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Remember Pepsi's "Test Drive" video-ad with NASCAR champ Jeff Gordon purportedly fooling a car salesman? Many questioned its authenticity, with Jalopnik editor Travis Okulski calling it outright fake. He based his report on numerous facts, stating among other things, that the salesman was actually an actor and Gordon didn't even film the driving scenes – he quoted a report from NC's Independent Tribune, which read: "Racer Brad Noffsinger, who works with the Richard Petty Driving Experience, did the stunt work for the production." Read more »
- Sebastian Vettel Plays Jeff Gordon-style Prank To Car Owners
Remember the prank played by Jeff Gordon to an “unsuspecting†car salesman? Well, an online tire reseller from Germany has hired Sebastian Vettel to do a similar prank video. Read more »...
- They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To: Man Nears 3 Million Mile Mark In 1966 Volvo P1800
This is a story that will change your perception of reliability in a car. A man from Long Island called Irv Gordon (you probably remember him from a story we wrote a while ago) will soon reach 3,000,000 miles (4,828,032 km) in the same car, a 1966 Volvo...
- Nascar Star Jeff Gordon Plays A Speedy Prank On Unsuspecting Camaro Salesman
We're sure every car salesman has some hard-to-believe test-drive stories to tell. Probably their worst nightmare is to have a crazy guy come in a take the dealership’s finest car for a test drive. But when said interested buyer is none other...
- Super Silly? Chevrolet Ss Nascar Team And Red Bull Racing Do The Harlem Shake
There's no end to The Harlem Shake videos popping up right and left on the internet, and as one would expect, the new viral phenomenon has caught the attention of advertisers and marketing people in the auto industry as well. Following in the footsteps...
- Watch A Couple Of Imbeciles Roll Over A Mini Hatchback [nsfw]
MTV's "Jackass" television series showed us that there's really no limit to what some people may do for some attention and better ratings, which is why we're going to take the following incident with not a grain, but a bucket load...
Cars
Pepsi and NASCAR's Jeff Gordon Pay Back Jalopnik Editor with Cop Car Chase Prank
Remember Pepsi's "Test Drive" video-ad with NASCAR champ Jeff Gordon purportedly fooling a car salesman? Many questioned its authenticity, with Jalopnik editor Travis Okulski calling it outright fake. He based his report on numerous facts, stating among other things, that the salesman was actually an actor and Gordon didn't even film the driving scenes – he quoted a report from NC's Independent Tribune, which read: "Racer Brad Noffsinger, who works with the Richard Petty Driving Experience, did the stunt work for the production." Read more »
- Sebastian Vettel Plays Jeff Gordon-style Prank To Car Owners
Remember the prank played by Jeff Gordon to an “unsuspecting†car salesman? Well, an online tire reseller from Germany has hired Sebastian Vettel to do a similar prank video. Read more »...
- They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To: Man Nears 3 Million Mile Mark In 1966 Volvo P1800
This is a story that will change your perception of reliability in a car. A man from Long Island called Irv Gordon (you probably remember him from a story we wrote a while ago) will soon reach 3,000,000 miles (4,828,032 km) in the same car, a 1966 Volvo...
- Nascar Star Jeff Gordon Plays A Speedy Prank On Unsuspecting Camaro Salesman
We're sure every car salesman has some hard-to-believe test-drive stories to tell. Probably their worst nightmare is to have a crazy guy come in a take the dealership’s finest car for a test drive. But when said interested buyer is none other...
- Super Silly? Chevrolet Ss Nascar Team And Red Bull Racing Do The Harlem Shake
There's no end to The Harlem Shake videos popping up right and left on the internet, and as one would expect, the new viral phenomenon has caught the attention of advertisers and marketing people in the auto industry as well. Following in the footsteps...
- Watch A Couple Of Imbeciles Roll Over A Mini Hatchback [nsfw]
MTV's "Jackass" television series showed us that there's really no limit to what some people may do for some attention and better ratings, which is why we're going to take the following incident with not a grain, but a bucket load...