car culture
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Cars Have Always Been A Powerful Platform For Pride
The stars of Pride marches are undoubtedly the members of the community who show up in full force to have their voices heard, but I also have a humble respect for the cars, trucks and bikes that make the vast Pride parades of today and decades past possible.
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I Really Don’t Know How To Feel About Talented Tesla Cybertruck Fans Making Spec Website Designs For Tesla
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bit conflicted here. Part of me is delighted to see people so excited about a particular car, and to see people using that excitement as a creative springboard. No matter what I think of a given car, I’m not going to shit on someone’s enjoyment of…
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I Found The Remnants Of A Rare Nissan Pao In Hong Kong But Removing Parts Was A Nightmare
“Is that what I think it is?” I stuttered as I peeked into the thin slit that is the Nissan Pao’s door pocket. I had discovered the rare, junked car on the side of a road in Hong Kong, and decided to buy some parts off of it for my coworker Jason. This required climbing…
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Old Land Rover Freaks Have One Of The Weirdest Names For A Car Part I’ve Ever Heard
Every hardcore automotive subculture defines themselves, at least in part, with their own idiosyncratic jargon. Cars and parts of cars have nicknames and slang terms, knowledge of which helps define who’s in the group, and who’s out. I know in the air-cooled VW community you can hear weird terms like “Pope’s Nose” and “crotch coolers,”…