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It's not as iconic as the 308 GTB or as flashy as the 458 Italia, but I still think the F355 is the most "handsome" car in the 308 to 458 lineage, with nice clean lines and a gentle "smile" that isn't too cartoonish like the smile grilles on the California or FF.

At least the Michael Jackson fake-name-in-the-credits cameo had him playing himself in a creative way, a mental patient who thinks he's Michael Jackson (and who is a "good enough" Michael Jackson when he is needed most in the plot).

My favourite one from the upcoming STAR WARS Hot Wheels series (in stores in October) is the Luke Skywalker car, because it almost looks like it could be an actual high-end production sports car.

I think I'm most impressed with the bold sans-serif font on the car, extremely "modern" for 1928 and not the kind of font I associate with pre-war/inter-war Germany. If I didn't know when the photographs were taken, I'd honestly assume this is some kind of retro-themed car on display sometime between the 1960s and the

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Seeing the name "Michael Fux" on the accident report reminds me of the Angry Video Game Nerd freaking out over seeing the name "Fred Fuchs" in his review of BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA on the Sega CD:

When I think of cars of the 1980s, the first car that comes to mind is, of course, the Ferrari Testarossa, but it's already been mentioned a few dozen times.

It's weird and quirky, I love it.

I think the Superfast III looks awesome in an eclectic experiment kind of way, and I'm digging the rear greenhouse windows, which kind of reminds me of that of the AMC Pacer over a decade later, another supposedly "ugly" car I find awesome.

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Classic Sesame Street sketch with Roosevelt Franklin teaching about Africa (more than just a jungle) with an odd emphasis on oil and mineral extraction for a kid's show.

I love the way the AMC Pacer looks. My favourite Johnny Lightning car in my collection is a 1977 AMC Pacer X.

Not that I have any hope of owning an XBox One anytime soon, but I probably would get this game should I get the console despite being somewhat disappointed by FORZA HORIZON. I'm not expecting or even hoping for a France-sized map, but I'm really hoping that the map in this one is many fold larger than the map in the

My opinion of Gymkhana specifically is that it's fun to watch videos of on Youtube but it's boring to play. Just doesn't do anything for me.

I thought DIRT 3 was a big improvement over DIRT 2, at the very least. Kinda wish they'd have gotten rid of the Gymkhana in D3 though, since Codemasters has the DIRT SHOWDOWN series for that kind of thing. I'm hoping if Codemasters does another proper DIRT game, they get the WRC license and save all the X GAMES stuff

It's BONKERS? Is it a candy with two flavors in one?

I'm fine with not having any car I might own in the future connected to the Internet for any reason ever. An AM/FM radio and CD player is all I need. #OldSchool

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K-ON! the Movie passes the Bechdel test for more or less the entire running time of the film. (The boyfriend in the first line in the trailer is non-existent.) Of course, it helps that there aren't any major male characters in the K-ON! manga/anime franchise to discuss.

I like the Hot Wheels logo, at least. The Hot Wheels logo looks right at home on a Corvette.

I've been inside the GM Heritage Center, so I've seen a lot of one-off concept Corvettes like the Mako Shark.