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New Law Limits Size of Flags Flying From Pickup Trucks

After receiving thousands of complaints and reports of accidents, state lawmakers today voted to limit the size of flags mounted in pickup beds. “We’re not trying to be unpatriotic,” said state assemblyman Arlick Duffleman, “but we have folks… Read More

Cadillac Reveals 2019 CTS-V Hearse!

We don’t particularly like hearses. They’re creepy and so are most of the people driving them.  But we do have to admit: Cadillac’s upcoming CTS-V hearse is pretty cool — in a sporty yet somewhat ghoulish “Harold and… Read More

ASK PARKSPLUG: “Do I Have Zora Arkus-Duntov?”

Dear Parksplug, How are you I am fin [sic].  How can I tell if I have Zora Arkus-Duntov? My feet are blue and tingly so I think I might have it, but I’m afraid to go to the doctor… Read More

First Spy Photo! Ford’s New Ranchero!

Is Ford developing a Fusion-based replacement for the Ranchero that the automaker sold from 1957 to 1979?   It certainly looks that way based on an undisguised vehicle caught on camera by Parksplug comptroller/photographer Woot Meeker.  We sat… Read More

This Homemade Kia Soul Trucklet Makes Us Miss the Old Suzuki Samurai. No, Not Really.

Grilles Gone Wild! First Look: 2020 Toyota Camry!

When a speeding object approached from the opposite direction on a remote two-lane, Parksplug photographer Bond Jamesbond said it appeared to be “a speeding sewer grate.” In fact, it was the front end of a 2020 Toyota Camry… Read More

Toy Manufacturer Unveils Fake Steering Wheel For Autonomous Vehicles

Playskool, a maker of children’s toys, unveiled a new brightly-colored fake steering wheel that can be mounted in self-driving vehicles that have no driver controls. “People with trust and control disorders can place their hands on the non-functional… Read More

Controversial “Shroud of Torino” Goes On Display Tomorrow

The Shroud of Torino, the 48-year-old linen cloth that some believe bears the image of the first Ford Torino to leave the assembly line, will go on display tomorrow at the Elk’s Lodge.   Ford faithful believe the Shroud served as… Read More

Doctor Regrets Purchasing Ram for Mobile Colonoscopy Unit

“I never thought the brand of van I drive would affect my business,” Dr. Darvis Livardi said quietly.  When he started his mobile colonoscopy business The Roving Scope two years ago, Livardi purchased a Ford E-250 cargo van, but he soon… Read More

Dog Chased By Self-Driving Car After Peeing On Wheel

An autonomous BMW test vehicle ignored the commands of the technician sitting in the passenger seat as it chased a dog that moments before had urinated on one of the car’s wheels. “I thought I was going to… Read More