- July 6, 2009 • 7:12 pm PDT
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Check out a wonderful series of fantastical (but maybe not so far-fetched?) ideas for Detroit automakers, courtesy of Lunchbreath.

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Check out a wonderful series of fantastical (but maybe not so far-fetched?) ideas for Detroit automakers, courtesy of Lunchbreath.

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