You know, Mr. Cartoon looks like my friend’s dad. The difference though, is that Mr. Cartoon has creative talent and doesn’t suffer from diabetes… On another note, I thought Sam Anderson (Bernard from Lost) was there and I was about to nerd out. On closer observation, it was not Sam Anderson and it furthered my belief that all old white men look alike.

Mr. Cartoon launched his brand new car care product line SanctionD and put on display his custom designed bottles for his products. He is partnered up with industry veteran Atticus Firey who has worked for Maguire’s for over 15 years. The line up will start out in small mom and pop shops before it moves onto the bigger chains.

Cultural icon, legendary tattoo artist, custom car collector, and SA Studios Global (SASG) co-founder, Mister Cartoon, unveils Sanctiond™ his signature brand of premium car care products. Sanctiond™ will satisfy the unmet needs of those who share Cartoon’s lifestyle and are equally passionate about music, sports, fashion, and cars.

Mister Cartoon Sanctiond™ is a growing collection of 15 products, including car wash, waxes, polishes, spraydetailers, interior cleaners and conditioners, and a trio of innovative tire shines. Developed to exceed thestringent expectations of automotive painters and collectors, each product is a work of art in its own right,merging hand drawn package design with cutting edge product formulation.

The culturally diverse population is the fastest growing segment of consumers, yet, they’re currentlyunderserved by brands of all types. Sanctiond™ specifically appeals to this audience while also pioneeringa unique emphasis on the subcultures that make up the Hispanic community. Through Mister Cartoon’swell-oiled network of filmmakers, celebrities, artists, musicians, car guys and other key activators,Sanctiond™ is quickly being defined as the authentic car care brand birthed from Los Angeles, theepicenter of car culture.

“Cars are extensions of our personalities. Our customers are committed to making their vehicles more than just their rides. Cars are part of who they are,” explains Cartoon. “I’m grateful I now have the ability to turn this passion into something everyone can experience. By combining my love of cars, culture, and lifestyle, I’ve created a product I’m proud of.”

Mister Cartoon engaged industry veteran Atticus Firey, as CEO and co-founding partner. Firey is one of the most creative brand-builders in the car care world and has experienced unmatched success in this sector. Under Firey’s leadership, Meguiar’s underwent its greatest growth period and transformed into a premium, global brand, which was subsequently acquired by 3M. Firey utilized his unparalleled understanding of the robust $265B automotive aftermarket to carefully craft the Sanctiond™ strategy. “Sanctiond™ is the answer to retailers looking for new consumers and revived energy in this category,” Firey said. “There are millions of people being overlooked by current brands, because they’re not the typical car enthusiasts. Yet, they are fanatics about their cars. I’m inspired by Cartoon’s passion for this community and our team’s ability to reach individuals through every aspect of a shared lifestyle.”

Photo credit: SA Studios

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Here’s a pretty cool pic of the winning car Audi R18 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.  You can check out more photos from the event at Freshness and Motorsport.

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These crazy Italians managed to piece together a Lamborghini from a hundred pieces. Sadly, I can’t even put together my Lamborghini model.

Lamborghini Museum exhibition: “La Forza del Toro” at Chiostro del Bramante, Rome 26 April – 8 May 2011

I’m not going to lie to you, I don’t know shit about cars.  That’s why I leave it up to Tam to do those postings.  I drive a 2000 4Runner with the front bumper kind of crushed in because of an idiot driver pulling a reverse in a left only lane.  I think the car now has personality with that blemish.  When it comes to cars, the only thing I can tell you is how it works and the standard maintenance here and there.

So why am I doing a post about the new bad ass Aston Martin Vantage S?  Because driving this car will literally embarrass the rice rocket owners off the road…. and I love to contribute to the embarrassments of certain specific group of the population.

Check out Cool Hunting’s coverage on this car.  10x better than mine.  All I did was talk about my 4Runner and rice rockets.

Anyone know her name?

I commend these scientist but this analysis doesn’t mention the rubbernecking idiots who must see whats going on with the opposing 10 East. It also doesn’t attribute any blame onto city/state engineers who put together our automobile super-highway. Rather than telling us why we are stuck in traffic, I think these scientist should have just spent their time building an economical consumer jetpack.

Source: Autoblog via carinsurance.org

If you plan on saving gas money while still looking like you can afford a high price prostitute, than this is for you!  Pretty cool scooter too to get around the city.

via BMW Blog

shinya kimura @ chabott engineering from Henrik Hansen on Vimeo.

Very, very cool video of Shinya Kimura explaining his process of building a bike. Also, the high definition in this short film is super sharp. The amount of detail is amazing.

This would be perfect in zombie land.  Easily run over zombies and protect from gun fire (Resident Evil 5 zombies).

Check out more pics and info at luxist.com

I can’t wait to see this car in action.  The color streaks represents what you would see if you went at the speed of light.  Very cool!  The car will be unveiled on the 17th of this month.  It will also be competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

For more Jeff Koons info, check out autoblog.com article on him.

via autoblog.com