Do It Yourself: Full Electric Opel Monza

The technology is here and waiting for us. All you have to do is put a bit of personal work in it. Trust us, it ain’t hard. Look at what this Russian comrade managed. Doesn’t matter whether you own a dazzling new bimmer or a 30 year old Opel Monza. Throw out those blood sucking petrol motors and fill your engine bay with half a dozen of batteries. Do the same with the extra storage place in your trunk -jeez, you’re not using it most of the time anyway. Harness the eco-friendly power of electricity with the use of an alternator. And while you’re at it, call a few friends to admire your work. Think ecological. Details: a) the wooden balk holding the trunk & b) the built-in voltammeter in the center console -More images after the jump

Pics Via: thing

Inflatable Porsche 911

Is this 911 on steroids or what! While there’s no details accompanying the puffy Zuffenhausen-mobile's photos we guess it’s the work of some cranky artist who hit the oxygen button one too many times… -More images after the jump

Pics Via: Funtime

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"Blowing up Bill": Guy wants to blow up his BMW 325i Coupe…

We just received a request to post an article on some folks attempt to blow up “Bill”, aka a 1992 E36 BMW 325i Coupe, if his/their Facebook Group reaches 500.000 people –see here.

Ok, here’s what we think: First of all, if you guys are not pyrotechnics or something relative, we'd advise you to stay away from explosives -that is if you really mean to blow up your car. I don’t know about the readers of Carscoop, but personally I’m not at all intrigued by the idea of someone wanting to wreck a car. There are thousands of people out there who’d love owning a Bimmer like yours but can’t afford it. So here’s an idea: Why not leave the blowing up to professionals like the folks over at Top Gear and try altering your objective to “Freeing Bill”? Link: Blowingupbill

ebay: Pope Benedict XVI’s VW Golf sold for 204.400 USD

Biddings for Josef Ratzinger’s -now known as Pope Benedict XVI, ex 1999 VW Golf VI have just ended a few minutes ago (Saturday, 14 April 2007 09:18:24 PDT) on ebay. The car’s current owner, Texas-based online casino, GoldenPalace.com sold it bidder No33 (we don’t have any details yet), for a staggering 204.400 USD.

This is the second time that the "holly" Golf changed hands since the…blessed 21-year-old Benjamin Halbe (it was only when he obtained the car’s registration documents that he realized who’s car it was) sold it to GoldenPalace in 2005 for approximately 244.590 USD. According to GoldenPalace proceeds from the auction will benefit "Habitat for Humanity Great Britain". Link: ebay

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David Beckham’s stolen BMW X5 may be in the hands of FYROM’s Interior Minister!

FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) newspapers are linking David Beckham’s BMW X5 4.8is that was stolen in Madrid last year to the interior minister of the newly created Balkan country, Gordana Jankulovska. The BMW fell into the hands of FYROM government after it was impounded due to the fact that it had been illegally imported into the country from Greece. Though it’s not officially confirmed yet that Jankulovska is actually driving Beckham’s stolen Bimmer, the story has created such a big fuss that the minister gave an interview to BBC where she noted, “This car changed a number of owners before and some of the numbers were changed in an illegal way. It is impossible to have a final confirmation that this is the car". –Continued: Click “Read More…” below

In another interview though, Jankulovska told B92 radio in Belgrade that she would be happy to meet the English soccer player if it turned out that the car belonged to him. Well actually, what she meant to say is that she would be more than happy to meet the world press and get the chance to pose for the central pages of hundreds of gossip magazines…

Via: BBC

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Red-dye nightmare spilled all-over highway

Looks like someone had a huge mess to clean up earlier this week on interstate 495 in Massachusetts when a tractor trailer loaded with containers of red dye used to color bark mulch ruptured and spilled covering 1500 feet of roadway. Something like this, although hellish, would definitely make your morning commute interesting. That is, until you get to work and see that your car is covered in red mulch dye. The coloring adhered to bumpers, tires, fenders and doors. Needless to say, people were pissed but apparently the mulch dye company is offering a phone number for insurance claims. If you’re lucky, they’ll reimburse you for a lousy carwash. Via: Lowellsun
Posted by Dani

Technorati: Accidents, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, Carscoop, blogs, 2007

Believe it or not, someone walked away from this with minor abrasions!

When they say, “buckle up” they mean it and here is a huge example why. Earlier this week a man wearing his safety belt walked away with minor abrasions from the flattened vehicle that hit a stationary tractor trailer. The other two women in the car that weren’t wearing seatbelts are in critical condition. Needless to say, the car was totally demolished and it’s hard to imagine anyone walking away in one piece from such a crash. Especially involving a 25,000 lb trailer. Via: Local6
Posted by Dani

Technorati: Accident, Seat-belts, Safety, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, Carscoop, blogs, 2007

Mercedes 230 SL found after spending over 30 years in Neckar River!

What a heart-breaking sight for all car-nuts. This corroded Pagode was discovered lying peacefully on the bed of Neckar River in Germany when some folks decided to take her up. Now the once sassy 230 SL rests in peace at the headquarters of SL Club Pagode, based in Germany. Follow the jump below for more pictures. Via: TopSpeed, Source: SL Pagode

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Google Maps: Directions to Drive from New York to Barcelona include.. cross-Atlantic Swimming!

Like a friend of mine says, don’t ask a stupid question if you don’t want to get a stupid answer... Via: Google Maps

Sexy Russian outfit for the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX...

Enough with the whining on Subaru’s 2008 Impreza WRX looks; it’s time to put forward some drastic solutions. Obviously, tuners are going to have a party with the new Impreza but it’ll probably take a few months before we see any results, so until then we’ll recommend a cheap but undoubtedly sexy outfit adopted by a rather adventurous Russian comrade for his current generation Impreza WRX. Pics via: Reclama-mama

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April Fool’s Day Aftermath...

April Fool’s day is one of the most light-hearted and cheerful days of the year. Carscoop of course couldn’t be absent from all the hoaxes we saw on the net yesterday so we decided to play along with Autoweek’s VW CrossPhatheon (which we took the liberty of equipping it with the non-existing 220Hp twin-turbo 2.0TDI), and with Seat UK’s prank remote controlled Leon Touring Car. We also created a hoax of our own which was a tad more serious –or at least we think it was, concerning the upcoming BMW X6 Concept. Using a few sketches of the current X5 and with a little help from photoshop we gave birth to BMW’s "surprise NY Show debut", the X6 Concept. Hope we fooled you!

30-year-old charged for threatening Detroit auto-execs!

Things have been heating up with recent debates and talks about auto manufacturers in Detroit lately. Therefore, I guess you could say that we weren’t completely surprised with Patrick William Hufford Jr that was arraigned today on charges after he called into a local newspaper and threatened to kill the chief executives of the U.S. automakers if the situation between the auto industry and unions did not improve by April 1.

Ok buddy, we understand your anger, but was it really worth the possible misdemeanor charges, 6 months in prison and a $1,000 bail? We think not! Whatever happened to good old fashioned pot banging and picketing in front of the Capitol Building and White House? And even though we agree with what one comment stated on the Detroit Free Press website that, “This guys got b**** as big as his man boobs”, he looks pretty harmless to us. Via: Freep

Posted by Dani

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Hyundai Sonata clocked speeding at 147 mph - 237 km/h!

A Hyundai Sonata V6 that goes 147 mph -237 km/h? Well, that’s the story of a 2006 Sonata V-6 rental car in Arizona that was clocked by cameras going 83 mph over the speed-limit. The driver, Lawrence Pargo , admitted to accusation. He was charged with four counts of excessive speeding, reckless driving, and endangerment.

A curious Arizona newspaper questioned a Hyundai’s ability to reach speeds that high. They contacted some guys over at Car and Driver to further research the plausibility. After failing to locate the original rental Sonata, Car and Driver took a long term Sonata V-6 for a spin around the track and to their surprise did reach a top speed of 144 mph! To the drivers delight, the ordeal plead out of court spending a week in the big house and receiving a kick in the butt from his insurance company (at least we conclude). A speed camera system may be annoying but research shows it slows down speed demons considerably. On the other hand, we certainly don’t live in a certain George Orwell novel either. Via: Car & Driver
Posted by: Dani

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Mazda RX-7 driver "parks" his car on a tree...

Forget about oversteer and understeer, that’s passé; the new trend setting driving style is upper…steer! This fella from Kent, Washington took upper…steer all the way up to a tree down in Woodland Way. According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the 3rd-gen Mazda RX-7 was speeding in excess of 70 mph – 112 km/h when he lost control of his vehicle on a curve stopping on, or rather up, a tree. Luckily, the driver suffered only minor injuries. -Continued: Click “Read More…” below to see more pics




Via: King5


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