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One Lap of the Web: Vintage trailer marketplace, Toyota's Amlux showroom closes and the Jeep Comanche pickup

Mon, 23 Dec 2013

-- Tin Can Tourists is a club for vintage travel-trailer enthusiasts. Just in time for Christmas, they've turned their Twitter account into an impromptu classifieds section, featuring everything from a 1956 Scotsman ($8,500) to a tiny 1966 RECO "canned ham" trailer (just $900). Check it out at @TinCanTourists.

-- Toyota's Tokyo Auto Salon Amlux has closed after 23 years in operation. What was Amlux, you ask? According to Japanese Nostalgic Car, it was "every single JDM car sold by Toyota was gathered under one roof. You could kick the tires and set your butt on the upholstery of each one, from the bizarrely cute Japan-only Porte to the king-daddy of them all, the Toyota Century." The catch? You couldn't actually buy any cars there -- it was strictly a showroom, not a dealership. Still, where else could you see all of the Toyota lineup in one place plus enjoy some of their historically significant products? We didn't know Amlux was even a thing until now, but we're sure sad we're not going to have a chance to see it. The virtual tour at Japanese Nostalgic Car will have to do.

-- If you like in-car active noise cancellation, good news: Bose has announced that its noise-cancellation system can be placed on NXP Semiconductors chips, which in turn can be placed on board nearly any car. What does this mean for you? Ideally, not much -- you'll be able to enjoy a serene, peaceful car. We're guessing automotive engineers are jumping for joy, though, because this may mean that cars can shed some sound-deadening material and, along with it, weight.

-- At Hemmings, dive into the history of the Jeep Comanche Pickup. Basically a stretched Cherokee, it combined the off-road prowess of that small SUV with the functionality of a medium-sized pickup. But was the Comanche the Jeep pickup modern-day enthusiasts are still craving? If its rad commercials can be trusted, it was all that and more:






By Graham Kozak