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Happy Fourth of July to all you car buffs out there!

Since the Fourth of July is a celebration of America and all things American (except maybe gas prices), I’ve put together this little Fourth of July Special, an article dedicated to all American cars. I actually got the idea from Car and Driver, and you can see their article here. Anyway, this is compromised of what I believe are the current finest examples of the American automobile. Not all are in production, but those that aren’t will be. I chose these cars because they herald the new “era” of the Big Three, , who are just beginning to make cars that you actually want. So if you’re a car buff and you love your country, this might just make you proud to be an American again, and just in time for the Fourth of July. And if you aren’t American, these cars might just make you wish you were.

You might not agree with all the choices, and if there is a car you disagree with or if there is one you think should be on the list, any and all comments are welcome. Keep in mind that this is just my opinion of cars that have that good ol’ American feel— and make me proud to be an American. Continue Reading…

I was travelling to the outskirts of Washington D.C. on June 28th, and came across this odd-looking sedan. Luckily I had my girlfriend and a camera handy to take these photos.

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AutoExtremist.com plays a a game of ‘What If’.

In this instance, they speculate, what if GM were to keep only Chevrolet, Cadillac and Hummer going in North America. Buick would still be around, but for overseas markets only. GMC, Pontiac, Saturn? Gone. Vanished. Disappeared. Finito. And Saab (you do remember that GM owns Saab, don’t you)? Saab would either be sold or it would face the same fate as GMC, Pontiac, Saturn.

Not a very pleasant scenario for fans of The General, but one that makes a lot of sense, at least to the mind of AutoExtremist.com’s Peter De Lorenzo who makes a pretty good case for the ‘what ifs’ and so on and so forth.

And I got to say (and a lot of people say the same thing) that GM needs to get it’s house in order … of course, to me, that means concentrating more on product and engineering, and less to bean counting, but to an accounting driven organization like GM, “in order” will probably mean something different.

Thoughts?

Frederick “Fritz” Henderson has been named the new President of General Motors. Prior to his new role, he was vice chairman and chief financial officer for the General … wait, wait, stop right there.

Another bean counter? Another guy, rising to the top of the board via the finance department.

How many finance guys have run Porsche?

How many finance guys have run Ferrari?

How many finance guys have run Mercedes, Honda, Jag or Lotus?

Where did the head of Toyota come from? Which department?

Well wherever he came from, I can see him saying this to GM for a long time to come:

I Drink Your Milkshake!!!

Supercars.net just released their 3rd annual “Top 10 Supercars” list for 2006. First place is a no-brainer, but there are a couple of surprises. Keep reading for the list:

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Well, at least now it’s official. There will NEVER be another GM in my driveway. Bob Lutz (GM Vice Chairman) thinks that the US government should step in and force Americans into smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. He says: “I’d say the best thing the (U.S.) government can do is to raise the gas tax by 10 or 15 cents a year until it reaches European levels.”

He says “In Europe people buy $30,000 Golfs.” “People are willing to pay lots of money for extremely well equipped, fuel-efficient cars.” That’s why manufacturers make them, so they are available. Don’t force us to buy them as a result of not being able to afford anything else.

Yeah, let’s make people’s lives even more financially difficult so they will HAVE to do what we want them to. Yup, that’s the American way. What a f*cking Asshole.