Fiat X1/9 Monster Truck with V8 Engine - with Video

We're pretty sure that when Bertone's Marcello Gandini was designing the Fiat X1/9 back in the late 70s it would have never crossed his mind that someone from Tennessee could create a monster out of Fiat's mid-engined baby sportscar. The owner of the car dropped the soulless body of the X1/9 atop a shortened Ford F350 truck frame complete with a 351 V8 engine. The vehicle's seller supports on eBay that his creation is 'a real head turner'. We couldn't agree more - once you see it you turn your head the other way... Video and pictures after the jump.

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Via: Cardomain , Link: eBay

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Ford Fiesta Hatch vs Sedan: Which One Would You Prefer in the USA?

A couple of days ago Ford took the wraps off the new Fiesta hatch that will be officially unveiled at the forthcoming Geneva Show (see here). Unlike other European presentations where Americans are left wondering why they can’t see these cars in the States, Ford announced that the new Fiesta will come this way by 2010. The problem is that, Ford didn’t clarify which Fiesta will go on sale in the U.S.

Unless the American carmaker plans to surprise us with a crossover version, there are only two options: the 3door / 5door hatchback or the Sedan version previewed last year as the Verve Sedan Concept. Of course there’s the possibility that Ford will bring both versions, but let’s say you had to pick among these two body styles. Which one would you prefer? (Pic: Carscoop)

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Ford Verve Sedan Concept Unveiled In China

Along with the production version of the Mazda2 Sedan (click here for details and images), FoMoCo pulled the curtains off the Ford Verve Sedan Concept at this week’s Guangzhou Motor Show in China. Based on the Verve 3door concept which was revealed at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show in September (click here), Ford’s B-Segment sedan concept is identical up to the B-pillar with the hatch while its rear-end is apparently inspired from the liftback version of the new Mondeo. Whereas we loved the 3door Verve concept's looks, we cant say the same about the sedan version. -Continued after the jump

From what we’ve been told, the production version of the Verve Sedan will be introduced during the second-half of 2008, but it remains unknown whether it will be available worldwide or only in developing markets like China, Russia, South America and Eastern Europe.

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