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Remember the story of the $38,000 Hummer Golf cart? Well it’s back, with upgrades! It has a new custom paint jon, 20inch rims, Gucci seats, TV/DVD combo, and visor monitors — and we’d say this Hummer golf cart still takes the prize for the most elaborate. The custom ride is the creation of appropriately named “Bad Ass Golf,” who creates all different types of golf carts. Right now the unique ride is on its way to be on HBO’s show “Hard Knocks,” which debuts in August. Once it returns, this sweet little ride can be yours for a cool $38,000! A thank you goes out to Charlie at Bad Ass Golf for letting us know about his newest design!

Sure we’ve all seen stretch Hummers going down the road, and although the exteriors look very similar, the interiors can very widely! California coach builder “Big Limos” specializes in creating custom limos of all types. Before this site, I’ve never seen a Dodge Viper limo – it doesn’t seem like there would be much head room! So, if you’re like me and can’t afford to rent the 40 different Hummer Limos to see all the interiors, check out the Stretch Hummer Pictures at BigLimos.com!

When we first heard the story of a Washington DC man who’s Hummer had been vandalized by environmental terrorists, we were surprised. It wasn’t the act of Hummer vandalism that surprised us, since we see that all the time – in fact just last week we spoke to a Hummer driver who had his windshield batted in over the weekend. We WERE surprised that it was making national news. It most likely made the national circuit when the vandals left the calling card “FOR THE ENVIRON” on the side of the vandalized H2. This gave bloggers on both sides of the issue fodder for discussion, but we decided not to report the news as soon as it happened. Instead, we were more interested in what kind of response it would get.

Luckily for us, OutsideTheBeltway.com already did a fantastic job compiling both sides of the issue from around the blogosphere. Most concerning of the comments are those made by LeanLeft.com (Warning – Link contains strong rhetoric that some, especially Hummer owners, may find offensive or disturbing!) – concerning because there are so many people out there that feel that acts of vandalism like this are justified, but don’t have a website to promote their ideas. Matthew Sparks from Treehugger.com actually believes acts like these may even have an isolation effect. “…it’s probably alienated quite a few people from the green cause. We’re reaching tipping point now; green issues are reaching the mainstream. Acts like this are the last thing we need.”

Whichever side you’re on, there’s a proper way to approach the issue. Hummer owners shouldn’t retaliate by roasting marshmallows over a burning Prius, and folks who live green shouldn’t do the same over a burning Hummer – and that’s probably exactly what fans and environmentalists had in mind when Black Eyed Peas member Will.I.Am promised to blow up is Hummer during a Live Earth performance in London. At the last minute he scrapped the plan (and supposedly the Hummer), saying he got caught up in the moment. As long as people support acts like this, and publicize acts of vandalism as acceptable, we will never see an end to eco-terrorism.

I just saw this story on Autoblog – where you will also find the pictures. Supposedly, someone has snapped pictures of a new Humvee prototype. But from the surface, it doesn’t look like anything too groundbreaking. In other AM General news, we saw another article claiming the company BAE has ‘given the go-ahead in the US to buy the maker of HMMV armoured vehicles.’ We’ll keep you posted once we do a little more digging on these two stories.

Sometimes if I’m driving through some pretty deep water, which lately has been a common occurrence with all the flooding in North Texas, I find myself wishing I could just tear off into the deep end. The folks at U.K. based Gibbs technology have made that dream possible – but most likely at an extreme cost. The Humdinga is an amphibious vehicle that takes some design cues from the Hummer, and the 100 mph capable land vehicle transforms into a 40 mph capable water vehicle at the touch of a button. “It took us 8 years, a million man-hours and tens of millions of pounds to develop HSA technology. With this latest vehicle, I’m sure that the technology’s potential is clear for all to see,” said Alan Gibbs, Chairman of Gibbs Technologies. The Humdinga is available in civilian and military models — cool vehicle!

Todd Hubbard is a vehicle dynamics engineer for the H3 division of Hummer, and he’s doing something that would make most General Motors engineers cringe: Giving advice on physical modifications to an H3. Typically engineers at the corporate level preach about how the vehicles have gone through YEARS of testing, and anything done to change the structural integrity will certainly void all warranties – and even more likely lead to your unspeakable and fiery demise. In the first article we’ve ever seen Hummer give suggestions on how to trick out your H3, Hubbard suggests many off-road enthusiasts would like to increase their ground clearance and add larger, 35 inch tires. “…all they really need to do is to do a one-inch body lift, which can be done with a dozen one-inch spacers and longer bolts,” said Hubbard. Good suggestion, but for their Hummer, the team slapped on a 4inch Rancho lift. The most interesting mod was an electronically locking front differential – a modification H3ers have been talking about since the H3’s inception. I don’t think we’ll see a locking front end on any H3 in the near future, but it’s good to see Hummer is at least trying it out, even if it is for ‘racing research.’ (yea…right) Check out the full article from The Detroit News.

We posted earlier today about the Hummer H3 prototype that showed up in Dallas recently and it turns out there is a very similar vehicle making the rounds in Germany! Thanks again to the Hummer Forums and member “GH3” who alerted us to this vehicle. I don’t speak German, but according to those in the know, this vehicle is up for grabs if you can come up with the 56.000 Euros (almost $80,000 US!! WOW!). You can explore the German custom auto site BÜSCHING.de for more info.

We found these pictures and info on off-roadweb.com, via the Hummer Forums (Thanks Gunner!). The prototype vehicle made an appearance in Dallas at the Four Wheel Parts Truckfest, and speculation is that it may be in Hummer’s future lineup. We like the idea, but don’t expect GM to make a complete soft-top H3 similar to this modified H3x for some time. Whether or not the H4, which has been confirmed, will have a soft top option is the real question…

Has anyone seen the show on Mtv that showcases elaborate birthday parties for 16 year olds? “My Super Sweet 16” is a glimpse into what it may be like growing up ultra rich and getting anything you want. One episode had a girl receiving a brand new Lexus SC430 a day before her birthday – but it wasn’t ON her birthday, so her mom ‘ruined her life.’ Get the idea of the show? Well here’s a clip of one girl getting a custom stretch Hummer. I’m not sure what a 16 year old needs with a $125,000 limo-style Hummer - maybe she’ll have a chauffer? I can’t imagine how hard it would be for her to find a parking spot at her high school if she had to drive it. Although, I wouldn’t be surprised if her high school has valet parking…