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Hummer H1 as a methanol-fueled dragster

Perhaps the absolute quintessence of the entire history of the American automotive method is the Hummer H1 dragster. With a 10-liter Chevrolet engine that has been almost completely redesigned, and to which is bolted a…

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The Canning Kid: Bubble top from Canada

Let's start this week with a car from a slightly different part of North America called The Canning Kid, which was built by Chad Hills, owner of Green Goblin Customs in Canning. Not to be…

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Thunderflite: A custom, called a concept

The Ford Thunderflite Concept Car, despite the unspoken rule to call this car a concept car, is the 1961 Ford Thunderbird, which was designed by the master of his craft, Dean 'Dino' Arnold. The car…

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Predicta: The Most famous Ford Thunderbird

Darryl Starbird's Predicta… You know, this car is seriously capable of driving you crazy. No kidding. The site from which I am translating most of this article belongs to a cat who is a fan…

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Hot Rods To Hell (1966) 52 Miles of…

Russian translation of the subtitles for another film is called Hot Rods To Hell, and in Russian it is known (to anyone at all) under the name 52 Miles of Fear. The year is 1966.…

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Atomic Punk: 1959 Plymouth Savoy

"Who wouldn't want to jump into a bubble top Rota and burn rubber on it until the smoke billows?" - that's about what Aaron Grote once said. There's just one problem: most of Daddy Roth's…

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Old Fashioned – cocktail recipe

I think it's time to consider, well, just the most immortal and masculine classic from the world of alcohol - the Old Fashioned cocktail. My recipe is as follows: Read More

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Wild at Heart (1990) – Road movie on…

So, comrades, I am bringing into the light of our flashlight a film called Wild at Heart of 1990. This is an extremely unusually filmed drama with admixtures of a thriller and a road movie.…

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Custom bobber with legendary Hemi

Another extremely monstrous creation from the world of cars, about which almost nothing is known, is this bike, powered by the legendary Hemi. Who built it? Everyone is silent. Speed, acceleration? Nothing is known. All…

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The Blood Guts Bullets And Octane or Cool…

And this time we're going to tell you about a low-grade action movie called Blood Guts Bullets and Octane (Blood Guts Bullets & Octane). The film is somewhat tedious and definitely delayed, and, in general,…

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Red Lion – cocktail recipe

I'm increasingly noticing that the best cocktail recipes were invented in the first half of the last century. Alcohol culture, despite the harsh laws on one side of the planet and communism on the other,…

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Thunder Road is the Best Movie Elvis Could…

This time the focus is on a wonderful classic film - the Thunder Road of 1958. A cult black-and-white classic in the USA and something distant and unknown in our country. In America, Thunder Road…

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Grand Theft Parsons is a road movie based…

I present to you the movie Grand Theft Parsons. Despite the disgusting translation of the title (the Grand Theft Parsons, according to the Film Search), I liked the translation of the film itself. Two-voice voice…

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Custom drag chopper with inflated V8

Among other achievements of mankind, it should be noted that people have proved that the V8 can be crammed into a motorcycle. Even a V10 can be crammed into a motorcycle. And even a V12…

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California Kroozer: 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser

Here's another beautiful ship for you, built in the PTeazer workshop, which specializes in - you'd never guess - PT Cruisers. There are many interesting projects in their portfolio. For example, a PT Cruiser with…

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Screwdriver – cocktail recipe

And now it's a classic. Cocktail Screwdriver. Probably, everyone knows at least approximately how to make it, but I'll write down the official proportions from IBA.: Read More

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The Wild One, bikers of the 50s

Perhaps the most famous among the first films about bikers and motorcycles can be called the iconic film Wild One (The Wild One) of 1953. The plot of the film is based on a short…

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Groozer: 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser

So, I ask you to turn your attention to a project by Ronnie Gross from Denmark called Groozer. Like everything else related to PT Cruiser, Groozer is polarizing: for some, it seems that it makes…

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Indian Summer – cocktail recipe

I'm offering you something that I can't remember where I came across. But it's delicious, it's called Indian Summer, and it's actually a very good summer long. It's just a pity that our summer has…

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Long Island Iced Tea – cocktail recipe

I present you something that will knock you off your feet quickly and exquisitely: Long Island Iced Tea (does not translate). There is only one disadvantage in it: to make it, you need to collect…

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2002 Chrysler California Cruiser

By the year 2000, the Chrysler Pronto Cruiser was shoveled over, and the PT Cruiser as we know it turned out. The car started very successfully, people were standing in line waiting for their cars.…

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1999 Chrysler Pronto Cruiser

Chrysler is an extremely specific corporation. They've been on the verge of bankruptcy many times, mostly because of their questionable experiments, but they still stubbornly continue to step on the same rake. They go into…

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Bellflower (2011) – Dreams of the post-apocalypse

The author's cinema is on the agenda. Director, screenwriter, producer, actor, priest, reaper, on the doodler and (probably) just a good man - Evan Glodell. He managed to make an awesome story for 17 thousand…

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Revolver – cocktail variation recipe

Let me offer you a cocktail that doesn't have a name, because it's a de facto deviation from the thing called a Revolver, which I made on my own. The original Revolver uses regular bourbon…

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Daiquiri cocktail recipe

Let's quickly mix up one classic Daiquiri cocktail. There are a lot of variations here, but I prefer to use the official IBA proportions.: Read More

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Bubble Ray: 1975 Chevrolet Corvette

And here's an example of what you can turn a 1975 Chevrolet Corvette into - Bubble Ray. Unfortunately, there's not much information about this fancy car, but I'll share what I've found. So, one day,…

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Estate Cocktail – cocktail recipe

Let me offer you a cocktail that is relatively difficult to prepare, but the taste of it is definitely worth the effort. This thing is called an Estate Cocktail. And yes, the photo is mine,…

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2003 Lexus IS 430

There's a formula that's been around for over fifty years: take a big engine and cram it into a small car. It even worked with Lexus. Yes, yes, I said Lexus. But Chip Fuz himself…

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Drive (2011): Neon and muscle cars

The movie Drive (2011), perhaps, is somewhat out of our subject. Everyone knows that this movie is exceptionally good, it's full of neon and electronic music. It was Drive that gave us Hotline Miami the…

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Beatnik Bubbletop: 1955 Ford

Do you know why I love bubble tops so much? Because it's not just a ghost of the era of space and rocket technology, no, it's a look and a desire. A desire for the…

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Roasted Almonds – cocktail recipe

For fans of White Russian, there is another cocktail with cream, which in total turns out to be about the same in cost, but in terms of taste it turns out to be a pleasant…

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Tequila Sunrise – cocktail recipe

Okay, amigos, now I'm going to tell you a little bit about Tequila Sunrise. It's just a super culturally popular cocktail. I think, not least because of the damn beautiful name. The Eagles named their…

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Show’n’Tell: 1986 Dodge Ram 50

Check out what a cute 86 Dodge Ram 50 I found by chance on the Internet. Its name is Show'n'tell, and it's the fastest pickup truck in Hawaii and possibly the fastest Ram 50 in…

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1934 Chrysler (DeSoto) Airflow: at the Dawn of…

To date, aerodynamics and automotive design have finally intertwined with each other into something relatively vile - flattened, rounded shapes that hurt the eyes have captured all the factories in the world, finally displacing individuality…

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Lemon Drop – cocktail recipe

There is one simple and effective thing that can brighten up your dull day and add joy to those days that are not bad without it - Lemon Drop. Lemon Drop? Drop The Lemon? Lemon…

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Gas Bubble: 1963 Plymouth Fury

I bet the first association with the words Plymouth Fury is Christina. An evil creature that just tries to kill. Well, here's a radically different Plymouth Fury for you, called the Gas Bubble. Like any…

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B-52 – cocktail recipe

Alcoholic cocktails are easy and simple to make, and there are many nuances that must always be taken into account. This is real alchemy in a glass. Consider, for example, the B-52, one of the…

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The California Kid is one of the best…

Sometimes I get a free minute, and I do what I really want to do: I translate old movies about cars. For example, Russian subtitles for the 1974 film The California Kid by my authorship.…

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1955 Ford Mystere

The focus today is on Ford's 1955 concept car, the Mystere. Unfortunately, this is one of many concept cars that appeared and was abandoned by its creators immediately after several auto shows. Therefore, little is…

A new blog post for an article about the Switchblade 327, by Brian Setzer's hot rod.

Switchblade 327: Brian Setzer’s 1932 Ford Coupe

From the very beginning, rock and roll and cars were inextricably linked. This was due to the time itself: the Great Depression ended, the Second World War ended. Cars and motorcycles only became cheaper and…