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Archive for the ‘Fantasy Cars’ Category
[via movies.yahoo.com]
Seth Rogen’s face says it all. No matter how old they get, boys still love their toys.
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via Car and Driver.com
Any American child born after the invention of Hot Wheels had fantasies that involved the mini vehicles. Where we drove like maniacs, jumped over buildings with our winged vehicles, and survived accidents and multiple car pile-ups. Hot Wheels is well aware of the fantasies they inspire, and so they gave birth to a real life Hot Wheels truck and giant 332 foot ramp at the Indianapolis 500.
As if the Greatest Spectacle in Racing needed more spectacle, toy-car maker Hot Wheels decided to toss in a giant ramp and a stadium truck. The idea was to capture a new world record for four-wheeled vehicle distance jump, and the whole thing took place as part of the Indianapolis 500‘s pre-race festivities. For added flair, the attempt was made using a larger-than-life section of orange Hot Wheels track hanging from the top of an equally humongous door; together, they rose 100 feet above the raceway’s infield. Adding to the anticipation of the jump, Hot Wheels kept the identity of the driver a secret, referring to him only as the “Yellow Driver,” and one of four drivers for “Team Hot Wheels.” The team drivers—the others are Green, Red, and Blue; we think they might be moonlighting from Power Ranger gigs—strive to accomplish outrageous drift, Moto X, and rally-based feats that fans can watch in short webisodes on the Team Hot Wheels site. [Source]
To see a video on the jump, go to Caranddriver.com.
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Image courtesy of Italiaspeed.com via Autoblog.com
A car dealership in Mozambique pulled out all the stops when it hired a nationally acclaimed artist to cover a Fiat 500 in tribal art. Malagantana Valente Ngwenya created this amazing work that covers the car. The artist passed away before the works was revealed. The car is being auctioned off and the proceeds will be donated to the Malangatana Foundation. Click the image above for more information and photos.
Not for the faint of heart, this car chase scene is full of bodies flying and outdated special effects. I feel creeped out just thinking of it.
That concludes our week of car chase scenes! I hope you enjoyed it. Keep the speed down out there!
Steve McQueen. Leather driving gloves. Creepy instrumental music. Conveniently empty streets in San Francisco with strategically placed Trolleys filled with innocent tourists. Smoke pouring from squealing tires during burnouts. The sound of a wide open throttle. All ingredients in one of the best car chase scenes ever recorded.
Cast of characters: Eleanor – the classic 1967 GT500 Mustang. Oh so sexy and the inspiration (via the original movie) behind so many of us giving our lovely cars a name. Memphis – played by Nicolas Cage, the expert of smoldering looks from behind the car windshield glare. Sara – played by Angelina Jolie. And some amazingly creative yet disturbing hairstyles. And an assortment of other bad characters. But the chase scenes are fantastic.
Warning: One bad word is used early (at :08 seconds). The rest is family friendly!
Jason Bourne. Paris. And the famous last words, “Uh, we’ve got a bump coming up.” My blood pressure skyrockets when I hear the car siren and Prodigy kick in. Does yours?
After watching this I had to send it to my best friend’s husband. He drives just like Jason Bourne through Chicago.
Happy Monday everyone! We hope you survived the weekend without any car mishaps. This week on the Carhelp Blog we’ll be posting our favorite car chase scenes from movies. First up, the Mini Cooper chase scene from the Italian Job.
Just to be clear, we’re not advocating that you form a burglary gang or drive this way! But if you do end up with a few dings in your car as a result of a not so high speed car incident, bring it in to one of our fantastic mechanics. We’ll get you fixed and out the door as soon as we can.
And a bonus video, the boat chase scene at the end of the movie.
