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So, after a month hiatus, the chronicles of custom hell return. I have searched high and low for the most outrageous in ill-conceived fabrication madness, and I hope not to disappoint.

It is fitting that I post on halloween, because the image below is downright scary, and like a "B" horror movie, you just wish it would go away. The car/truck/thing-from-the-black -lagoon that you see here started life as a Toyota Hilux (aka Tacoma), but along the way things just got ugly.

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2009 Dodge Ram
by George Kennedy

 A great time to debut a new truck you say? Yea, I had to do a double take too when I heard these words spoken by Dodge’s Senior Manager of Brand Marketing at the Dodge Ram press event in Santa Barbara, CA. For most people looking for a new car at this very moment, a truck would not be the first choice. As a matter of fact, in many places, the pickup is a 4-wheeled pariah: A gas-guzzling vestige of a bygone era of Detroit dominance.  ... Read More

Well, I hope that throw-up-in-your-mouth taste from last week's car is gone, because I have a fresh new eyesore for ya! This one isnt exactly a kit car in the way that the Enzo-Fiero was from last week. This one is terribile in its own right!





This is a Citroen Saxo coupe, done up like an extra from "The Fast and the Furious," which is bad enough on its own, but upon closer review, you can see that the whole car has been outfitted in snakeskin! I mean, its band... Read More

As automotive writer and analyst here at WheelsTV, I get my hands on some pretty nice cars, if only for a day. When we go to shoot a car for a quick vehicle profile or video test drive, I am usually the driver. This accomplishes two things. 1) We have a driver for the video who essentially a prop, or the automotive equivalent to a hand model, and 2) I get to experience the car and take that into account when I am writing my profile. I decided it was time for me to get down and dirty and give a t... Read More

My Beef This Week: Cyclists   When I started this somewhat-weekly verbal barrage on all things traffic, I said I would stick to things that seemed to the most annoying things on the road in my mind. Old people during rush hour and school buses neglect for any other vehicle on the road are things that I feel are direct sources of traffic that can be changed to reduce their drag on the flow of traffic.   My latest beef, however, is not as much a traffic causer as much as it just pla... Read More