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Buy It Now for $15,950 on eBay Motors. “Over $60,000 invested” in this four door roadster (doesn’t have a top). “1983 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit Roadster. $10K custom candy metal flake paint with flames and a full white interior with red piping. Just about anything that can be gold plated was.”
It was just a month ago that Edmunds was falsely claiming they had the “World’s First Test of the VW Jetta TDI.” Now Edmunds InsideLine is at it again, this time lying about the Nissan 370Z. The article lead, which appears on the InsideLine home page, says “First Photos of the 2010 370Z Convertible.” Except that under the pictures, the caption reads: “This photo illustration offers an early look at the future Nissan 370Z convertible. (Photo illustration by Nick Wilcox).”
The phrases “photo” and “photo illustration” don’t mean the same thing. If they did, the Weekly World News would be unbelievably successful and Sarah Palin really would be holding that baby and gun in her bikini. And by the way, even if “photo” included “photo illustration,” Edmunds wouldn’t be first; Japanese car magazines have been photoshopping the 370Z for several years already.
Soon after the GM – Chrysler mashup was first mooted, TTAC’s resident photochopper Andrei Avarvarii created some Frankensteinian vehicular combinations worthy of the merger. And where TTAC leads, others follow. Car and Driver attempted the self-same thing. And though pop-pom wielding Detroit News scribe Scott Burgess doesn’t have access to a chopmeister, he’s got a keyboard– and he’s not afraid to use it. The resulting Germanification suggestions for GM – Chrysler monikers and products has none of the panache of Frank Williams’ groundbreaking Yukatahoeburbelade (and others). Still, it’s one thing to say a fellow journalist lacks wit. It’s another to prove it (other than simply pointing at the rival’s work and snickering). And with your help, that’s just what we’ll do. C’mon B&B, show the DetN how it’s done. Here’s where SB’s set the bar…
“Chrysler Astrapen: Fuel economy of an Astra, space of an Aspen.
Chevy Maliburing: Redesign magic of the Malibu but at the cost of the Sebring.
Dodge SilveRamdo: Coil springs for all four wheels.
Jeep Wrangler: No sense in mucking this vehicle up.
Cadillac CTS: Or this one.
Chevy Corvettenger: Buzz of the Challenger, performance of the Corvette.
Saturn Tracadia: Does GMChrysler really need a Chevy, Saturn and GMC large crossover?
Journey DTS: A five passenger crossover that takes you to the airport.
Jeep Commandblazer: Build one and then stop.
Chrysler Volt and Country: An electric minivan would make these transportation boxes trendy again.”
Matthew McConaughey should make you feel badly about yourself. He’s a nice guy, albeit an idiot, with no actual acting “talent” to speak of. So he takes his millions of dollars and lives on the beach in Malibu in a custom Airstream trailer and does frat guy beach things all day – BBQ, goes running with his shirt off for the paparazzi, plays frisbee with his dog, and then goes inside to his brutally hot girlfriend, Camila Alves. Am I jealous? Of course. My life is pretty much identical, but my house hasn’t been featured in Architectural Digest ever since Mr. Levitt built it. And McConaughey’s Airstream trailer is in AD’s November issue. The article is mostly fluff, but focuses on how McConaughey enjoys cruising around the country in his Ford King Ranch with the Airstream in tow (F-150? F-250? AD doesn’t say). One of the article captions really sums up how much sense it all makes: “The thing about small spaces is that they’re relaxing,” says McConaughey. “You’re limited in your options.” He is now customizing two more Airstreams.”
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