three things define the birth of hot rodding: World War II, boredom, and easy access to dad's junk. No, that wasn't an ill-conceived joke, however, it was the opening line to this month's challenge called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157674551704231/">Deuces Wild</a>. I'd explain it to ya all over again but I'm just too damned lazy. Plus I'm not so good at re-telling stories. What am I, Garrison Keillor? The "punchline" anyway is lots and lots of '32 Fords with a smattering of other weird stuff thrown in. Let's show ya what I mean.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/"> Johnni D</a> starts us off and shows us just how versatile a '32 Ford is for hot-rodding. First up is this sweet little red roadster pickup.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/30668761091/" nbsp="" title="'32 Ford Roadster Pickup"><img alt="'32 Ford Roadster Pickup" height="240" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5503/30668761091_e6899ca734_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Next on the Johnni D slab is a roadster pickup in black. Yes, the '32 Ford comes in both pickups and roadster varieties. Maybe I should have explained that in the intro, but...yunno...lazyness. <br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/30211650424/" nbsp="" title="'32 Ford Roadster Pickup"><img alt="'32 Ford Roadster Pickup" height="240" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5343/30211650424_934f120345_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Just know that they come in all kinds of varieties, OK? Do I really have to explain this to you ad nauseam? They spawned the birth of hot rodding for cripes sakes! Anyway, here is yet another variety, a yellow 5-window coupe.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/30758539171/" nbsp="" title="'32 Ford 5 window coupe"><img alt="'32 Ford 5 window coupe" height="240" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5505/30758539171_1b4245251a_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><div>
<br /> Speaking of yellow 5-window coupes, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a> built the most famous '32 Ford in the history of the world ever, the one from American Graffiti. We already have our most famous hot rod ever so that's a wrap. Thanks for reading everybody. Now get outta here! Go on! Git! There is nothing else to see here!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/30229195153/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Milner Coupe revamped"><img alt="Milner Coupe revamped" height="240" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5822/30229195153_97cd4bbbf4_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Oh wait, there's more. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John Marshmallow</a> builds a 1936 Chevy 3-window coupe he calls "F136". It sounds more like the medicine they give you to cure...yunno...that itch you don't wanna tell anyone about.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/30253952903/" nbsp="" title="1936 Chevrolet 3-Window Coupe F1 Car "F136""><img alt="1936 Chevrolet 3-Window Coupe F1 Car "F136"" height="240" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5679/30253952903_05777881bf_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> All that aforementioned weirdness comes into fruition with this Delage Dordeloto built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/57288828@N05/">Vinny Turbo</a>. He tells us don't even look try looking it up on the net. I wouldn't recommend it either. My last internet search for weirdness led to a trip to the Mac Store and some disconcerting looks from the techs cleaning my hard drive.<br /><br />https://flic.kr/p/P5iDF3<br /><br /> Coming up on more than a few weird internet searches would be my own entry. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> (hey, that's me, but we've established that already, right?) imagines what Russian hot-rodders would do with their 32 GAZ's. This spaced out custom ride is called Cosmonaut.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/31007471401/in/photostream/" nbsp="" title="'32 Custom GAZ...Cosmonaut"><img alt="'32 Custom GAZ...Cosmonaut" height="232" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5481/31007471401_2112f68110_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Someone named by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/137056991@N02/">primozm</a> builds us two of the smallest hot rods we've ever seen. First up is the minuscule channeled 1928 Ford Model A Sedan rat rod in black with an iron cross. Arian oppression never looked so cute!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/137056991@N02/30424640614/" nbsp="" title="Microscale 1928 Ford Model A Sedan Rat Rod"><img alt="Microscale 1928 Ford Model A Sedan Rat Rod" height="180" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5608/30424640614_e3a2fc27eb_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Next up on the by primozm slab is pretty much the same thing except without the iron cross but in all white with a black roof. They must be like two studs wide. Cute!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/137056991@N02/31245972065/" nbsp="" title="Microscale 1928 Ford Model A Sedan Rat Rod"><img alt="Microscale 1928 Ford Model A Sedan Rat Rod" height="185" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5535/31245972065_cb32b5dd49_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Now its time for what we call; The Wrath of Peter, a whole flurry of entries from Aussie engineer <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a>. First up is this 1932 Ford Model 18 V8 Tudor custom called 'The Phantom', which makes me hungry for red hot dogs for some odd reason.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30603059810/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1932 Custom Tudor V8 - The Phantom"><img alt="Ford 1932 Custom Tudor V8 - The Phantom" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5560/30603059810_4d2ef2d930_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Customizing hot rods are a personal thing as evidenced by this green Tudor Custom called 'Kermit the Frog'. No frogs or hot dogs were harmed in the making of this render. Cool bicycle and street corner though.<br /><br /> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30850561532/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1932 Custom Tudor V8 - Kermit the Frog"><img alt="Ford 1932 Custom Tudor V8 - Kermit the Frog" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5536/30850561532_8ef449da4a_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Two things are no longer considered cool in today's times: Making fun of fat people and Bill Cosby. But back in the day, not only were those two things cool, but expected. Here's a 1932 Ford Model 18 V8 Custom Roadster Hot Rod called 'Fat Albert', named for the Cosby-made cartoon of yore.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30911118581/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1932 Custom V8 Roadster - Fat Albert"><img alt="Ford 1932 Custom V8 Roadster - Fat Albert" height="160" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5461/30911118581_4b30393166_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Speaking of drugging and fondling scores of women, Donald Trump isn't cool either but we elected him anyway...or rather the dumb half of our country did. Or maybe it was neo-nazis. Or was it our grandparents? Or fake news? Or Russian hackers? I don't even know which story to believe anymore. What I can believe in is this black and chrome roadster called Black Beauty.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30934451891/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1932 Custom V8 Roadster - Black Beauty"><img alt="Ford 1932 Custom V8 Roadster - Black Beauty" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5474/30934451891_54aa10821c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> You like sitting in a bathtub? Sure, we all do! But who has time for that anymore? Anyway, Peter tells us that sitting in this dark red low-boy would be akin to sitting in a bathtub. Some bath salts, a glass of wine and some soothing jazz ought to round out the experience nicely.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30960389892/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1932 Custom V8 Roadster - Low-Boy"><img alt="Ford 1932 Custom V8 Roadster - Low-Boy" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5580/30960389892_f4dd970e5e_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Women enjoy a hot bath and soothing jazz. And also ZZ Top, which frankly is like the exact opposite of soothing jazz and a hot bath. Some are even OK with groping if you ask nicely, but not if you're Bill Cosby. Now I'm not even sure what women are into. There's no steadfast rule other than this famous Eliminator is probably alright in moderation.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30331449604/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1933 Custom V8 Coupe - ZZ Top Eliminator"><img alt="Ford 1933 Custom V8 Coupe - ZZ Top Eliminator" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5663/30331449604_cdb3ca63c2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> If you really like something, why not do it twice in the same challenge and give the blog writer anxiety about having to write fresh new jokes for it. Here's Black Beauty again in a smaller scale. Let's see, fresh new joke...um...Russian hackers like sitting in the bathtub?</div>
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<br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/31224030246/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="MotorCity Ford 1932 V8 Roadster"><img alt="MotorCity Ford 1932 V8 Roadster" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5813/31224030246_0052ec2b8b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Nothing says hot rodding like wearing a paper ice cream scooper's hat. That's why Lucky Eddie dons his paper hat while posing next to his dark red '32 V8 custom coupe. Turns out Lucky Eddie is just no good at Poker, Craps or Go Fish. the moniker is for ironic purposes only. </div>
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<br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30913664580/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="MotorCity Ford 1932 V8 Coupe - Lucky Eddie's Speed Shop"><img alt="MotorCity Ford 1932 V8 Coupe - Lucky Eddie's Speed Shop" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5500/30913664580_dc475d9f9f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> In the hot-rodding world, we're so used to racing slicks, flames and outsized engines that we hardly know what a 1933 Ford *actually* looks like. Turns out its quite a bit like this dark blue number.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/31304639245/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1933 Model 40 V8 Coupe"><img alt="Ford 1933 Model 40 V8 Coupe" height="160" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5501/31304639245_f5099be9c4_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> But why leave a '33 Ford the hell alone when you can hot rod the ever loving bejesus out of it? That's what this Blue Devil is all about. I particularly dig the aquamarine colored engine with this otherwise understated black paint job. Peter provided a link to the real inspiration.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/31179849672/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1933 Custom V8 Coupe - Blue Devil"><img alt="Ford 1933 Custom V8 Coupe - Blue Devil" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5513/31179849672_ac3f773482_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> There existed a problem in Australia in the early 30's. You like a sturdy workhorse to take the pigs to market but you also want something nice enough to show up at church without looking like a total ingrate in front of God and everybody. What's a farmer's wife to do? Behold the 1933 Ford Bandt Ute. God would be pleased.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/31347966075/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1933 Model 40 V8 Coupe-Utility (Bandt Ute)"><img alt="Ford 1933 Model 40 V8 Coupe-Utility (Bandt Ute)" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5552/31347966075_4163744bca_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> When I proposed this challenge Peter thought it would be chock full of "little deuce coupes" from The Beach Boys song. Turns out we all had other things in mind, like Russian space themed hot rods and F136's. But thankfully Peter averted that crisis by submitting the Little Deuce Coupe. God would be pleased.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30569157784/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1932 Custom V8 Coupe - Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe"><img alt="Ford 1932 Custom V8 Coupe - Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5469/30569157784_151a6ab2a2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> When it comes to pleasing God, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/">Tim Inman</a> knows no bounds...which could explain all the restraining orders against him. Still, the guy has got some mad skillz when it comes to playing with legos. Here's his Pro-street 32 Ford truck in dark red.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/30541593653/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="Pro-street 32 Ford truck"><img alt="Pro-street 32 Ford truck" height="180" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5723/30541593653_cc0c55c48f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Well, that sums them all up then. It wasn't the most populous of challenges but all in all we did alright. Good quality entries here. What does the future for the world's most popular blog then? I'm guessing more pictures of cats who want to haz cheezburgers. But for us, we have a little challenge this month called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157673326751673/">Cars Noir</a>...all about cars, trucks and bikes with a dark palate or purpose. Sounds like some scary-ass stuff! Let's see what we do when this group moves to the dark side, but for now, leave your intelligent and insightful comments in 3-2-1...</div>
Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-68497691863108676322016-11-23T17:52:00.000-06:002016-11-29T11:34:33.033-06:00LUGNuts Turns Nine...Roundup<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh hello. Is it time for the roundup already? Seems it is, and wouldn't you know it, I'm away on vacation. Yep, I'm off in a rustic little cabin in the woods with nothing but a hot tub, a fireplace, a bottle of whiskey, some board games, no TV, no phone connection and barely any internet. Sound like the first 10 minutes of a slasher film to you? Well...yes, it does. So as to not turn this little vacation into Friday the 13th parts I through IX, I will not disclose my exact location to any would be homicidal maniacs out there. There, crisis averted! There is something to be said about not updating your Facebook status every time you gotta take a dump. Not checking in , not alerting the world to your every thought, not taking pictures of every meal you eat are all admirable qualities that a few people could learn from. It all smacks of an oppressive Orwellian dystopia. Anyway, LUGNuts Turns Nine this month and we could build based on any previous challenge from this year or all of history. Let's take a look at everyone who incessantly checked in with us, shall we?<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/142215120@N05/">Emmanuel Spencer Iskandar</a> is the first to set sail with blurred cellphone photos commemorating that one time James May turned a Triumph Herald into a boat. Seems my joke about blurred cellphone photos might be a bit outdated as most cellphones nowadays take better photos than most cameras.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/142215120@N05/29944475602/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Triumph Herald Yacht"><img alt="Triumph Herald Yacht" height="240" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8402/29944475602_7891295dc3_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />OK, that joke about cellphone cameras might have been outdated but now I'm beginning to wonder about Emmanuel's tech. This second entry looks like it may have been rendered on a Commodore 64 but then if you click the link to the music video the grainy black and white quality accurately depicts...ah, crap, there goes my joke!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/142215120@N05/30297662261/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Radio Ga Ga"><img alt="Radio Ga Ga" height="142" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5733/30297662261_2f114ff5df_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Clearly I'm just dialing it in here. I must be in vacation mode or a homicidal maniac has zeroed in on my coordinates after all and has killed me and is chiming in as a less funny version of me, just for shits and giggles. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John Marshmallow</a> has also dialed it in like twelve times. His first entry: a six wheeled monstrosity called Shark One.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29930355691/" nbsp="" title="120-Gram 6-Wheeled Car "Shark One""><img alt="120-Gram 6-Wheeled Car "Shark One"" height="240" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7520/29930355691_373ac6739b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Considering this blog is just as meta and un-funny as it always is, I'm thinking the homicidal maniac theory is not valid. Anyway, here's another entry by John. Back when we did Re-do and Redemption it meant going back years. For John it means going back months to something he did in April. Has he been redeemed yet?<br /><br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/30122514955/" nbsp="" title="1994 Nissan Silvia (S13) Rat Rod "Silver Slider""><img alt="1994 Nissan Silvia (S13) Rat Rod "Silver Slider"" height="240" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5038/30122514955_94e5ef419e_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Maybe he'll redeem with this 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Lakewood Hearse . All the goth kids can update their Facebook status to slightly less melancholy. What? Oh, a pinecone. Neat! Sorry, I'm a little distracted what with vacation and all. For these next entries, let me employ the help of a bunch of other writers. Here goes.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29523342623/" nbsp="" title="Corvair Wagon WIP"><img alt="Corvair Wagon WIP" height="240" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7576/29523342623_8e361005df_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /><br />(bad romance novelist) Her breasts heaved like a stormy ocean, and her pointed nipples were like hypodermics washed up on the shore. Her sun-glazed back formed a golden arch as he moved his face toward her happy meal.<br /><br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/30183585981/" nbsp="" title="1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Rat Rod ""><img alt="1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Rat Rod "" height="240" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7501/30183585981_c98c31f8c8_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />(Neil deGrasse Tyson) Apollo in 1969. Shuttle in 1981. Nothing in 2011. Our space program would look awesome to anyone living backwards through time.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/30244348751/" nbsp="" title="1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Aviator Garages Custom "BumbleStang""><img alt="1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Aviator Garages Custom "BumbleStang"" height="240" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5766/30244348751_4ca81b154e_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /><br />(Russian Daycare Owner) Please, you bring child. Child eat radish. Child learn work. Child mine opal. Please, you also bring radish.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/30372286825/" nbsp="" title="1987 Ibishu Covet 1.5 DX"><img alt="1987 Ibishu Covet 1.5 DX" height="240" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8411/30372286825_97173893be_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /><br />(Bad detective novelist) She walked toward me with her high heels clacking like an out-of-balance ceiling fan set on low, smiling as though about to spit pus from a dental abscess, and I knew right away that she was going to leave me feeling like I had used a wood rasp to cure my hemorrhoids.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29785968704/" nbsp="" title="1984 Ibishu Pigeon 600"><img alt="1984 Ibishu Pigeon 600" height="240" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5722/29785968704_89964b161a_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Hunter S. Thompson) "Hallucinations are bad enough. But after a while you learn to cope with things like seeing your dead grandmother crawling up your leg with a knife in her teeth. Most acid fanciers can handle this sort of thing. But nobody can handle that other trip—the possibility that any freak with $1.98 can walk into Circus-Circus and suddenly appear in the sky over downtown Las Vegas twelve times the size of God, howling anything that comes into his head. No, this is not a good town for psychedelic drugs. Reality itself is too twisted."<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29649079144/" nbsp="" title="31046 Alternate: 1993 Aviator Ronolit DX-4(Z82DX4-2MRS)"><img alt="31046 Alternate: 1993 Aviator Ronolit DX-4(Z82DX4-2MRS)" height="240" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8275/29649079144_751ca8477b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Teenage Goth Poet) The night falls in a heavy cloak alone in my chambers, so utterly alone. Cold and alone, swallowed by the abysmal abyss of despair. Empty and black; black is my lipstick, black is my underwear, black is my soul. Utter despair. Ennui. There is nothing on TV.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29859909094/" nbsp="" title="1971 Aviator Radicus Drag Rod"><img alt="1971 Aviator Radicus Drag Rod" height="240" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5657/29859909094_8576860209_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (The Shamwow Guy) Hi it's Vince from shamwow, you'll be saying wow everytime! It's like a shammy, it's like a towel, it's like a sponge. A regular towel doesn't work wet, this works wet or dry. This is for the house ,the car, the boat,t he RV .Shamwow holds 20 times it's weight in liquid, look at this, it just does the work! Why do you want to work twice as hard? It doesn't drip, doesn't make a mess, ring it out. You wash it in the washing machine. Made in Germany, you know the Germans always make good stuff. <br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29885885574/" nbsp="" title="2024 Aviator Milano TDF Edition"><img alt="2024 Aviator Milano TDF Edition" height="240" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5452/29885885574_8e092a9e6d_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Directions to assemble a bookshelf made in China) Place tab A next to slot C. Your welcome to use caution. Break short stub using left hand. Fold shelf down very easy. Important no matter you are in public, inbusiness trip, or in journey. For sanity reasons, please use shower before gettings in pool.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/30523771166/" nbsp="" title="2024 Aviator QuattroAvant"><img alt="2024 Aviator QuattroAvant" height="240" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8587/30523771166_9a7fd2b023_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Lemmy Kilmister, former Motorhead frontman)"If you're going to be a (bleeping) rock star, go be one. People don't want to see the guy next door on stage; they want to see a being from another planet." <br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/30455224282/" nbsp="" title="2006 Toyota Prius "Copper Polluter""><img alt="2006 Toyota Prius "Copper Polluter"" height="240" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5678/30455224282_817c8d7ce7_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Wow, that was fun. I might do that again when there is another builder who has submitted a lot of stuff. (I'm looking at you, Peter!) But for now, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">Johnni D</a> asks for a numbered assignment and gets entry 99, any ambulance or hearse, custom or stock.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/30074254505/" nbsp="" title="Ambulance 361 FDNY"><img alt="Ambulance 361 FDNY" height="320" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8536/30074254505_5bb96a397f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Actually he makes two entries out of one request, here's the hearse version from 99 in all its black hearse dead guy glory.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/29465819404/" nbsp="" title="1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Hearse"><img alt="1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Hearse" height="320" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8127/29465819404_064ceb8972_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Third on the Johnni D slab. He asks for number 9 and gets any cool vehicle to accommodate a wheelchair. My thinking in creating this idea was just because you're in a wheelchair, doesn't mean you can't have something kick-ass. Johnni pulls through with this way cool chopper.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/29467356083/" nbsp="" title="Custom chopper Wheelchair Bike"><img alt="Custom chopper Wheelchair Bike" height="240" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5632/29467356083_d4ef970955_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> The young man has got something good going here with these stylized, cartoonish rides on an 8x8 base. Some have made Brothers-Brick and I think they'd make excellent convention trophies. He asked for #6: Google “Chip Foose’s best designs” and go from there. The result; this Foose '70 Challenger.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/29509611853/" nbsp="" title="Foose '70 Challenger"><img alt="Foose '70 Challenger" height="320" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5036/29509611853_aedce96c77_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> He seems to be a fan of the 100th build challenge where you ask for a number and the admins give you a crazed assignment based on a list. Here is #66: Hot Wheels has a cast called “Spoiler Sport” figure it out from there.<br /><br /><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/29526305013/" nbsp="" title="1976 Hotwheels Spoiler Sport"><img alt="1976 Hotwheels Spoiler Sport" height="320" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5285/29526305013_6f56f767da_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Johnni chimes back a sixth time this time asking for the humorous and lowbrow number of 69. He ends up with a Zinger which, incidentally, is a humorous and lowbrow custom toy car with outsized engine and tires.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/30205780716/" nbsp="" title="Zingers!"><img alt="Zingers!" height="240" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5723/30205780716_49855eb0b7_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> He then reverses 69 and...you'd think it would be a number equally enticing but 96 seems to have no humor or lowbrow connotations to it. However, it is attached to; design any vehicle inspired by any dinosaur or sea creature. Barney would be proud.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/30242934045/" nbsp="" title="DinoWagon"><img alt="DinoWagon" height="320" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8557/30242934045_653039e6c4_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Johnni flexes his creative muscles again, but this time asks for a random assignment. I told him to go forth and build us the Popcorn Wagon and he comes through with his stylized version of the iconic show rod. <br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/30198739461/" nbsp="" title="Popcorn Wagon"><img alt="Popcorn Wagon" height="320" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8278/30198739461_6d27629955_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Its our ninth birthday and Johnni aptly pulls through with nine challenges, this time any bubble top vehicle and he doesn't disappoint with his final entry.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/29673013333/" nbsp="" title="Bubble Top custom"><img alt="Bubble Top custom" height="320" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5628/29673013333_dbe8cd92b6_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/135523441@N07/"> Flyboy0115</a> tells us that his microscale Tatra concurs with the rules of our 105th build challenge. What was 105 again? I don't even remember. Oh, right! The Great Outdoors, all about camping and off-roading and whatnot. Hmmm. I suppose you could go camping or off-roading in this.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/135523441@N07/30292115085/" nbsp="" title="8x8 Microscale Tatra (5)"><img alt="8x8 Microscale Tatra (5)" height="213" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5568/30292115085_56814469a5_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Flyboy chimes in again and this time gets it right with the Over a million, under a thousand challenge and a formula 1 racer. Clearly this fits in the over a million category and the background is so black the car looks like it has no tires.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/135523441@N07/29790343924/" nbsp="" title="F1 Car (8)"><img alt="F1 Car (8)" height="213" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8610/29790343924_f98e6abdef_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loek1990/"> Loek M</a> takes the Exclusive Edition challenge and builds us a very exclusive Rolls Royce Phantom made exclusively for a very rich hotel manager in Macau. Also I'm pretty sure the Avian Bird Flu originated exclusively in Macau. I wouldn't eat the chicken if I were you.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loek1990/29774184614/" nbsp="" title="Rolls Royce Phantom "Hotel 13 Edition""><img alt="Rolls Royce Phantom "Hotel 13 Edition"" height="240" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5644/29774184614_e69120b674_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Except for just about every girl I know, girls like pink. Apparently. At least that's what they thought in the 50's. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a>'s first entry is the 1955 Dodge La Femme Hardtop Coupe in dusty rose and pigeon gray. It included a raincoat, rain bonnet and umbrella, all made from a vinyl patterned to match the rosebud interior fabric.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29549222034/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Dodge La Femme - 1955"><img alt="Dodge La Femme - 1955" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5493/29549222034_256f198582_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Way back when we had our 82nd challenge it was called LUGNuts In Real Life and asked us to build the vehicles that we tooled around in for reals, yo. As an engineer for Ford, Peter gets a different company car like every ten minutes so here's a 2016 Mondeo. I sense there'll be a lot of these so lemme employ the help of other writers while I go dip in the hot tub. Here goes.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29570422573/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford Mondeo Titanium Wagon (CD391 - 2016)"><img alt="Ford Mondeo Titanium Wagon (CD391 - 2016)" height="160" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5784/29570422573_910f354dcb_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (An angry algebra teacher) For the fifth goddamned time people, in the formula ax squared plus bx plus c equals 0 you can solve x by using the goddamned quadratic formula. Has this sunk into your thick skulls finally? A monkey can learn this!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29593422364/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Lotus Esprit S1 - James Bond 'The Spy that Loved Me'"><img alt="Lotus Esprit S1 - James Bond 'The Spy that Loved Me'" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8553/29593422364_cb82f69f42_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (A grizzled old sea captain) The sea, she's like a lady. You dance with her you dance by her lead otherwise she chew ye up and swallow ye whole! You ain't seen life till you've seen it from the belly of a whale!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29614201624/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Aston Martin DB9 (Updated)"><img alt="Aston Martin DB9 (Updated)" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5448/29614201624_d7a39864b3_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Chewbacca explaining complex quantum physics) Grrrr. Rrrrrrrrroar. Rrrrrrrr-rrrrrrrr. Roar. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr-rrrrah-rrr-rrrrrah. Rahhh-grah-rrrrrrrr. RAH-GRRRRRR-RAHHHHH! RAAAHHHH!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30268022865/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1952 Customline Sedan"><img alt="Ford 1952 Customline Sedan" height="160" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5639/30268022865_dde45fe8cc_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (A meathead blasting his quads at the gym) Thirty-three! Thirty-four! Grrrrr----Thirty-five! (bleep) YEAH! Thirty-six! (bleep) YEAH! Thirty-seven! I'm a god among men, bro! Grrrrrr...Thirty-eight! (BLEEP) YEAH! FEEL THE BUUURRRN, MOTHER (BLEEP)!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30203140061/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ralston Tigre II-C Convertible - 1958"><img alt="Ralston Tigre II-C Convertible - 1958" height="240" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8273/30203140061_72a7ddd3a2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> ( A guy giving directions who's pretty sure he's gonna throw up) So you want to take the next left.....hrmmmmm...cripes, pardon me! Then go down about three blocks....hrmmmmm...oh, jesus! At the light you want to bang a right....hrrrrrmmmmmm...dude, I gotta run!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30011663960/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ferrari 500 TRC s/n 0682 MDTR (1957)"><img alt="Ferrari 500 TRC s/n 0682 MDTR (1957)" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8555/30011663960_77a624f6aa_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Someone texting grocery directions) B sure 2 pic up 2 turkey breasts on yer way home. Make sure they boner it. Boner it. DE-BONE it! LOL! WTF! Stupid auto-correct!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30292662406/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Powell Motors - The Homer"><img alt="Powell Motors - The Homer" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5483/30292662406_e5cae20b46_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Snoop Dogg singing Gin and Juice) "With so much drama in the L-B-C, its kinda hard being Snoop D-O-Double G. But I somehow someway keep coming up with funky-ass shit every single day..."<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29724512654/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ferrari 512 S - NART Racer s/n 1006 1970"><img alt="Ferrari 512 S - NART Racer s/n 1006 1970" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5340/29724512654_35471499fe_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (The super polite Nigerian ambassador in my email inbox) My dearest friend. I have thought long and hard before sending this but my research proves you are the best qualified to help me in this very important matter. I have inherited a rather large sum of money and...<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30266165462/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="1972 BMW E12 520i Saloon"><img alt="1972 BMW E12 520i Saloon" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5579/30266165462_4309eec8c6_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Simon and Garfunkle) "Hello darkness my old friend. I've come to talk with you again. Because a vision softly creeping, left its seeds while I was sleeping..."<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29774700664/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Dodge Charger 'General Lee' - The Dukes of Hazzard"><img alt="Dodge Charger 'General Lee' - The Dukes of Hazzard" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5626/29774700664_15b1f60b9a_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Liam Neeson dialing the wrong number) "I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you." Um...what do you want on your pizza, Mr. Neeson?<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30399329036/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ferrari F40 Berlinetta"><img alt="Ferrari F40 Berlinetta" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8669/30399329036_7142705bee_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> ( Correspondence that has actually been on Tinder) "You might need a wheelchair after I'm done with you. You like pumpkin spice lattes?" "Are you threatening to break my legs? Are you threatening to break my legs in a Starbucks?" "Uh...that didn't come out right."<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30421065306/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Toyota Camry Sedan - V20 (1986)"><img alt="Toyota Camry Sedan - V20 (1986)" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5762/30421065306_0f5a5ff4b0_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (A Doctor circa 1949) My profession can be trying at times and in my downtime I enjoy the mild taste and soothing feel of a Camel cigarette. More doctors smoke Camel cigarettes than any other kind. I recommend them to my patients because they protect against irritation and cough. And what a smooth taste!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30391353371/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Chevrolet 1946 Pickup Truck (Advance Design) - McGyver"><img alt="Chevrolet 1946 Pickup Truck (Advance Design) - McGyver" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5614/30391353371_241e77de48_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Actual Facebook quote) We need to get off Lance Armstrong's back...yes he did drugs but don't forget he was also the first man on the moon.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29865421533/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ralston Tigre III-C < T W E L V E > Saloon"><img alt="Ralston Tigre III-C < T W E L V E > Saloon" height="160" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5701/29865421533_290befb2bd_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry) Did he fire six shots or only five? Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29892393494/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Citroen DS - ID19 Le Paris Coupe - 1958"><img alt="Citroen DS - ID19 Le Paris Coupe - 1958" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5583/29892393494_54788cef95_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (A dad teaching his dumb kid a lesson on Facebook) To all of Chris's friends; this is his father. My son carelessly left his account logged in so I decided to snoop around. Upon reading his personal information I would like to clear a few things up.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30247500190/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Alfa Romeo BAT7 (Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica - Bertone 1954)"><img alt="Alfa Romeo BAT7 (Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica - Bertone 1954)" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5707/30247500190_0bca8bc509_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (A dad teaching his dumb kid a lesson on Facebook part II) My son is not a "playa", he will not "beat a ho's ass" and will most certainly will not "roll a fatty wit his boyz". So for all of those who believe he is some badass playa, think again. He is Chris Brown, a 15 year old kid who was afraid of the dark until he was 12 and cried while watching Marly and Me.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30451385762/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="MotorCity 2016 Ford F150 Raptor - Octan Offroad Racer"><img alt="MotorCity 2016 Ford F150 Raptor - Octan Offroad Racer" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5602/30451385762_533921d1e8_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Another correspondence that has actually been on Tinder) On a scale of 1 to America, how free are you tonight?" "North Korea."<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30551997856/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="The Bradley Californian - 1969"><img alt="The Bradley Californian - 1969" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5605/30551997856_73daa173b4_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Foreign Sports Announcer) GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOOOAAALL! GOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLL!! GOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!! GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30519205061/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="BMW LMR V12 Racer - Art Car #15- Jenny Holzer (1999)"><img alt="BMW LMR V12 Racer - Art Car #15- Jenny Holzer (1999)" height="160" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5563/30519205061_88b8849d72_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Hoity-toity wine reviewer) The heady, pure perfume of fig rind and foliage streams from the glass. A more tart and tropical note of passion fruit pitches in as well, along with green grapefruit spice. The aromatic spectrum is a sublimation of exotic fruit on nose and palate. The palate sustains this high-pitched balance by the purest lightening strike of zesty acidity. Even the tiniest drop of this amber liquid has the power to perfume the entire palate for minutes. <br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30511479942/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ferrari 330 GTS Spider"><img alt="Ferrari 330 GTS Spider" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5632/30511479942_ec4dc94f23_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (A Marine Drill Sargent) What's your major malfunction, recruit?! Where you from, boy?Texas? TEXAS!? The only thing in Texas is steers and queers and I don't see any horns on you, boy! Now drop and give me fifty! This is my rifle, this is my gun. This one's for fightin', this ones for fun!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30531745832/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="The 'Bluesmobile' - 1974 Dodge Monaco Cop Car - (The Blues Brothers - 1980)"><img alt="The 'Bluesmobile' - 1974 Dodge Monaco Cop Car - (The Blues Brothers - 1980)" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5494/30531745832_48bac6884a_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (A fratboy having a bad day at a University of Florida Constitution Day forum) Don't taze me, bro! Don't taze me, bro! Don't taze me...AHHH! AHHHHHH! AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30556996972/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Plymouth Fury 1960 Hardtop Coupe"><img alt="Plymouth Fury 1960 Hardtop Coupe" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5694/30556996972_2b5fbd06c3_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (A moose in Maine describing a run-in with a car) Ayuh. So I was giving directions to this motorist, telling him you can't get there from hear when I felt a slight discomfort. Thought it was just some bad water lilies I ate so I ignored it. But wouldn't you know it, some dingus motorist decided to wrap his cah 'round my backside, for some reason, and went ass over tea kettle into the ditch. Must be outta-townas for sure.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30399272790/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ariel Nomad - Dune Racer"><img alt="Ariel Nomad - Dune Racer" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5659/30399272790_fcd8ddb0a5_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Onion Horoscope Writer) Cancer June 21-July 22: Your insistence that no one can possibly know how you feel right now will only point out how pathetic it is to be dumped by three bearded ladies in a row.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30682622446/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ferrari 512S MODULO (Pininfarina - 1970) s/n 0864"><img alt="Ferrari 512S MODULO (Pininfarina - 1970) s/n 0864" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5591/30682622446_25eb137d27_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Dear Abby question and response) About four months ago, the house across the street was sold to a “father and son” — or so we thought. We later learned it was an older man about 50 and a young fellow about 24. This was a respectable neighborhood before this “odd couple” moved in. They have all sorts of strange-looking company. Men who look like women, women who look like men, blacks, whites, Indians. Yesterday I even saw two nuns go in there!… Abby, these weirdos are wrecking our property values! How can we improve the quality of this once-respectable neighborhood? Response: You could move.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30128577164/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Renault Trafic LWB - Australia Post Delivery Van"><img alt="Renault Trafic LWB - Australia Post Delivery Van" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5322/30128577164_610735e896_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Either a Juicy Fruit ad or porn dialogue) Take a sniff, pull it out. The taste is gonna move you when you pop it in your mouth!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30781949585/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Cadillac 1933 452C Fleetwood Aero-Dynamic Coupe Study"><img alt="Cadillac 1933 452C Fleetwood Aero-Dynamic Coupe Study" height="160" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5824/30781949585_5ccd13a99b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (Alan Rickman ominously ending a pizza transaction) So be it.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30164754233/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Porsche 917K Salzburg"><img alt="Porsche 917K Salzburg" height="160" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5632/30164754233_8075594471_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> (A pearl of wisdom) I'd rather die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather and not screaming and yelling in terror like the passengers in his car.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/30829098546/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="ZiL 111-G Limousine (1962)"><img alt="ZiL 111-G Limousine (1962)" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5481/30829098546_8166d69fbc_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Cripes, that was a lot! Good thing I brought in all those other writers to help out. Did they make sense in regard to their corresponding cars? Probably not. But it doesn't have to make much sense to me as evidenced by this cool Creepy Crawler '67 Caddy built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a>.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/30636726586/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="1967 Cadillac Coupe DeVille...Creepy Crawler"><img alt="1967 Cadillac Coupe DeVille...Creepy Crawler" height="245" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5831/30636726586_1dd70041c2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Let's use some of this intermittent cabin wi-fi to see what's on the news, shall we? We elected who?! What?! Son of a bitch! See, this is why I don't watch the news! So disappointing! Seems I'll need to extend my vacation for the next four to eight years. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/">Tim Inman</a> makes America great again with this all white 1966 Ferrari 365P Tre Posti.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/30643546026/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="1966 Ferrari 365P Tre Posti"><img alt="1966 Ferrari 365P Tre Posti" height="180" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5692/30643546026_6b740ce1d0_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Going off road sounds great to <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139746730@N05/">Paulo D</a> as evidenced by this off-roading Porsche 911. In fact, going off the grid for like 8 years doesn't sound like a bad idea either. It'll be me and this cabin and the hot tub and some whiskey. And I suppose I'd have to grow a long beard and get a shot gun. And keep myself in the dark about current events. Wait that sounds like a typical Trump supporter, which got us into this mess in the first place.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139746730@N05/30398515320/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="Porsche 911 - Safari spec"><img alt="Porsche 911 - Safari spec" height="183" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5737/30398515320_82a2af5393_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> On second thought, let's move on. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sam Sirmanperson</a> builds us a couple of fantastic 40's era woodies. They harken from a time when doctors recommended cigarettes to their patients and leaders of the free world bragged about grabbing ladies by their tender bits. Oh wait, did that just happen? Oy!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/30161642623" nbsp="" title="Woodies - 6-wide - Lego"><img alt="Woodies - 6-wide - Lego" height="213" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5652/30161642623_6761edd4a7_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> On a good note, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/126492293@N08/">Brick Flag</a> leaves us satisfied with three superb entries modeled after actual Hot Wheels cars. First up, the Ramblin' Wrecker. I particularly like how the whole truck bed and winch is monochromatic, like the molded plastic of the actual toy car.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/126492293@N08/30551668630/" nbsp="" title="Ramblin' Wrecker Lego MOC 3 of 11"><img alt="Ramblin' Wrecker Lego MOC 3 of 11" height="208" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5743/30551668630_c0ee932e03_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> The last two go together but deserve equal billing. They are unofficially from the TV show Emergency. All three are about the most detailed MOCs we've seen in awhile, which totally explains how all three recently appeared on our Big Brother's Blog. Randolph Mantooth would be proud!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/126492293@N08/30764694841/" nbsp="" title="Emergency Squad Lego MOC 6 of 11"><img alt="Emergency Squad Lego MOC 6 of 11" height="184" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5709/30764694841_b96e79ddf8_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/126492293@N08/30736199332/" nbsp="" title="Fire Eater Lego MOC 9 of 11"><img alt="Fire Eater Lego MOC 9 of 11" height="196" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5670/30736199332_463623dae2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Phew! That is the end of your 9th birthday roundup. This has been a pretty good selection of cars, I think. How did it all go? Well, it started pretty strong. Admittedly I was dialing it in at first, then got better, then got a little shaky when we elected a bully and a tyrant, then it all sort of balanced out. On Sunday we set the clock back an hour, then on Tuesday we set America back 50 years. What does the future hold for this little blog? Well, barring a well deserved missile attack against us, we have a challenge coming up called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157674551704231/">Deuces Wild</a>...all about the '32 Ford, the most quintessential hot rod in history. In the words of our president elect promising...whatever the hell he talks about...its gonna be great. Its gonna be huge. I can't emphasize enough how great and huge this build challenge is gonna be. It'll make America, and incidentally the world, great again. You wait and see. Now, time to pretend I'm Canadian for the next four to eight years. Nathan, can you help me with my dialogue? Is it "about" or "aboot"? Which animal is on the 5 cent piece? Is it a loon or a beaver? Are you people really so friendly that you have pleasant two hour conversations with people who dialed the wrong number? I have a lot to learn about being Canadian. In the meantime, leave your poignant and insightful comments in 3...2...1...<br /><br /><br /> <br /> </span> Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-83095131956860056782016-10-25T11:56:00.000-05:002016-10-25T11:56:40.356-05:00Saturday Morning Show N' Shine...Roundup<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It may go by a different name where you are, but the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157672204615622/">Saturday Morning Show N' Shine</a> is a phenomenon that happens worldwide where diverse car cultures and the general public join together to show off some truly amazing cars, trucks and bikes. A rat rod just may be parked next to a modern import tuner or a restored American classic just might be sharing a nice sunny spot with its distant European cousin, while a top-fueled dragster may share the limelight with all the members of the VW Bug Club. The atmosphere is festive with live bands and food venders, the crowd is happy and awe-inspired and the vibe is all lovey-dovey, kumbaya, love thy neighbor...right up until some meathead decides its time for a heated Ford vs. Chevy debate. There's always one in every crowd! Anyway, its about time we here at LUGNuts had our own Saturday Morning Show N' Shine and meatheads be damned! Let's see how we did.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a> is a sensible European and the first to find a prime parking spot with his sensible European first generation Volkswagen Golf GTi, also known as the granddaddy of hot hatches. Customization makes no sense to the likes of Ralph when purist, unmolested sensibilities are really the true path to enlightenment.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/28955687734/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Volkswagen Golf Mk.1 GTi"><img alt="Volkswagen Golf Mk.1 GTi" height="158" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8250/28955687734_35b6f048f3_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />This is a sensibility often shared by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> as evidenced by this restored "minor classic" in the shape of a lime green 1970 Peugeot 504 Cabriolet. Most Peugeots are a bit boring to look at, but the 504 Coupe and Cabriolet, both styled and assembled by Pininfarina, are a classy and subtle choice for a car enthusiast to enjoy. Even you, Ralph.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29519098535/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Peugeot 504 Cabriolet (Pininfarina 1970)"><img alt="Peugeot 504 Cabriolet (Pininfarina 1970)" height="160" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8425/29519098535_0043736598_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />This US-version 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint Convertible can be said to be a forerunner to the more famous Ford Mustang. All the basic elements that make it a Mustang were there. While the Falcon platform died out here in the states after a very short run, the name continued in Australia right up until earlier this month! Gasp! What will Peter do if his job goes?<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29430549892/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1963 Falcon Sprint Convertible (USA)"><img alt="Ford 1963 Falcon Sprint Convertible (USA)" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8366/29430549892_b20112f368_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Perhaps he'll be a bellhop, a Walmart greeter, or a topless barista. On second thought, they might better appreciate his Ford engineering experience over at Fiat. This 1969 FIAT Sport Spider Convertible with a clean, rust-free body would make a great project car to get him started. He'll just have to learn to engineer everything smaller and more Italian-like.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28937718144/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="FIAT 124 Sport Spider (1969)"><img alt="FIAT 124 Sport Spider (1969)" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8172/28937718144_0e70b81b91_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Peter, can you become really passionate about wine, sex and pasta and fake an Italian accent? No? Then perhaps your straight-laced engineering sensibilities would go well here in the US, where engaging in all of the above could get you drunk/arrested/bloated and labeled as insensitive, respectively. Here is a 1961 Custom Ford Thunderbird Hardtop apparently from my photostream.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29301489340/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford Thunderbird Hardtop (Kustom - 1961)"><img alt="Ford Thunderbird Hardtop (Kustom - 1961)" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8507/29301489340_5f2bd0d6a1_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Seems Peter takes a lot of inspiration from my photostream and car shows I've been to. This says nothing about the dozen or so car shows I've been too lazy to post. Anyway, here is a 1950 Chevrolet Styleline Convertible from my stream sporting what Peter calls "a nice saggy arse". No, my dad didn't accidentally get into the shot, however what you see is a fig of an older, wiser Lino with an accurately depicted graying beard.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29632387755/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="1950 Chevrolet Stylieline Convertible"><img alt="1950 Chevrolet Stylieline Convertible" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8486/29632387755_33df6f62a2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />I may be older, wiser, and my IQ is considerably higher than average. However, this doesn't preclude me from doing some intensely stupid shit, like setting paper planes on fire or driving my Fiat 500 down the wrong way of a one way street. Celebrating the very embodiment of stupidity and youthful exuberance is this custom Toyota Celica SX Liftback.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29622295176/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Toyota T160 Celica SX Liftback (Modified)"><img alt="Toyota T160 Celica SX Liftback (Modified)" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8145/29622295176_159a0c23c3_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Another gem pilfered from my photostream is this 1956 Chevrolet 210 4-door Hardtop & Cargo Trailer built by this proud father and son team. Tan and olive green make this (I would assume) a period correct restoration suitable enough to appease Ralph's unmolested sensibilities.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29059711643/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="1956 Chevrolet 210 4-Door Hardtop & trailer"><img alt="1956 Chevrolet 210 4-Door Hardtop & trailer" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8303/29059711643_dd042d3bcc_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Right in the middle of Peter's usual deluge, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m//">Lino Martins</a> chimes in with a Team Oz entry that he calls the Holden Brute. Apparently I missed the memo about unmolested sensibilities being the path to enlightenment. Surely there is a place in car-guy Valhala for people who gut out a classic Ute and cram it full of giant bits that make it go fast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/29306258463/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="1971 Holden Ute"><img alt="1971 Holden Ute" height="243" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8791/29306258463_1d15fd0a3c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Proving once and for all that there is no unmolested enlightenment for most Australians (after all, those people invented Mad Max) is Peter's Ford counterpart for Team Oz; this Ford XA Falcon Super Ute - a Mad-Max Supercharger 1972 Ford Coupe-Utility. Witness me!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29849701391/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford XA Falcon Utility - V8 Supercharged SuperUte"><img alt="Ford XA Falcon Utility - V8 Supercharged SuperUte" height="160" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8364/29849701391_986637ef10_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Many Americans will pay extra for hoity-toity free-range, shade grown, certified organic, fair-trade, kindly killed food. But what if you'd rather save a few bucks on some lettuce that was guaranteed to have been abused? This Ford 1932 V8 Coupe Rod is like that. With a rear window rake, beefy racing tires and a flaming paint job, this coupe is the epitome of modified and molested.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29421693580/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1932 V8 Coupe Rod"><img alt="Ford 1932 V8 Coupe Rod" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8425/29421693580_7864c5b665_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Sometimes life is all about pairing the old with the new as evidenced by this retro restored 1950 Chevrolet COE Pickup and its modern customized buddy, the Harley Davidson Lowrider Motorcycle. It makes me miss that Two of A Kind challenge we had. This would fit also under generation Gap. Such fun challenges!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29447810960/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Chevrolet 1950 COE Custom & Harley-Davidson"><img alt="Chevrolet 1950 COE Custom & Harley-Davidson" height="222" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8341/29447810960_255f8e96e9_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Viddy well, O me little brothers at this lovely RANZ MOTORSPORTS RX4 rightly called Clockwork Orange. Oh, it is gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh! It was like a bird of rarest-spun heaven metal or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now. It preps the gulliver for a bit of the ol' ultra-violence, O me brothers!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29159138964/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="RANZ MOTORSPORTS MAZDA RX4 | PROJECT CLOCKWORK ORANGE"><img alt="RANZ MOTORSPORTS MAZDA RX4 | PROJECT CLOCKWORK ORANGE" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8029/29159138964_96b1f38a6b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />It was a real 'orror show, O me droogs, me brothers...viddy...uh...tomchick...uh....hmmm. Wait, I don't have to talk like Alex anymore? Phew! I figured I was good for about one entry, but having to do it over and over might be a burden on the ol' Gulliver. There, I did it again! Anyway, here's a rare OSI-Ford 20M Coupe.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29193399364/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="OSI-Ford 20M Coupe (1966)"><img alt="OSI-Ford 20M Coupe (1966)" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8472/29193399364_525f24704b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />When I was an impressionable young man, my mom gifted me a VCR and a Polaroid camera back when both of those things were all the rage. With them she said "now you have all the makings of a porn empire." A porn empire. My mom said this, no less! Looking back years later, it seems I've built a car empire instead in which Peter uses freely. Here is a 1960 Buick Invicta 2-door Hardtop Coupe that I apparently photographed at a car show.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29842151505/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Buick Invicta Hardtop Coupe (1960)"><img alt="Buick Invicta Hardtop Coupe (1960)" height="160" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8829/29842151505_2857403b81_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Where would I be today had I have taken my mom's advice instead? Probably filthy rich and Peter would have no automotive inspiration to pilfer from my photostream. Where would Peter be if he were born to my parents instead? He would have spent his early childhood in the backseat of a '70 Pinto instead of a 1969 Toyota E10 Corolla Sprinter Coupe similar to this one.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29780087001/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Toyota E10 Corolla Sprinter Coupe (1969)"><img alt="Toyota E10 Corolla Sprinter Coupe (1969)" height="160" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8443/29780087001_50f87e5afa_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Also he'd be American, I'd be Australian. I'd probably be a family man and he'd likely have a strange affinity for black sheets and creepy doll heads all over the house. Maybe history would have changed completely. Here's a 1970 Datsun Fairlady Z432R with the exact same girl figure from the previous entry proving, without a doubt, that parallel universes do exist!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29790603372/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Datsun Fairlady Z432R (1970)"><img alt="Datsun Fairlady Z432R (1970)" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8385/29790603372_e25c9519e0_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />The Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider was prominently featured in the movie The Graduate. The film, starring a young Dustin Hoffman and an older Anne Bancroft, made most theatre goers uncomfortable, while a smaller percentage realized (possibly for the first time) that they were into something different. And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29872287651/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider (Series 105 / 115)"><img alt="Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider (Series 105 / 115)" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5330/29872287651_83ef42d0f6_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Here is a sweet black and red 1965 Ford Mustang GT Fastback. They epitomized post-war US optimism - though rather oddly, in the midst of the Vietnam era turmoil.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29354123004/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1965 Mustang GT Fastback"><img alt="Ford 1965 Mustang GT Fastback" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8673/29354123004_2d91af54c2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Finally, the aforementioned meathead shows up at this Saturday Morning Show N' Shine in this 1999 Honda S2000 Roadster! You'd think he'd show up in the previous '65 fastback, but no, the Honda Roadster. He seems confident in his ability to be a meathead. Let's not tell him the car came standard equipped with a lipstick holder.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29917258961/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Honda S2000 Roadster"><img alt="Honda S2000 Roadster" height="160" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5566/29917258961_f8fdf50e63_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Peter says this 1965 VW Type-3 Fatstback is the lamest car he's built this whole entire challenge but his photostream proves it to be among his most popular of all time, proving once and for all, people just like weird things. With that kind of logic we should then all go gaga for some crystal meth and a leather clown suit.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29727623910/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Volkswagen Type-3 Fastback"><img alt="Volkswagen Type-3 Fastback" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5703/29727623910_52ef1a680e_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />And what's with all the creepy clown sightings on the news, anyway? Do you have this problem in Australia? Anyway, hoping lightning will strike twice, Peter re-rendered an old Ford 1949 Woody Wagon from eight years ago and this time did it up in "gun metal" or what I like to call "prosthetic limb tan."<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29925819182/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford 1949 Woody Wagon"><img alt="Ford 1949 Woody Wagon" height="160" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5081/29925819182_2a0cca348b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />After seeing Peter do some Ranz Motorsports thing twice now, I had to log onto their website to see what it was all about and man, oh man, do I highly recommend checking out their projects! Like right now. Go ahead, I'll wait. See what I mean? They do some highly innovative customizations to some odd automotive choices. No exception is this RANZ MOTORSPORTS 1974 Toyota Corona MkII Coupe aptly named The Hulk.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29947497652/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="RANZ MOTORSPORTS | Toyota 1974 Corona MkII - The Hulk"><img alt="RANZ MOTORSPORTS | Toyota 1974 Corona MkII - The Hulk" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8378/29947497652_45062ba8a9_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />If you like cars with a circa 1970's Matchbox sort of feel then by golly you're gonna go ape poopy over this 1968 LMX Sirex. Peter says its a "what the hell were they thinking" sort of car. I'll just have to take his word for it. I'm rather distracted as I'm still looking at the Ranz Motorsport stuff.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29972908052/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="LMX Sirex (1968)"><img alt="LMX Sirex (1968)" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5608/29972908052_47db4f0b29_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Peter says there is some poignancy in posting this 1982 Ford Fairmont Ghia ESP 351 V8 today (October 7th, 2016), as this was the final day for production for Ford Australia. With it, the 56-year legacy of the Ford Falcon, and the 91-year automotive manufacturing history for the city of Geelong. According to my Timex it is now October 19th. What is Peter doing? Is he now retired? What will he do? Inquiring minds want to know.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29492157033/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford XE Fairmont Ghia ESP 351 V8 (1982)"><img alt="Ford XE Fairmont Ghia ESP 351 V8 (1982)" height="160" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5523/29492157033_222a931e22_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />But before answering that question, Peter shows us that there is no end to my photostream in terms of what inspires him to build (or render) Here is a tri-tone 1956 Nash Ambassador Sedan that I apparently photographed at some point. But he does show an end to his entries this month, finally.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29864551760/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Nash Ambassador 1956 Sedan"><img alt="Nash Ambassador 1956 Sedan" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8537/29864551760_6529aec249_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />So that puts <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John Marshmallow</a> under the microscope for inspection. What has he contributed to the Show N' Shine? This 1996 Toyota Supra Custom called "JZAE86", a Supra with an AE86-inspired paintjob ( I didn't know they were all white) and a twin-turbo-and-supercharged inline-six putting out 750 hp. <br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29473483972/" nbsp="" title="1996 Toyota Supra Custom "JZAE86""><img alt="1996 Toyota Supra Custom "JZAE86"" height="240" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7578/29473483972_aae2249365_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Next the human marshmallow submits for your approval, an insanely fast yellow dragster called Chatty Cathy...uh...I mean,"Ratty Caddy". Remember Chatty Cathy? No? Neither do I. That was before my time. I don't even know why I'm referencing it. Lets move on, then.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29445146632/" nbsp="" title="Somethingorother Drag Rod"><img alt="Somethingorother Drag Rod" height="240" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8241/29445146632_a9fa5cdd38_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />It seems John suddenly learned how to render half way through this challenge as evidenced by this classic 1930's Ford hot rod pickup truck. He tells us it has enough space to haul your groceries from the store, (as opposed to from the communicable disease clinic) and it'll still be able to win best in class at car shows every once in a while. (but not always cuz that would be greedy.)<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29072577433/" nbsp="" title="1936 Ford Hot Rod Pickup Truck"><img alt="1936 Ford Hot Rod Pickup Truck" height="240" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8207/29072577433_070c01f8cf_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> This 1955 Mercedes-Benz Renntransporter, otherwise known as "Blue Wonder", was inspired by something Firas built awhile ago. Apparently Firas is currently attending his first ever LEGO convention in Dubai. Wish I was there but its hard enough to get me down the road to Seattle. <br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29082138323/" nbsp="" title="1955 Mercedes-Benz Renntransporter "Blue Wonder""><img alt="1955 Mercedes-Benz Renntransporter "Blue Wonder"" height="240" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7576/29082138323_04e41536e5_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />If you like your trucks fast, loud, and silly, John says he's got something-something-something rendered kinda like what Peter does-something. I don't know, I'm barely paying attention as I'm thinking about what it would be like to be in Dubai right now. Hot tub full of Champaign and a gold plated Lamborghini, anyone?<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/29798111956/" nbsp="" title="1991 Gavril D-Series Land Speed Record Breaker "Flamin' Hauler""><img alt="1991 Gavril D-Series Land Speed Record Breaker "Flamin' Hauler"" height="240" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8279/29798111956_7de0148f38_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />If <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88064955@N03/">Senator Chinchilla</a> is like most senators he'd be a Republican and, in spite of efforts to the contrary, would poop in his food dish occasionally. Go ahead, look it up. I have spoke no untruths of senators, nor chinchillas. Anyway, here's his Chevy C/K dually lowrider, built to drive low and slow.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88064955@N03/29273473084/" nbsp="" title="Chevy C/K Dually Lowrider"><img alt="Chevy C/K Dually Lowrider" height="240" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5218/29273473084_462c600816_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />I suspect low and slow was not the motive when <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/126492293@N08/">Brick Flag</a> built this '41 Willys hot rod. He parks it a little late for the Show 'N Shine but it is still a welcome addition and a stellar end to our friendly neighborhood car show.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/126492293@N08/29951503032/" nbsp="" title="10 of 14 - Copy"><img alt="10 of 14 - Copy" height="126" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5299/29951503032_5c3f6a7432_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />That's all of them, folks. How'd we do? My opinion? It got a little stale with a few jokes there but admittedly there were some gems written in and the entries themselves left a much sought-after single malt with the massive peat-smoke aftertaste but they also offered a dryness and an intense, smoky-sweet caramel with seaweed flavors and a huge finish, aged in oak casks for at least sixteen years. Yep, I'm going with that! So what does the future hold for the subtle caramel and seaweed flavors of this blog? Well, as of next roundup, LUGNuts would have been aged in oak casks for a good nine years now. It'll be our birthday challenge called simply, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157673338645960/">LUGNuts Turns Nine</a>. It'll pretty much be a free-for-all excuse to build whatever the hell you want. So please join us in celebrating our birthday and thanks for making us the most successful LEGO car club in the history of the world ever. Now if only we can get a blog readership to match. Who knows, with some dedication and hard work, we can get into the double digits of readers by next century. Here's to progress. Peace out, mother truckers!</span></div>
Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-17792282950548896832016-09-20T19:06:00.001-05:002016-09-20T19:06:09.860-05:00Exclusive Edition…Roundup<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If given the means, people are willing to pay extra for luxury, opulence and exclusivity. Car makers know this. For most, a vehicle is merely a means of getting from point A to point B and for these folks, a Yaris or a Corolla will do just fine. But for others, driving is a lifestyle, a statement, and their choice of vehicle is handled with reverence. For these folks, the Ford F-150 Harley Davidson Edition, The Eddie Bauer Edition Ford Explorer, or the 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG Silver Arrow Edition just may be what it takes to tickle their fancy. Which is why we came up with this build challenge called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157671743924846/">Exclusive Edition</a>. Yes, it was a build challenge so exclusive, that not many people participated. Clearly the rest were out playing Pokemon Go, cuz why else would somebody not get in on this action? Those that did participate, clearly these are men who have never known the intimate touch of a Squirtle. I've dated squirtles before and it means always having to wash the sheets. Wait, are we talking about the same thing? Anyway, lets get to the challenge and see how we scored!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/"> Johnni D</a> tells us that you can make your car exclusive by dropping your car at Johnni Striping &Co to get some rally stripes to make your car look faster. This exclusivity assumes that no one else will ever patron the fictitious fledgling company, thus making your car as rare as a high level Charmander.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/28768272135/" nbsp="" title="Johnni Striping & Co"><img alt="Johnni Striping & Co" height="240" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8828/28768272135_8c6f0b0570_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Admittedly, JohnniD has a rather neat thing going here as evidenced by this 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Hot Rod in exclusive cartoon style. Check out his photo stream for more chibi cartoon car goodness.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/29073258835/" nbsp="" title="1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Station Wagon"><img alt="1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Station Wagon" height="240" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8059/29073258835_506a5a2fff_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/"> John Marshmallow</a> chimes in early with something called "GTV-86". This car has been modified significantly into a drag rod, with a monster V-8 in the front, some big side exhausts and monster rear tires, as well as a long wheelie bar at the back. <br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/28782316645/" nbsp="" title="Sam's GT86 TRD Edition Drag Rod "GTV-86""><img alt="Sam's GT86 TRD Edition Drag Rod "GTV-86"" height="240" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8714/28782316645_d44c621861_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> His second entry called "Blue.Bullet" is very similar to his first GTV-86 in many ways…so many ways that I can't decipher between the two other than color.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/28197971114/" nbsp="" title="John's 2015 Subaru BRZ Series.Blue Drag Rod "Blue.Bullet""><img alt="John's 2015 Subaru BRZ Series.Blue Drag Rod "Blue.Bullet"" height="240" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8883/28197971114_fbbe41d828_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> The human marshmallow calls it his third pair but it only seems to be his second pair. (but who's counting, right?!) Anyway, its a black 1990 Mercedes-Bens 190E Evolution II 2.5-16 Cosworth and the competing BMW E30 M3 Evo II. Then we don't hear from the usually prolific youngin again this challenge as he is likely in search of the elusive Pikachu.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/28460557783/" nbsp="" title="1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E Evolution II 2.5-16 Cosworth"><img alt="1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E Evolution II 2.5-16 Cosworth" height="240" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8198/28460557783_dbafdc4157_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/28855658300/" nbsp="" title="E30 M3 Version 2"><img alt="E30 M3 Version 2" height="240" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8199/28855658300_625ec7656c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Clearly not knowing or caring about the difference between a Magikarp and a Drowzee is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a>. Ralph is just too sensible for such frivolous nonsense. Instead he has built something from the other nerd culture, the flying Ford Anglia from Harry Potter.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> Let me help differentiate between the two. A Magikarp is a flopping fish most humorously photographed in a frying pan while a Drowzee is a sleepy looking anteater thing most humorously photographed in front of a weed shop. Just Google it, you weirdo! Anyway, here's Ralph's exclusive Volkswagen Golf R32 in rare red.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/28825519943/" nbsp="" title="Volkswagen Golf Mk.5 R32"><img alt="Volkswagen Golf Mk.5 R32" height="160" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8756/28825519943_ca5c7b8128_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> If there is one builder who has never locked horns with a temperamental Tauros it is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a>. One: Because Tauros is a North American exclusive Pokemon and Peter is Australian and two: he's just too busy rendering cars or hunting crocodiles or whatever the hell else they do in Australia. Here's a 2016 Ferrari F12 TdF Berlinetta and its F140 FC V12 Engine.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28154136274/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ferrari F12 TdF (2016) + UCS Tipo F140 FC V12 Engine"><img alt="Ferrari F12 TdF (2016) + UCS Tipo F140 FC V12 Engine" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8629/28154136274_6ca3201f46_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Want to piss off Enzo Ferrari? Then order yourself one of the very limited number of 50th anniversary Ford 2016 GT 'LeMans Winner Edition'. It'll boil his Italian blood like an al dente linguini. He'll know why.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28196918203/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford GT LeMans Winner Edition (2016)"><img alt="Ford GT LeMans Winner Edition (2016)" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7576/28196918203_1427f50118_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> While you're at it, you can piss off Enzo Ferrari again with this 1972 Lancia Fulvia Coupe 1.3 S Monte Carlo. Even I don't know why this car would piss him off. It just sounded hilarious to start this entry off that way. Plus anything to piss off your rivals is wholeheartedly worth doing.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28746638331/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Lancia Fulvia Coupe 1.3 S Monte Carlo"><img alt="Lancia Fulvia Coupe 1.3 S Monte Carlo" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8721/28746638331_a318e0f383_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> I'm talking to you, ClownVomit69, if that's your real name! You think you can rule the PokeGym in our neighborhood with your fat, stupid Snorlax? Someday I will punch you in your insolent 11-year-old face, then who will rule the world? Huh? Anyway, here's a 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28857464075/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Porsche 911 G Speedster (1989)"><img alt="Porsche 911 G Speedster (1989)" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8854/28857464075_b92ebdc783_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Sometimes, Swedes and Italians mate and form…absolutely no one notable that you would know. Holy crap, did Google just ruin my joke? I think it did! Who the hell is Marcus Birro? Not a god damned clue! Anyway, Swedes and Italians also mated to form the '78-'80 Volvo 262C Bertone Coupe.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28261958634/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Volvo 262C Bertone Coupe"><img alt="Volvo 262C Bertone Coupe" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8819/28261958634_d660c13084_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Cripes, there isn't even a well-known Swedish-Italian celebrity, not even a porn star? Jonni Fidel? Doesn't ring a bell. Veronica Maggio? Not a clue. Michael Nyqvist? Nope! That joke flatlined like Prince in an elevator. What? Too soon? Here's a Ford 1986 Capri 280 Brooklands.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28901000015/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Ford Capri MkIII - 280 Brooklands"><img alt="Ford Capri MkIII - 280 Brooklands" height="160" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8827/28901000015_a67fbbf8a7_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Peter's own joke even went better than mine and took a friendly stab at me to boot. He asks: What would a 21st century urban hipster doofus drive? A FIAT 500 of course! Yep, that's the car I drive. But even I wasn't daft enough to shell out nearly three times more for the FIAT Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari. 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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> Peter has built or rendered so many cars that he even renders cars he doesn't like as evidenced by this Type 907Alfa Romeo 33 Savali. Lots of plastic and yellow makes this an uninspired exclusive.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28990394802/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Alfa Romeo 33 Savali (Typ 907)"><img alt="Alfa Romeo 33 Savali (Typ 907)" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8121/28990394802_8c3aa53726_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />More to Peter's liking is this gray and black 2016 BMW F82 M4 GTS Coupe that comes with a UCS S55 Inline Six Engine. Only 700 of these will be built in real life making this M4 about as rare as an Electrobuzz.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28866767090/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="BMW M4 GTS (F82 - 2016) + UCS BMW S55 3.0 Litre Turbocharged Inline Six Engine"><img alt="BMW M4 GTS (F82 - 2016) + UCS BMW S55 3.0 Litre Turbocharged Inline Six Engine" height="222" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8195/28866767090_c200041401_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Yes, I've come back to Pokemon jokes! That's what happens when Peter's entries are as plentiful as a low level Weedle. What the hell is with those things, anyway? Am I right, people? My bathroom is infested with them. Anyway, here's a pretty 1991 Nissan Pike Factory Figaro Fixed-Profile Convertible.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29172966995/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Nissan Figaro (Pike Factory - 1991)"><img alt="Nissan Figaro (Pike Factory - 1991)" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8795/29172966995_276c874741_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Peter tells us that many of the exclusive 2000 Evo VI Zero Fighter Editions have met with a fiery end as lots of speed and grip attracts untalented douchebags behind the wheel. Fitting, considering many of the Japanese zeroes they were named after also met with a fiery end but for entirely different reasons. What? Too soon?<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29210675935/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI - Zero Fighter Edition"><img alt="Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI - Zero Fighter Edition" height="160" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8615/29210675935_38547ce976_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />If there was an award for coolest doors, the exclusive 1995 Toyota Sera Amlux Coupe would take the cake…or award as these unique doors open like beetle wings. The all glass canopy was not cheap and the 21 ultra-exclusives were made in dark green over beige two-tone. Nice!<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28617496603/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Toyota SERA Amlux"><img alt="Toyota SERA Amlux" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8403/28617496603_f82a7290a0_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Peter tells us that at the end, when everything is turning to shit, you'll give pretty much anything a go. That holds true. Whether it be Hot Pockets, crystal meth and a leather clown suit, or this MG ZT-T 260 Tourer, desperation makes for interesting predicaments. <br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29149309652/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="MG ZT-T Tourer"><img alt="MG ZT-T Tourer" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7466/29149309652_8f282d4169_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Not as desperate but twice as interesting is this 2011 Aston Martin One-77 Supercar. Only 77 of these beauties were made, so if you wanna get your greasy mitts all over one of them it'll set you back well over 1 million British pounds.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/28993335360/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Aston Martin One-77 Coupe"><img alt="Aston Martin One-77 Coupe" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8400/28993335360_c9fbea4d65_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Membership has its privileges. If you were one of the very few Americans to have made it to outer space in the heyday of the space age you could lease a 1969 Chevrolet C3 Corvette 'Astrovette' for a meager 1$ a year. Plaque with your name and mission role also included. I wonder what cosmonauts of the same era had?<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29273999746/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Chevrolet Corvette C3 1969 - 'Astrovette'"><img alt="Chevrolet Corvette C3 1969 - 'Astrovette'" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8301/29273999746_8c7a072fd5_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Probably a radish and a copy of Tolstoy's War and Peace. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. No, wait, that was A Tale of Two Cities. Never mind. Anyway, here's a 2015 Fisker-Galpin Ford Mustang Rocket Speedster.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29256609771/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Galpin-Fisker Ford Mustang Rocket Speedster (2015)"><img alt="Galpin-Fisker Ford Mustang Rocket Speedster (2015)" height="160" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8541/29256609771_f02017793d_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Peter tells us that the 1978 Dodge Aspen Super Coupe was a half-decent car in an era of half-baked rubbish. I prefer to sauté my rubbish and let it simmer over a low heat for 20 minutes to a half hour. Cooking times may vary depending on altitude.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29324362426/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Dodge Aspen Super Coupe (1978)"><img alt="Dodge Aspen Super Coupe (1978)" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8171/29324362426_f5e821cf7d_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Its been awhile since I laid into a Pokemon joke. Let's see, what to I have stored in the old noggin? I find that catching Pokemon to be far better than anything you can catch on Tinder. OK, that was a totally hilarious joke that probably went over most of your heads! Here's a 1974 Renault 17 Gordini Coupe.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29094127620/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Renault 17 Gordini (1974)"><img alt="Renault 17 Gordini (1974)" height="160" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8250/29094127620_c7d654eb06_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Keeping the pace as quickly as a high powered Jynx disappears from sight long before you can capture it is this 1993 Cadillac Allanté Indianapolis Pace Car. Only three were specially rigged as Indianapolis Pace cars.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29289066682/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Cadillac Allanté Indianapolis Pace Car (1993)"><img alt="Cadillac Allanté Indianapolis Pace Car (1993)" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8086/29289066682_769146a06e_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />In the late 60's cramming a big engine into a compact car was all the rage as evidenced by this 1969 AMC AMX Super Stock. They were called Pony Cars. This one was so small it had to be a two seater.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29310889632/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="American Motors Corporation AMX Super Stock - 1969"><img alt="American Motors Corporation AMX Super Stock - 1969" height="160" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8193/29310889632_9deccc2590_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Speaking of small, Peter's final entry is a 2009 Mini John Cooper Works. What makes it exclusive from all the other Minis you see out there? Apparently a new engine, stripes and a special paint scheme.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/29409170186/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="New Mini MkII John Cooper Works"><img alt="New Mini MkII John Cooper Works" height="160" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8515/29409170186_f652ab4f85_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />Sacre-Blue! <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> goes really exclusive with this French built 1929 Majestic Motorcycle in French racing blue. So what's in my Pokedex? Well, I'm only a level 14 but of the 59 unique Pokemon, I can boast a Pikachu, a Lickitung, A Vaporeen and a Flareon.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/29273740685/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="1929 Majestic Motorcycle"><img alt="1929 Majestic Motorcycle" height="211" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8118/29273740685_ccd0fbb513_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/142215120@N05/"> Emannuel Spencer Iskandar</a> goes with the exclusive Lancia Thema that apparently is a squarish car that has a Ferrari V8 wedged into it. Square. Wedged. Um...That's all I got.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/142215120@N05/29001334020/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Lancia Thema 8.32"><img alt="Lancia Thema 8.32" height="129" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8092/29001334020_d3eb866c41_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />A builder named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/123708750@N02/">no7erics</a> is apparently not seven Erics, but probably one huge guy the size of seven Erics. Anyway, he pulls off no small feat with this render of a '64 Shelby Daytona Coupe.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/123708750@N02/29416619552/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Shelby Daytona Coupe"><img alt="Shelby Daytona Coupe" height="180" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8497/29416619552_63a1e1365f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /> Is that all of them? I think it is. That concludes our exclusive roundup strife with bad Pokemon Go jokes and not much else. That's how it goes sometimes. Maybe next time will be different. Speaking of next time, we have a cool challenge going on this month called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157672204615622/">Saturday Morning Show n' Shine</a>. This would be your chance to come up with some of your coolest rides ever in preps for some LEGO conventions coming up including BrickCon, Steam, BrickWorld, and a slew of other worthy conventions I'll surely never make it to. But you can. So tune in next time same bat time, same bat channel to see how we pull it off. In the meantime…if you find a lure down a shady ally in the dumpster behind Krispy Kreme…in the words of the great Admiral Ackbar, its a trap. Don't go to it. That's my Pokemon safety tip for the day. That and watch where the hell you're going. If you go and get hit by a goddamned bus while chasing down a Pidgey…well, that's just evolution working itself out. No Pidgey is worth it. But a Machamp, on the other hand, go nuts! See ya next time.</span></div>
Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-34169120028978956812016-08-09T16:46:00.001-05:002016-08-09T16:46:31.280-05:00The Great Outdoors…RoundupThe LUGNuts Roundups are posts on this blog designed to accompany the monthly LUGNuts build challenges over at Flickr. While reading the LUGNuts Roundups, some test subjects have reported everything from mild amusement, to rising bewilderment, to uncontrollable laughter. Ask your doctor if the LUGNuts Roundups are right for you. Some side effects from reading the LUGNuts Roundups can include mild discomfort, runny nose, dizziness, chronic fatigue, sneezing, bloating, mild irritation of the skin, dry mouth, sweaty palms, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, profuse sweating, stank pits, jungle rot, testicular torsion, prolapsed anus, and the green apple splatters. If, while reading the LUGNuts Roundups, you experience erections lasting longer than four hours, then discontinue use of the LUGNuts Roundups and consult your doctor. Or a porn agency. They may be interested in your particular ailment. But if all goes well, sit back, relax, and enjoy the LUGNuts Roundups. This one is all about <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157670364912016/">The Great Outdoors</a>.<br />
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And the cause of some of these symptoms? <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John Marshmallow</a>. First on the marshmallow slab, he tackles a made up pickup truck called "A Flaming Pig" cuz it apparently just squeals Great Outdoors. Is it just me or can you also hear banjos? Like Dueling Banjos. Squeal like a pig, boy!<br />
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Man, I started us off on an unsettling note! I guess this is just how the roundups are gonna be, and no Burt Reynolds with his massive hairy chest, fabulous mustache, and devel-may-care, gum-chewing attitude can save us now. Here's a Subaru Loyale.<br />
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How's the aforementioned nausea and profuse sweating? Is it happening yet? Next the human Marshmallow "Deliverance"s us from evil and saves the day with another made up off-roader, the Aviator Ronolit RCDX2, which apparently is too big to properly fit in his photo studio.<br />
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The one thing you don't want to find indoors is a porcupine. That's why this little made up car, aptly called The Porcupine, is a valid entry for The Great Outdoors. Now get outside, you little runt!<br />
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Next young Mr. Marshmallow pounds out the Citroen Cactus, which actually turns out to be a real car. Whether it be a porcupine or a cactus, these are two prickly things you don't want to find in your pants.<br />
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Bet you didn't see that coming. Nor did anyone see the six-wheeled Mercedes GEO Traveler coming as built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loek1990/">Loek M</a>. It is an entry that is as unexpected as a well-written lesbian vampire fantasy.<br />
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Also something shamelessly alluring and with a lot of bite is the Ford Ranger pick-up truck, and if that's not extreme enough, it also has a Rally Spec brother. Which would you choose to become eternal in?<br />
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For those firmly lodged with Team Jacob instead, here is something made in 'Merica, therefore its badass. Its a Local Motors Rally Fighter rendered by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139746730@N05/">Paulo D</a>. What? I throw one Twilight joke in and y'all get your panties in a bunch! I see how it is!<br />
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But if you're all about Team Edward you'd surely like this Ariel Nomad. With the Nomad you can get the The Great Outdoors all up in your face as you're speeding through the forest with your cheeks flapping in the breeze. Glittery vampires are dreamy!<br />
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You're right, Twilight isn't even relevant anymore. But ya gotta admit, few years back, if you were a 16 year old girl or gay, it was a life-changer for one hot minute there. What are 16 year old girls and gays into now? I'm guessing it would be this VW Transporter T3 camper Van built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">Johnni D</a>. As in…get into this camper van, little girl!<br />
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I am soooo going to hell for that! What's with me today? But before I go, I want to show you this seemingly wheel-less Saab 92H camper also built by JohnniD.<br />
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Now here is an entry that will redeem my soul. See, whenever Ricardo Prates a.k.a. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/biczzz/">Biczzz</a> submits something, suddenly I am not American. Nope, I go back to my roots, my ancestry and become fully 100% Portuguese in an effort to become more like my countryman. here's an UMM Alter II, a Portuguese vehicle suitable for the roads less traveled.<br />
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Ricardo, who's farts smell like roses and can do no wrong, graces us again with this Sherp ATV. Did I mention Ricardo is Portuguese? And so am I. America? Never heard of it! Nosiree, I am 100% Portuguese. Like all Portuguese citizens I have one of them magical Portuguese rooster decorations in my kitchen. True story, bro. Just Google it, you freaks!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a>, whose sadly not Portuguese, knows nothing of being one of the world's most perfect citizens as evidenced by this Mercedes-Benz Unimog U500. It is a mini land version of the official Technic set put out by LEGO. It has all of the engineering functions but none of this engineering accounts for the fact that Peter surely lacks a Portuguese rooster in his kitchen.<br />
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You know who else is Portuguese? Marcos Bessa. You know that dreamboat LEGO designer and musical performer? Yeah. Totally Portuguese. Peter doesn't work for LEGO. No, he works for some stupid company…like…Ford…or something. He designs real cars. Like he had a hand in designing this 2015 U375 Everest SUV.<br />
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He also had a hand in designing this 2015 P375 Ranger. But has he known the joys of green wine, putting olive oil on his potatoes, and having perfectly bronzed skin that doesn't burn in the Mediterranean sun? I'd think not.<br />
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We can't razz Peter too much though. In spite of not knowing the joys of a toddler's clean and beautiful feet stomping grapes to become a fine, high-end wine, he has produced one of the prettier dioramas we've seen in awhile. Enjoy this Land Rover DC 100.<br />
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I know what you're thinking. Life is OK, but would be so much better if you had a self propelled crop sprayer. Right? Right? See, I know you better than you think I do. Thankfully, Peter (and life) has answered our prayers with this Amazone Pantera 4502, a vehicle known as a 'Self Propelled Crop Sprayer'. <br />
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Having a self propelled crop sprayer is fine and good but there comes a time in every man's life when the urge to drive to the North Pole and take a crap off the tailgate of a pickup truck becomes just too overwhelming to ignore. For this reason, there is the Toyota Hilux Double Cab, which was featured on Top Gear. Finally you can take a dump on top of the world!<br />
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Next Peter shows some love for the Polish builder known as Karwik and the equally Polish Ursus C-360 Tractor. Like most of Karwik's work, this render is chock full of good details and period correct industrial coloring.<br />
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We live by one code and one code only here at LUGNuts. That code being: If its brown, flush it down. But we might have to make an exception for this A6 Allroad Quattro (C7 Generation 2012–present) in lovely dark brown.<br />
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Knowing full well this roundup would go to potty humor sooner or later, Peter makes it easier with this Renault Trafic LWB Pickup with Portaloo Trailer. Some feel the world is their urinal, but for the rest of us, doing business in The Great Outdoors can be a challenge. For us, there is the Portaloo or Honey Bucket as we call them around here. I can assure you, there is no honey in that bucket!<br />
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Peter ends his onslaught of entries (wow! well within a reasonable timeframe) with this Land Rover Defender 90 V8 with Boston Whaler in tow as owned by Jerry Seinfeld. Apparently there is a podcast called Comedians in cars getting coffee and this particular vehicle was featured in one. Check out Peter's link of the podcast if you care to.<br />
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With all-wheel drive, the Audi Quattro AWD RS6 as rendered by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sam Sir Manperson</a> makes snow days fun for adults again. Which is fortunate, considering snow days are usually an arduous chore for adults, what with the shoveling of the driveway and punching neighbors in the balls.<br />
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While it may be fun to go out in the snow, the prior entry doesn't quite raze and pillage The Great Outdoors enough. No, when you want to really show Mother nature who's boss, for this you'll need something fiercer. Something meaner. Something like this Audi Off-Road RS6.<br />
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No stranger to pillaging and showing the land no mercy is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a>. Childhood shenanigans like burning ants with a magnifying glass must have gotten to me because I present my 1974 Ford Bronco with a kinder, gentler message. When in The Great Outdoors, take only photos and leave only footprints.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkc62/">rkc62</a> tells us that the Ariel Nomad has become famous since Matt LeBlanc did a feature on Top Gear and that a 2WD off-roader shouldn't work, but this one looks like fun. I wouldn't know because unless a Top Gear presenter doesn't know when to shut his trap, then I don't watch. Is the new cast any good?<br />
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Differentiating himself from all the other Emmanuel Iskandars around here, and thus possibly opening himself up to identity theft, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/142215120@N05/">Emmanuel Spencer Iskandar</a> tells us that the Jaguar F-Pace is Jaguar's first SUV.<br />
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He also tells us the Bentley Bentayga is one of the most luxurious cars in the world that can also go off-roading. It seems a bit of identity theft has already happened as this Bentley looks suspiciously just like his first entry except a different color. <br />
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When it comes to elected officials who enjoy passing important bills into law and chewing on empty toilet paper tubes, there is no stealing the identity of the one and only <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88064955@N03/">Senator Chinchilla</a> I believe this may also be the one and only Mitsubishi Pajero done up in LEGO.<br />
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And that wraps up our roundup all about The Great Outdoors. This could be the vodka lemon aid talking but it kinda leaves a warm and fuzzy feeling, doesn't it? With these entries I can just feel the cool breeze in my hair, smell the campfire, and hear the soothing campfire songs of some gentle bearded Christian. Kumbaya, my lord, indeed! Now where the hell is my shotgun? While I find the ammo to scare this unwashed hippie off my lawn, we have a new build challenge in the works called. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157671743924846/">Exclusive Edition</a>…all about special or limited edition cars for those willing to pay extra for opulence and luxury. Yes, sometimes you just don't want to look at the passengers in coach. Is that so wrong, to want to feel uppity and exclusionary? We'll find out next month. So tune in again to see how we do. Now let me take care of this problem before a full on drum circle breaks out. See ya next time!</div>
Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-30892060376126485202016-07-10T08:04:00.002-05:002016-07-12T15:13:12.930-05:00The Science of it All…RoundupHave you ever threw a party while your parents were away, then bragged about it on Twitter? Have you ever used a selfie stick while on a roller coaster? Have you cracked three separate cell phones? Have you ever locked yourself out of the house while not wearing pants…twice in one day? Does jumping on a trampoline with a bowling ball seem like a good idea? Then you, my dim-witted friend, are not the brightest bulb in the whole chandelier and you may be better served going to another blog about boobies, explosions, or monster trucks or something, cuz we're about to lay down some smarty pants book learnin' stuff that might confuse you. Go on, now! Git! Are they gone? Alrighty then! For the rest of you, for the above average, for the Mensa Set, we have a little build challenge we called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157669174793555/">The Science of it All</a>…all about cars, trucks and bikes with scientific names or purpose. You know, like the Dodge Neon or the Honda Element. So grab yourself 355ml of your favorite libation, this round up is sure to have all kinds of fun scientific facts when I'm not otherwise distracted by explosions, monster trucks and boobies.<br />
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Did you know human saliva has a painkilling ingredient more powerful than morphine? Did you also know some eggheads at MIT put a Chevy Volt engine into a rusted old Nova? <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John Marshmallow</a> knows it and now we're all just a little smarter for his efforts.<br />
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Dumb guys put bigger engines in their cars to go faster. Smart guys, they put in electric engines because they know that more torque, rather than more power is where the action is. John's Model S aka "Electric Dream" was possibly one of the greatest electric cars to have ever been built, so says he.<br />
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I'm just too goddamned lazy to research that myself. But I can easily wrap my significant IQ around a 1981 Nissan Pulsar Drag Rod called "Lil' Red Wagon", and a 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse Drag Rod called "White Rocket". Vroom, Vrooooom, VROOOOM!!<br />
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The Porshe 962 can go 264 MPH on the Bonneville salt flats. It takes plenty of scientific science-y science to make a car go that fast without bursting into flames. Also, this car is named after Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, a scientist and inventor who worked on, among many things, the first hybrid-power troop transport train. <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139364230@N03/"> JohnniD</a> shows us a world where solar powered hover cars are all the rage. That can happen. Ah science! it can answer all the most difficult questions like why is the sky blue? Is time travel possible? And what's with you people and fat white chicks anyway?<br />
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OK, maybe it can't answer that one, but still a burning question nonetheless. Let's move on. Predictably in a roundup full of cars pertaining to science-y science science, someone would build a Tesla. Not predictable, however is this entry by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/16093493@N00/">rkc62</a> that has a tesla coil on the roof and is zapped by lightning. I literally can't see how that can go wrong.<br />
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With a cool name like <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/142215120@N05/">Emmanuel Spencer Iskandar</a> he should do something cool like invent a battery or something. Unfortunately, that honor already goes to Alessandro Volta. He also gets a car named after him, which is a collaboration between Toyota and Italdesign Giugiaro. This supercar has a hybrid V6 engine and scissor doors. <br />
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One question science can't answer is why the hell does a robot need to drive a car? Even though he built it, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/12622904@N03/">Lino Martins</a> does not know the answer, nor does he know why every last girl had big hair in the 80's. He does know, however, that Simon Liu digs this car for some reason.<br />
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Next on the Lino slab is the least science-y car ever that happens to have the most science-y names. Behold the 1965 Mercury(science) Comet (science!) Cyclone (SCIENCE!!) called Red Menace (not so much science, but political science, maybe). Don't let the pretty colors fool you, its all muscle!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/89967304@N06/"> Loek M</a> snubs his germ infested thumb in the eye of whoever runs the Tesla company cuz this 533 PS electric Mercedes from 2011 was the first fully electric performance car. In your stupid face, Tesla! And by Tesla, I mean the sucky hair metal band from the 80's.<br />
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Known for their power and styling in the 60's and 70's, the mercury Cougar was a force to be reckoned with. But by the late 80's, however this 1987 Mercury Cougar XR-7 V8 Coupe built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> was a mere shadow of what it used to be.<br />
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Sounding more like a hair removal remedy than a car, the second entry by Peter is the 1994 Ford Laser Lynx 3-door Hatch. Laser is obviously science-y, but not so obvious is Lynx, which is a constillation in the northern sky.<br />
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Our entire sky consists of the whole galaxy so it becomes a fitting name for the biggest of the Ford line, the 1964 Ford Galaxie 427 Sport Roof Coupe. Incidentally, the Galaxie was cited as having the largest back seat, making the car popular amongst teenagers who enjoy…yanno…sitting and stuff.<br />
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There's barely room to do much sitting, or anything else for that matter, in this 2014 Ariel Atom. Its the car thats sort of like a motorcycle, you need a helmet to ride in it and you'll get bugs in your teeth as the wind flaps your face like a sheet left on the close line on a windy day.<br />
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This 1983 Nissan Pulsar EXA Turbo is totally weird science. Like as in Kelly LeBrock. Remember her? Whatever happened to her anyway? Man, she was hot in her day! making a sex-crazed woman out of a few computer parts seemed totally feasible in my young teenage mind.<br />
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I'm sure the muscle bound owner of this 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Coupe 440 sees no shortage of sex-crazed women. That's how it goes, girls like big muscles and big cars with back seats suitable for…yanno, sitting and stuff.<br />
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Be prepared to sit yourself stupid with this totally far out 1977 AMC Concept Electron shown here illustrating many innovative ideas, including real, accessible electric propulsion - though perhaps even more amazing, is that the car was shown in this basic form 10 years earlier, in 1967, as the Amitron.<br />
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Foregoing most of the things that made the Saturn brand innovative at launch in the early 1990s, the Saturn Ion Quad Coupe was really just an ordinary, small car.Perhaps the only feature which really made it stand out was the coupe model's rear suicide doors.<br />
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15 steps into my day and I'm already looking for a place take a load off, kick my feet up and leave things like hiking to people who actually like that sort of thing. I'm sure there's plenty of room to loaf around and do nothing in this Espace as built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139746730@N05/">PauloD</a>.<br />
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As a physicist, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/23494394@N04/">Ralph Savelsberg</a> is a man deeply rooted in science. With that said, Zak Bagans and the Ghost Adventurers (aka Scooby Douche and the Gang) can rejoice as their locking themselves in scary places and acting like a bunch of fratboys is now considered a real science cuz Ralph built the Ghostbusters car for the new movie. OK, thats a stretch, but I wanted an excuse to use my Scooby Douche joke.</div>
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Is that all of them? I think it is! What did we learn this time around? Not a god damned thing! But that's OK. These roundups are not always about learning…although you'd think I'd do a better job with a science based challenge. Science was actually my favorite subject in school. That and English and Creative Writing. And look where that got me! Distracted by explosions, monster trucks and boobies every couple of minutes. And I don't mean while surfing the net. No, there was like an explosion of boobies and monster trucks like seven feet away! But we have a chance to redeem ourselves with a little challenge we call <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157670364912016/">The Great Outdoors</a>, all about cars, bikes, and trucks made to enjoy (or pillage) the great outdoors. So remember, next time you're out enjoying the beach or the park, take only photos and leave only footprints. Its good for the environment and it makes you less of an a-hole. Thats my advice for now. Tune in next month, same bat time, same bat channel. In the meantime leave some comments or something.</div>
Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-24221457692608655042016-07-02T07:03:00.001-05:002016-07-02T07:03:10.607-05:00The Fabulous Forties…RoundupIn case you've been keeping track, when we last posted on this fine blog I had said we'd have a roundup for a little challenge we called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157667805429025/">The Fabulous Forties</a>, all about 40's era cars, bikes and trucks. I had also said that, while I wasn't around in the forties, I just assumed it was all about bra-less-ness and peace, love and understanding between all the nations of the world because…bra-less-ness is just sexy, and Japanese people have such adorable Buddha bellies, German people make great beer and pretzels and…what's not to love about America? I also said I would do some more research on the matter and report back with what I had learned. Well, I watched Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS, starring the buxom pulp movie vixen Dyanne Thorne. It seems I may not have been right about the whole peace, love and understanding thing. You see, it turns out there were these people called Nazis (who knew, right?!) who were not so fond of Jews for some reason. The Nazis, however did enjoy lesbian sex, women soaping each other up in slow motion, and bondage. Also, I was right about the bra-less-ness! I found the 40's to be a sexy, titillating romp and a feast for the senses! I recommend the 40's to everyone, but make sure you're 18 or over. You're welcome. Now that I'm considerably more educated on the matter let's educate the lot of you stupid people about 40's era automobiles! Here we go.<br />
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The most educated of us all, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">Johnni D</a>, kicks us off to prove that any automotive roundup about the 40's would be nothing without cab over trucks. This yellow and black 1947 Ford COE flatbed was inspired by a Jada Toys cast.<br />
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Johnni comes back later to tell us his second entry is automatic, systematic, it's hyyyydromatic.....Why, It's Greased Lightning! Its the1948 Ford Deluxe! I feel smarter already.<br />
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With no shortage in the brains department, a kid named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John Marshmallow</a> schools us on what its like to be a nine stud wide 1949 Mercury lead sled. Even his own mom recognized the genius that was this little Merc, cuz apparently he has to explain all his other builds to her.<br />
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For example, this tiny little Crosley Wagon. I'm a self-proclaimed car dude and I was like…huh? Is this one of them Scion XB's or something? Google had to explain it to me. Turns out, just like Nazis, the little Crowley was a real thing in the 40's.<br />
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One of the hilarious things about youth is they live in the now. They always proclaim that their most latest project is the best thing they've ever done in the history of the world ever! No exemption, John claims this Jaguar XK 120 is his best work yet. But yanno, the kid may have a point.<br />
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Later, John cranks up the Ritalin dosage with this Volkswagen Kubelwagen and gives us a long spiel about why he built it and why it was so different from everything else he has built thus far. Isn't there some written rule about short write-ups? No? Well, there should be!<br />
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I'd tell John to save the book report for English class, but, it turns out, he educated me about the 1949 Crosley Farm-O-Road, which is tinier than its other Crosley counterpart and could go twice as fast as a race horse. See, peeps, that's some book learnin' right there!<br />
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The human Marshmallow starts off his sixth entry with: "This is what they call...insanity. " Indeed, John! Now you know what I feel like three nights into trying to come up with humorous antidotes for all of Peter's entries. There's just not enough $54 whiskey in the world to contain my sanity!<br />
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Thanks, Lulu, for the Father's Day present, by the way. You're a dog who knows that fathering is so much better when done three sheets to the wind. Food goes in the sharp end, poop comes out the stinky end, and never the other way 'round. OK, got it! See, I'm a good doggy daddy. Not related, but <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/140876991@N04/">jlegoman4437</a> (if that's your real name) builds us a Ferrari 166 Inter Stabilimenti Farina Coupé. <br />
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Speaking of pseudonyms, our next builder didn't want to give away his real name cuz he's an <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/130077449@N04/">UndercoverWookiee</a>. But, he did build us a pretty cool 1941 Dodge Pickup Rat Rod. He used a band-aid to wrap around the pipes to create that all important rat-rod look, which is a pretty idea in my book.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139746730@N05/"> PauloD</a> gets right to the point and tells us he's built "a Willys '41. In minifig scale. That's it…" No convoluted diatribe about the evolution of how he thought up the idea, no copy/pasted 3 page long entry from wikipedia, just to the point. John, Peter, you taking notes?<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88064955@N03/"> Senator Chinchilla</a> is all about voting important bills into law and chewing on empty cardboard toilet paper tubes. He's also all about building a no frills but still totally sweet 1948 Ford.<br />
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When thinking in terms of great cars from the 40's, there's bound to be some overlap. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a> was getting ready to slick back his pompadour and sing us "Grease is the Word" but was beaten to it three weeks ahead by JohnniD. Still a cool car and figure though.<br />
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School appointed child psychologists have proven that no one thinks quite like <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a>. That is why I was the only one to come up with a slammed International Harvester Metro Delivery Van called Bread Winner. This "bread sled" is as startling and unexpected as the sweaty ball-slapping sex your parents are having right now.<br />
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Now you're going to have to repress that memory until you're at least 40. Good luck with that! No stranger to having to repress horrifying memories well into middle age is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/">Tim Inman</a> with this sleek 1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe. The memories are hazy, but at least the car is cool.<br />
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Somehow <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> is still finishing up projects from the 91st build challenge called Anger Management. Hmmm, maybe I should have called it "Time Management". Anyway his first of many renders shows us some road rage with this 1941 Pontiac Torpedo Eight Coupe.<br />
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Peter tells us that the 1946 Ford V8 Coupe was the first post-war production car after a several year hiatus of building war stuff presumably for Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS. Apparently not a friendly bunch, those Nazis. But they do love bathroom humiliation!<br />
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Anyway, Peter admits to not being the first LUGNut to build a 1941 Graham Hollywood Sedan. That distinction went to Tim way back in our 76th Challenge called "Places, Everyone!" <br />
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Y'all gonna make me lose my mind…up in here, up in here! Did I already use that lyric in another roundup? I think I did. Anyway, what else happened in the 40's? Here's a 1949 Hudson Commodore Eight Convertible.<br />
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Interesting tidbit; on July 30, 2013, DMX filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy citing his obligations to having to pay child support for a whopping 11 children! That's thug life for ya! Here's a Meteor V8 Coupe.<br />
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Also, it seems DMX was arrested more times than I can count for felonies including multiple counts of animal cruelty, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, drug possession, and identity falsification. By comparison, here's a rather tame 1948 Maserati A6 1500 (Pininfarina).<br />
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Also, he's been checked into a mental institution while in prison. Sort of brings credence to that whole "y'all gonna make me lose my mind" song, doesn't it? Here's a neat pair, a 1940 Mercedes-Benz W150 770 Cabriolet & 1943 Messerschmitt Me410 Heavy Fighter.<br />
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Like most other countries, Australia halted automotive production to instead build supplies to fight Ilsa's wicked sexy bra-less war. But post-war they resumed production with this 1948 Holden 48-215 Sedan.<br />
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Way back before the dawn of time, I built a rusty old 1949 Buick Roadmaster Sedanette with a tree growing out the hood. Peter has since built (or rendered) several incarnations of this car each with a back story as convoluted as all those Game of Thrones books. I'm not even sure if this particular phase is before the tree grew through its hood or after it was restored.<br />
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Man, I wish Peter's write ups were short and punchy! Be like me; short and punchy. But I guess the same can be held true for this blog. If you were to read this entire blog "cover to cover" it would probably be the equivalent to a 500-ish page novel. Here's a 1946 Austin 16 hp Saloon.</div>
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But, I suppose without all this writing I gotta do, mostly for Peter's entries, you, dear readers, would not get to read the tale of one man's slow but sure foray into madness. Here's a 1949 Packard Custom Eight Limousine for ya.<br />
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And if I'm gonna go nuts, I'd rather do it in front of more than nine readers. Can we get into the double digits before next century? And why ain't I making any money for all this writing? Here's an entry I actually really like, a 1946 Chevrolet COE Farm Truck.<br />
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There was a time when Peter was the only builder to have done a LEGO General Motors Futurliner #9 Motorhome Conversion. Now, he's the only builder to have done it at least a half dozen times already. This one has stars and stripes!<br />
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Each nation has a car known as the 'car that put that nation on wheels' - or something like that. France had the Citroen 2CV and Renault 4CV, Germany the VW Beetle, and the US the Ford Model T. For the UK, that title probably goes to the Morris Minor (MM) 2-Door Saloon.<br />
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Copy/pasting Peter's write-ups is easy, but not always entirely funny. When you copy from wikipedia it seems to lack jokes about ball-slapping sex. Speaking of which, here's something out of France, the 1947 Citroen 11CV Normale (Traction Avant). Pretty cobblestones.<br />
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You might want to keaster your drug stash if you haven't already because here comes the Ford 1949 V8 Tudor Police Cruiser. Although seeing this classic beauty in your rear view mirror would be a sight to behold.<br />
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Possibly the smallest production car ever is this 1947 FIAT 500 Topolino, which means "little mouse" in Italian. Believe it our not its supposed to be a two seater but apparently you can cram more people behind the seats.<br />
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Short guys rejoice! Not so much for this 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Aerosedan Coupe, but check out the happy couple in front of it. Seems his Mrs. is just a little taller than he is. He's a man after my own heart, cuz my own girlfriend is three inches taller than me. But then again, when you're a short, punchy Portagee, everyone is three inches taller.<br />
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A guy who likes all three of his names is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/142215120@N05/">Emmanuel Spencer Iskandar</a>. Thats so you don't get confused with all the other Emmanuel Iskanars who build with LEGO. Anyway, this Emmanuel built us a toothy SAAB Ursaab, which was the first prototype made by SAAB in 1947.<br />
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You goth kids can set your Facebook status to slightly less melancholy because <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sam Sir Manperson</a> built us a black and seething, low and slow '49 Merc. He also points out that he spelled convertible wrong in his caption. Let that be a lesson to you kids; always use sunscreen!<br />
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You goth kids might also like this black and red 1940 COE Hot Rod Hauler as built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/126492293@N08/">Chrisbuilds</a>. Cuz nothing says gothy like putting on some eyeliner, listening to Bauhaus and cruising down the strip on your custom COE. Hearse optional.<br />
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Well, I think that's everybody. Do you feel more educated about the 40's? No? Neither do I. Seems my research material was lacking in historical truth. Apparently Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS was filmed on the set of Hogan's Heroes. Now there's a show with some historical accuracy! Anyway, if we lacked educational value this time we might be able to redeem ourself next time around. You see we have this challenge coming up called "<a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157669174793555/">The Science of it All</a>". Its all about cars, trucks, or bikes with scientific names or purpose. This next roundup should be chock full of brainy scientific facts, so much, in fact, that I'm pretty sure we're going to win a Nobel Prize…or something. You're just going to have to stay tuned to see what its all about. In the meantime, just leave your intelligent, thought provoking, and insightful comments in 3…2…1...</div>
Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-68946645639450162712016-06-04T21:33:00.001-05:002016-06-04T21:33:28.593-05:00I Smell A (Modern) Rat…Roundup<br />
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Did you know that, here at LUGNuts, we're all a bunch of happy little trendsetters? Its true. We have become the cornerstone for LEGO automotive groups. You'll never find another quite like us. We're the first LEGO group to make it through well over 100 build challenges, we may have also been the first non-geographic LEGO group to get a LEGO Ambassadorship way back when I was a horrible Ambassador. Lot of good that did us! But still, other groups brag about being successful non-region specific groups but I'm pretty sure we did it first. So suck it, VirtuaLUG! Wow, such hostility! In our illustrious ranks we have published authors, professional journalists and photographers, folks with doctorate degrees and…uh…criminals…probably. I don't know, now I'm just grasping for straws. But this month we set a new trend. We created a challenge that specified in modern rat rods; something you almost never see in the real world, and we pretty much created the blueprint for what car customizers will be doing 20, 30, or 50 years from now. We called it I Smell a (Modern) Rat and we managed to set trends with varying degrees of success ranging from "that would probably happen" to "what the hell were you thinking?" Lets see how we did, shall we?<br />
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First in the WTF category is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John Marshmallow</a> and this 1996 Toyota Supra A80 with a rainbow clown wig paint scheme, a little dude in a sweater vest, and some convoluted backstory about some crash in '97. That's nothing. It was the housing crash of '08 that spawned at least two movies about it and saw millions losing their jobs for years.<br />
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Way to bring the room down already! Anyway, next on the Marshmallow slab is this 2014 Audi R8 Rat Rod called "Condescending Quattro". It features a rainbow clown wig paint scheme again and a chop so drastic it has mail slot windows. <br />
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Laugh all you want at this 2008 Smart Fortwo but there's one thing you gotta give credit for to the human marshmallow; setting a trend with a rat rod with cambered wheels. Here's why. Who currently cambers their wheels? Young douchebags. Who builds rat rods? Old men reminiscing about their youth. Hence you're looking at the trend twenty years from now. You're welcome, I guess.<br />
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S'more of that rainbow clown wig paint scheme and camber from John Marshmallow. I've got nothing else to say about that other than… y'all gonna make me lose my mind…up in here, up in here!<br />
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For John's fifth and final entry he submitted a 2014 Scion FR-S GT3, which was about as close to what a rat rod should look like as he could get. The youngin actually evolved before our eyes, admitted to not knowing what rat rodding is all about and apologized to Nathan for ruining his cool idea. You're learning, John. You're learning.<br />
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Speaking of learning, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">JohnniD</a> shows us what the world can be like if it included a chopped, lowered and fender-less Mini Cooper rat rod. The world would be crazy cool, yo!<br />
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Johnni comes back later to show us what the world would be like if it included a chopped lowered and fender-less Volkswagen Golf MK1 Rabbit Rat-Rod. Apparently it would be a world of recycled jokes!<br />
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In a world where jokes are recycled and every movie trailer begins with "in a world", <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loek1990/">Loek M</a> recycles a 2015 Citroën Picasso and gives it a rusted out rat rod look. Also the requisite douchy camber.<br />
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Loek comes back later with a ratted out Prius Centaur for when you want that grungy, dangerous ratty look, but still want 40 miles to the gallon.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/"> Peter Blackert</a> starts us off with a whole slew of ratted out renders, the first being in typical Australian fashion, something that sounds like it comes from a Mad Max movie. Turns out Mad max Beyond The Thunder Dome was already taken so he went with ThunderMad.<br />
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Here's a version of the same ThunderMad in pristine lemon-y yellow.<br />
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Fun and RWD go together like obsessed creeps and restraining orders as evidenced by this Mazda Miata (MX-5). Add a V-8 engine and you have fun, RWD and fast.<br />
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Next on the Peter slab is 'Pig-Up' which is the bastard child of the 2003-2013 Ford Crown Victoria and the 2008-2014 Ford (Australia) Falcon Ute. I'm not sure if this actually happened or was a figment of Peter's imagination but he tells us they'd likely end up looking like this.<br />
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Here's the same thing except factory fresh with that new car smell.<br />
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Hot rods should be one-of-a-kind rolling works of art. Which is precisely why the Prowler flopped so hard. A production "hot rod" with a wimpy engine, what were they thinking? So Peter does right by swapping the Chrysler 3.5 lite V6 (253 hp) with a modern Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Superchared 6.2 litre HEMI V8, with 707 hp and calling it the Hemi Howler.<br />
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Peter brings up a good point. Often rat rods don't become rat rods on purpose, but over time. Here's a case where a 1971 Nissan pickup truck licensed to an Iranian manufacturer gets an engine upgrade in the form of a GM OHV small block. Lose the hood and the tailgate and vroom, vroom, vroom!<br />
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Sometimes a good way to butter up the bosses is to mention them as often as humanly possible, grovel incessantly and pay homage to something they built before. Although I never imagined a dedication to me would ever be in the form of a Toyota Previa Minivan, this Blue Hawaiian remake would look great along the Australian surf coast.<br />
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Peter demonstrates a clear understanding of what rat rodding is all about with this VW "Dirty Rabbit". You concoct this monster by taking a VW Amarok 4x4 Pickup Frame and replacing the pickup body and loadbox with Golf Mk V Hatch (also known as the VW Rabbit in the US).<br />
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Why the heck hasn't anyone built a rat rod called a "Dirty Sanchez"? While you're all looking up that lowbrow reference, Peter shows us what rat-rodded off-roading can be like with this Toyota FJ Super Crusier with a V8 from a Toyota Tundra. Since Peter didn't come up with a name for this beast, I'm going to make in executive order and call it the Dirty Sanchez. All in favor, say aye!<br />
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It seemed like just last challenge, Peter's straight-laced engineering mind could not even conceive the notion of customization. But now, he is customizing like…well like someone with an art degree instead of an engineering degree. Take this Lincoln Town-Coupe, for example. The customizations are complex so I'll just let his own write up do the talking.<br />
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I'm pretty certain this has never happened in the history of the world ever. This is why we are trendsetters, people! <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139746730@N05/">PauloD</a> takes Ferrari 550 Maranello rat rod, with a Hellcat engine swap and calls it the "Galloping Heresy".<br />
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Predicting that everyone else would do something out of Mad Max, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> instead creates a beach combing, fishing, surfing Dodge Magnum and calls it Magnum Opus. The hilarious part of that? No one built anything Mad Max.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sam Sir Manperson</a> submits a rat-rodded Volvo 850 and wanted to call it something like Rat-in-the-Box but decided against it. But since you already put it out in the universe you have no choice but to call it Rat-in-the-Box. You know why? Dirty Sanchez is already taken by Peter.<br />
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We know there are rat rods but I wonder if there is a such thing as bear rods? If anyone is to make bear-rodding a thing it would be the cuddly bear <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/">Tim Inman</a> and his bear-rodded Kia Soul called "Overbite". Probably the bear from The Revenant would be much more cheery if this entered his woods instead of the yelling, screaming DiCaprio. Just sayin'. <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/proudlove/">Nathan Proudlove</a> takes what is essentially his own Volvo V70 in real life and rat rods the bejesus out of it with a severe chop and camber and makes it into a fifth wheel hauler to hall a show truck that's too prissy and princess-like to make it to the show on its own.<br />
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The future is a scary, scary place according to Ralph Savelsberg aka <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">MadPhysicist</a> and also according to the makers of the movie Elysium. In order to future-proof your Nissan GT-R it is imperative that you rat rod the ever loving bejeezus out of it with weird mechanical doodads and grating across the windows. Then, and only then are you safe from future maniacs!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88064955@N03/">Senator Chinchilla</a> knows that rat-rodding doesn't need to be extreme to be cool. Take this sporty Mazda RX-5 f'instance. It just needs to be fast and have cup holders. This surely fits the bill as evidenced by the stunning interior and under the hood shots.<br />
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Is that all of them? I think it is. Take note, young douche bags. This is what you'll be doing to cars twenty years from now when your belly gets paunchy and your hairline has receded. So cambering bear-rods with surf boards, rust, cup holders, rainbow clown wig paint schemes, engine swapping and a little something called a Dirty Sanchez; this is what your future holds for you. We have already mapped it out for you in no unclear terms. You're welcome! But long before you get the paunchy belly, receded hairline and Dirty Sanchez, what does your future hold for you like a month from now? It turns out we have that covered too. We're picking at old wounds and going back to a decade we call <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157667805429025/">The Fabulous Forties</a>. What makes it so fabulous? Well, I wasn't around in the forties but I'm sure it was a decade of…uh…Japanese, Russian, American, English, French, and German children playing nicely together in a decade of…uh…peace and harmony. And…uh…bra-lessness. Right? Aren't the forties known for hot women and rampant bra-lessness? Anyway, I'll do a little research about the forties before next roundup. Until then, sayonara suckers!Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-71743003479763876622016-04-20T18:43:00.002-05:002016-04-20T18:43:30.116-05:00A Matter of Life and Death...RoundupThe following segment may be unsuitable for some members of our audience...like wusses, wimps, and weenies. Like Peter Folger of 917 Oakhurst Drive who wets himself whenever he hears a loud noise. Like Abigail Greene of 32 Willamette Way who sits alone in her darkened room and writes lesbian vampire fiction and cries herself to sleep each and every night. Like Richard Prather who, at the age of 56, still lives with his mommy on 626 Elm Street. He's never been employed, never known the touch of another and spends a bit too much time in the bathroom with the Sears catalog. We're onto you, Richard. We know what you're doing in there. Anyway, these are but three of the pathetic souls who don't find this blog agreeable to their rather milquetoast bland existences. But for the rest of you, we have a challenge called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157664711155730/">A Matter of Life and Death</a>, all about cars, trucks, and bikes somehow pertaining to, you guessed it, life and death. So grab yourself a...uh...Sobe Lifewater and a Dead Guy Ale, sit back and enjoy the roundup. Except for you, Richard. You go back to doing whatever the hell you were doing in there.<br />
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Speaking of knowing what you're doing in there, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John Marshmallow</a> takes out his trusty paper towels and builds himself a...DR Spritestaa or something. Seems youngins enjoy making up their own cars. This one, he thought was going to be the silliest car he has ever built but that is just a depraved slippery slope into much, much sillier things.<br />
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But first, here's a 1986 Chevy Van Ambulance. It'll be the first of many ambulances in this roundup. Yes, in a challenge all about life and death, more than a few of us went the predicable route but all the fun is how we handled the predictability.<br />
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Next John brings in The Fuzz to put a stop to all this silliness with this 1999 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. Pull over, says The Fuzz. Do you know how fast your were going? Have you had anything to drink this evening? Where are your pants? You have the right to remain silent.<br />
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It seems I had the right to remain silent but didn't have the ability. Anyway, the police arrived much too early in my humble opinion. Now would have been a good time to arrive and rid us of this...uh...Aviator American Sprite that has a trans-orange radar dish and a bouquet of flowers for some reason. Oh boy. When does this end?<br />
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I'd rather die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather and not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car. How'd I do? That'll be the first of many life or death jokes I'll crack this roundup. Here's a 2009 Cadillac DeVille hearse with a coffin in a back.<br />
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John's next submission is a 1972 Ford Pinto Wagon, which puts it squarely in the death category. You have no idea, kid! I spent my early childhood in the back seat of a 1970 Pinto. Except at the time I was unaware of my dad's blatant disregard for our safety and I imagined I was in an orange spaceship.<br />
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A spaceship that would have sent me straight to the moon had someone gently tapped the gas tank. Well, it seems John has cleaned up his paper towels for good and posed his 2017 Aviator Primavera Sport Coupe (whatever the hell that is!) in a photo lightbox. Now all he needs to do is turn on some lights and iron the backdrop. And stop building silly made up cars.<br />
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Inky the Octopus makes a daring escape from a New Zealand aquarium in the middle of the night. He presumably went out the top, made his way across the floor and down a 50 meter drainpipe which lead to the ocean and to freedom is what I'm reading about instead of whatever the hell is going on with this "Rodzilla".<br />
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In a similar story, a chimpanzee named Cha Cha escaped from a zoo in Sendai, Japan, and led police and zoo staff on a dramatic two-hour chase through a residential neighborhood. Also <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">Johnni D</a> chimes in with a rather clever rendition of the iconic little car from the Game of Life, complete with little pink and blue pegs. Oh, man, I loved that game!<br />
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Proving that all good stories end with the sweet, sweet release of a tranquilizer dart, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/norton74/">Andrea Lattanzio</a> rescues us all and hoses us down with this stunning Chuck Miller Ford C-Cab Fire Truck. This is what LUGNuts challenges are supposed to be all about, ladies and gents. This right here!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loek1990/">Loek M</a> begs the question: Did anyone order two ARV's? Ralph? Peter? Anyone? Seems no one did, but he delivers them anyway on this MAN military transporter, thus representing the death part of our life or death challenge.<br />
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Loek chimes in later with the Volvo V90, arguably the safest estate car in the history of the world ever. Crashing in one of this puppies is like the gentle caress of a wayward lover under a lonesome alabaster moon. Wait, what? Somebody has been reading too many bad romance novels!<br />
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And that someone being...Honey Boo Boo? Presidential hopeful Donald Trump? The entire Mormon Tabernacle Choir? I don't know. I don't read romance novels, nor do I know anyone who does. I consider myself very intelligent. I read books by that wheelchair guy. What's his name? Oh right, Larry Flynt! Anyway, here's a Honda Life Step Van.<br />
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A guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/138816696@N06/">Reclusiam</a> asks the question: What better way to reach the edge of life and death than in a coffin strapped to a top fuel dragster? Dude has a point. You can't argue with that kind of logic. Its like the angle of the dangle is directly proportional to the heat of the meat. Pure logic right there.<br />
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Or is it the angle of the dangle is inversely proportional to the heat of the meat? Now I'm confusing myself! This is why I was never good at algebra. Ralph, you are a physicist, do you have any insight on the matter? Anyway, Reclusiam comes back with a drag racing, wheelie pulling ambulance and hearse which, you'll soon learn is precisely what Tim and I came up with later.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> reasons that James Bond is well acquainted with matters of life and death. He even stars in movies with the theme in the title. Least popular of all Bonds was the bloated loaf of Wonder Bread Pierce Brosnan in 'Tomorrow Never Dies' with this equally unpopular 1997 BMW R1200C Motorcycle.<br />
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The jury is still out as to whether the new all-female Ghostbusters movie will be popular or not, but like the original it will feature a Cadillac configured as a white and red ambulance / hearse. In both movies, the vehicle was about 30 years old, so for the original this meant the iconic 1959 Cadillac 'Ecto-1', for 2016, this means an updated 1984 version of the equivalent car.<br />
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"Now pay attention, 007. Q-Branch has had to cut back on expenses, so we have been purchasing BMWs instead of Astons. I know that this is not your style, but hey, you aren't the most favorite of Bonds either, so get over it." I'm sure the conversation went something like this during 'Tomorrow Never Dies'. See, sometimes I don't have to write my own jokes as Peter did it for me. Good job.<br />
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Peter leaves me holding the bag for writing the humor for the Presidential Lincoln limousine in which President J. F. Kennedy was shot and assassinated in November 1963. Great, way to take the air out of the room, Peter! You sure know how to kill a comedy streak! I suppose JFK's life would have been saved had he suddenly spotted something shiny on the floor. What, too soon?<br />
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I suppose JFK's soft, supple watermelon of a head would have been better protected had he have been riding in this quirky 1948 Packard Henney Ambulance instead. The car at the time was said to look like a bathtub or a whale so you know it was safe.<br />
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Speaking of safe, Peter's sixth entry for your approval is the Volvo 240 in "safety orange" as it was marketed as back then. Crashing in one of these puppies is as relaxing as a firm, yet gentle caress of a gifted masseuse with aroma therapy candles going and the soothing embrace of John Tesh music playing softly in the background.<br />
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Speaking of happy endings, many Formula 1 racer's lives were saved by a Mercedes-AMG GT S Safety car. These high speed specialized vehicles acted as first responders with medical aid whenever a racer was in peril. Did JFK have one of these? No. OK, lets move on.<br />
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Should things not go so well for you in Geelong, Australia, (after all, there are no less than 4, 346 deadly animals there wanting to kill you) you can at least take solace in knowing your final ride can be had in luxurious style with this Tuckers Funerals 1960 Ford Galaxie Hearse.<br />
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Taking us back from the dead and back into the action-packed world of James Bond, Roger Moore drove this AEC Regent III RT246 Double Decker Bus used in the 1973 Film 'Live and Let Die'. In one scene, he drove it under a low bridge thereby slicing off the top deck, which then landed on the pursuing baddy following behind. Good times, good times.<br />
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Proving that Peter is just no good at delivering happy endings, he presents this Williams-Renault FW16 Formula 1 Racer that racing legend Ayrton Senna succumbed to massive head trauma and died in. Yikes!<br />
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I barely remember Cannonball Run but in looking back and seeing Adrianne Barbeau and Tara Buckman in mostly unzipped spandex jumpsuits; holy crap, maybe its something I ought to add to my Netflix list right now! <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a> presents the van and some of the cast.<br />
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Later Ralph proves that all the girls go crazy over a sharp dressed man. And sweet cars. And huge beards. They also forego overall good grooming standards so long as you're in ZZ Top. Ironically, the one guy in ZZ Top who doesn't have a beard...his last name is Beard. Go figure!<br />
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Next Ralph presents a vehicle and team who encompass the very definition of "a matter of life and death". Unfortunately bomb technicians such as these are clocking in overtime hours as of late thanks to dick bags like ISIS who decide to make the world a rather uncertain place to live in. This particular one is a model used by the Dutch Ministry of Defense bomb disposal teams.<br />
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What the world needs more of is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/31460192@N02/">Firas Abu-Jaber</a> and his 2016 Bugatti Chiron. This beautiful beast has the highest safety rating of any super car but can exceed speeds of over 200MPH thereby making this car both "The life support" and "The death dealer".<br />
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<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/124758953@N07/">Alexander Pashoaletto</a> chimes in with this Smoke Squadron Monster Truck. Its a little unclear how it fits into the life or death category but who cares, its a monster truck with working suspension, by golly! You betcha! Jimminy Christmas!<br />
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What this world needs more of (besides Firas Abu-Jaber riding on a unicorn and farting rainbows) is more zombie Linos. Luckily <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sir Manperson</a> answers my prayers (not the one about farting rainbows) with a zombie Lino and a post-apoc hearse with a Gatling gun coming out of a coffin. Surprisingly, this is not the first zombie Lino ever built in LEGO but the more the better to feed on your delicious braaaaaains.<br />
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George Michael and the other guy from Wham! would surely enjoy this Whambulance as built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/proudlove/">Nathan Proudlove</a>. It demonstrates just the right formula of "controlled chaos" essential to rat rodding, and hot rodding. Also drag racing. Its sure to wake you up before you go go!<br />
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Speaking of shady encounters in a truck stop bathroom, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> (hey, that's me!) propositioned his buddy Tim Inman (not in a truck stop bathroom but rather via texting) to team up and build a wheelie pulling drag racing duo. First you take a ride in my '31 Flatline Ford Ambulance...<br />
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...Then you end up in <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/">Tim Inman</a>'s Hells Bells '67 Cadillac hearse. I was like...yo, dawg, you know what would be dope? Then he was like...what? Then I was like...we build a drag racing ambulance and hearse pulling wheelies! Then he was like...what if someone else thinks of that? Then I was like...don't be stupid, dawg! Ain't nobody else gonna think of that! Then he was like...OK, dawg!<br />
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Then sure enough someone else thought of it. But that's how our buddy challenge went down. Incidentally, I'm pretty sure that is also how bills are passed into law. And that is how we come to a satisfying end to our life and death challenge. I'm pretty happy, overall, with how it turned out. What do you think? Never mind. As evidenced by the rock stupid comments you people usually leave, your opinions aren't all that important. You know what is important? Other than that may or may not be the Green River Killer hidden behind your hamper? We have another action-packed challenge for you and the guy behind your hamper. Its called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157664328129764/">I Smell A (Modern) Rat</a> and I assure you that if you participate in this challenge, you will become a trendsetter. You will show future generations of car customizers how it is all done. Here's the deal; you take any modern car built 1996 and after and make a rat rod out of it. Its proving to be not as easy as it sounds. But tune in next month to see how we pull it off. I'll crack more rock stupid jokes, you'll leave rock stupid comments and the world will go on. So until next time. Later!<br />
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<br />Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-16452482780014802252016-03-28T09:52:00.001-05:002016-03-28T09:52:27.030-05:00100 Ways to Win!…RoundupWe had ourselves a doozie of a challenge this month! It was our 100th build challenge and we called it <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157664118792946/">100 Ways to Win</a>. Basically, participants pick a number from 1-100, admins dole out automotive assignments from a predetermined list we had on hand, then awesomeness ensued. And sometimes hilarity. As the name implies, it was an epic challenge and epic means prizes. With a little help from our friends at Constructibles, Brothers Brick, Dennis Glaasker, Dennis Bosman and No Starch Press, we were able to provide some ginormous LEGO sets to our three top winners as well as autographed editions of The Art of LEGO Scale Modeling by Dennis and Dennis. What sets did we muster up? Well, keep reading. But first, this is where a segue into my joke about why they load First Class passengers into the plane first. They corral them into their big, cushy seats, put a cocktail in their hands, then parade the unwashed masses into Business Class, Economy Class, and No Class to see how much better life can be if only you were a doctor. Or a stock broker. Or a former astronaut. Or a trophy wife with a boob job and yoga pants. Or someone in a fur hat. They always seem to be in first class. Yes, a bit of money, fake boobs, some yoga pants and a fur hat gets you pretty far in life. Just ask our winners!<br />
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The classiest of first class is, without a doubt, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/31460192@N02/">Firas Abu-Jaber</a>. I'm certain he's no stranger to hoards of beautiful women with fake boobs, yoga pants, and fur hats cuz...have you seen the guy? Not to be weird about it but hot damn! I'd drag my nuts over a mile of broken glass just to hear him fart over a walkie-talkie and I'm not even into dudes. Did that just get weird? Anyway, Firas is a talented builder and our rightful first place winner with this Rolls Royce Silver Ghost and proud owner of the new Technic Volvo Wheel Loader.<br />
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Sometimes you can be a little rough around the edges, a little bit trashy, and still fly first class, like say, Kid Rock, Mamma June, and every dude from Slipknot. This is where <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dtowncracka/">D-Town Cracka</a> falls into place. Now, I've never seen photos of Mr. Cracka. He could be a runway model or a fat dude living in his mother's basement with his belly hangin' from beneath a billowy pirate shirt. What I do know is dude has got talent as evidenced by El Laxante, a bad-ass bored, chopped, dropped, and tracked '74 El Camino. He's the proud owner of a new Technic 24 Hour Racer.<br />
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Finally, bringing the class back to first class is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/depin0/">DePino</a> and for some uncanny reason, the third place winning entry is also a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. Hey, what can I say? Non-LEGO folks from all over the globe voted and it turns out they like their LEGO cars really, really classy. And sometimes totally messed up. But mostly classy. Let that be a lesson to you all; rich people are just better people. Right, Justin Bieber? Anyway, DePino is the proud owner of the totally balls-out Technic Drag Racer. A heart-felt congrats goes to you all.<br />
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And now we bring in the unwashed masses. The most unwashed of the unwashed masses is a guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John Marshmallow</a>. He seems to live by only one code: come early and come often. And also bring your paper towels. Let me show ya what I mean. First up, this 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Lakewood station wagon on a paper towel.<br />
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Next on the John Marshmallow slab, he chose #85: "Build any French or Italian car for a secret agent." He then chose the 1968 Ferrari Daytona with an anti-everything gun (that shoots first, asks questions later) and a tiny wee minifig in a bow tie.<br />
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Next the human marshmallow draws #21, "Build any Racing Peugeot." Apparently in his world, racing cars come without sponsorships, numbers or even colors. This one came with a little help from marshmallow dad, so it makes it cool.<br />
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Just when John thinks LUGNuts is all about similarly shaped sports cars, we throw a wrench into the works with Challenge #32: "Build a 1975 Honda GoldWing". Yep, sometimes we're totally all about bikes. On a paper towel.<br />
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He called his fifth entry possibly his last but oh, boy, it wasn't! #86 was "Build any hot hatch", so John chose1999 Honda Civic Type-R that looks suspiciously similar to the racing Peugeot from earlier. Castle and spaceship builders think all LEGO cars look the same. Maybe they're onto something here.<br />
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Next on the marshmallow slab, he draws #35: Build any Divco, custom or stock. This is probably what a Divco looks like before they paint on the colored stripes and company logos. Seems John has also done some research, knowing full well that the Divco went unchanged from 1937-1986, even longer than the VW Bug.<br />
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I like it when people learn stuff. Next John draws Challenge #1 Build any Donk or Funny Car Dragster. He went the badonkadonk route with this 1981 Chevrolet Impala donk called Nice Cream Bar. Or as John calls it, the hilarious and positively stupid route . Apparently a bit of Ralph is rubbing off on the young man.<br />
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A bit of Peter is rubbing off on the young man, too. Whoa boy, is it ever! This roundup is taking me weeks to write and it isn't even Peter's fault this time. Seems the boy wants to be as prolific as our resident Aussie engineer with his eighth entry; Challenge #49, "Build any car from 1942". For this option, he chose a 1942 Willys pickup.<br />
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Not only is he building nearly as often as Peter, but he's showing some love for the continent Down Under with this 1962 Ford Falcon Ranchero called "Ranch Racer". Its the perfect thing for racing around the Australian ranch where there are no less than 4, 565 weird and deadly animals who want to kill you.<br />
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If <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ted_andes/">Ted @ndes</a> posted his McLaren F1 just a couple hours sooner, he'd not only hold the record for the fastest production car, but it would have been the fastest entered into this challenge. Ted proves you don't need a zillion parts and an unemployable amount of free time to pull off an honorable mention for the win.<br />
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Ted proves good fortune can strike twice with this Bugatti Type 57. Yep, there was a nod or two for the win on this one as well. Just like Susan Sarandon, this vintage lady has curves where they count.<br />
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A guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dickylaban/">Dicky Laban</a> builds himself into a mad frenzy with this Plymouth SuperBird Roadrunner. This and plunging necklines were about the only awesome things coming out of the 70's.<br />
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Sometimes the list of choices I wrote are all about the numbers. When I came up with #64, I offered the choice between a '64 Impala or '64 Barracuda. A dude named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/27952130@N02/">Firstinfantry</a> goes the less obvious route with a 1964 Plymouth Valiant Barracuda. Nice!<br />
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Much later in the challenge Firstinfantry gets #75 during the reshuffle and conjures up "Any Japanese Drift car". Here he presents the Toyota AE86 that is colored either like the Portuguese flag or a holiday fruitcake. Also Octan.<br />
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A builder who sounds more like a rare bird than a builder, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/138373876@N08/">Mockingkakapo</a> builds this 1984 Kawasaki ZX900 Ninja. Rarely seen in the wild, the elusive mockingkakapo eats only unripe berries and its haunting mating call of "five dollar makes you holla!" can be heard deep in the Amazon jungle.<br />
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The mockingkakapo builds its nest among the acacia trees. It also draws #72 and builds the Ferrari 458 Speciale and poses it next to a farmer and some pigs. Cuz nothing says Ferrari like pig farming!<br />
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The next assignment for mockingkakapo stated simply: Google "Chip Foose's best designs" and go from there! He did some googling but according to the episode of Overhaulin' I saw, this black Ford F-100 was built for Mr. Foose by his team and not by Chip Foose.<br />
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Next the rare bird with the funny name was handed assignment #83; Steampunk-ify any Fiat 500 or VW Microbus. Seems he went the VW Microbus route and make it look very much like a log cabin.<br />
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Mockingkakapo proves to be a rare but rather prolific bird with #4. Pay homage to either Boyd Coddington or Bo Huff. When faced with a choice between two dead car dudes, he ultimately went with Bo's 1927 Ford in white instead of his original rusty dark brown.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/138373876@N08/24958660459/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="1927 Ford Hotrod - Bo Huff Homage"><img alt="1927 Ford Hotrod - Bo Huff Homage" height="246" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1506/24958660459_7a0703526e_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lego_bro/">Luke-M</a> proved to be a headliner early in the challenge with not one, but two pearly white Nissan Fairlady Z's They're pretty sweet and, as it turns out, 50% more influential than Stanley Kubrick, Pablo Picasso and the Apostle Paul.<br />
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While you're mulling over that pop culture reference, Luke comes back later with another assignment, this time a bubble-top car that goes by the name Atomic Punk. Its 50% more influential than grated cheese.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/49669294@N04/">TVarious </a>has a little family history with rat rodding. Which makes it fortunate that he pulled #3; Any rat rod. Apparently his dad was all up into the scene and "can't build a rat rod anymore", so with his dad's suggestion, went with this '37 Ford pickup just the way his daddy would have done it.<br />
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In terms of quantity, not quality, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/">Johnni D</a> was in direct competition with John Marshmallow. First on the Johnny D slab is #50; Mad Max-ify any Dodge or Citroen. He chose the Citroën Mehara. While this model is a fairly accurate depiction of the real car, it seems he missed the definition of Mad Max-ify. Even in the silly original movie, I've never seen a vehicle this happy and yellow.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnid/24332335684/" nbsp="" title="Citroën Mehari"><img alt="Citroën Mehari" height="240" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1453/24332335684_43f16b820e_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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But you can't count Johnni D as a total wash out. He came back for #33 Any Bonneville Salt Flat Racer...and it's matching hauler. This camper and salt flat racer got at least one nod for the win from my co-worker twice removed who seems to live with his mom.<br />
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Later, Johnni D comes back with #63; 1956 Chevy Cameo...stock or custom. Known as "the gentleman's truck" this little Cameo is hauling some car parts which, like burying some snitch bastard neck deep in an ant hill, is a decidedly un-gentlemanly duty.<br />
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He comes back later with #85 is any vehicle outfitted as a snow plow. Its the perfect thing for shoveling all that snow that fueled the beautiful Disco crowd in the 70's. Was that too obscure a reference?<br />
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Anyway, here's a reference only LEGO people would appreciate. I wrote assignment #22; Any vehicle from 1978-1987 and give it a LEGO "Classic Space" motif. Johnni answers the call of duty with this little entry.<br />
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What are the chances Johnni D would be assigned both Mad Max inspired assignments? Chances are pretty good actually when you come back like a bazillian times. Here is a Mad Max Bug.<br />
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Phew! This is the part in the roundup where I get bored and start looking up weird celebrity trivia. Huh, whaddya know, Megan Fox has hideously misshapen thumbs. Anyway, here's a 1951 Mercury Custom Lead Sled Coupe.<br />
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Seems Madonna had herself a drunken melt down on stage recently. You know, I met her at a party once. Some producer guy, said he knew celebrities, invited me and my buddies to a party at his place and low and behold, Madonna. It was in her brown hair, cigar smoking, gold tooth phase. I thought she was self-centered and abrasive. True story, bro! Anyway, here's the Twisted Metal Road Boat.<br />
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Right around that same timeframe I had an argument over the phone with Andrew Dice Clay. At least I think it was him. Coulda been some other douchebag from Brooklyn. I was young and in the Navy and stationed in Staten Island at the time. My buddy said he knew him personally, called him up, and there you go. Lastly Johnni D chose #99 keyword Audi Racing.<br />
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Is that all the Johnni D entries? Seems it is. Phew! A guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/36416029@N06/">The Solitary Dark</a> draws #37, Any motorcycle with sidecar. I was imagining some old-timey German or Russian vehicle someone with a handlebar mustache would own, but instead he goes with a racing bike with sidecar. That's one crazy sport, man!<br />
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Turns out The Solitary Dark is not as solitary as you'd be lead to believe. He liked Ted Andes McLaren F1 so much that when he was later assigned the same car he gave Ted a nod with this not quite miniland scale entry. That makes him, at the very least, The Marginally Sociable Dark.<br />
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A guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/30639040@N02/">Aliencat</a> was assigned Any 1952 pickup and came back with this tan and dark green beauty. With a surf board, beach chair and excellent presentation, it got more than a couple of nods for the win and looked to be among the top contenders early in the challenge.<br />
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It seems we have an important elected official in our midst. One with an irresistibly soft coat, who loves to sleep in small holes, take dust baths, and chew on empty toilet paper tubes. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88064955@N03/">Senator Chinchilla</a> was assigned a 3,850 lb, sixteen cylinder-double hemi, all wheel steering monster. In other words, a Jeep Hurricane.<br />
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Senator Chinchilla is all about signing important bills into law, taking month long vacations and burying his poop under a pile of cedar chips. He also seems to be all about monstrous vehicles, this time in the shape of a custom hot-rodded Dodge Power Wagon that got at least one vote for the win.<br />
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A guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/129072669@N06/">Marcu44</a> was tasked with Googling "Larry Watson paint" and figuring out the rest. My imagination soared with all the possibilities that could have been with this one. After all, Larry Watson's paintjobs are synonymous with hot rodding culture. This is what Marcu came up with.<br />
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Our next entry is a Ford Boss 302 Mustang. Its a pretty good entry, but what is the contestant's name? <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41449996@N04/">-Wat-</a>. I said, its a pretty cool entry, but what is the contestant's name? -Wat-. The contestant's name, what is it? -Wat-. For the love of god! If you say "what" again, I swear to Christ I'll punch you in the balls! What's the contestant's name!?...<br />
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Sorry, couldn't resist that one. It seems some of our own admins could not resist the juggernaut that was our 100th challenge. For this reason, a clause was written in that said admins can enter if they couldn't stand sitting on the sidelines. No prizes could be had and, since we held the list, LUGNuts members at large had to assign our numbers. Not to let a good challenge pass him by, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> shows some love for the 1972 Lancia Stratos Rally Car.<br />
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Later Peter comes back and is assigned #14 Design any car for Green Lantern or Spiderman. This is hilarious considering Peter is an excellent engineer but tends to blow a fuse when tasked with having to flex some creative artistic muscle. He fancies Green Lantern would fancy a 60's era BMW Spicup. In green, of course.<br />
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This second entry had a bit more creative thought. Spiderman proves to get around New York City pretty well without a car, so what car would enable him to jump out in an instant and keep driving itself while the webslinger fights crime out on the rooftops? Why the convertible BMW i8 Spyder, of course.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/veeborg/">Veeborg</a> had a potentially difficult assignment, but gave it, in my opinion, the most logical application possible. He was told to design Herbie The Lovebug, but not as a VW Bug. When I wrote this assignment it bugged me a little (get it?) as it was the only color specific one. Fearing a lesser builder would fail it for lack of correct color parts, but he squelched my fears with Herbie The VW Karmann Ghia.<br />
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You might want to tuck in that shirt. Maybe clean up the beer cans you got lying around here. Maybe you ought to hide those nudey magazines and comb your hair. You might want to empty the trash and fluff up those pillows. And for the love of god, put some pants on, for cripe sakes! We have a lady in our midst and a rather talented one. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/35385165@N05/">Brixe63</a> graces us with the Mercedes 300SL Gull-Wing.<br />
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Proving she doesn't mind hanging out with us crude and uncultured boys after all, Brixe comes back later with a shiny red 1956 Ford F-100. I never met Brixe in person, but I imagine she could be fun and carefree like one of the boys. In my opinion she is one of the best LEGO motorcycle builders in the world. Yep, I stole techniques from her when I first built mine, so gotta give the lady credit where credit is due. But is it safe to fart yet? Cuz I've been holding this one in for like a week!<br />
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Somebody named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66620538@N04/">soccersnyderi</a> also got the Green Lantern and/or Spiderman assignment and obviously went with Green Lantern. Let's see, what else is in weird celebrity news? It seems the entire Kardashian clan is banned from the Hamptons, the White House, Oscar parties, Vogue Magazine, The Met Gala, South Beach, Miami and a burger joint in Buenos Aires. Nice!<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66620538@N04/24607095693/" nbsp="" title="#8 Green Lantern's Supercar"><img alt="#8 Green Lantern's Supercar" height="206" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1541/24607095693_2f2e99a725_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a>, on the other hand, is welcome here anytime and probably all the places the Kardashians are banned as we never really hear about his antics. A great thing happened during the challenge; the usually straight-laced Ralph was assigned a Zinger. He, at first, saw no sense in his logical brain for something so frivolous but once he did his research, had a great time with it. It put a smile on his face and got him at least one nod for the win.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cndohed43/">Cleverniftydude</a> lived up to his name when he was assigned any hot hatch. He whipped up a 1979 VW Golf GTI ready to race in scorching hot colors. He tells us this challenge brought many fond memories of his wayward childhood, cruising the streets and cramming far to many dudes into a little car. That's what these challenges are all about. Fond memories.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/132134913@N02/">Autobaas</a> unwittingly saw the future when he was assigned any Ambulance or Hearse. This current 101st challenge is pretty much all about ambulances and hearses, so...yeah. Bet you didn't know I snuck in future challenges right in the assignments! I hope my copy/paste features carry over the Russian text but this UAZ 452 Ambulance from 1965 was nicknamed Таблетка (tabletka, a pill).<br />
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A guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/josdu/">W. Navarre</a> was tasked with paying homage to one of two dead car building legends; Boyd Coddington or Bo Huff. I'm not too sure what either legend would think. Here's something yellow.<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/josdu/24628444523/" nbsp="" title="#98 - Yellow car! ..."><img alt="#98 - Yellow car! ..." height="196" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1587/24628444523_ce586f3845_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thirdwig/">Thirdwigg</a> is a contestant that begs the question: What happened to the first two wiggs? No, seriously, I don't think I can sleep soundly anymore unless I know. Were they destroyed in a fire? Did they go the way of Terrence Howard and were replaced by Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2? I just don't know! One thing I do know, this '92 Porsche 911 is chock full of Technic goodness.<br />
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Oh and don't get me started with Micky Rourke's performance in that movie! That Russian accent was barely plausible and what was with those filthy hands? His face looks like it was pieced together by a cobbler. A guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkc62/">rkc62</a> was also assigned a Porsche, this time a 959.<br />
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When I wrote assignment #60 I was thinking surf, sand, and some good ol' nostalgia. A contender named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/133661090@N04/">Velocities</a> pulled it off nicely with this 1948 Chrysler Town & Country Convertible. I can say with confidence this little car got more than a few nods for the win.<br />
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There was a time when a younger <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rifraphy/">Raphy</a> was much more involved in the club. I miss that. He has grown up, as boys do, and discovered other things, I presume. Like solving the mystery of where those other two wiggs went. Still he stopped by just long enough to build us a little hot rod towing a seaplane and to wish us another 100 years. Years?! What?!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/127823176@N06/">Veryrusty82</a> was assigned any vehicle mentioned in a song, so naturally he went with a decidedly not-rusty dune buggy from a song of the same name by The Presidents of the United States of America. If real former presidents made a band, I wonder what it would sound like. That scenario is just ripe for clever jokes that I just can't think up right now cuz its the end of the day.<br />
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Some coffee would perk my mood. As well as something totally balls-out crazy like say...a lime green rocket powered, fire breathing, drag racing, 80's era fire truck . I'd call it something crazy like The Afterburner. I really wish such a thing could be built, but no one, not even <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nolnet/">Nolnet</a> has that kind of imagination or talent. Oh, well. A boy can always dream, right?<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/legophilippines/">Geraldcacas</a> was assigned something to do with Peugeot racing (probably) and was surely very excited about it. Here is a quote he gave us; "...and he pulled that E-brake at the right point and smashing that rev at peak rpm on 1st gear, clearing that tight turn like a greased cold stallion! And that's what the Peugeot 208 GTi Peugeot Sport can do!!!"<br />
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I have to say it was a bit cringe-worthy not seeing <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/technicnick/">TechnicNick</a> take home a prize. To be clear, this 1956 Ford F-100 is three feet long and an engineering marvel. I can see the hours of hard work put into it. It would be an attention getter in a public convention setting but in the end, I think the weird cropping and the fact that this monster didn't fit in his photo studio was his undoing. Still, there were plenty of well deserved nods for the win.<br />
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No photo link so clicky clickyh ----> <a href="https://flic.kr/p/DEqu4h">https://flic.kr/p/DEqu4h</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marinstipkovic/">Marin Stipkovic</a> was assigned to build any car from the year he was born so went with a space car from...Total Recall. That's the one where Schwarzenegger's head explodes, right? The diorama was a good effort but a bit dark and hard to see the vehicle in question.<br />
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A guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/134644061@N02/">jamescox027</a>(at some website) was tasked with Mad max-ifying a school bus and so there's like power functions and spikes. Clearly, the kids aren't all right. That was a The Who reference. Went over your heads? Yeah, mine too. Let's move on then.<br />
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With a name like <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/138281612@N02/">bricksftw</a>, this next contestant would be a shoe-in for the win...unless, of course, his version of "ftw" means "f*** the world", then not so much. His end product is a 2006 Renault Nepta concept with weird lime green front fenders on an otherwise all gray car.<br />
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Whenever there is a LUGNuts challenge with prizes, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/donttalktorobots/">Don't Talk to Robots</a> comes a'runnin' and presumably doesn't mention it to any robots. He was tasked to google "wildest cars SEMA" and in doing so came up with the Darth Vader real life Hotwheels car. While Vader is more machine than man, he is still technically a skinny white kid that somehow turned into a big hulking black guy and thus not a robot. I wonder if he knows I built this same model several months ago.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/_tiler/">_Tiler</a> knows the formula for success. Its good photo presentation and Volksrods. No, seriously, its been scientifically proven; you take good photos, throw a Volksrod or two into the mix and you have yourself the makings for earning a Nobel Peace Prize. Probably. Or at least getting 10% off your purchase at any participating Red Lobster. Or you can cut in line at Walmart. Either way, nice Volksrods, dude.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/105212753@N04/">Eka-Rahajra</a> was assigned a Chevy Cameo or "The Gentleman's Truck". Here we see it in dark gray and red. I literally have nothing funny or notable to say about this. Lets move on.<br />
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Perhaps a more humor worthy entry is this Hotwheels Deco Delivery Truck. Its not so much that the entry is funny, but it was built by a contestant named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139187418@N02/">krazykooter22</a>. A quick google search proved Crazy Cooter to be the dim-witted mechanic from Dukes of Hazzard. And now you know.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/normfm/">Norm.fm</a> shows his zombie face around here and gets assigned any bubble top car. His entry is suitable for any weirdo space alien, in this case Squidman from the LEGO Space Police line that teaches kids that anyone who looks different from us is always the bad guy and should be arrested at once.<br />
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No stranger to being hassled by The Man and arrested is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139528541@N06/">Outlawcustomdiecast</a>, if his name is any indication. Actually he has a promising name for a LUGNuts newbie. It conjures up ideas of kit-bashing die cast cars into diabolical customizations but alas his photostream showcases nothing but pics of this Jeep Hurricane apparently built by his young son.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/legols/">Legopard</a> got the assignment I love so much, we probably should make it a future challenge. I should appeal to whatever a-hole runs the LUGNuts challenges to see if I can make that happen. So anyway, #16 was 'Any vehicle from 1978-1987 and give it a LEGO “Classic Space” motif" and 'pard did a swell little dune buggy.<br />
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A guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/_sparkart_/">SPARKART!</a> got the other assignment I really, really liked...build any Batmobile from movies, TV, comics or imagined. I'd joke that we should appeal to the a-holes in charge around here but we already had that challenge awhile ago. He had plans for the whole Tumbler but only had enough parts and imagination for the Batpod.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/legojunkie/">Lego Junkie</a> has been clean and sober for awhile now. He stayed off the bricks, even got his 90 day coin from Legohaulics Anonymous. Things were looking pretty promising right up until this challenge made him fall off the LEGO wagon and hit the bricks pretty hard with this Audi R18. Now he's hopped up on the LEGO all over again. One day at a time, brother. One day at a time.<br />
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A long, long time ago, not in a galaxy far, far away, but rather in a small apartment in Seattle, I looked at the Hot Wheels Deco Delivery cast, specifically the one with the Skittles themed paintjob and thought about building it someday. I deemed it too difficult. I chickened out. I'm a big huge failure. Low and behold <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/124758953@N07/">Alexander Paschoaletto</a> comes along and shows us all how its done. Bravo, Alex!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29934333@N02/">Brickadier General</a> was tasked with Steampunk-ifying any Fiat 500 or VW Microbus. Here we have a steamy VW bus with a groovy wild west diorama. He says we'd recognize a familiar face. Let's see, is it Bea Arthur? George Washington? Edgar Winter? Oh, its Doc Brown!<br />
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A guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sasklegousers/">Dodge</a> was assigned a Mini Cooper. I know, I know, this entry is just ripe for Dodge references. Why wasn't he assigned a Dodge Daytona or a Dodge Dart? Hey, thems the breaks when you enter one of our challenges where we have to assign you something. Its a pretty cool Mini Dodge...er, I mean Cooper.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/80022703@N07/">Saberwing007</a> was assigned any vehicle inspired by a sea creature or a dinosaur. There's plenty of good potential here, like the Corvette Stingray, the Hyundai Tiburon, the T-Rex motorcycle, the Dodge Raptor (hear that, Dodge? You coulda built a Raptor!). But instead Saber built some...uh...thing with a write up longer than this roundup. So much for short, punchy write-ups.<br />
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Speaking of short and punchy, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/doctormobius/">Doctor Mobius</a> (truth be told, I more fit that description than he does) demands that you witness him and his Mad Max-ified Spoiler Sport. You can tell he demands it as evidenced by the fact that there are three exclamation marks. With so many exclamation marks, all he needs is the inclusion of the misspelled phrase "4 SAIL!!!" and he'll have the makings of your average craigslist ad.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/126492293@N08/">Chrisbuilds</a> demands nothing from his 1965 AMC Marlin and he gets it in spades. Wait, what? That was rude! I know, right? But what other joke can I put here? Nah, seriously, I like how he had the choice of a 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale or an AMC Marlin. Seems Chris made the right choice with this sweet ride. Pretty amazing considering he pulled it off all on the last day.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139834050@N04/">AlanHrafn</a> clocks in just under the deadline with this Mk1 Ford GT40, which is odd considering the GT40 is such a fast car. You'd think he'd be among the first done. Get it? Cuz its fast? Right? OK, that joke fell flat. You can tell I am loopy from this long write-up. That and vodka. And sniffing glue.<br />
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By this point we've already waved the checkered flag and sent all the spectators home, but two more totally sweet entries came through after the deadline that I'd be remiss not to include here. They couldn't be considered for the win, but were a valiant effort anyway. Here is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickdm/">DarthNick</a>'s Koenigsegg Agera.<br />
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Our 77th entry for this challenge, making it our most popular LUGNuts challenge in the history of the world ever (probably) is #81 'Any vehicle from Twisted Metal or Super Mario Kart'. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/duq/">Duq</a> answers the call of duty with the mean and nasty Warthog, clearly not from Super Mario Kart.<br />
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Is that all of them?! OMG, it is! Phew! What a roundup! This took a long-ass time to write, but all was worth it when you look back on so many phenomenal entries. Thank you all for a hugely successful challenge. Some of these great MOCs have put plenty of new builders on the map and that is what's important. From reading everyone's comments it seems most of you built things you never would have thought of in a million years and still had a lot of fun while doing it. That's what LUGNuts is all about, my friends. That and vodka. But mostly awesome cars, bikes, and trucks built in LEGO. We hope you can all stick around and build with us, even when we're not giving away prizes. Like for next month's challenge, for example. We're calling it <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157664711155730/">A Matter of Life and Death</a>. We may see an ambulance or two, maybe a hearse or a fire truck. You'll just have to tune next month to see what diabolical things we do. Oh, and chime in with your witty and insightful comments if you actually read these round-ups all the way to the end in 3...2...1...Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-32538471215356212192016-02-23T17:49:00.000-06:002016-02-23T17:49:15.806-06:00Land Yachts…Round-UpWe live in a world where an entire music collection, a phone, an alarm clock, a GPS, a flashlight, a bank, a library, a movie theatre, a game console, access to thousands of shops, and a vast array of encyclopedic knowledge can be stored on one little device that fits in your pocket. There was also a time, not too long ago, when each of those things were its own space-consuming device. Back in the day when computers took up entire rooms, bigger always meant better. This held true with cars. Right around the fifties through about the mid-seventies, particularly in American and some European and Japanese markets, your car was nothing unless it was an excess of chrome, bells, whistles, gizmos, dials, room for a growing family and a trunk big enough to transport four dead bodies…cuz apparently everyone from that time was in the mob. These behemoths of yore guzzled gas like there was no tomorrow. The environment can take a flying hike when you're driving a Chrysler New Yorker or a Cadillac Eldorado! That's why this month we're taking a closer look at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157662877083512/">Land Yachts</a>…all about full sized cars of yore. So grab yourself 40 ounces of some cheap American lager, sit back, and enjoy the ride.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a> chimes in early and sets the mood for how this whole Land Yacht thing is supposed to go with this stunning pink and white 1956 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner, with all the aforementioned bells and whistles, panarama roof and a Continental kit.<br />
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Big American cars often means big American asses. Just look at the Kardashians! Or are they Armenian? Anyway, nothing is bigger than the 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Futura ambulance/hearse conversion used for Ecto-1 in Ghostbusters. Ralph has built this car before but he refurbished it with an array of newly available parts.<br />
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For his third entry, Ralph reasons that this isn't quite what I had in mind. This NYC taxi is a long-wheelbase Crown Victoria, with a whopping 218 inch length, and it's the last of a long line of wallowing barges with floaty suspension, a lazy V8 and positively prehistoric cab on frame construction. Actually, Ralph, that's precisely what I had in mind!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> chimes in with more than a few land yachts of his own. The first being the 1950 Buick Roadmaster Riviera Hardtop Coupe rendered in dark red. Because nothing says upper-middle-class American dream like the Buick Roadmaster!<br />
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I once had an upper-middle-class American dream where I was naked in an elevator full of people and then some clown ate me. Anyway, next on the Peter slab is a 1965 Riviera Hardtop Coupe. A decade and a half later, the Buick Riviera is still a big honking car!</div>
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The challenge write-up describes the Mercedes-Benz Maybach Pullman as the longest production car currently available. Peter takes this as an opportunity to go retro and showcase the 1963 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Limousine. Cuz you know what they say…the black ones are always bigger.<br />
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Limousines is what I meant to say. Black limousines. Anyway, now that I cleared up that misunderstanding, back in 1957 Cadillac produced the limited edition Eldorado Brougham, A four-door hardtop with rear suicide doors, brushed aluminum roof, and industry-first quad headlamps. It was an automotive dream come true.<br />
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A dream come true for me would be a tropical island, a bevy of pretty wahines serving drinks, a thrashing guitar solo, and a six foot party sub. Hey, a boy can dream big, right?Back in 1968, Cadillac dreamed pretty big with the Eldorado Hardtop. At 472 CID (7.7 litres) this beast had the largest post-WWII production engine ever, producing 375 bhp (280 kW).<br />
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You can't let Cadillac bask in all this big car fun themselves. That's why Lincoln came up with pretty much their flagship for luxury cars, the 1956 Continental Mark II. Apparently only a few of these were built as Ford/ Lincoln lost money on each and every car. Don't worry, they recoup their losses decades later with the Pinto.<br />
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Peter tells us the Chevrolet division of General Motors was supposed to be the lowest rung. The entry level. The basic car. I don't want to start anything here, but I'm pretty sure he also added they were the car for mouth-breathing inbred morons. Hear that, Tim? Anyway, here is the 1971 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe.<br />
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In spite of being an Australian engineer for Ford, Peter shows some more love for Chevy with this 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Estate. This car will, in a few short years, be the last in a dying breed, because as of '96 the wagon was no more; a phenomenon killed by the more popular SUV.<br />
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One thing about police work that the US and Australia seems to understand, but some European countries don't, is a police intercepter needs to be menacing. Its a little comical when you're outrunning the fuzz and see an adorable little yellow and green checkered Smart car struggling to keep up in your rear view. Hear that, Belgium? A sample of some of this Australian menace, the 2015 Chevrolet Caprice PPV.<br />
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Peter describes a world where big block engines ruled and so did Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper. Why you could club a baby seal right in a children's hospital and no one would take notice. But environmental do-gooders harshed everyone's good time and brought along Captain and Tennille, Olivia Newton-John and whatever band that was responsible for "Afternoon Delight". The 1972 Mercury Cougar Hardtop was the last hurrah.<br />
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But with "Afternoon Delight" comes Rick Astley, then comes Bobby McFerrin, then comes Hall and Oates, then Billy Ocean, then Men Without Hats, then Wham! Then Wham! segued to secret gay meet ups in rest stop bathrooms, then that lead directly to the death of the Mercury line with the 2011 Mercury Grand Marquis. Its all true!<br />
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But harkening back before all that, Chrysler enjoyed some fame and notariety with the 1955 Imperial Newport Hardtop Coupe. This was built in a time when men didn't meet in the rest stop bathroom for gay sex. They met for gay sex in the bathroom of the drive-in theatre instead.<br />
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Six years later the drive-in theatre was still all the rage and I'm sure plenty-a 1961 Chrysler Newport Wagon was there. With its roomy interior it was big enough to start a large family while drudging through the boring bits of the movie at the drive-in theatre and still big enough to bring the growing family along to watch kid-friendly Disney features.<br />
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Incidentally the least favorite car for starting a family in happens to be the 1961 Ford Thunderbird MkIII Convertible. While we're all a bunch of horn dogs, it seems we still prefer the privacy of a sedan, wagon or cheap roadside motel room. Coin-operated vibrating beds optional.<br />
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In the early 70's many car models grew to be the biggest in the line ever, as evidenced by this 1971 Ford LTD Country Squire Wagon. This wood-look vinyl appliqué beast of monstrous size, officially sat eight, eleven if they were kid-sized, or two Kardashians.<br />
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No you're not looking at something from the set of Back to the Future. This 1981 Checker A11 - New York City Taxi was built pretty much the same way it was back in 1958. These checkered tanks were ubiquitous to New York City for quite awhile, but a trip to the Big Apple now would mean nary a sight of any of these.<br />
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Peter remembers a past that seems to have missed me entirely. I thought I was good at this car stuff but even a Google search could not jar my memory for this admittedly rare 1972 Stutz Blackhawk Coupe. At least the search proved he was accurate in his rendition. Apparently Elvis owned four.<br />
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I don't want to spoil the future for you but a new guy named <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139280935@N08/">John's Drift Machines</a> will become a 100th challenge staple when I do the next roundup about a month from now. Why invest in a photo studio when Brawny paper towels will do. Right? Here's a land yacht that is part Millennium Falcon, part toaster oven.<br />
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I'm not sure if this 1979 Toyota Hiace built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88064955@N03/">Senator Chinchilla</a> is quite what I had in mind when I wrote the challenge but I also said to explore your own definition, so there! One thing is for sure, this beast seems to be the most likely thing to go boom in an ISIS terrorist attack. What, too soon?<br />
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This custom 1966 Pontiac Bonneville built by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> is so big, so heinous, so utterly boat-like that it punches the environment right in the god damned face! Back when this beast was built it was OK to pinch your co-worker's fanny!<br />
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Proving that great minds think alike...about the car part, not so much the fanny pinching, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/">Tim Inman</a>'s '68 Plymouth Fury Fast Top is dark blue like mine, with a tan interior and black roof. Nuts, right? We totally didn't plan this! He sets his apart with blue ghosted flames.<br />
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That's the last of them! We had a pretty good roundup, I think. We learned that I have weird-ass dreams about being naked in an elevator and six foot party subs. We learned that Belgians are weirdos, Captain and Tennille harshed our buzz, and rest stop bathrooms are a great place to find gay trade. Paper towels make adequate photo studios in a pinch, ISIS goes kaboom and back in '66 it was cool to give your female co-workers a pinch on the fanny. I think there was something about cars in there somewhere too. What does next month have in store? Oh boy! Gee willikers! By golly! Jimminy Christmas! We have a whopper of a challenge in store for you, dontcha know! Its our 100th challenge, yo. This means prizes. Big prizes! And lots and lots of entries. We're calling it <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157664118792946/">100 Ways To Win</a>. This is an event so big, we had to go back in time to convince astronomers to give us an extra day. I wouldn't make that up! Guess you'll just have to tune in next month to see what its all about. Laterz!</div>
Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-12371492766229146682016-02-11T18:28:00.003-06:002016-02-11T18:28:39.951-06:00The Star Wars Awakens Round-UpStar Wars: The Force Awakens has just become the highest grossing movie in the history of the world ever. And why not? It has cool robots and spaceships! Its the story of a troubled young man who went and made a giant douche of himself and his parents were like…we probably should have spanked him more. Or hugged him more. Or something. Apparently to raise a child right it requires the perfect balance of spanking and hugging and clearly they missed the mark by a long shot. Not that I have all the answers. Clearly I don't. I recently took my dog through one of those drive through wild animal parks cuz it seemed like a good idea at the time. There's the "how you doing?" bark, there's the "who's at the door?" bark, and then there's the bark that says"why is this happening to me? This experience is going to be in my nightmares for the rest of my doggy life!" It was that kind of bark for the whole hour it took us to drive through it all. Of course we played it off as if it was a for your own good kind of thing. If you, in your little doggy life, have never known the horror of a two ton beast eyeballing you as a snack from four inches away, then clearly we have coddled you too much! Anyway, so we did this tie-in challenge called The Star Wars Awakens. When other LEGO groups did it, they became their most successful events ever. However when we do it, it was like instead of Star wars we did a tie-in for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Strangely, it was one of our least popular challenges ever. Sociologists centuries from now will still never understand the unpopularity of this challenge.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #212124; font-family: "proxima nova" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">That's all of them. Nothing like a short, mediocre roundup for a challenge that was theoretically likely to be one of the most popular in our history. Instead we get a little roundup about four women who's tight bond is exemplified by a pair of pants that fits them all. Funny how that works out. Can you believe they've made not just one </span></span></span><span style="color: #212124; font-family: "proxima nova" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">sequel, but another in the works? So what does the future of this blog hold in store? Hopefully no other reason to google chick flicks with abysmal Rotten Tomatoes scores. No, instead we're gonna need an awfully big pair of pants for the next challenge we call <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157662877083512/">Land Yachts</a>…all about gas guzzling, environmental hating full sized cars of yore. Should be fun! We'll see ya next time.</span></span>Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-50679517296571461022015-12-31T08:25:00.001-06:002015-12-31T08:25:56.894-06:00Our First Wheels…RoundupWhat we played with as kids often play a role in shaping how we turn out as adults. Some children play with dolls, some play with toy soldiers. I played with matches…which, now that I think about it, explains a lot. I'm pretty sure I can vouch for everyone in this little group we call LUGNuts that we played with LEGO and toy cars as kids. And also as grown-ass men. I'd say grown-ass women and grown-ass transgenders but the latter two, while they may be LUGNuts members, seem to be a rather silent minority in terms of participation in the challenges. We'd welcome their input if they suddenly exhibited a flurry of car building. Really, we would. We're cool like that. Anywho, this challenge was called Our First Wheels, denoting LEGO models built from any toy car, whether it be Hot Wheels, Matchbox, model kits, Tonka toys, etc. So sit back and relax. Grab yourself a hot chocolate laced with vodka, (I probably should have told you that before you sat down!) and enjoy this sausage fest roundup of a bunch of grown-ass men who play with legos.<br />
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The rules didn't say you had to get all nostalgic and misty eyed over toy cars you actually had as kids, but <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a> did it anyway, and with really good results. First up is an olive green BMW 635CSi, with a roof-mounted ski rack. Its amazing that the two rare sets of LEGO skis actually match the color and shape of the original die-cast toy purchased in '84 in southern Germany.<br />
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Later Ralph listed off a bunch of sensible, practical European toy cars he had as a child and rediscovered recently. Its no wonder Ralph grew up to be a sensible, practical European! Among them was a Citroën CX in dark orange. And let me tell ya, building anything in LEGO dark orange is no easy feat. Its a pretty rare color with not a lot of variety of parts available.</div>
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Judging from the toy cars <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> had as a youngin', it's no wonder he/me grew up to be a brash, impractical, environment hating, booze-swilling, foul-mouthed American. Propagating this notion further is this LEGO model based on the Frankenstein Double Demon Delivery rod from the Hot Wheels Classic Movie Monster series.<br />
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Canadians, are generally friendlier than us Americans. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/proudlove/">Nathan Proudlove</a> is so friendly, he once had a very pleasant two hour long phone conversation with someone who dialed the wrong number. He also built a '57 Chevy trying to keep as close in size as the original Micro Machines toy…with only moderate success.<br />
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He later gave the same car a go again but this time a larger build, but still keeping the exaggerated, pudgy proportions indicative of the original Micro Machines toy. I'd say the second try was a smashing success!<br />
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I suppose using the word "smashing" around LEGO models can make some folks uneasy. Just ask Australian LEGO certified professional, Ryan McNaught whose record-breaking giant helicopter model met an untimely fate in the hands of rowdy teenagers. Also Australian, and no stranger to substantial loss, is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/">Peter Blackert</a> with his Porsche Boxster Studie.</div>
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In case you just crawled out of a pile of smashed LEGO helicopter and didn't keep up with us all this time, Peter is an engineer for Ford. Seems Peter received a model of a Ford AU Falcon XR8 Sedan as a consolation prize for a contest he didn't win. He did later go on to design the actual car in real life…as well as this LEGO model. Who's the loser now?<br />
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For those of you keeping track at home, that loser is still probably Peter. He'd be way more famous if he instead designed this 1929 Bugatti Type-44 Fiacre Coupe. He'd also be like 120 years old. But everyone knows who designed the 1929 Bugatti, right? That being…um…uh...Count Lord Baron Von Dave Vaderstein III.<br />
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A long,long time ago, at a car show, far far away, apparently Peter was urged to purchase a set of three 'Limited Edition' Rolls-Royce Motor car models from a fast talking shiester. Turns out real Rolls-Royce Motor Cars were assembled in Springfield, Massachusetts back in the day. The car models apparently aren't of particularly good quality so said fast talking sheister might have been a Masshole.<br />
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From the Matchbox 'Models of Yesteryear' collection is this 1933 Cadillac 452C V16 Fire Engine. Apparently the real car this was modelled from served in the fire service in Switzerland all the way through to 1971.<br />
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Apparently in Australia, when you win the coveted "Build The Best Model Airplane" award, you get a model car for your troubles…and ironically not a model airplane. Peter was the lucky recipient of this 1974 Mazda RX3 GT Racing Type Coupe model, which he then rendered in LEGO for this challenge.<br />
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Is that all of them? Seems it is. This made for a rather short roundup. if only four dudes participate is it still considered a sausage fest? Lets Google that together, shall we? Go ahead, I'll wait. Did you Google it? I did. I don't know about you, but I've found the answer to that question to be a resounding yes. Oh the evils mien eyes have seen! While I clear my internet search history you may want to build for our next challenge. Its called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157659539803244/">The Star Wars Awakens</a>. You simply take the best movie franchise in the history of the world ever, build any terrestrial vehicle inspired by it, do it in the same month the new highly anticipated movie comes out and you have the makings for what we can only hope to be the best LUGNuts challenge in the history of the world ever! There's only been a couple of entries so far but clearly I have high hopes for this challenge. Let's see what we can do with it. No pressure. Its not like Santa and Baby Jesus are watching or anything. See ya next time.</div>
Lino Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012300189761749831noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754354144275350865.post-74789633268409436422015-11-23T17:41:00.004-06:002015-11-23T17:41:41.509-06:00Happy Crazy Eighth Birthday, LUGNuts!…Roundup<br />
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LUGNuts turns eight this month and I couldn't be more thrilled! We are the longest lasting LEGO car club in the history of the world EVAR! To think, eight years ago we were a struggling little blog with only eight followers. Now we're…uh…hmmmm….yeah. Anyway, the birthday challenges are always a treat. Its sort of a gift for our dedicated builders and readers. We get to build from any previous challenge from the year and indeed throughout all of LUGNuts history. And since this challenge is called <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157659318614465/">Happy Crazy Eighth Birthday, LUGNuts</a>, I will crack jokes that pertain to both eight year olds and crazy people. Should be fun. So sit back, grab yourself a chocolate milk and a Jaegermeister with Red Bull and enjoy this here crazy-ass roundup, youngins!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loek1990/">Loek1990</a> is the first deranged nut-bag in our roundup. He goes back like four years into our sordid past to find the Alternate Fuels challenge and then rendered the 2015 Tesla Model X, which runs on electricity and is thus an alternate fuel.<br />
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Also four years ago, besides discovering peopleofwalmart.com, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lino_m/">Lino Martins</a> built a flamboyant 1955 Ford F-100 lowrider called Amazon Jade. Sometimes particular custom cars change hands and are redesigned, or in this case reincarnated, as evidenced by this classic hot rod inspired Dark Omen.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121153351@N02/">Sam Sirmanperson</a> takes a break from playing dodge ball and pretending he's toaster (see, it works for both eight year olds and crazies!) just long enough to go way back into LUGNuts history to build this Toyota Supra for the Big In Japan challenge.<br />
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Later Sam comes back to build one of the hottest hot hatches of all time, which is the Lancia Delta HF Intergrale. Also, as a person who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome he shouts this mantra: What do we want? A cure for Tourette's! When do we want it? Penis!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29987108@N02/"> Peter Blackert</a> goes Back to the Future…several times, it turns out…to show us just how wrong they had it. Marty and Doc travel in their 80's DeLorean to October 21st, 2015 and find a flying Citroen DS. That time passed us a month ago and there is nary a flying car to be found, Citroen or otherwise.<br />
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Apart from the DeLorean time machine, the vehicle that sees the most action is Biff Tannen's 1946 Ford Super Deluxe Convertible. And by "action" we mean it gets a load of manure dumped on it. Twice! That's more "action" than some German dungeon porn stars see all month!<br />
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Another Peter-built BTTF car is Griff Tannen's ride. This 1980s BMW E24 633 CSi has been customised into a convertible and equipped the the flying car kit. A psychiatrist walks into a room and finds two of his patients. One is pretending to cut wood…<br />
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...While the other is hanging upside down from the ceiling. He asks one patient, "what are you doing?" He says "cutting wood. Isn't it obvious?" To which the psychiatrist replies, "what about your friend up there?"… Oh and Peter built the '48 Packard that a young Marty's mom tries to make out with her own future son in. Ewwww!<br />
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…The patient pretending to cut wood says," Oh him? He's a little nuts. He thinks he's a lightbulb." The psychiatrist then asks, "if he's your friend, shouldn't you get him down from there? To which the patient replies, "What, and work in the dark?!" Upon Marty's safe return to 1985 he found that his parents bought him his dream vehicle, a 1985 Toyota Hilux (or Tacoma in the US) 4x4 Pickup.<br />
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In keeping with the BTTF theme but changing up the scale a bit, Peter renders Doc's 1948 Packard Custom Eight Victoria in MotorCity scale. I had a chance to visit with Nathan in Montreal this month. While eating dinner with his family his charming eight year old asked me, "do you ever pray to God?" To which I replied, "Only when I'm throwing up!"<br />
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Once again Peter renders the 1985 Toyota Hilux 4x4 Pickup dream vehicle but this time in MotorCity scale thus satisfying the Size matters challenge. Seems Marty was a bit of a redneck. He'd find plenty of kindred spirits at peopleofwalmart.com.<br />
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Now Peter leaves BTTF for good to build…everything else under the sun! Cripes, I need a drink! That Jaegermeister with Red Bull is seeming like a good idea right about now. Challenge 31 - 'Kickin it Old School' was an opportunity to build vehicles prior to 1950. The Marmon S I X T E E N Convertible Sedan from 1932 certainly fits the bill.</div>
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Just like monster trucks, NASCAR and Caitlyn Jenner, the 1936 Cord 810 Coupe-Cabriolet is something you'll see Only In America…but not so much anymore. The Cord line died right around the time phonographs were all the rage.<br />
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Peter's job as a Ford engineer makes it so he can do nothing but the "LUGNuts In Real Life" challenge for years and still have plenty to do more. You see, he gets to change out cars like every ten minutes…so long as they are Fords. His current is a 2013 Ford Fiesta ST Hatch. If he wants to drive a Chevy he has to secretly talk to a guy who knows a guy behind a dumpster.<br />
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This 1995 Lamborghini Diablo Roadster is the car the 'Celebrity Mayor' of Geelong drives. He apparently made his millions from taking gossip-magazine snaps of celebrities in compromising situations. Wait, you can make millions doing that? I knew I should have got that shot of Brad Pitt wanking a guy behind a dumpster!<br />
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Next on the Peter slab is pretty much what happens when hyperactive kids don't get their Ritalin. This "Turkish Delight" is a 1971 Chevrolet Impala Hardtop 'Donk'. I once spilled a bottle of Ritalin on my Ford Fiesta. Now its a Ford Focus. Sorry, that was the only Ritalin joke I had.<br />
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Peter takes us to a more innocent time (one challenge ago) and renders the 1958 Ralston Tigre MkII-C Hardtop Coupe for the Designing the Ralston Legacy challenge. Incidentally, if you happen to have any number of mental illnesses you might be thrilled to learn there is a hotline that can help. If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.<br />
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If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5, and 6. If you are paranoid we know who you are and what you want. Just stay on the line and we'll trace your call. Oh and Peter built this 1959 Cadillac Series 75 LWB 6-Window Limousine.<br />
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And check out his 2011 VW Up! 5-Door Hatch. While you're at it, if you are delusional, press 7 and we will transfer you to the mothership. If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press.<br />
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I'm really digging this 1937 LaSalle Opera Coupe. Also… If you are manic-depressive it won't matter which number you press. No one will answer you. If you have Tourette's Syndrome just shout obscenities into the phone.<br />
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If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the pound key until someone comes on the line. If you are dyslexic, press 69696969. While you're at it, check out Peter's Ford 1966 GT40/R Reproduction Racer.<br />
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Here's Peter's Ford Focus RS Hatch (C170 2002). Also...If you have amnesia, press 8 and state your name, address, phone number, date of birth, social security number, and your mother’s maiden name. <br />
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If you have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, slowly and carefully press 000. If you have Bipolar Disorder, please leave a message after the beep, or before the beep, or after the beep. While you're at it, check out Peter's 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.<br />
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If you have short term memory loss, press 9. If you have short term memory loss, press 9. If you have short term memory loss, press 9. If you have short term memory loss, press 9. Also try to remember this 2016 RS Hatch.<br />
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If you have low self esteem, please hang up. Our operators are too busy to talk to you. Oh and if you think it might cheer you up, then check out this 1977 BMW 320 Group 5 Racer - Art Car #3 designed by Roy Lichtenstein.<br />
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Well I cracked plenty of jokes about the crazies but what about eight year olds? Let's see, what do I have? I child's face can say a lot. Especially the mouth part of the face. A child's mouth part of the face might say this 1976 BMW 633 CSi Coupe is pretty neat.<br />
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Or it might say poo-poo bananas. Or it might tell the police where uncle Lino buried the bodies. You never can tell with kids. This Ford Australia 1952 Mainline Utility was built for the 52 Pickup challenge, all about '52 pickups or card games.<br />
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Check out this 1960 Ralston Greenacre Concept. When I was 8 I kept bugging my dad to take me to Disneyland. I would bug him everyday for months. Finally he drove me to a burned down abandoned warehouse and said Disneyland had burned down. And it was all my fault. That explains a lot about me.<br />
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OK, that never happened, but this is totally a true story! When I was in second grade I sat in the back of the room. This kid Brian sat beside me. From the corner of my eye, I saw him staring at me….Oh and check out this 1950 Buick Roadmaster Estate.<br />
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Then I looked at Brian and I was like…what? Then he stares at me for another moment and says "You wanna see a trick my dad taught me?" And I said "sure."... Oh, and Peter built this 1992 Buick Roadmaster Estate.<br />
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Check out this 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Offroad Double Cab Short Tray Pickup. ...Ok, so Brian slowly gets up and walks to the front of the room. I forgot to mention the teacher was up there, her back to us as she was writing on the board...<br />
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Peter shows some love for me with this Mountain Pearl 1953 custom Ford Pickup. ...By this point Brian is at the front of the room facing us. He seems nervous. The teacher still doesn't see him...<br />
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Peter shows some customization skills (sort of) by combining my Mountain Pearl with a wheelchair accessible1953 custom Ford Panel Truck I built and calling it Midnight Pearl. …So then Brian slowly turns away from the class...<br />
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His back is to us know. He bends slightly, grabs his pants in the back and tears them wide open! Underwear and all! The teacher turned, saw what he was doing, grabbed him by the shoulder and sent him to the principal's office. Check out this 2007-2013 Nissan Dualis / Qashqai J10.<br />
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The messed up part about this story, we have no idea if he finished showing us the trick. Why would his dad do such a thing? No one knew the answers because we never saw Brian again! Here is a 1963 Aston Martin DB5 Volante.<br />
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If your eight year old ever makes one of those homemade guitars out of a shoebox and rubber bands, don't just let him play it once or twice and throw it away. Make him practice for three god damned hours a day. Until his fingers bleed! He'll thank you later. Oh and hare's a 1932 Morgan Super Sports.<br />
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There are some famous crazy people. Tilda Swinton has sort of an unsettling intensity about her, not to mention rather gender-ambiguous looks. Turns out at the age of four she wanted to kill her baby brother. Also she didn't speak for five years! Check out this 2001Audi A4 Quattro Avant.<br />
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Speaking of unsettling intensity, Tom Cruise has it in spades. Granted it is always good to look someone in the eyes when talking to them but Tom is said to really make people uncomfortable with an in-your-face intense unrelenting stare. Plus there's that whole Scientology thing. Here's a 1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A F.<br />
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Check out this 1958 Facel Vega Excellence EX. When it comes to drug abuse and prostitutes, Charlie Sheen takes the cake…or the eight ball. He claims to have tiger blood running through his veins and he calls going nuts and getting fired from the highest paid job on TV "winning". As per the latest news it seems that tiger blood is tainted with HIV.<br />
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Words barely scratch the surface when it comes to describing the insanity of Gary Busey. A single look is all one really needs to determine that he’s out of this world. Turns out a motorcycle accident damaged the part of his brain that governs social interaction. How do you like this '58 111 Limousine?<br />
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Peter adds some much needed claas to this joint with this MotorCity 2013 CLAAS Axion 850. Also being crazy isn't just for actors. Martin Luther was the founder of the Lutheran church. He professed that salvation is a free gift from God, rather than something to be earned. He also ate a spoonful of his own poop every day.<br />
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Former US president John Quincy Adams believed in mole people that lived in the center of the earth. Former president Lyndon B. Johnson liked to show people his…Johnson whenever the mood struck him. Check out this sweet 2005 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione.<br />
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Here's a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop Police Cruiser. Nikola Tesla played a major role in the discovery of radio, A/C electricity, computers, robotics and nuclear physics. He also was cripplingly obsessive compulsive, a germophobe and refused to touch anything round. Before entering a building he would walk around the block 3 times and only stayed in hotel rooms divisible by 3.<br />
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Peter was glad to revisit is Mad Max Ford Falcon XB Hardtop Coupe V8 Interceptor. I bet he was also glad Mel Gibson was replaced by Tom Hardy. Seems Mel has been quite vocal about his dissatisfaction against, most notably, black people, women, and Jews. Oh Mel, when will you ever learn?!<br />
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Take note, Mel. Here are things you can learn from an 8 year old. Garbage bags don't make good parachutes. A ceiling fan motor is not strong enough to propel a kid in Batman underwear abound the room, and this 1980 Ford Pinto 3-Door Runabout ESS is coo-coo bananas.<br />
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A ceiling fan motor is, as it turns out, strong enough to sling paint in every direction. And no matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool, you still can't walk on water. But check out this 1972 Volkswagen do Brasil SP2 Coupe.<br />
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Other things you can learn from an 8 year old, "Play-doh" and "microwave" should never be said in the same sentence and if you're going to jump on a trampoline with a bowling ball, at least get the inevitable carnage on Youtube. And here's Peter's final entry, a 1960 Żubr A80.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/aadenh/">AadenH</a> Proves you can have a hot rod crazier than Gary Busey and Charlie Sheen combined. With a chassis as bent as a soviet sickle, this twisted ride can soothe the minds of any wacked-out nut job. Also an aluminum foil hat will keep the aliens from transmitting county western tunes into your brain.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/superesc/">Calvin Sun</a>'s entry combines Back to the Future with Mad Max. This means in his movie, Mel Gibson drives 88 MPH through the Australian outback and goes back in time to nearly make out with his mom, then shouts drunken obscenities about black people, women, and Jews. I'd watch that, actually.<br />
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...Which was the plot line of at least one CHiPs episode, I'm sure. I watched that show religiously as an eight year old but I can't remember a single plot. Did Ponch and Jon solve crimes or just work on their tans all day? You'll have to ask <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/">Ralph Savelsberg</a> as he built their Kawasaki motorcycles.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pasukaru76/">Pascal</a> has gone back to the future to report that Octan bubble tops are going to be a thing soon. That seems about as likely as Bruce Jenner becoming a woman or Justin Beiber cleaning up his act. Wait…what? That happened? Huh!<br />
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Pascal goes back to the future again to find that the not too distant future is riddled with Akira style bikes in Gulf GT40 color schemes. That seems about as likely as Ben Affleck actually being good as Batman.<br />
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Even famed nutbag Danny Bonaduce dressed as Batman would look good driving this chromed-out two-toned hot rod by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bricksonwheels/">Bricksonwheels</a>. Why even Adam West, the original Batman, who, by the way, is contractually obligated to never ever wear the Batman suit again, would look good driving this. Gotta wonder why that contract came to be.<br />
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Speaking of nutbags, Lance Armstrong lost his to cancer. (Ouch, that was low, even for me!) Which makes an awkward segue into <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/brafalski/">The Big Rafalski</a> making a glorious comeback by redoing his old Munster rod into a new Fast Cab Hot Rod. He was pretty stoked to be building again after so long.<br />
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Is that all of them? I think it is! Wow, I poked fun at children, people with mental disabilities, and even made a jab at the one-nut wonder Lance Armstrong. This could be the most culturally insensitive post since Mel Gibson drunkedly ranted about women, black people and Jews. Seriously, Mel, you shoulda stopped at "sugar tits". Anyway, what does the future hold for this blog? Barring I don't have to apologize to Caitlyn Jenner, Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, Tom Cruise, Charlie Sheen, Gary Busey, Mel Gibson, Justin Beiber, Ben Affleck, Danny Bonaduce, Adam West, Lance Armstrong, and children everywhere…we'll come back with a roundup for a little challenge we like to call <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/lugnuts/discuss/72157660232984750/">Our First Wheels</a>…all about toy cars. Whether yours be inspired by Hot Wheels, Matchbox Cars, Tonka toys or Monogram model kits, I literally can't see how that roundup can go badly. Tune in next month to watch me foul it up anyway! Same bat time, same bat channel!<br />
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