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That is a shockingly rude and deplorably insulting thing to do to your readers, and you should be ashamed.

Not as ashamed as the creators of such a shockingly rude and deplorably insulting travesty of sheet metal and plastic, but ashamed nonetheless.

[A new tagline? "Pontiac Aztek: The Warthog of Automobiles"]

*snort*

I am ashamed--OF BEING SO DARNED CRAFTY AND SNEAKY!! As for the other, I was really aiming more toward deplorably rude and shockingly insulting, but I just haven't been able to get motivated enough for that today.

Dan, even better, the Wonder Warthog (http://www.toonopedia.com/warthog.htm) of automobiles.

As should be expected, I bow before the wisdom of the resident Rocket Scientist.

Oh, the horror, the horror. I always thought an Aztek was an appropriate vehicle to be used by one of the protagonists in that apocalyptic TV show Dark Angel. (If you don't remember it, perhaps you will remember Dark Angel as the show where Jessica Alba became a star.)

Oh, yes, I remember it well--both for the lovely dark-eyed Alba and the hilarity of Pontiac's product-placement strategy. Talk about your postapocalyptic dystopia--the collapse of civilization AND everyone has to drive an Aztek.

I'm worried about my mother's sanity. She thinks HHRs and Magnums are really cute. Should I try to have her committed now or wait to see if she actually buys one.

I'm also worried that this insanity might run in the family. My brother drives an Aztek.

I kinda like the Magnum, although not so much as I would if it were a bit more lithe. The HHR I've talked about before--it's okay, but it's still something of a silly thing to look at.

Your brother's Aztek on the other hand...

For the record, I personally laid eyeballs on both the SoCal HHR and the JCB Dieselmax streamliner. Excellent displays of technology in both cases. The streamliner team had a really posh setup with tractor-trailor rigs with pull-out patios and food catered in. It also had some of the largest billet made parts I've ever seen, braces that covered the entire top of the frame structure were one-piece and completely milled.

Very cool.

SoCal Speed Shop's work is impeccable, and their work with GM is a credit to both companies. I hadn't heard about the Diesel boys until this week, but you gotta say anyone who can turn two heavy equipment engines into this monster must have something on the ball. Did you by chance get any photos?

A few pics, still in the camera. I'll have to see what I have. The SoCal guys did have a nice layout too, separate teams for the HHR, the Cobalt and the streamliner. All in matching uniform shirts and looking very industrious.

And I just discovered you can't put in a link that says shop[dot]com because of the spam blocking. I tried to post a link: http://www.so-calspeedshop[dot]com/index2.html for a picture of all the team cars.