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Alton Vs. Alton

By Margaret Lyons in Miscellaneous on Feb 7, 2008 9:45PM

The Chicago Auto Show opens to the public tomorrow ($10 admission), and while the extent of our car knowledge--well, my car knowledge--comes from accidentally listening to a few minutes of Car Talk here and there, there is one vehicle that's currently blowing our minds:

Ford's Alton F-650 XUV. That mofo has six wheels.

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Images via Autoblog's gallery, which is truly staggering. Christ, that car is ugly.

But which Alton is more badass, that "XUV"? Or Chicagoist favorite and national treasure, the Food Network's Alton Brown?

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