April 9th, 2012

STOP THE PRESSES: THE FUTURE IS HERE (AND SWISS.)

All of the cars you see in this video were made by a Swiss firm called Rinspeed. Can you name a Swiss car company? I bet you can’t. But now you know about these guys. They call themselves a “Creative think tank for the automotive industry. Where the future is reality - today.” And even though that’s almost menacingly Swedish-sounding, they’ve been been making crazy things happen for the last 35 years.

I couldn’t help but quote this part because this is the most unbelievable entry in a corporate history I’ve ever seen: 

1992 : Creation of the Rinspeed Nissan “SpeedArt” by Rolf Knie, hand-painted with 420 circus horses

(Source: youtube.com)

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January 11th, 2012

Disgruntled citizen remodels the Wichita, KS City Hall with his car.

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May 30th, 2011

World Record: Full-size Hot Wheels car drops 10 stories, then after 90 feet of track hits 100+ mph and jumps 332 feet in 4 seconds. See the behind-the-scenes video too.

(Source: youtube.com)

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February 17th, 2011

Making the 2011 Lexus IS “Music Track” Commercial (via MadPSI)

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