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Click above for high-res gallery of the Black Deere smart from SEMA
Tom Mutchler at Consumer Reports says his first drive in a SMART reminded him of his John Deere x300 lawn tractor. Slow and noisy, but they both fit in his garage. Apparently, Black Deere LLC had the same impression of the little car and showed up at SEMA with one in John Deere's green and yellow livery. Other than being painted to match farm machinery, the SMART ForTwo Passion Cabriolet sports four air horns and an air-compressor powered truck horn. You might not see this thing coming at you, but by God you'll hear it. Unfortunately, we can't find out much about the car's customizer, Black Deere. SEMA's information lists an inactive URL and Google turns up only the story from SEMA.

Gallery: SEMA 2008: Black Deere Smart


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[Source: Consumer Reports]

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Every year, the sleepy farming burg of Lind, Washington goes from a population of about 500 to a bustling party of 4,000. What's the big idea? Combine destruction derby, of course. FarmersAlmanacTV (who knew?) chronicles the shenanigans in great detail, including breaking down the rules (several heats, all farm implements must be 25 years of age or older, etc.). Check out the video here.

Learn more about the town of Lind and the derby here, and make plans to see the next one for yourself on June 10. Remember, there's a grain truck race at intermission, ya'll!

[Sources: FarmersAlmanacTV via Google Video; Lindwa.com]

TGIF Video: Oh, Deere... it's combine derby time! originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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