The Jeep Wrangler Keeps Getting Better

Jeep is really trying to out-do itself. The new Jeeps are really looking good. here are some highlights from the new Wrangler

- More Off-road Capability – Increased ground clearance, larger wheels and tires, enhanced Dana front and rear solid axles, available next-generation Command-Trac and Rock-Trac transfer cases, new electric axle lockers, and electronic-disconnecting front sway bar

More On-road Refinement – All-new 100 percent stiffer frame in bending, 2-inch longer wheelbase, 3.5-inch wider track, lower spring rates, advanced shock tuning, increased jounce and rebound travel

More Interior Space and Comfort – 4.6 inches more hip and 5.1 inches more shoulder room combined with additional 2 inches in couple, 1 inch in rear-seat leg room and 2 inches behind rear seat

More Open-air Options – Dozens of different door, top and windshield combinations; new three-piece modular hardtop and innovative Sunrider soft top

More Power and Torque – New 3.8-liter V-6 engine with 205 horsepower and 240 lb.-ft. of torque

More Safety – Electronic Stability Program (ESP), electronic roll mitigation, dual-stage air bags, seat-mounted side air bags and Occupant Classification System (OCS)

ore Convenience – Available power windows and door locks, full-screen navigation system, 368-watt Alpine stereo with MP3 capability, SIRIUS Satellite Radio

Jeep introduces the all-new 2007 Wrangler, the most capable off-road vehicle in the world – and more.


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The Old School Isuzu Trooper

I used to see these back in the day and thought the were really cool looking. I found out that there are still a bunch of these around.

- Isuzu Troopers were first brought into America in 1984. They were given a warm welcome by a selected few, which developed into a cult following. A cheap SUV with major off-road performance and decent gas mileage was a welcome addition to the 4x4 market. Troopers went through many face lifts, engine and drive range changes, and overall improvements. Though many people's favorite Troopers were made from 1986 to 1991, the later models definitely had something special to offer. Pictured to the right is the 2003 Trooper model, the last in the Trooper series. Isuzu, sadly, discontinued the Trooper in favor of the less off-road capable Ascender.

AWESOME CLASSIC METAL! 1957 Chevy

Mo's ground-up project began with a '76 Chevy frame, which was customized to fit the '57 body. Off Road Unlimited master craftsman John Boubel (who worked on many of the Venable Racing desert trucks) fabricated the suspension, incorporating custom National Spring leafsprings, lengthened spring hangers, and wishbone design to achieve 15 inches of rear travel and about 10 inches of front travel. Dampening is handled by dual Pro Comp shocks at each corner, and the big Chevy rolls on 39.5-inch Super Swamper Boggers on Weld rims. The heavily trussed axles are a Dana 60 up front (4.88 gears, Power-Lok) and a Chevy 14-bolt rearend with a Detroit Locker and Off Road Unlimited disc-brake conversion kit. Lee Mfg. supplied the trick hydraulic-ram-assist power-steering setup.

For power, Burbank Speed built Maurice a 706 HP 454 LS-6 motor using these parts: Ross pistons, Crane roller rockers, dual 750cfm Holley double-pumpers, a K&N air cleaner, custom headers, Flowmaster mufflers, Earl's plumbing, a Griffin radiator, an MSD ignition, a Mallory fuel pump, and a BDS 6-71 blower. Dual Optima batteries provide the cold-cranking amps.

Moving on down the line, John Kilgore Transmission is responsible for the Chevy's manly Turbo 400 trans, which received a Continental torque converter and an Art Carr shifter. To transmit the power, General Driveshaft made custom tubes for the NP205 t-case.

A Ramcharger for Show and Go

Mopar maniacs mourn the Ramcharger. Still produced and sold in Mexico, this Ram SUV is rumored to reappear in the U.S. on the T-300 platform sometime before the turn of the century.
In the meantime, one of the finest custom Ramchargers around was built by Richard and Debbie Merrill of Los Angeles. A technician at a Dodge dealership, Richard bought the '85 Ramcharger for $17,000 and promptly jerked the motor. The power currently comes from a 1979 360 block that's bored .030 over and has a Competition Cams valvetrain, big-valve Chrysler heads, Edelbrock valve covers, a Moroso air cleaner, a 635 cfm Carter carb, an Edelbrock Performer manifold, and Doug Thorley Tri-Y headers. Richard estimates the sum of the parts at about 300 hp.

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A Chicago Woman Builds A "Girlie Truck" That Makes That Phrase A Respected One

Dora Fang's story begins at a Jeep dealership, where in a moment of divine clarity, she purchased a brand-new '97 Jeep Cherokee. Little did she know that getting the Cherokee would alter her life and hobbies, and within three years she would be active in scores of off-roading circles, would own and operate an off-road driving school, and her Cherokee would be transformed from "stocker to shocker."

This is quite an achievement considering she had no previous off-roading experience, and the car she traded in was a Honda Accord (we'll withhold the jokes). Nine months later, she attended the Pine Barrens Jeep Jamboree in New Jersey, and says the "camaraderie and fun I had with the people I met changed my life." At that point, her Cherokee was still bone-stock, but that didn't stop her from hitting the hardest trails and submerging her Cherokee in water up to the hood! It was from that point forward that her Cherokee began its transformation into a top-drawer trail machine.

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Herbst Truggy

Desert racing is truly a sport for adults who have yet to grow up - it's a contest to see who can drive their vehicle the fastest over some of the roughest terrain imaginable without sustaining bodily injury or component breakage. And although desert racing is admired by thousands of spectators, most have no idea what it's like to ride in one of the amazing vehicles which routinely duel it out in the dirt. I was a member of that crowd until recently when I was given a ride in the vehicle which captured the SCORE International Class 1 Unlimited Championship for the last three straight seasons.

Campaigned by Troy Herbst of Terrible Herbst Motorsports, "Truggy," as the vehicle is known, is a modern desert racing machine. Truggy's chassis is based upon a Trophy Truck design - two wheel drive, two passengers, tubular 4130 chrome-moly frame, engine in front, three speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension, solid axle rear suspension, and coil-over shock absorbers. Now although Truggy's basic design stems from a Trophy Truck, Troy races the vehicle in Class 1 Unlimited, which is typically dominated by the more traditional unlimited buggy. This is how the name Truggy came about in the first place: it's a truck, but it races in the buggy class.

At first impression, Truggy is an intimidating vehicle. It's painted bright red with eyes and a mouth full of teeth ready to gobble up any hapless Chenowth or Jimco that's too slow. The large 37x12.50x17 inch BF Goodrich racing tires menacingly extend out from the chassis and although the car sits very low, especially for a desert race vehicle, it still stands over six feet tall at the cab. Once the 441 cubic inch Ford block is fired up and the powerful American big block rumble comes to life, the image of one bad vehicle is completed.

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RUSSELL & KAREN POWERS' 1986 FORD F-350

As a site foreman in Columbus, Ohio, Russell Powers has seen his share of heavy equipment. So it should be no surprise that when it came to building this '86 Ford F-350, his concept was to come up with one big, mean machine. Of course, when you're going to devote two years and $15,000. in that creation it helps that Russell had his wife, Karen for support.

Beginning with a 114" '86 Ford 1/2 ton chassis, Powers swapped the Ford independent front suspension for a straight axle to obtain the clearance he needed. The Dana 60 front axle is hung from 8" Superlift leaf springs, with a trio of Rancho RS5000 shocks to soak up the bumps. Out back another Dana 60, also turning 4.10 gears, is suspended from Rancho springs with twin Rancho RS5000 shocks on each side. L&L ladder bars, dual steering stabilizers, and chrome differential covers complete the chassis modifications. This essentially brought a 1/2 ton chassis up to 1-ton specs.

Mud-bogging, show-stopping Ford looks good from any angle.

Vision Quest

Sulpher Rock, Arkansas' Scott Conger is a lucky man, but not because he's had the pleasure of owning a '95 Chevy Tahoe, '97 Dodge Ram, a '94 Chevy, or even a '01 Chevrolet. No, it's because he always wanted a '71 Chevy Cheyenne short bed, and his wife, April, bought it for him as a surprise.

Surprised or not, it didn't take Scott long to get busy tearing into his latest project. According to Conger, the only problem he encountered was finding certain parts that couldn't be purchased new which required digging around a lot of junkyards to get what he needed.

As with most experienced builders, his advice to others is not to shortcut any steps, and to take your time and do it right the first go round. What Scott did discover from building the '71 is that it is much more time consuming and costly to restore an older vehicle than it is to modify a new one, although you probably won't get an argument out of him as to which is more satisfying after investing $35,000, beyond April's initial payment of $1,500.

A '76 Chevy small block that Conger built was bored .030" over, fitted with new GM rods and Keith Black 10.5:1 pistons, and a Comp Cams 292 camshaft (470 lift; 290 duration). Dart 2.02 intake cylinder heads were mated to an Edelbrock Performer manifold, topped off with a Holley 750 cfm carburetor, and a Performance Distributors HEI ignition. Jet Hot coated headers with a 2 1/2" Flowmaster exhaust system do their job, but it's the March billet pulleys, K&N air filter, braided hoses and copious amounts of chrome that catches your eye.

Backing up the 355 cubic inch small block is a Centerforce clutch, and a rebuilt Chevy 4-speed heavy-duty transmission. A Chevy 205 gear driven transfer case transmits power through custom driveshafts built by Weldon at the local NAPA store, to 4.10 gears in the stock 1/2 ton front and rear axles.


Go Rhino chrome axle trusses, chrome differential covers, dual steering stabilizers, and dual Superlift shocks all around do their part to improve ride quality and appearance. The front discs and rear drums were upgraded with genuine GM replacement parts. Bracing the frame for extra strength before sandblasting and painting it, the frame was then clear coated to keep it looking good. An 8" Superlift lift kit, combined with a 3" body lift resulted in 11" in total, enough to provide adequate clearance for the Mickey Thompson 18/39-15 Baja tires mounted on 15" X 14" Weld Road Hawk wheels. A 16-gallon fuel cell replaced the stock unit, and a Flaming River steering shaft helps ensure Scott is headed in the right direction.

Starting with such a rough driver, the Cheyenne's only body panel that remained after renovation was the right inner front fender. All new sheet metal does wonders, doesn't it? Chevy factory replacement parts in the form of a new grille, headlights, bumpers, and moldings contribute to the stock appearance Scott was after. Marroti's Custom Paint of Desha, Arkansas applied the PPG Flame Yellow paint, after which Denny did the "Chevrolet" graphic on the tailgate. A custom fitted tonneau cover completes the exterior modifications.

Inside, Flex Steel bucket seats in black leather replace the stock seating. AutoMeter gauges, a Grant steering wheel and a tilt steering column provide greater creature comfort and safety. Not one to miss a beat, Scott added an Alpine head unit, a 400-watt amplifier, and 12" subwoofers to the mix.


With Scott, April and their son, Andy, all pitching in to put this '71 Cheyenne together and complete his vision, the only question is what the Conger family will tackle next in the way of rolling stock?

HARD-CORE THUMPIN' Part 2

The Toy's tires are 19.5/44-15LT Super Swamper Boggers on 15x14 Eaton rims. Travis controls them with a Mustang rack-and-pinion steering system, Borgeson joints, and telescoping, stainless-steel Borgeson sector shafts.

To achieve maximum interior impact, Travis fabricated slanted gullwing doors. Inside, he added a rollcage and Grant wheel before taking the truck to Hartley's Upholstery (Lewistown, PA) for some serious customizing. Pressurized nerf bars lower down to make it easier to get in and out of the truck.

Under the hood, Travis decided to stick with the original 22R motor. However, he had H&P Engines (Thompsontown, PA) work it over with .030-punched cylinders, a Comp cam, 10:1 compression, dual 44mm Mikuni carbs, a Downey header, and a SuperTrapp muffler.

Travis's brother Terre laid on the base paint and Chris Long (Selinsgrove, PA) did the graphics. Body modifications include Bushwacker flares, a custom rollbar with five KC lights, Smittybilt bumpers, and a tilt bed.

When all's said and done, Travis revealed a few of his secrets to success. First, he has an architecture degree from Penn State, so drafting and design skills go without saying. Next, he got a lot of help from talented friends: welder Rick Wiekel (Troxelville, PA), painter Jake Glenny (Beavertown, PA), chromoly metal bending by Gesselman Motorsports (Beaver Springs, PA), machining by R. Ziegler Machine Shop (Kreamer, PA), general help and tools courtesy of brother Terre. Travis also gives a special thanks to his girlfriend Tami, for "putting up with my bad habit."

He concludes, "I only have $17,000 invested in it. It's cheap if you build them yourself and don't pay someone for labor."

HardCore Thumpin Part 1

Travis Mattern of Beavertown, Pennsylvania, is one of those guys who still has the only truck he's ever owned. In 1987 (about the same time he got his driver's license), Travis bought this '83 Toyota for $5000. As he says, "First, I put on 33s, then went to 36s and later to 44s and all-show. After that, I dropped it down to 36s, ran it hard, blew the motor, and rebult it as it is here."

This time around, Travis had one main goal. He says, "I wanted to be the first person to have a truck that is hydraulically adjustable and only has one frame." So he took the Toy down to its chassis and, once all of the parts were located and/or fabricated, Travis began reassembling the truck only seven days before these photos were taken.

For the foundation, Travis got a second Toyota front axle and prepped it for the rear with 5.29 gears and hydraulic steering. Then he mated the pigs to the frame with a hydraulic wishbone four-link system. Materials include 3/8-inch-plate steel, 100 feet of chromoly welded to the OEM frame, link bars made of 1 1/4-inch stock and Heim ends, dual Carrera coil-over shocks at each corner, and 2-inch-wide pistons on 24-inch hydraulic cylinders with 18 inches of hydraulic travel. According to Travis, this all ads up to 18 inches of solid lift, 18 inches of hydraulic lift, and 3 inches of home-made body lift.

'99 Ford Project Truck F-550

In 1998, for the third year in a row, Unlimited Customs was accepted to the Ford Aftermarket Project Vehicle Program.

This year's addition was a 1999 F-550 Super Duty. This truck highlights many of the industries latest products such as Reaper Racing Products, Off Road Unlimited, Superlift, Mickey Thompson, L&G Enterprises, Autosound Engineering, Scosche EFX, Clarion, and UNGO.

With the '98 SEMA Show just around the corner, Frank again decided to give the Super Duty his "patented suspension special." Although not as extreme as what he had done with his F-150, the F-550 was going to have a decidedly new look for the show.

After chopping two feet off the rear of the frame, he replaced the heavy duty dually rear-end and suspension with a tamer one-ton axle and new leaf springs by Superlift. The new axle could now accommodate custom wheels and tires supplied by Mickey Thompson. A custom made bed was added and widened to fit the contour of the crew cab.

The front end was completely redone with Superlift leaf springs, new wheel housings to again accommodate custom wheels and tires with steering stabilizers. A Reaper Racing Products lightbar and skid plate were also added, giving the Super Duty an awesome look.


As with the F-150 the previous year, L&G Enterprises again provided the finishing touches with custom paint and graphics. Frank's new Monster Truck "Big Dummy 5" was also painted to match, all of this being done the week before the show and picked up by Unlimited Customs just two days prior to the show.

Trac-ing The Urban Warrior

Like a lost tribe, so are the companies and individuals who participate in build-ups of Ford SEMA Show vehicles for the automaker's image team. Each year, very late in the game, they make their way to Detroit to retrieve the latest in Dearborn iron, having already set their vision of aftermarket excellence down on paper for Ford's approval.

Once in the Motor City, with keys in hand, the race is on. The countdown to the annual SEMA Show, that high-stakes, winner-takes-all-covers (and e-features!) shootout where said players expend as much of their tie, energy, creativity, and yes, money, as needed to fully execute that vision. One such 'tribe' member is Mike Duval, who, along with his wife, Diana, are fast becoming elders in this ritual.

While the Sport Trac's 4.0L V-6 has been around for awhile, with the variation in body style, Duval opted to limit engine upgrades to a Granatelli Motorsports mass air sensor, Advanced Flow engineering air filter, Hose Techniques silicone hoses, and a Borla Cat-back exhaust system with carbon fiber tips. Other than a gear change in the front and rear differentials, and the addition of a polished ORU cover, the drivetrain remained as it came from the factory.

GM raises prices on Silverado on Sierra

Though it may appear General Motors is backtracking on its "Value Pricing" strategy that slashed an average of $1,300 off sticker prices across the company's brands last January, the decision by the General to raise prices on its best selling Silverado and Sierra full-size pickups has a reason. With both models scheduled for a redesign next year, raising their prices now will reduce the amount they'll need to go up when the new models arrive, according to AutoWeek. While the amount of price increase varies by model, most are reportedly between $375 and $500, with some being as few as $25. That means most of the "Value Pricing" cuts are still present. Automotive News estimates that across the board GM's cars and trucks are about $1,350 less than a year ago.

[Source: Automotive News via AutoWeek]

2007 FJ Cruiser

Toyota advances both the art and science of the off-road vehicle while recalling its own off-road heritage with the introduction of the 2007 FJ Cruiser sport-utility vehicle (SUV), available in March 2006.

The FJ Cruiser offers a youthful, contemporary spirit and employs the same state-of-the-art comfort, power, economy, safety, emissions and convenience technology available in other Toyota vehicles. As it does so, it provides optimized off-road capabilities, value and styling clues reminiscent of Toyota's famed FJ40 4x4 utility vehicle, sold in the U.S. from 1960 to 1983. The FJ40, which during its production life served around the world as the safari and expedition vehicle of choice, remains a desirable and collectable off-road vehicle.

The five-passenger FJ Cruiser was designed as a concept vehicle at Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, Calif. It was first seen at Detroit's North American International Automobile Show in 2003. Public and media reaction to the FJ Cruiser concept was so positive that the vehicle was slated for production using most of the same design parameters as the original concept. As an indicator of the vehicle's unmistakable family DNA, several of the FJ Cruiser's available color choices are reminiscent of the colors found on FJ40s.

[Source: Toyota Offroad]

F-150 FX2 Sport finally acknowledged by Ford

FX-2 features a dark billet grille, clear headlamps and a deep front valence the body-colored along with the door handles and side mirror caps. Unique 18-inch wheels and a chrome exhaust tip round out exterior additions, while red stitching on black captain's chairs and a flow through center console with a floor shifter round out the package.

[Source: Ford]

1991 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD, 3.0 Liter, 6 Cylinder

This setup is in my opinion the best bolt on setup on the market. All pieces are engineered to work together and provide excellent handling and off road performance.

Front Setup
OME N72F Front Shocks
OME SD33 Steering Stabilizer
Sway-Away 25mm T-BarsSDORI 1.5” Ball Joint Spacers
Downey Lower Control Arm Truss

Rear Setup
OME N98 Rear Shocks
SDORI Custom 1” Coil Spacers
Downey Pan Hard Bracket
BPV Bracket 3”

[Source: 4X4Wire]

2005 Ultimate Adventure

The road trip. If Americans didn't invent it, we certainly perfected it. Nowhere else on the planet do you have the freedom to explore millions of square miles without a passport, permit, or personal army. It's part of who we are.

But no one ever said that a road trip has to follow a paved path. In fact, the best road trips take place far away from the asphalt freeways. These great road trips are adventures to locations few others have ever been, or will ever go. And the ultimate road trips are the ones that test your preparation and prove what you're truly capable of. That's why you're here. To join us on the Ultimate Adventure 2005. Welcome to the greatest (off)road trip on Earth!

[Source: 4WheelOffRoad]

Toyota hopes Tundra incentives will nab new customers

It has been reported in March that Toyota was offering incentives on its 2006 Toyota Tundra to prevent potential customers from holding out for the much bigger 2007 model due next January. Apparently that was half the story.
According to the Detroit News, Toyota is not content being a distant fourth in truck sales after the Detroit Big Three. The world's second largest automaker is especially interested in Ford buyers: the Blue Oval sold more pickups in Texas alone than Toyota sold in the entire nation. Toyota's current incentives are a strategy to lure once-brand loyal consumers from the competition.

And it may be working. While sales of the current Tundra are lower than last year, the reason may be due more to lower inventory than lack of interest.

The average American consumer in the market for a truck, however, is likely not so easily swayed by price. We expect many truck buyers have brand loyalty that runs deeper than their wallets.

[Source: Detroit News]

GM to offer Cinch Jeans editions of Kodiak and TopKick pickup trucks

General Motors and Monroe Truck Equipment are teaming up with "western" clothing manufacturer Cinch Jeans to offer special editions of the Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC TopKick pickup trucks.

Starting with a 4500-series GM medium-duty vehicle that's a significant step above the typical one-ton "dually" pickup, Monroe adds a pickup bed and other creature comforts to create what many feel is the ultimate pickup truck. If that's not enough, though, the Cinch Jeans edition brings Monroe's new "So-Low" air suspension that drops the truck four inches for easier ingress/ egress and trailer hook-up. The sound system is upgraded with MTX loudspeakers, and a DVD system with a 15" flip-down monitor is standard. Also included are heated seats covered in "distressed" leather, and plenty of Cinch logos so everyone knows just how serious you are about your cowboy lifestyle. A Brett Boakius edition will also be offered, but we don't know who he is (apparently he's a rodeo rider, but that's a sport we fail to follow on a regular basis).

Admittedly, we here at Autoblog are a bit uncomfortable with the idea of driving around in any special edition of a big truck that has a textile tie-in. Well, maybe we'd make an exception for any truck manufacturer who joined up with Carhartt.

[Source: GM]

2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8

This vehicle is alarmingly quiet at idle, then ramps up to any level of banshee scream you can imagine from the big brother to the 5.7-liter Hemi. Goodyear Eagle 255/45ZR20 high-speed run flat tires are sucked onto 20-inch tall aluminum wheels ten inches wide for needed traction. When you drive this rocket, you’ll immediately appreciate how well this suspension is thought out and tuned with regards to keeping the vehicle planted on the asphalt.

Bilstein mono-tube shocks and suspension tuning from Mercedes Benz German engineers work with Quadra-Trac Active On-Demand 4WD system. Brembo big-rotor disc brakes with enormous calipers and Anti-lock technology are definitely items you don’t have to upgrade. A Dana 44 rear differential with beefed up ring and pinion gears and a new axle housing are sufficient for a starting point. But the actual baseline horsepower and torque available with this particular HEMI can put some strain on any Dana 44. If a Dana 60 were shoehorned under that rear Grand Cherokee deck, it would make more sense. A bomb-proof Ford 9-inch would work, but that would be bloody treason.

[Source: TruckWorld]

Superlifting The 2006 Ford Super Duty F-250

How to add eight additional inches of pure 4x4 pleasure to the 2006 Ford F-250 pickup truck.

Lifting coil-sprung Ford 4x4s has been challenging ever since the early Bronco bit the Blue Oval bullet in 1977. C-bushings and radius-arm brackets seem simple compared to the TTB trucks, which can be difficult to align after lifting.

The new-model Super Duty's have their own lifting quirks. However, factory ride and overall drivability don’t have to compromised if camber is properly addressed during the lift: Raising the truck causes the radius arms to rotate the axle forward. Therefore, higher lift means more axle rotation which equals less camber.

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Have You Ever Seen a Hummer H2 Monster Truck?

I always thought that a Hummer H2 was intimidating as It came straight out of the box, but then i ran into this beast. I’ve got to tell you, there’s probably only a few times in my life that I’ve been as scared as when I saw this thing coming at me. But don’t take my word for it, read on to find out more about Shawn Gibson of Gibson Performance.

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Diesel Registrations Nearly Double In Past Five Years

Registrations of diesel-powered vehicles rose over 80 percent from 2000 to 2005, according to a data supplied by R.L. Polk and the Diesel Technology Forum. Where as only about 300,000 buyers registered their new oil-burners in 2001, nearly 550,000 buyers took home a compression-ignition vehicle in 2005.

Since diesel cars are few and far between, it should come as no surprise that the majority of this growth comes from the light truck market, where diesel registrations shot up 95 percent over the five-year period, and over 30 percent last year alone.

When given the option of diesel power, truck consumers will pick it nearly 45 percent of the time. Given the healthy option price of a diesel engine and the minimal incentives required to move such a vehicle off the lot, the manufacturers that are smart enough to provide this option have got to be laughing all the way to the bank.

[Source: SEMA]

Cool Hummer Links

People love to hate the Hummer, but over at http://www.hootride.com they love it!

2006 Hummer H1 Alpha
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Hummer H2 SUT
http://www.hootride.com/2006/05/05/2005-hummer-h2-sut/

Reggie Bush Grabs 2 Hummers!
http://www.hootride.com/2006/05/02/reggie-bush-gets-two-hummers-for-going-second-in-nfl-draft/

Now thats news chocked full of Hummers!

A Monster F-350 Crew Cab Dually

Our story begins one cold winter day in February 1998. Scott Anderson, our local super-hero was walking the streets of Garrettsville, Ohio. Things were going good for the people since Super-Hero Scott had rid the town of that villain, Dr. Blackdeath, four years ago. But he always remembered that after their last battle the body of the villain was never recovered. Today seemed different, Super-Hero Scott could sense a change in the air and the sky was turning dark again. Just like it had been when Dr. Blackdeath controlled this town. Suddenly, out from a dark alley, flew Dr. Blackdeath. A change had taken place since their last meeting. Now a tall monster accompanied him and his name was "Chevy." Before the villain could recognize him he would need to slip back to his headquarters and come up with a plan to remove them from his streets forever!

[Source: TruckWorld]

GM offers $1,000 E85/gas card with purchase of FlexFuel vehicle

General Motors is offering a $1,000 fuel card with the purchase of a 2006 or 2007 Chevy or GMC FlexFuel vehicle. The promotion is only available in the Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul markets between May 2nd and July 31st and is good with the purchase of an FFV Tahoe, Suburban, Avalanche, Sierra, Silverado, Impala or Monte Carlo. The fuel card is good at participating fuel stations in both markets that offer both gas and E85.

GreenCarCongress has broken down how far $1,000 in fuel will go with the purchase of a FlexFuel Tahoe. A new Tahoe owner can expect to drive 5,800 miles on GM’s dime if he or she fills up with gas and only 5,400 miles if E85 is chosen. The Tahoe returns 17 mpg on regular gas, a figure that drops to 13 mpg on E85.

[Source: GreenCarCongress]

Chevrolet's Nationwide Quest For Veteran Silverados

This week, Chevrolet announced the start of its ‘Silverado 200,000 Mile Club’ search, a quest across the U.S. for Silverado trucks with 200,000 miles or more. Documenting this year-long search is husband-and-wife team, journalists Eric Mohl and Karen Catchpole of the Trans-America Journey, who will be aided in their travels by a 2006 Silverado. Mohl and Catchpole will provide online documentation of their journey.

Chevrolet will announce the new members of the club at the Texas State Fair some time in September. The GM brand will also unveil the new 2007 Silverado at that time.

[Source: General Motors via WebWire]

American Designer: Ford Pitches New TV Show

Ford, hoping to tap into a popular television programming trend, is planning to produce a reality show in which contestants work with Ford designers to produce a hot new concept car. The theme of the show will be "designing a dream car." Ford intends to shop the program to networks, according to dealers and company officials.

[Source: The Detroit News]