Check engine [Video]

It's probably nothing.

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Pontiac Catalina [Flickr]

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Eldorado [Flickr]

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Deluxe wheel [Flickr]

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You park like an asshole

Dot Com, that is. Laughing Squid points out a website dedicated to bad or inconsiderate "parkers." As they say, "[it's] time to put an end to asshole parking, or at least to make fun of it."

Arm yourself with a camera and a few "tickets" (keep 'em in your glove box) so that you can be prepared for the next time you witness some idiot committing any of the following infractions:

• Two spots, one car


• Ummm...a little too close.


• Too far away from the driveway


• Too close to my driveway


• Over the painted lines


• Diagonal parking: cool car


• Diagonal parking: not so cool car


• Move up!


• That's a compact?

Or fill in your own. While you're at it, you can submit your photo of said infraction to the "Bad Parking" Flickr Group. They also offer a kinder, gentler way to express your frustrations.


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Lowriders in LA

Artist Coop went to a lowrider car show/contest in LA's Elysian Park. He posted a ton of great photos from the day (including the one above).

Artist and hotrodder Robert Williams points to the example of the Indian longrifle as one of many instances of humans’ interaction with, and need to transform, the impersonal products of the Industrial Revolution into something more relatable, more human, something with a soul. Hot rodding and car customization are a part of this long history, too. Perhaps the most perfect example, in fact.

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I love these cars, and the culture around them. To me, they represent everything that is beautiful, crazy, and wonderful about L.A.

Follow the link to check them out.

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Don't let pop stars drive Ferrari's [Video]

No comment. I've got nothing.


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Rusty Skylark [Flickr]

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Caddy [Flickr]

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