A powerful typhoon has thrashed the Philippines, killing at least 11 people.

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Galpin Auto Sports Halloween-themed Hearse – Click above for high-res image gallery

We generally don’t think of a hearse as a great platform for customizing, but then again, we’ve never known Galpin Auto Sports to shy away from messing with anything on four wheels. That’s why we weren’t surprised to see this specially-built conveyance of corpses constructed by the Southern California customizer. The hearse features a Halloween theme including dozens of hand-painted skulls on the front and side, as well as a spiderweb grille. It’s not all spooky, though, and Galpin has made the interior an inviting place to be, with a working barbeque, chilled cooler, and a flatscreen TV all in the coffin. Not a bad place to spend your last few hours above ground!

[Source: Galpin Auto Sports]

Tricked-Out Treat! Galpin Auto Sports builds Halloween-themed hearse originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Vladivostok, Nov 1 (RIA Novosti) A Russian interior ministry plane with 11 crewmembers on board crashed several minutes after taking off in Yakutia, authorities said Sunday.

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Six people believed to have been involved in Wednesday's deadly attack on a United Nations guesthouse in Kabul have been arrested.

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Somali pirates are demanding $7 million in ransom for a British sailing couple.

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President Barack Obama has invited leaders of Native American tribes in the United States to talk about their needs.

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Three former heads of state who were in power at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 have taken part in ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the historic event.

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Three members of the UK armed forces have been hospitalised in the Falkland Islands after an incident on October 27th.

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Filed under: Concept Cars, SEMA Show, Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet, Pontiac

Car and Driver is the first outlet to post real live photos of the SEMA-bound Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept. By taking the looks of the ’70 Trans Am and adapting them to the new Chevrolet Camaro, Lingenfelter has created something that will have you playing “What if..” scenarios regarding Pontiac over and over again in your heads. Imagine a world in which you could walk into a General Motors dealer and pick between this and the G8 GXP…

Anyway, snap out of it, because that ain’t happenin’. We think what’s likely to happen, if people go as batsh*t crazy over this creation at SEMA as we think they will, is that Lingenfelter will probably offer the package to customers. That’s probably good, anyway, as we can’t see GM spending the bucks to offer the 455 T/A’s upgraded interior (yeah, it’s premium vinyl, baby) and monstrously-upgraded engine. See, that 455 nomenclature’s no joke. According to C/D, the 455 CID/7.5-liter V8 rocks an 11.5:1 compression ratio, ported and polished LS7 heads, a new intake and a forged crankshaft. The exhaust is by Corsa, the honeycomb wheels are custom jobs, and most importantly, the engine comes correct with 655 horses and 610 lb-ft. of torque. We’ll have plenty more on this bad mofo next week from SEMA. In the meantime, head over to CarandDriver.com for more images.

[Source: Car and Driver via Camaro5 | Image: Patrick M. Hoey]

The Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept really is badass originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Scion, Toyota, Canada

It’s official: Scion is headed to the land of Bob and Doug. Toyota’s sub-brand will arrive in 45 dealerships in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver ten months from now, in September 2010. Scion’s full model range will be offered — xB, xD, and tC — and dealers will present them in a “store within a store” concept, which makes it sound like passwords, burlesque, and moonshine will be involved.

To give you Canuck Scion mavens something to do for the next eleven months, there’s a Canadian scion website. It’s a little barren right now, but after you take a quick survey it’ll let you know things like the Scion badge was “created to symbolize non-conformity, authenticity and personal style.” And then there are links to other Scion content, such as an interview with Motörhead, because what Scion owner doesn’t love Lemmy? Canadians rejoice. Eh. Hat tip to Luc

[Source: Auto123]

Scion brand finally headed to Canada next September originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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