{"id":552,"date":"2006-09-02T14:27:53","date_gmt":"2006-09-02T14:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/09\/hot_wheels.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:45:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:45:37","slug":"hot_wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/09\/hot_wheels.shtml","title":{"rendered":"Hot Wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VuTnUTqDP1w&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x2b405b&#038;color2=0x6b8ab6&#038;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always been a car guy.  My first word was &#8220;car&#8221;.  Really.  So, of course, I had lots of toy cars.  Something like 150 Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars.<br \/>\nI always liked the Matchbox cars better because they were more realistic.  After all, who ever saw a car with an engine towering out of the hood, sitting at a 10 degree angle with enormous slicks hangin out of the back. Now, I&#8217;m all for a wild hot rod, but come on, let&#8217;s get real.  Those kind of hot rod toy cars bugged me because they just aren&#8217;t possible.<br \/>\nI stand corrected.<br \/>\nWatch this Honda Civic CRX with a big block V8 and learn.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edroth.com\/\">Big Daddy Roth<\/a> would be proud.<br \/>\nHat tip: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2006\/08\/31\/video-nothing-very-civic-minded-about-this-big-block-crx\/\">Autoblog<\/a>.  Oh, and there&#8217;s another video walk around of this thing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YH2VQAy2oCc&#038;NR\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always been a car guy. 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