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Tricked-Out Treat! Galpin Auto Sports builds Halloween-themed hearse

We generally don't think of a hearse as a great platform for customizing, but then again, we've never known Galpin Auto Sports to shy away from messing with anything on four wheels. That's why we weren't surprised to see this specially-built conveyance of corpses constructed by the Southern California customizer. The hearse features a Halloween theme including dozens of hand-painted skulls on the front and side, as well as a spiderweb grille. It's not all spooky, though, and Galpin has made the interior an inviting place to be, with a ... Read more →

New Hyundai Assurance provision locks gas at $1.49/gal for one year [w/VIDEO] Chris Shunk

Hyundai is piling on additional incentives to boost its Assurance program as the industry heads into the dog days of summer. The newest promotion, Gas Lock, fixes the price of regular unleaded at ...

REPORT: CAFE fuel economy standards to rise 8% by 2011 Chris Paukert

The nation's Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards will swell to 27.3 miles-per-gallon by 2011. That's the word coming out of Washington, where the U.S. Department of Transportation is expected to ...

Interactive map reveals our global oil useage by barrel, money Jonathon Ramsey

The Rocky Mountain Institute has created a nifty interactive map that shows you where the U.S. gets its oil from, along with how much - and who - the U.S. pays for its oil. Based on the thickness of ...

SEMA 2008: Galpin Accord Concept is loud outside and in Jonathon Ramsey

The Galpin Accord Concept is actually pretty tasteful for a Galpin Auto Sports vehicle, and even if the bright blue paint job doesn't get you more attention on the street than you can handle, the ...

Galpin Auto Sports unveils radical Scythe concept car 1 year ago on Autoblog

Remember the mysterious Mustang-based "Project B" concept car that we spied at Galpin Auto Sports last month? The completed version was unveiled this past weekend during a celebrity-packed party at the shop's Southern California facility. We were spot-on with the specs of the car, including the ...

Could U.S. become net exporter of gasoline? 1 year ago on Autoblog

A number of factors are conspiring to create a situation that recently would have been unthinkable: the United States as a supplier of gasoline to world markets. According to Booz & Company, those factors are the rise of biofuels in the West, the introduction of plug-in electric and other ...

Prius schmius -- try an Austin-Healey Sprite and 36 mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog

Of course your wallet hurts every time you have to fill the car up. Nevertheless, in these trying times we must always remember the words of Fernando Lamas: it is better to look good than to feel good. Cars That Matter has put together a list of classic automobiles that get anywhere from 21 to 48 ...

Maybe you should think in gallons-per-mile instead of MPG 1 year ago on Autoblog

U.S. university boffins have hypothesized that you'll get a better idea of how much you spend on gas if you start thinking in gallons per mile. With U.S. gas prices headed for the upper atmosphere, people are paying more attention to fuel efficiency numbers. Europeans already express their fuel ...

G8 nations ask for more oil, pledge to use less 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's a complex issue, this business of oil. With stock markets and unemployment numbers taking their lumps, civilian unrest at oil and food prices, and politicians weighing in with all manner of cures and pronouncements, the Group of Eight nations got together to try and figure something out. The ...

2009 HUMMER H2 and H2 SUT will be E85 compatible 1 year ago on Autoblog

In Dallas, a businessman has spent half a million dollars to install nine pumps that dispense E85, E10, and biodiesel. The catch: the businessman is a HUMMER dealer, and the pumps are next to his dealership. The station is called Classic Clean Fuels, and it is intended to make a statement for next ...

Frankurt 2007: AC Schnitzer has gas, runs with it in GP3.10 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a host of high-res pics of the AC Schnitzer GP3.10 For over two decades, AC Schnitzer has built its brand on motoring madness with looks to match. Normally, this involves a bevy of modifications to enhance every performance-related aspect of the vehicle, but with the ...

Mulally not proposing a gas tax - but he's not against it 2 years ago on Autoblog

The hallmark of the environmental debate is that there are so many important players on so many different sides. Eminent scientists and intellectuals have taken every side of the debate, challenging their eminent colleagues. When it comes to the two most involved and highly charged players, the ...

Pickuptruck.com hosts Heavy Duty Truck Shootout to end all shootouts 2 years ago on Autoblog

Mike Levine from PickupTruck.com is our go-to guy for truck news. His brain is like the bed of a Ford F-450 filled with the esoteric details of heavy duty diesel pickups and 3/4-ton gassers. Plus, he's from the old school of automotive journalism and has made a successful transition to the web, ...

Sioux Falls residents get free gas today for being safe drivers 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you live in Sioux Falls, today's your lucky day. Allstate Insurance is going to buy residents of the South Dakota city a free tank of gas for being the safest drivers in the country. The second annual Allstate America's Best Drivers Report has been released and the residents of Sioux Falls were ...

Seriously, gas isn't THAT expensive 2 years ago on Autoblog

You've heard this point before, but despite the price of gas being at record levels, adjusted for inflation, it's still not the most expensive we've ever paid for dead-dino juice in the U.S. The Auto Prophet, one of the original auto-related bloggers that's still keepin' it real, found this ...

Rumor Mill: New Supra details emerge 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Ed Hellwig from the Straighline Blog totally disagrees. click above image for high-res gallery of Toyota's FT-HS Concept Toyota's next-generation Supra is veiled in mystery, but we tend to take seriously any news coming from Winding Road's Peter Nunn because, well, he actually lives in ...

Gas station owner jacks up prices to prove a point 2 years ago on Autoblog

Perhaps it's not just gasoline users that oil companies are squeezing -- station owners might be locked in the vice as well. Bob Oyster, a Shell station owner in San Francisco, is making a statement to Shell and to his customers to let them know what he thinks of it. To hear Bob tell it, Shell has ...

Senate panel approves plan for 35mpg by 2020 2 years ago on Autoblog

A Senate panel has approved a plan to increase CAFE standards to 35 mpg by 2020, with a 4% increase every year until 2030. That's almost 40% higher than today's standard for cars, which is 27.5 mpg . Currently, vans and trucks must get at least 22.2 mpg. This bill, however, has a long, long, long ...

Bosch Stop-Start system available on new BMW 1-series 2 years ago on Autoblog

European shoppers interested in BMW's new 1-series will now be able to have the car with a stop-start system provided by Bosch. The new system is quite simple, and the only change required to the existing engine offerings (both gasoline and diesel) is a different starter motor. According to Bosch, ...

Cheated at the pump? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Have you ever noticed when starting to refuel your car that it seems that the dollar amount jumps one to three cents (or more!) before any gas begins pumping? Imagine those few pennies multiplied by hundreds of customers per day; it starts to add up. There were about 1500 Michigan consumers last ...

SEMA: Galpin's BOSS Mustang heralds return of production version 3 years ago on Autoblog

click on image to enlarge The Galpin BOSS 302 Mustang is tucked away in Ford's booth bathing in its own Grabber Blue glory. The car features the brand new BOSS 302 crate motor producing, from what we hear, a relatively modest 340 out of a potential 500 horsepower. Aside from that, we can only go on ...

Diesel mixup does major damage at gas station 3 years ago on Autoblog

We can't imagine how many safeguards had to be ignored and incompetent people employed to allow such a thing to happen, but somehow last Wednesday a Super Petroleum gas station (no pic available, generic station at right) in Holbrook, MA had its underground tank for regular unleaded accidentally ...

How gas prices work 3 years ago on Autoblog

We're certain that we're not the only ones that shake our heads in disgust when we roll by a gas station (and bow our heads in shame when we actually have to fill up). With the price of gas starting to come down, we certainly all are a little puzzled about what influences fuel prices. ...

BP may have Prudhoe Bay pumping by late September 3 years ago on Autoblog

The largest oil field in the U.S. in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska hasn't shipped a drop of oil since earlier this month when BP discovered severe corrosion inside some pipelines servicing the facility. Overnight eight percent of the country's daily supply of oil disappeared, about 400,000 barrels per day. ...

GM gets wise, will again pay for full tank of gas upon delivery 3 years ago on Autoblog

You may recall last week we told you that GM was no longer going to cover the cost of a full tank of gas for newly purchased cars and trucks. Instead, it would only reimburse a portion of each tank's cost, and dealers would be responsible for the rest. One of our readers who shall remain anonymous ...

GM decides to split cost of gas with dealers 3 years ago on Autoblog

It seems no dealer communication is safe these days, as Jalopnik came across a communiqué from General Motors to its dealer bodies that explains the company will no longer reimburse dealers for a full tank of gas upon delivery. Instead, GM will give dealerships $20 for cars and $30 for ...

Autoblog Maintenance 101: In-tank fuel pump R&R 3 years ago on Autoblog

If you own enough vehicles with an electric fuel pump, eventually it's likely that your luck will run out and you'll find yourself with a vehicle that refuses to operate properly due to a lack of go-juice. Most modern vehicles place the pump in the tank where it can be kept cool with a constant ...

FuelCard.org launches in the United States 3 years ago on Autoblog

Mimicking a similar project in the UK, a US-based organization has launched FuelCard.org to help drivers save some cash on gas. The idea is seemingly simple: get a bunch of people together and give them a gas discount card, promise a popular, nationwide gas station chain that the group of people ...

Video: Pumpcast coming to a gas station near you? 3 years ago on Autoblog

With gas prices so high these days, a little levity pump-side is hard to come by. Thankfully, there's Pumpcast, an interactive gag catching motorists while they fill up their tanks and empty out their wallets. This video stems NBC's Tonight Show hosted by car buff Jay Leno, and features a number ...

UK gasoline could go over £1 per liter 3 years ago on Autoblog

A quick thrash of the calculator shows that £1 per liter works out to a sky-high $6.88 per U.S. gallon. This prediction comes from someone who knows whereof he speaks - Lord Browne, CEO of British Petroleum (pictured at right). In an interview with the BBC, Lord Browne said that prices could ...

People running out of gas in order to save some 3 years ago on Autoblog

Irony alert: California drivers have been hit so hard by the surge in gasoline prices that some are running out of gas -- on purpose -- and waiting for a tow truck to show up with some free go-juice courtesy their roadside assistance programs. In effect, they're running out of gas in order to ...

Nissan to launch Infiniti in Western Europe 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. CEO Carlos Ghosn, the automaker is prepping to launch diesel and gasoline variants of its Infiniti models in Western Europe in 2008. The development came as the company announced its 2005 fiscal year financial results. The move comes after Infiniti announced ...

Oil tops $75/bbl to conclude week of record prices 3 years ago on Autoblog

The usual suspects were all present this week - fear and uncertainty over the possibility of military action in Iran, civil unrest in Nigeria, and the seemingly inelastic and insatiable demand for energy 'round the world - and oil ended up setting record highs nearly every day this week. Friday's ...

Is your next tank of gas from...seat foam? 3 years ago on Autoblog

As previously posted, the automobile is the number one recycled product in the U.S. Most of the recycled materials are re-used for different purposes, like floormats being turned into sound-deadening materials. But how about fuel? In a new study, Changing World Technologies, Inc. used a process ...

Gas prices climb due to MTBE phase-out and expense of oil 3 years ago on Autoblog

It may come as a bit of a surprise, but some of us here at Autoblog just don't fill up all that often. Imagine, then, our surprise when the gas pump spit out a receipt for a bit more than $82 after our last fill-up of the Autoblog Garage's parts-running truck. If this keeps up, we'll be ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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