{"id":7806,"date":"2010-02-01T23:08:35","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T06:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=7806"},"modified":"2010-08-07T11:51:37","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T18:51:37","slug":"wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Wagons, Hatchbacks and Vans OMG Pancakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F02%2Fpancakesd1.jpg&amp;description=Wagons%2C+Hatchbacks+and+Vans+OMG+Pancakes\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[7806]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Wagons, Hatchbacks and Vans OMG Pancakes\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Wagons, Hatchbacks and Vans OMG Pancakes&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/\" data-text=\"Wagons, Hatchbacks and Vans OMG Pancakes\" data-desc=\"I know, Pancakes right?\u00a0 Crazy!!!\u00a0 Just keep reading, you'll dig it! I know we have some wagon\/hatchback\/van aficionados out there.\u00a0 Our own Pikesan owns 2 project wagons himself. When I'm not blogging for MyRideisMe, I read other people's blogs and enjoy their auto-passion, vehicular photography\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/pancakesd1.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>I know, Pancakes right?\u00a0 Crazy!!!\u00a0 Just keep reading, you&#8217;ll dig it!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/pancakesd1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7806]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7809\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"OMGPancakes blog\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/pancakesd1.jpg\" alt=\"OMGPancakes blog logo with butter and syrup to boot\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/pancakesd1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/pancakesd1-150x36.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/pancakesd1-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/pancakesd1-400x98.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I know we have some wagon\/hatchback\/van aficionados out there.\u00a0 Our own Pikesan owns 2 project wagons himself.<\/p>\n<p>When I&#8217;m not blogging for MyRideisMe, I read other people&#8217;s blogs and enjoy their auto-passion, vehicular photography and car\u00a0features.\u00a0 One of the blogs I follow is OMGPancakes Blog.\u00a0 It&#8217;s run by Marlon, or &#8220;Big Hindu&#8221;, a college student in Pennsylvania who has a big fat sweet spot for the people movers and grocery getters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I asked Marlon what&#8217;s up with the blog name?\u00a0 OMGPancakes?\u00a0 What the Hecht?\u00a0 Well, there really is no one meaning, its just a wacky name that fits perfect for this wacky cool blog and the cars he features.\u00a0 It&#8217;s pretty funky, you gotta give it up for that.\u00a0 I mean, Pancakes?\u00a0 Okey dokey!\u00a0 Ha Ha Ha\u00a0 You go Marlon!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/img_7217mjbk.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7806]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7810\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Big Hindu is crazy for Vans and Wagons\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/img_7217mjbk.jpg\" alt=\"OMG Pancakes FTW\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/img_7217mjbk.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/img_7217mjbk-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/img_7217mjbk-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/img_7217mjbk-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s crazy big Hindu doing some crazy monkey jump thing.\u00a0 Ya, he&#8217;s even crazier about wagons and vans.\u00a0 He&#8217;s been blogging for just over a year and his blog is growing every month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Enough about the man&#8230;Big H&#8217;s own wago-van-box-hauler-thing is a bright yellow Scion xB.\u00a0 He&#8217;s a poor college student right now, so he&#8217;s slowly working on modding it to his tastes.\u00a0 His style is his own perfect &#8220;MyRideisMe&#8221; flavor, where he builds his car to make himself smile when he opens the door and turns the key.\u00a0 Respect!\u00a0 Can&#8217;t wait to see what he has in store for it.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/marlon_xbnn.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7806]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7811\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Marlon's Yellow Scion xB at an Import Show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/marlon_xbnn.jpg\" alt=\"OMGPancake's own Yellow Scion xB at an Import Show\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/marlon_xbnn.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/marlon_xbnn-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/marlon_xbnn-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/marlon_xbnn-400x253.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, I&#8217;ve been following the OMGPancake blog for at least 6 months.\u00a0 It&#8217;s on my google blog reader now.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s some of my favorite cars he&#8217;s shown off during\u00a0his first year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/dajiban.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7806]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7814\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"1980's Big Van Hot Rods from Japan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/dajiban.jpg\" alt=\"1980's Big Van Hot Rods from Japan\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/dajiban.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/dajiban-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/dajiban-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/dajiban-400x249.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ok, boom baby!\u00a0 Check out this &#8220;A-Team&#8221; big van hot rod!\u00a0 This van (and a <a title=\"Big Japanese Hot Rod Vans\" href=\"http:\/\/omgpancakes.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/12\/dajiban\/\" target=\"_blank\">bunch of other ones posted on OMGP)<\/a> is from Japan, so it has some Japanese inspired touches, like the wheels and the super low ride height and the sideways drifting action.\u00a0 But, its also sporting tons of American muscle, like a big V8 and &#8220;shop truck&#8221; inspired door logos.\u00a0 So cool!\u00a0 That&#8217;s MyRideisMe!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/8-15-09-399-971.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7806]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7816\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"1980's Corolla wagon in L.A.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/8-15-09-399-971.jpg\" alt=\"1980's Corolla wagon at in import show in California\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/8-15-09-399-971.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/8-15-09-399-971-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/8-15-09-399-971-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/8-15-09-399-971-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ok, you guys know I dig stretched tires, low ride height,\u00a0and stance on Japanese cars.\u00a0 This <a title=\"Corolla Wagon at Nisei Week\" href=\"http:\/\/omgpancakes.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/18\/nisei-week-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\">80&#8217;s Toyota Corolla wagon <\/a>is spot on.\u00a0 Those are wide steelies painted white with some sticky stretched tires for those mountain runs or drift sessions.\u00a0 It&#8217;s sporting that signature angled exhaust and real low ride height.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m seeing lots of roof racks and custom bikes on top of cars.\u00a0 I personally love this, as I have my own 50&#8217;s custom beach cruiser!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/life3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7806]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7818\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Super low micro\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/life3.jpg\" alt=\"Green, low and custom micro = OMGPancakes win!\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/life3.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/life3-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/life3-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/life3-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One more for you!\u00a0 This is a micro car.\u00a0 Again, the asian car culture takes to these economical people haulers like Americans take to Mustangs and Camaros.\u00a0 This little fella is Kermit the Frog GREEN, super low and customized.\u00a0 Check out a few things I dug, the wide smaller wheels, the center exit twin exhaust (I bet those are from a bullet bike, ha ha0 and those vented and\u00a0wide front fenders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I can dig these grocery getters?\u00a0 Can you?\u00a0 Lets us know below and go check out <a title=\"OMGPancakes Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/omgpancakes.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">OMGPancakes Blog NOW!!!<\/a>\u00a0 We added it to our blogroll, its that cool!<\/p>\n<p>Hechtspeed<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/pancakesd1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7806]\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Wagons%2C+Hatchbacks+and+Vans+OMG+Pancakes\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Wagons, Hatchbacks and Vans OMG Pancakes\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Wagons, Hatchbacks and Vans OMG Pancakes&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wagons-hatchbacks-and-vans-omg-pancakes\/\" data-text=\"Wagons, Hatchbacks and Vans OMG Pancakes\" data-desc=\"I know, Pancakes right?\u00a0 Crazy!!!\u00a0 Just keep reading, you'll dig it! I know we have some wagon\/hatchback\/van aficionados out there.\u00a0 Our own Pikesan owns 2 project wagons himself. When I'm not blogging for MyRideisMe, I read other people's blogs and enjoy their auto-passion, vehicular photography\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email I know, Pancakes right?\u00a0 Crazy!!!\u00a0 Just keep reading, you&#8217;ll dig it! I know we have some wagon\/hatchback\/van aficionados out there.\u00a0 Our own Pikesan owns 2 project wagons himself. When I&#8217;m not blogging for MyRideisMe, I read other people&#8217;s blogs and enjoy their auto-passion, vehicular photography and car\u00a0features.\u00a0 One of the blogs I follow is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[384,1818],"tags":[1404,2524],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7806"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7832,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7806\/revisions\/7832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}