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We already knew that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rally+fighter/">Local Motors Rally Fighter</a> was one of the most interesting new vehicles of the last decade - it has a compelling backstory (come-from-nowhere company with a crowdsourced design), a fascinating look all its own and off-road chops. But now we know it has something approaching genuine robustness.<br />
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How genuine? Check out Turn 2 Production's video of competitor No. 1841 as it runs in this past weekend's Best In The Desert racing series' Parker 425. The 1800-class desert entrant is shown here as its driver takes a small jump but fails to nail the landing, digging the nose in and precipitating an end-over-end flip. The Rally Fighter lands on its wheels, and then without skipping a beat, the team presses on regardless, only momentarily encumbered by a floppy hood.<br />
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The team would go on to finish the Parker, AZ race, earning a fourth-in-class place and taking 19th overall.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/local-motors-rally-fighter-rolls-over-refuses-to-play-dead/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Local Motors Rally Fighter rolls over, refuses to play dead</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/local-motors-rally-fighter-rolls-over-refuses-to-play-dead/">Local Motors Rally Fighter rolls over, refuses to play dead</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/local-motors-rally-fighter-rolls-over-refuses-to-play-dead/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20450421/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/local-motors-rally-fighter-rolls-over-refuses-to-play-dead/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>best in the desert</category><category>car flip</category><category>endo</category><category>flip</category><category>local motors</category><category>rally fighter</category><category>rallyfighter</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Paukert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Motors Rally Fighter crowds into Jay Leno's Garage]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/20/local-motors-rally-fighter-crowds-into-jay-lenos-garage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/20/local-motors-rally-fighter-crowds-into-jay-lenos-garage/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/20/local-motors-rally-fighter-crowds-into-jay-lenos-garage/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/off-road/" rel="tag">Off-Road</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/racing/" rel="tag">Racing</a></p><a href="/2013/01/15/local-motors-rallyfighter-crowds-into-jay-lenos-garage/#continued"><img height="352"  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/01/jay-leno-local-motors-rallyfighter-628.jpg" vspace="4" width="628" /></a><br />
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/09/local-motors-rally-fighter-quick-spin-review/">Local Motors Rally Fighter</a> is a car that neither looks nor drives like anything else on the road today. Even <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jayleno/">Jay Leno</a>, who seems to have one of just about every cool car in history, admits to not knowing much about it. Which makes for an interesting interview for Jay, and a cool video for us.<br />
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One of the neatest elements of the Local Motors product - for those that like to swing a wrench, anyway - is that all of the Rally Fighters are build in the company's facility with the help of the owners themselves. That's a way of getting these "component cars" on the road, legally, without conforming to the strict crash standards for large-scale production cars, but it also means that each owner is really invested in the car that they've just purchased. We'd guess that world-class stuff-jumping ability might be a big draw, too.  <br />
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<a href="/2013/01/15/local-motors-rallyfighter-crowds-into-jay-lenos-garage/#continued">Scroll down</a> to watch this fascinating episode of <em>Jay Leno's Garage</em>, and get schooled about the ins and outs of hand-made rally cars. <p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/20/local-motors-rally-fighter-crowds-into-jay-lenos-garage/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Local Motors Rally Fighter crowds into Jay Leno's Garage</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/20/local-motors-rally-fighter-crowds-into-jay-lenos-garage/">Local Motors Rally Fighter crowds into Jay Leno's Garage</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/20/local-motors-rally-fighter-crowds-into-jay-lenos-garage/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20433283/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/20/local-motors-rally-fighter-crowds-into-jay-lenos-garage/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>jay leno</category><category>jay lenos garage</category><category>local motors</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>rally fighter</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seyth Miersma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[BMW taps Local Motors crowd-sourcing community to design the city car of 2025]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/20/bmw-taps-local-motors-crowd-sourcing-community-to-design-the-cit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/20/bmw-taps-local-motors-crowd-sourcing-community-to-design-the-cit/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/20/bmw-taps-local-motors-crowd-sourcing-community-to-design-the-cit/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/" rel="tag">Design/Style</a></p><a href="/2012/09/20/bmw-taps-local-motors-crowd-sourcing-community-to-design-the-cit/#continued"><img height="314" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/09/bmw-urban-banner-628.jpg" vspace="4" width="628" /></a><br />
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Design-by-commitee. It is a term that we usually reserve for cars that are conceived by number-crunching product planners, rather than true designers, but this case might be different. What if that committee was every enthusiast on the planet? "Crowd-sourcing," or "open-sourcing" is a concept employed by upstart automaker <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/local+motors/">Local Motors</a>. The first spawn of this process was the insanely cool <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rally+fighter/">Rally Fighter</a>, so you can't argue with the results, right?<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> agrees, and has announced that it is teaming up with Local Motors to put on the BMW "Urban Driving Experience Challenge." It is a competition, conducted by Local Motors through its extensive crowd-sourcing community, to develop a city car for the year 2025. According to Local Motors, the competition gives its community "the opportunity to identify and design the premium vehicle features and functions that will enhance the urban driving experience of the future."<br />
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Phase One of the competition begins September 25 and runs to October 16. The second phase starts in mid-November. A total of $30,000 in prize money will be awarded in the competition, and the top winners will each travel to Munich, Germany to meet BMW's director of research and development.<br />
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There's a good bit of synergy between these two automakers. Following the Rally Fighter, Local Motors voiced its interest in crowd-sourcing a city car, which is a shared interest with BMW, given the automaker's <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/i3">i3</a> concept. Also, before the 6.2-liter <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gm/">GM</a> V8 ended up under the hood of the Rally Fighter, the original powerplant was a BMW <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/diesel/">diesel</a> 3.0-liter straight-six.<br />
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Scroll <a href="/2012/09/20/bmw-taps-local-motors-crowd-sourcing-community-to-design-the-cit/#continued">below</a> to check out the promo video and press release.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/20/bmw-taps-local-motors-crowd-sourcing-community-to-design-the-cit/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW taps Local Motors crowd-sourcing community to design the city car of 2025</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/20/bmw-taps-local-motors-crowd-sourcing-community-to-design-the-cit/">BMW taps Local Motors crowd-sourcing community to design the city car of 2025</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:29:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/20/bmw-taps-local-motors-crowd-sourcing-community-to-design-the-cit/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20325899/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/20/bmw-taps-local-motors-crowd-sourcing-community-to-design-the-cit/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bmw</category><category>bmw i3</category><category>city car</category><category>crowd source</category><category>crowdsource</category><category>i3</category><category>local motors</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>open source</category><category>rally fighter</category><category>urban driving experience challenge</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Kennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:29:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[This is how to box up a Local Motors Rally Fighter [w/video]]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/30/this-is-how-to-box-up-a-local-motors-rally-fighter-w-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/30/this-is-how-to-box-up-a-local-motors-rally-fighter-w-video/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/30/this-is-how-to-box-up-a-local-motors-rally-fighter-w-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/plants-manufacturing/" rel="tag">Plants/Manufacturing</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/marketing-advertising/" rel="tag">Marketing/Advertising</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/" rel="tag">Specialty</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/off-road/" rel="tag">Off-Road</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-boxes-up-a-rally-fighter/#photo-5237497"><img alt="Local Motors boxes up a Rally Fighter" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/08/boxing-up-a-local-motors-rally-fighter-07-opt.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 354px;" /></a><br />
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Attention Chicagoans and other Midwesterners: If you've been wondering when the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/09/local-motors-rally-fighter-quick-spin-review/">Local Motors Rally Fighter</a> might be coming to a show in your neck of the woods, the answer is Sept. 10-15. And no, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chicago-auto-show/">Chicago Auto Show</a> has not been rescheduled, it will still be held next February. Rather, the Rally Fighter will be on display at something called the <a href="http://www.imts.com/">International Manufacturing Technology Show</a>, which is where <a href="http://www.autofieldguide.com/blog">those few</a> who get excited about metal cutting and forming, tooling, CAD/CAM, and other various industrial operations gather to spend a week pretending that the masses in the United States still care about manufacturing.<br />
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While you might think that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/local+motors/">Local Motors</a> would simply haul or drive the Rally Fighter to IMTS, that's not the case. Instead, one of the cars was boxed up and trucked there, where it will be built live on the floor of the McCormick Place convention center. This demonstration is all part of the IMTS fun, and while the show is really designed for people who still build things for a living, there's likely no reason that blog-reading cubicle-dwellers (or writers...) can't <a href="http://www.imts.com/show/reg.html">pony up the $50 to attend</a> the exposition.<br />
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<a href="/2012/08/30/this-is-how-to-box-up-a-local-motors-rally-fighter-w-video/#continued">Scroll down</a> to watch a video about the IMTS Rally Fighter.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/30/this-is-how-to-box-up-a-local-motors-rally-fighter-w-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>This is how to box up a Local Motors Rally Fighter [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/30/this-is-how-to-box-up-a-local-motors-rally-fighter-w-video/">This is how to box up a Local Motors Rally Fighter [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/30/this-is-how-to-box-up-a-local-motors-rally-fighter-w-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20310088/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/30/this-is-how-to-box-up-a-local-motors-rally-fighter-w-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>imts</category><category>International Manufacturing Technology Show</category><category>local motors</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>rally fighter</category><category>rally fighter live build</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Sabatini]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:31:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[The List #0051: Build a Car]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/29/the-list-0051-build-a-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/29/the-list-0051-build-a-car/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/29/the-list-0051-build-a-car/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/the-list/" rel="tag">The List</a></p><a href="/2012/05/29/the-list-0051-build-a-car/#continued"><img height="353" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/05/the-list-build-a-car.jpg" vspace="4" width="628" /></a><br />
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Building your own car is another activity that viewers often request we cover on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/the-list/">The List</a>. Assembling a kit car or doing a ground-up restoration of a relic barn find seemed like obvious choices, but weren't very practical. So we donned our thinking caps and came up with a cool alternative to the normal concept of building your own car: assembling your own <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/local%20motors/">Local Motors</a> Rally Fighter at the company's micro factory near Phoenix, Arizona.<br />
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Building your own Rally Fighter is part of the purchase price when you order one of these crowd-sourced off-road coupes from Local Motors. For $74,900 you get the vehicle along with the experience of helping them build it, as well as your accommodations and meals.<br />
<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/09/local-motors-rally-fighter-quick-spin-review/"><br />
We've driven the Rally Fighter before</a>, but haven't taken you behind the scenes like this to see what the process of buying one is like and how they're built. Jessi and Patrick are going to do that for us, so hit Play to see what this updated notion of building your own car is really like.<br />
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<a href="/2012/05/29/the-list-0051-build-a-car/#continued">Click here</a> to watch <em>The List #0051: Build a Car.</em><br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/the-list/meet-the-hosts/">Click here</a> to learn more about our hosts, Jessi and Patrick.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/29/the-list-0051-build-a-car/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The List #0051: Build a Car</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/29/the-list-0051-build-a-car/">The List #0051: Build a Car</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 29 May 2012 12:28:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/29/the-list-0051-build-a-car/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20246804/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/29/the-list-0051-build-a-car/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>build a car</category><category>jessi combs</category><category>local motors</category><category>patrick mcintyre</category><category>rally fighter</category><category>the-list</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Neff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 12:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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I had just passed the point of no return. Actually, that's not entirely true - I hadn't just passed it, I had hurled mud, gravel and everything else that got in my way as I transitioned from a sweeping arc of pavement onto a much slipperier surface of slightly damp, hard-packed dirt.<br />
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Suddenly, what moments before had seemed like heavy but reassuringly direct steering felt more like I was only able to send gentle suggestions to the front tires as to where I wanted them pointed. I couldn't let off the gas, having been told to hit the ramp at about 40 miles per hour, and an acute lack of run-up room meant I had to keep power fed to the massive rear Goodyear MTR Kevlar-laced tires in order to make my speed.<br />
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It was at this point that I began to question my insistence that I jump the Local Motors Rally Fighter so that I could accurately describe what it's like to earn one's four-wheeled wings.<br />
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It had all seemed like such a good idea a few moments before. Despite what should have been an ominous sign - our affable host and experienced off-road racer Buddy Crisp exiting the vehicle just before the most dangerous stunt we'd attempt (gleefully offering to hold the camera), I had clicked myself into place using a three-point safety belt whose tightly knit weave of nylon appeared woefully inadequate for keeping me in the seat in the event of The Unthinkable.<br />
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Luckily for me, it didn't. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rally%20fighter/">Local Motors Rally Fighter</a> sailed 40 feet through the air with more grace and aplomb than the Wright Brothers' first flight. And, though none of us were there to witness Orville and Wilbur's Kitty Hawk triumph back in December of 1903, I'd bet our landing was far less eventful than theirs.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/09/local-motors-rally-fighter-quick-spin-review/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Local Motors Rally Fighter [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/09/local-motors-rally-fighter-quick-spin-review/">Local Motors Rally Fighter [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:57:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/09/local-motors-rally-fighter-quick-spin-review/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20101992/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/09/local-motors-rally-fighter-quick-spin-review/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2011 local motors rally fighter</category><category>local motors</category><category>quick spin</category><category>quickspin</category><category>rally fighter</category><category>rally fighter review</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Korzeniewski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:57:00 EST</pubDate>
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<a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/local motors">Local Motors</a> and its team of online community members are hard at work refining the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/rally fighter">Rally Fighter</a> for 2012, and the list of changes for the new model year have officially been announced here at <a href="http://autoblog.com/sema">SEMA</a>.<br />
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Probably the biggest piece of news is the replacement of the older three-link (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_link">Watt's link</a>) rear suspension setup with a better four-link arrangement. The buyer can now choose from a stock <a href="http://autoblog.com/ford">Ford</a> 8.8-inch rear end or opt instead for a welded-up 9-inch. Up front, a new set of billet A arms round out the suspension updates.<br />
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In addition to the new-model-year changes, the crew at Local Motors also announced The Forge, a "collaborative vehicular development platform [that] will allow OEMs, aftermarket companies, educational institutions and hobbyists to engage the Local Motors community for ideas, design, engineering development and more."<br />
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The open web-based development platform will go live on 11.11.11, as will a new CAD software program from Siemens and Local Motors. Read all about the updates to the 2012 Rally Fighter as well as The Forge in the press releases <a href="/2011/11/03/local-motors-updates-2012-rally-fighter-launches-the-forge/#continued">after the break</a>... and stay tuned for some exciting Rally Fighter content right here on Autoblog in the coming weeks.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/03/local-motors-updates-2012-rally-fighter-launches-the-forge/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Local Motors updates 2012 Rally Fighter, launches The Forge</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/03/local-motors-updates-2012-rally-fighter-launches-the-forge/">Local Motors updates 2012 Rally Fighter, launches The Forge</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/03/local-motors-updates-2012-rally-fighter-launches-the-forge/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20097176/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/03/local-motors-updates-2012-rally-fighter-launches-the-forge/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cad</category><category>local forge</category><category>local motors</category><category>local motors forge</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>rally fighter</category><category>siemens</category><category>siemens cad</category><category>the ford</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Korzeniewski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:31:00 EST</pubDate>
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We've been itching to slide behind the wheel of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/local motors rally fighter">Local Motors Rally Fighter</a> since we first got word of the off-road coupe. The $70,000 beast gets its power from a 430-horsepower, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/general+motors">General Motors</a>-sourced V8 engine, and it boasts enough ground clearance to tackle the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/baja 1000">Baja 1,000</a> on its way to the grocery store. We haven't gotten an invite to come play in the dirt with <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/local motors">Local Motors</a> just yet, so we'll just have to live vicariously through the crew at Translogic. The show recently spent some time in the cockpit of the Rally Fighter, took a quick tour of the Local Motors manufacturing facility and spoke with head honcho Jay Rogers.<br />
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Color us jealous.<br />
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Rogers took the time to speak about the development process behind the Rally Fighter, including the decision to use tail lamp housings from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/civic">Honda Civic Coupe</a>, how the design came together and the huge role that crowd sourcing played in the vehicle's development. <a href="/2011/06/28/local-motors-rally-fighter-gets-driven-by-translogic/#continued">Hit the jump</a> to check out the video for yourself.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/28/local-motors-rally-fighter-gets-driven-by-translogic/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Local Motors Rally Fighter gets driven by Translogic</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/28/local-motors-rally-fighter-gets-driven-by-translogic/">Local Motors Rally Fighter gets driven by Translogic</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/28/local-motors-rally-fighter-gets-driven-by-translogic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19978265/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/28/local-motors-rally-fighter-gets-driven-by-translogic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>jay rogers</category><category>local motors</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>local motors rally fighter video</category><category>rally fighter</category><category>rally fighter video</category><category>translogic</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach Bowman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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Interested in putting a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/local+motors+rally+fighter">Local Motors Rally Fighter</a> in your garage but don't want to put in any of your own wrench time? Perhaps you don't mind turning wrenches but would prefer not to wait until the next build session, which starts in January of 2012? We've found the answer to your problems. A fully built Rally Fighter is for sale on eBay Motors, and you can "Buy It Now" for $84,900.<br />
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This particular Rally Fighter features a 430-horsepower 6.2-liter V8 engine that would otherwise be found under the hood of a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/corvette">Chevrolet Corvette</a>. The mighty mill is paired with a four-speed automatic transmission, and each unit comes with a GM Performance Parts warranty. The Fox suspension allows for 18-inches of travel in the front and 20-inches out back. Inside the Rally Fighter, a set of Sparco seats help keep occupants in check, and the power windows, air conditioning and heat keep them comfortable.<br />
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If the asking price seems a bit steep for your tastes, the seller is also accepting offers. <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-Local-Motors-Rally-Fighter-Corvette-engine-LS3-6-2L-V8-/300561149026?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&amp;hash=item45fad72c62" target="_blank">Head over to eBay Motors</a>, and take a look at the only ready-to-rumble Rally Fighter we know of that's for sale right now... at least for the rest of the day.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/01/ebay-find-of-the-day-2011-local-motors-rally-fighter/">eBay Find of the Day: 2011 Local Motors Rally Fighter</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/01/ebay-find-of-the-day-2011-local-motors-rally-fighter/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19954098/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/01/ebay-find-of-the-day-2011-local-motors-rally-fighter/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ebay</category><category>ebay find of the day</category><category>lm rf</category><category>local motors</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>rally fighter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Glucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Local Motors Rally Fighters at the 2010 SEMA Show - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/27/video-local-motors-ups-rally-fighter-fleet-to-5-vehicles-all-g/"> Just like it promised</a>, Local Motors has come to the <a href="http://autoblog.com/sema">2010 SEMA show</a> with five ready-to-rock Rally Fighters. The crowd-sourced design is paying off, because LM says that <em>another five</em> should be done before we switch the calendar over to 2011.<br />
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On hand are the two prototype vehicles, known as Beta 1 and Beta 2, while the other three Rally Fighters represent the first vehicles going to customer homes. Jay Rogers, CEO of Local Motors, naturally scooped up the first example and he uses it as his daily driver. (Awesome.) The other two customer cars are going to face two very different lives; the one going to Jay Zuppardo and his family will be turned into a sand rail, while the other going to John Domolky will be used as a daily driver vehicle in his hometown of Boston. See them all for yourself in our high-res gallery below.<br />
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<strong><em><font size="1">Photos copyright (C)2010 <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/">Drew Phillips</a> / AOL</font></em></strong><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/04/sema-2010-local-motors-puts-five-rally-fighters-on-display/">SEMA 2010: Local Motors puts five Rally Fighters on display</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/04/sema-2010-local-motors-puts-five-rally-fighters-on-display/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19701771/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/04/sema-2010-local-motors-puts-five-rally-fighters-on-display/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta 1</category><category>beta 2</category><category>jay rogers</category><category>LM</category><category>LM Rally fighter</category><category>local motors</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>Rally Fighter</category><category>sema</category><category>sema 2010</category><category>sema auto show</category><category>sema auto show 2010</category><category>sema show</category><category>sema show 2010</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Glucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/local%20motors">Local Motors</a>, the car builder behind the idea of open-source automotive development, showed off its<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/04/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter-touches-down-in-vegas/"> Rally Fighter at SEMA last year</a>. At that time, it only had one car built. Fast forward to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/sema/">2010 SEMA show</a> and Local Motors is bringing five of the coupes to Las Vegas.<br />
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Each vehicle wears a skin designed by someone in the Local Motors online community. The first car is known as Beta 1, and wears images of Teddy Roosevelt and Pancho Villa on its sides. Beta 2, the company's second test vehicle, wears livery inspired by Rocky. It was built alongside the three customer-built models to explore the same build process they experience.<br />
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The first non-test vehicle was purchased by Local Motors CEO Jay Rogers, which is being used as a daily driver vehicle. Its color scheme was created by a community member who had only been active for 14 days when his vote was chosen. Rally Fighter number four is going to customer Jay Zuppardo, whose family enjoys off-roading and plans to turn the red, white, blue and orange-schemed Local Motors vehicle into a sand rail.<br />
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The fifth vehicle is going to the original sales person for Local Motors, John Domolky. His simple black and white paint scheme tones down the exterior style elements of the vehicle without losing its unique appearance. This is crucial for Domolky because he is the first customer to place the vehicle into an urban environment. Rather than commuting around Arizona like the CEO, John Domolky is going to drive his Rally Fighter around the streets of Boston.<br />
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Local Motors says it should double the number of Rally Fighters on the road to 10 by the years end. Take a look at the Rally Fighter in action in the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/27/video-local-motors-ups-rally-fighter-fleet-to-5-vehicles-all-g/#continued">after the jump</a>.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-3">Local Motors Rally FIghter</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-3/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/rfimage1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Local Motors Rally Fighter" title="Local Motors Rally Fighter" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-3/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/lm-stallion-1288189638_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Local Motors Rally Fighter" title="Local Motors Rally Fighter" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-3/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/lm-badger-1288189636_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Local Motors Rally Fighter" title="Local Motors Rally Fighter" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-3/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/lm-zuppardo-1288189639_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Local Motors Rally Fighter" title="Local Motors Rally Fighter" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-3/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/lm-extreme-1288189637_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Local Motors Rally Fighter" title="Local Motors Rally Fighter" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://lmlife.local-motors.com/2010/10/first-five-sema-2010.html" target="_blank">Local Motors</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_hTNiI6D8" target="_blank">YouTube</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/27/video-local-motors-ups-rally-fighter-fleet-to-5-vehicles-all-g/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Local Motors ups Rally Fighter fleet to 5 vehicles, all going to SEMA</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/27/video-local-motors-ups-rally-fighter-fleet-to-5-vehicles-all-g/">Video: Local Motors ups Rally Fighter fleet to 5 vehicles, all going to SEMA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://lmlife.local-motors.com/2010/10/first-five-sema-2010.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/27/video-local-motors-ups-rally-fighter-fleet-to-5-vehicles-all-g/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19691432/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/27/video-local-motors-ups-rally-fighter-fleet-to-5-vehicles-all-g/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2010 SEMA show</category><category>crowd sourcing</category><category>jay rogers</category><category>local motors</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>Rally Fighter</category><category>SEMA</category><category>sema 2010</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Glucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2010 Local Motors Rally Fighter - Click above to see video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-channels-its-inner-general-lee/">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/local+motors/">Local Motors</a> hasn't generated a whole lot of publicity since it debuted its crowd-sourced <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/local+motors+rally+fighter/">Rally Fighter</a> off-road coupe at last year's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/sema/">SEMA show</a>, but that doesn't mean the small-scale, forward-thinking builder hasn't been busy. We haven't managed to convince them to hand over the keys to one of their lunar buggies just yet, so we're still patiently waiting in line to get behind the wheel. Who wouldn't want to drive a giant 3,100-pound dune buggy with a fighter-plane-inspired sports coupe body and a torquey <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/">BMW</a> diesel under the hood?<br />
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When we finally do get to drive this fun and funky beast, we promise not to paint it orange or to put a big "01" on the doors or even a Confederate flag on the roof. We can't promise, however, that we won't try our best to replicate this Bo and Luke-worthy stunt. The company has sent along a video to show that the Rally Fighter does indeed have off-roading chops, in case you doubted it after their <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/12/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-getting-down-and-dirty/">previous nine-minute video release</a>. So check out the short clip <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-channels-its-inner-general-lee/">after the jump</a> and turn your sound up so you too can hear John Fogerty while it spools up and Waylon Jennings wailin' while the Rally Fighter soars.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter">SEMA 2009: Local Motors Rally Fighter</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/semarallyfighter---01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/semarallyfighter---02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/semarallyfighter---03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/semarallyfighter---04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/semarallyfighter---05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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[Source: Local Motors]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-channels-its-inner-general-lee/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Local Motors Rally Fighter channels its inner General Lee</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-channels-its-inner-general-lee/">Video: Local Motors Rally Fighter channels its inner General Lee</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:56:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-channels-its-inner-general-lee/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19555575/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-channels-its-inner-general-lee/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bmw diesel</category><category>BmwDiesel</category><category>car jump</category><category>car jumping</category><category>CarJump</category><category>CarJumping</category><category>Centerfield</category><category>duke boys</category><category>DukeBoys</category><category>dukes of hazzard</category><category>DukesOfHazzard</category><category>Fogerty</category><category>general lee</category><category>GeneralLee</category><category>john fogerty</category><category>JohnFogerty</category><category>local motors</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>LocalMotors</category><category>LocalMotorsRallyFighter</category><category>rally car</category><category>Rally Fighter</category><category>RallyCar</category><category>RallyFighter</category><category>video</category><category>waylon jennings</category><category>WaylonJennings</category><category>Wayne+Rooney</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Filipponio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:56:00 EST</pubDate>
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/04/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter-touches-down-in-vegas/">Rally Fighter</a> has taken to the gritty stuff in video, and we really can't help noticing a fast-paced prowess similar to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/raptor">Ford Raptor</a>. That shouldn't come as a surprise since it uses things like F-150 uprights and long-travel Fox internal-bypass shocks, and it's a win for everyone. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/12/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-getting-down-and-dirty/#continued">Follow the jump</a> to see what the thing can do, and hear from development engineers at Local Motors, Fox, <a href="http://www.kineticfin.com/">Kinetic Fin</a> (the webisode's production company) and customers. Oh, and the mystery of why Teddy Roosevelt and Pancho Villa adorn the sides of the car is also revealed...<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-PHaK6Bnes ">Local Motors</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/12/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-getting-down-and-dirty/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Local Motors Rally Fighter getting down and dirty</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/12/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-getting-down-and-dirty/">Video: Local Motors Rally Fighter getting down and dirty</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-PHaK6Bnes>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/12/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-getting-down-and-dirty/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19356178/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/12/video-local-motors-rally-fighter-getting-down-and-dirty/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>local motors</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>LocalMotors</category><category>LocalMotorsRallyFighter</category><category>open source car</category><category>OpenSourceCar</category><category>rally fighter</category><category>RallyFighter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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It looks like the open source model <em>can</em> work for building new cars after all. We finally managed to track down the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/30/vroom-for-everyone-local-motors-unveiling-crowdsourced-rally-fi/">Local Motors Rally Fighter</a> here at <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/sema/">SEMA</a>, and it is even more awesome in person than in pics. The interior on this pre-production car obviously still needs some work, but the rest is really impressive. Looking like some crazy mashup of a fighter plane and a SCORE rally truck, we hope this is the vehicle Mel Gibson picks to replace the last of the V8 Interceptors in Mad Max 4. <br />
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We spent some time around the vehicle, soaking in all of the details, listening to the reactions of passers-by, and talking to the folks from Local. The passion of the principles is obvious and it's clear that the vehicle has been well thought-out. While much of the Rally Fighter is unique, they weren't bashful about borrowing off-the-rack parts where they knew good ones already existed - Ford F-150 uprights that have been proven at Baja, a Mercedes bumper support system, Fox off-road shocks, a healthy but frugal BMW diesel from the 335d, and the list goes on and on.<br />
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Local Motors CEO, Jay Rogers, also pointed out some of the fighter plane styling cues that made it into the final Sangho Kim design. We especially like the cockpit-like greenhouse and the P-51 Mustang-inspired underbody flaring. Jay says the company has already taken 34 orders and that customers will be able to help build their cars by June of next year.<br />
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That's right, you get to spend some time with the Local Motors gang, either at their current home in Massachusetts, or at a future facility in Phoenix. They'll spend two weeks with you teaching you how to build your own Rally Fighter, never assuming too much of the owners. We like to think of it as a type of Habitat for Humanity for car people where you put some sweat equity into your new property. We look forward to getting behind the wheel of this beast soon, heck, we'd love to build one ourselves, but until then you can read the press release and view the gallery below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter">SEMA 2009: Local Motors Rally Fighter</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/semarallyfighter---01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/semarallyfighter---02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/semarallyfighter---03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/semarallyfighter---04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2009-local-motors-rally-fighter/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/semarallyfighter---05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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The wild things have left the movie theaters and are headed toward Las Vegas. Destination? <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/sema/">SEMA</a>. Case in point, <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/local-motors-begins-deposit-taking-for-internet-designed-diesel/">the Rally Fighter</a>. Local Motors, the company that plans to build the offroadster, is attempting an industry first: dipping into the collective wisdom of the Internet (we're not sure if "wisdom" is the right word there, but whatever) to crowdsource the design and specifications of their first vehicle. Intended to be an eco-minded Baja-capable daily driver, the Rally Fighter uses a BMW 335d powerplant to achieve 36 mpg on the highway and 30 mpg off-road. Why is decent fuel economy important? <a href="http://sites.google.com/a/kineticfin.com/local-motors-assets/">Local Motors</a>' CEO Jay Rogers fought in the Iraq war as a Marine and "saw the oil problem with his own eyes," says the company's PR.<br />
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According to company officials, the Rally Fighter left Wareham, Massachusetts yesterday in order to make it to SEMA for its unveiling on November 3. For more on Local Motors' microfactory and crowdsourcing processes, you can check out
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> a video of Rogers <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/30/vroom-for-everyone-local-motors-unveiling-crowdsourced-rally-fi/#continued">after the jump</a>. You don't often hear an automotive CEO compare his company to Build-A-Bear, but you can in this case. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-0">Local Motors Rally Fighter</a></strong></p><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/wallpaper_01_1280x960_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/rally_fighter_wallpaper1b_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/rally_fighter_statsb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/wallpaper_05_1280x960_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/local-motors-rally-fighter-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/wallpaper_04_1280x960_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Local Motors]</meta><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/30/vroom-for-everyone-local-motors-unveiling-crowdsourced-rally-fi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Vroom for Everyone: Local Motors unveiling crowdsourced Rally Fighter at SEMA [w/VIDEO]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/30/vroom-for-everyone-local-motors-unveiling-crowdsourced-rally-fi/">Vroom for Everyone: Local Motors unveiling crowdsourced Rally Fighter at SEMA [w/VIDEO]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://sites.google.com/a/kineticfin.com/local-motors-assets/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/30/vroom-for-everyone-local-motors-unveiling-crowdsourced-rally-fi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19217263/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/30/vroom-for-everyone-local-motors-unveiling-crowdsourced-rally-fi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>local motors</category><category>local motors rally fighter</category><category>LocalMotors</category><category>LocalMotorsRallyFighter</category><category>Rally Fighter</category><category>RallyFighter</category><category>sema</category><category>sema 09</category><category>sema 2009</category><category>sema show</category><category>Sema09</category><category>Sema2009</category><category>SemaShow</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sebastian Blanco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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<br />Would-be automakers Local Motors have announced that they are now taking reservations for their madcap Rally Fighter, purportedly the world's first vehicle designed by Internet committee ("crowdsourcing"). Penned by contest-winner Sangho Kim, the Rally Fighter looks unlike any other street vehicle we can recall, taking the off-road coupe aesthetic shown in offerings like the BMW X6M and putting it on a crash course through Baja, or a Bowler Nemesis on a budget.<br /><br />Your spot in line for the high-powered four-seater can be secured with a refundable $99 deposit, which will get you a place in line. At some point in the future, you, a number-holder, will be contacted to lock in your build date with a $5,000 deposit against the estimated $50,000 build price. Then, if all goes well, the folks at Local Motors and you will sit down to design your own Rally Fighter, a vehicle that is promised to have 20-inches of suspension travel, be road legal, and achieve 36 miles-per-gallon on the highway (30 mpg off-road!). <br /><br />In order to get the tube-framed, fiberglass-and-carbon bodied Rally Fighter to meet those goals, the off-roadster will feature the twin-turbo inline-six out of the BMW 335d, an engine that should get them the 265 horsepower and 425 pound-feet of torque without fiddling, though we can't imagine this is an inexpensive proposition.<br /><br />This looks like a neat bit of kit, but we'll reserve a large dose of skepticism for the folks at Local Motors until we can learn more. In the meantime, check out the press release and a couple of videos of LM's crew making the initial order announcement and talking about the vehicle's construction, all of which is available <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/16/local-motors-begins-deposit-taking-for-internet-designed-rally-f/">after the jump</a>. <span style="font-style: italic;">Hat tip to Mike!<br /><br /></span>[Source: Local Motors]<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/local-motors-begins-deposit-taking-for-internet-designed-diesel/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Local Motors begins deposit-taking for Internet-designed diesel Rally Fighter [w/VIDEO]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/local-motors-begins-deposit-taking-for-internet-designed-diesel/">Local Motors begins deposit-taking for Internet-designed diesel Rally Fighter [w/VIDEO]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/local-motors-begins-deposit-taking-for-internet-designed-diesel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19100616/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/local-motors-begins-deposit-taking-for-internet-designed-diesel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>335d</category><category>BMW</category><category>BMW 335d</category><category>Bmw335d</category><category>diesel</category><category>Local Motors</category><category>LocalMotors</category><category>rally car</category><category>Rally Fighter</category><category>RallyCar</category><category>RallyFighter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Paukert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:55:00 EST</pubDate>
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