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New Fiat 500 might arrive here courtesy of Ford?

7. July 2008

(The Italian Automobile Factory of Turin might team up with Ford to bring us the 500!? flickr/van.brussel) Fiat S.p.A., founded in 1899, had formed a partner ship with Ford after their agreement with GM dissolved back in 2005. With their new found friendship rumors have been spreading that Fiat is considering the usage of Ford’s […]

Gizmag: Toyota’s iQ Microcar to be issued as a 2009 model

7. July 2008

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(Look out SMART, the iQ is coming! flickr/A.Schwenke)Here’s something I just caught on Gizmag (title link). It’s good news for Microcar lovers, uncertain news for American Microcar lovers, and could possibly be bad news for SMART… or not. Here’s a snippet of the story: July 6, 2008 Toyota showed its iQ Concept at last year’s […]

If anyone needs you to show ‘em some love right now it’s Steve Sellers

7. July 2008

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On Sunday, June 22nd, P-Town Scooters’ mechanic Steve Sellers was admitted to a local hospital where things went from bad to worse. I never had the fortune of meeting Steve in person, but I’ve heard much about him and I do know he was one of the few to test drive the Sasquatch of the […]

How to: Trigger a traffic signal

7. July 2008

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(these tips will NOT help you with this light – flickr/Squirmelia) A good friend, neighbor and professor of percussion, John T., found this useful bit on wikihow.com (title link). Nearly 20 authors have gone through the trouble of revealing the magic behind traffic signals (I hope the traffic signal magician’s guild doesn’t come after them!) […]

Mod Rod makes his tattoo debut!

5. July 2008

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Chris says: Well Steve I finally got it done! The MOD ROD Tattoo that is!!! One of my Co-workers opened up a tattoo/bike garage/BYOB Bar here in San Antonio called Alamo City’s Ink Spot and attracted some good talent. SO I decided to get it done today with a guy who had a portfolio that […]

Engine size – When IS enough actually ENOUGH?

3. July 2008

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(Would a 750 cc Vespa be a welcomed addition to the American market?) Today I was trolling the Motoblog.it and saw a couple of things that caught my attention. One was Rossi having fun on his boat (NSFW!) and the other was not nearly as nice… it was horrible actually; a video of a sport […]