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2016 GM TRUCKS TO FEATURE EXTRA-LARGE RAMBOX-TYPE STORAGE BINS

UNDISGUISED SILVERADO TEST MULE FEATURING ENORMOUS “JumboX” CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAUGHT ON CAMERA   2016 Chevrolet Silverado equipped with huge new JumboX Pickup buyers currently shopping for lockable, weather-proof side storage bins have just one option:  Ram.  But… Read More

OXYGEN TANK LEAK ON HYDROGEN-POWERED AMBULANCE CAUSES FLOOD

Two parts hydrogen apparently combined with one part oxygen, creating a flash flood just south of Dick’s Souffle Chalet on Beeker St. around noon yesterday. According to Assistant Fire Chief Mickle Dipford, the surge of water resulted from… Read More

PARKSPLUG IS ON A ROLL! CHEESY AUTOMOTIVE BLOG NOW AVAILABLE IN TWO-PLY TISSUE FORM

According to researchers who apparently have nothing better to do, 97-percent of automotive news is consumed in a bathroom setting, a statistic that heralds bad news for bloggers.  But the editors of the deplorable Parksplug site have introduced a… Read More

HEADLINES OFF THE PARKSPLUG WIRES

ACTOR SAM ELLIOTT TO PROVIDE “EXHAUST SOUND” FOR NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE “A Harley that makes a whirring sound would just be wrong, so we recorded Sam saying potato, potato, potato over and over and we’ll run that out a… Read More

IF DENTISTS DESIGNED CAR INTERIORS…

GM FIRES LONGTIME CUSTODIAN OVER IGNITION SWITCH RECALL

Former GM custodianOgman Bomberger gently caresses his broom after learning he was fired. GM allowed him to keep the broom. General Motors today fired a custodian who cleaned the company’s engineering building for nearly 40 years, blaming him for faulty ignition… Read More

DESIGNER OF NAMELESS SPORTS CAR LAMENTS: “THERE AREN’T ANY GOOD SNAKE NAMES LEFT”

Rudy Oop spent years designing and building his sporty kit car.  All it needs now is a name.  “I really wanted to name it after a snake because it looks slithery, if that’s a word,” said Oop.  But… Read More

CHRYSLER RELEASES TEASER PHOTO OF 2016 “DETROIT CHALK OUTLINE” 300 MODEL

Daimler-Cerberus-Fiat-Chrysler today provided fans of the 300 sedan a sneak preview of the upcoming 2016 version.  In addition to a more radically chopped top, a new Detroit Chalk Outline paint package will be offered to complement the automaker’s Made in Detroit branding…. Read More

CATTLE UNION DECRIES USE OF ARTIFICIAL LEATHER IN VEHICLES

The world’s largest cattle union is blasting automakers for their increased use of artificial leathers for vehicle interiors.  “It’s an inferior product and they’re just trying to save money, but at the same time, they’re putting thousands of… Read More

RESEARCH CONFIRMS THAT ALL THOSE IDIOTS ON THE ROAD REALLY ARE TRYING TO ANNOY YOU

Nettie Nordling, 87, pictured with her cat Mr. Squirts, admits she drives slowly just to irritate other drivers. She also enjoys tripping pedestrians with her cane. A six-month study has confirmed what you believed all along:  You really are… Read More