£25,000 Ford Cardinal is up for sale

A 1983 Ford Cardinal hearse featured on MTV show Pimp My Ride has been put up for sale. The slightly grim luxury motor has more than £25,000 worth of gadgets inside it, including a back seat cinema. Jamie Rotherham, of Cornwall, bought the hearse for £500 to take his band Kernuyck to gigs. The band has now outgrown the hearse and have upgraded to a larger van to fit their equipment in. Jamie said:

“They completely rebuilt it, resprayed it and inside they put a racing steering wheel, leather interior, sound system and cinema. When we started the band the car was a bit different and perfect for transporting all the gear to gigs as we couldn’t afford a van.

“We have bought a van since then and it is much more practical. It will be a real shame to see it go but it would be much better in a motor museum.”

The hearse has been put up for sale for £6,500.

Random stuff we found by the side of the internet…

• First test drive of the all-new Ford Mustang KITT (pictured), star of the forthcoming Knight Rider movie. Does it still have a “Turbo Boost” button? Jalopnik has the answer.

The best of the rest:

• Is there a future for Nascar’s “Car of Tomorrow”? [Sports Illustrated]

• For the last time this season, Martin Brundle answers a whole lot of F1-related questions [ITV]

• Top 10 vehicles made out of Lego [Le Blog Moto]

• Would you boo at an F1 race? [F1 Fanatic]

• Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch ain’t got no love for each other [Ron Ripple]

Will Kimi be tempted by rally offer?

World Rally team boss Malcolm Wilson has offered Kimi a test in one of his team’s Ford Focus cars. Raikkonen has said several times he would be interested in rallying after he quits F1, perhaps in 2010.

“I’d offer him a test,” Wilson told Eurosport. “It’d be a great opportunity for us.”

Australian actress caught up in Transformers star’s crash

You may already have read about Shia LaBeouf’s alleged drink-driving incident, which saw the actor flip his Ford F-150 truck after allegedly (yeah, we have to use the word “alleged” a lot, just to be safe) making a left turn and then being hit by another car.

The authorities are now saying that LaBeouf was not at fault, and that the other driver involved in the prang ran a red light. Still, the star of Transformers and the recent Indiana Jones sequel, was charged with DUI (driving under the influence), so he’s not blameless in this.

Reports say that LaBeouf badly injured his hand in the crash, and required extensive surgery to patch it up. More interesting is the news that Shia’s female passenger was Isabel Lucas (pictured above), currently shooting Transformers 2 with LaBeouf. The not-unpretty Aussie actress suffered minor injuries in the accident.

More pics of Isabel after the jump, and a bonus video (’cause that’s what this post is all about)…

…and children to make their adverts, it seems

Guess which hell-raising British star matched Clarkson…

Earlier today we told you about fathead Jeremy Clarkson, who admitted to driving 186mph on a public road in Britain. Now we bring you news of another British celeb who likes to speed, only without clothes.

Full marks if you can guess which TV personality - and we use the word personality in the loosest sense - admitted to driving his Ford GT40 at 186mph (the same speed as Clarkson) – but in the nude! Answer after the break…