See you in one week.

I'll leave you with this as I say goodbye for one week's holiday. In the meantime keep sending in emails and links to exhaustpipedreams@gmail.com

Happy motoring!

America's answer to the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead?

Read more here.

I'd have one. Just saying.

World's Greatest Drag Race

I think the host says it all. They're doing this because they can. You've gotta see this.

Tyring work.

I remember growing up there was a guy who had simple swans made out of old tyres. This Belgian artist take recycled tyres to the next level. They are incredible, although... I still wouldn't want one in my garden. See more here.

New Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3

Nismo stands for Nissan Motorsport International and is the performance arm of Nissan, like the AMG to Mercedes. And this is their new baby. Wow.

Ouch!

A Manchester policeman has written-off a £33,000 VW Golf R while test-driving it. Read on here.

Hummers dropping from the sky.

This is amazing. Look how relaxed the troops are as they sit either side of the launch slide.

World's smallest V12 Engine

Now, I'm not much of an engineering guy. For me it's all about the styling and lines of beautiful cars. But because I know there's people out there, like my Dad, who love this stuff...start your tiny engines now!



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HellaFlush

Check out this video on car culture, Japanese style. With beautifully crisp photography, you really feel like you're there. There certainly are some sweet (and some sour) rides.



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2013 Corvette 427

Thoughts?

Arrive in style.

The BBC has reported on the Coffin exhibition at London's Southbank Centre so it got me interested to see what car coffins there might be. It didn't take me long to find some!

Fail

Be warned, this is painful to even watch! I figure there's enough car mishaps to justify its posting. Enjoy.

Classic wrecks

Do you love buying brand new model cars but hate them looking brand new? Why not buy a custom made model car wreck?

I've got a few reasons why not. But clearly some people must buy them- even at this price! Check out the full range here.

Axe wound.

This seems a little staged but hell, you still get to see a car destroyed in one, massive, slice.

Courtesy of Aussie Prank Channel.

25 year old crashes Ferrari

In more news from Oz today, a 25 year old has lost control of a black Ferrari 612 Scaglietti in Sydney- crashing into a car, two female bystanders and the front of a house. The two woman have been taken to hospital with spinal injuries. What terrible news all round.

Read on here.

Pictured: The accident scene in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia.

Nose to Tail manufacturing.

I didn't realise that Australia is one of the few countries who manufacture cars from start to finish, as opposed to the practice of sourcing different parts or components or even assembly. Some in Australia want to see the industry protected, while others think it doesn't make economic sense to have high levels of protectionism on Australian car manufacturing, especially when cars now come so cheaply from Asia. Secondly, Australia already has an enormous luxury import tax on foreign luxury cars which is why flash cars in Oz are eye-wateringly expensive.

Check out this article about the state of play in Oz.

Pictured: The Holden Caprice, Australia's flagship and only locally built limousine. These are badged as Chevrolets in the Middle East and other markets.

Ford used to have the Fairlane and LTD but the introduction of the Chrysler 300 was the nail in Ford's flagship coffin. 

Pictured below: The late Ford LTD. 

Pictured below: The fully imported Chrysler 300

Enjoy this road test of the Holden Caprice, courtesy of "carshowroom".

And despite me being from a loyal 'Ford Family' whether it's watching the Bathurst 1000 or just the traffic, you have to admit this new concept from Holden Australia is AMAZING...

Remote control c....razy.

Put your hands up for Detroit.

Look what's hot from Detroit's 2012 International Motor Show. Behold the return Honda's NSX and check out the new Lexus. Wow!

Mmm-ondeo

How hot is the new Ford Mondeo? Everyone is already obsessive over the Aston Martin front end. It really is a very sexy car. Good one, Ford!

Technical Time.

When I was a kid my favourite thing was lego and then suddenly it got even better when they brought out Lego Technic. But the types I used to make are a far cry from what they come out with now. Check out this.

BUSTED!

This is a great lesson in covering your tracks. One of my favourite quotes from the mafia film, Goodfellas is when Robert DeNiro says: "Don't buy anything. Don't get anything. Nothing big. Didn't you hear what I said? You're going to get us all pinched. What are you, stupid?" One of the idiots went and bought a brand new Cadillac Coupe. Needless to say, the bosses weren't happy because this drew the authority's attention to them.

And in life imitating art, the Italian authorities have blitzed a cashed-up ski resort and audited the owners of luxury and super cars which swamp the alpine resort. They found that a third of the owners had declared incomes of less than 22,000 Euros a year. Dodgy.

Read the article here.

Hello 2012

Hi Motor Mates, welcome to 2012. Let's kick off Exhaust Pipe Dream's first posting with The Telegraph's motoring section's 10 Exciting cars for 2012. Here is the link to the full article but between you and I...these are the most exciting- The Alfa Romeo 4C and the Jaguar C-X16.