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Chevy Orlando Play-Doh Edition: Weighs As Much As the Real Thing

Range — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:19:16 +0000

I haven’t played with Play-Doh in years, but that didn’t stop Chevy from promoting their new Orlando MPV on the streets of London this week by making a 1:1 scale model out of the popular modeling clay.

It took 1.5 tons of Play-Doh to make this thing, and it’s pretty impressive. They chose Play-Doh after polling adults on which they preferred: Play-Doh or LEGOs. I would have said LEGO bricks, but that’s just me. It turns out that Play-Doh beat LEGO bricks by 17% in the poll that they ran.

I especially like the nice bright blue color of Play-Doh they used. You certainly won’t miss it. It is a nice piece of viral marketing, though I don’t know if it would make me any more likely to buy the vehicle. Also, I wonder how long it will last in the rain.

[via CrunchGear]

Chevy Camaro Computer’S Atom Chip Not as Fast as a V8

Technabob — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 23:39:09 +0000

I have to say that I’m actually a big fan of the recent trend of automakers bringing back the classic muscle cars of my childhood. One of the better looking retro-modern muscle cars is the Chevy Camaro that played a major role in Transformers. Now, you can own a tiny version of this year’s Camaro to replace your desktop PC.

Chevrolet’s Camaro Computer measures about 20-inches long, and is powered by a dual-core Atom N330 CPU, and an nVidia ION graphics chip under the hood (or maybe in the trunk, I can’t tell for sure.) While it’s probably plenty fast for most things, I prefer the model with the 6.2-liter 426-hp V8.The sub-sub-compact version includes a 500GB hard drive, can handle up to 8GB of RAM, and gets much better gas mileage than an actual Camaro – so it’s got that going for it. There’s also built in 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, and an HDMI ouput. While the Victory Red model looks pretty slick, it’s available in 7 other colors including Aqua Blue, Black, Cyber Gray, Inferno Orange, Silver Ice, Summit White, and Rally Yellow (also known as “Bumblebee Yellow”.)

You can drive the Camaro PC off the lot at the Chevymall today. Prices start at a rather steep $1239 (USD), but to put it in perspective, you could buy a fleet of more than 20 of these for less than an actual Camaro. But despite the subject matter of this humble blog, if you’re buying a gift for me, I’d rather have the car.

[via Autoblog]

Mr. Pac-Man Chevy Pimpmobile: Do Power Pills Count as Alternative Energy?

Technabob — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:29:57 +0000

Seen on the streets of southern Georgia, this Mr. Pac-Man car is definitely a looker.

Actually, that’s Mr. Pac-Man to you, sir. This over-the-top red and yellow 1996 Chrevrolet Caprice is decked out with custom Pac-Man leather seats.

And check out those rims… Mr. Pac-Man is hiding behind the chrome wheels, showing his face over and over again as the wheels turn.

If Pac-Man drives an Caprice, what sort of car do you think that Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde drive? I was thinking maybe they each had an AMC Pacer in their respective color.

[flickr via GadgetHIM via walyou]

Bumblebee Costume Transforms… Into a Stationary Camaro

Lambert Varias — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:51:37 +0000

When done right, cosplaying is one of the few ways – short of a CG-filled live action movie – where we can see how our favorite fictional characters would look like if they were real. When done wrong, however, it’s just – it’s a fountain of glee, is what it is. This Bumblebee costume isn’t much to look at – not too detailed, or shiny or huge – BUT…

…it gets a golden +1 for actually being able to transform:

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But I give it an equally golden -1 for being ironically unable to move when he’s in statuette vehicle mode. Sorry dude.

[via Neatorama]

Steampunk Camaro Could have Singlehandedly Saved the U.S. Auto Industry

Technabob — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:00:36 +0000

When I came across this design for a retro-futuristic Chevy Camaro (aka the Steampunk Kamaro), I nearly lost my mind.

Then I realized that it wasn’t real, and only a graphic rendering by artist John ‘Jazz’ Vernon. Damn you and your photo-realistic rendering skills! My only hope is that since John’s company RodVisions does conceptual renderings of vehicles before owners invest tons of money painstakingly restoring them, maybe, just maybe, somebody is actually getting ready to make a real version of this car.

I’d be more than happy to do donuts on your lawn with this bitchin’ Camaro.

[via Steampunk Workshop]