Since this has been quite possibly the slowest week in auto news from all of 2011, we will leave you with these links. So much for going out with a bang.
- Kim Jong-il’s hearse was a 1970′s Lincoln
- MINI creates the Best Test Drive Ever. Period.
- The longest float in history will be powered by a Ford engine at the Rose Bowl
- Craftsman to debut a tractor at the Detroit Auto Show
Ending each week on the Mojo Motors Blog is “Putting it into park,” a compilation of newsworthy links from the past five days.
-A parade of 51 hearses in Hell, Michigan breaks the Guinness World Record. [link]
-Taking a page out of the Tesla Motors book of delays, Alfa Romeo pushes back the release of their 4C roadster. [link]
-The 1969 Camaro was named the greatest Chevrolet ever, but did the voters get it right? [link]
-Jalopnik’s ten best car commercials ever. [link]
-Completely customize the new Ford Mustang down to the hood pins. [link]
-A new reality show on the Discovery Channel, “Carfellas,” is about three guys who run a used auto lot. [link]
-Auto blog Hooniverse is “staking a claim in the automotive fringe.” They also have a cool name. [link]