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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Classics</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/toys/" rel="tag">Toys/Games</a></p><a href="/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/#continued"><img alt="Hasbro game pieces for Monopoly - video screencap" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/02/new-monopoly-token.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 322px;" /></a><br /><br />Car enthusiasts, rejoice! Our beloved racecar in the evergreen Hasbro board game Monopoly has been saved. The Monopoly-loving world has spoken, and the newest game piece is... a cat. In a democratic move, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/11/cast-your-vote-to-save-the-monopoly-racecar/">Hasbro let the Internet decide</a> which token would be kicked off the game board, and, in the end, it was the lowly iron that will now get locked away in the Monopoly vault. Bye-bye iron, hello kitty.<br /><br />The boot and the wheelbarrow were close to getting canned as well, while the dog and racecar were the two most popular pieces in the voting. As for the new piece, the cat was chosen over other possibilities including a helicopter, guitar, robot and diamond ring.<br /><br /><a href="/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/#continued">Scroll down</a> to watch a cheesy short video welcoming the new player's piece as it navigates all 40 squares of the board game hoping to collect $200 each time it passes "Go."<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Monopoly racecar saved [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/">Monopoly racecar saved [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20451171/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare">

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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Classics</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/toys/" rel="tag">Toys/Games</a></p><a href="/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/#continued"><img alt="Hasbro game pieces for Monopoly - video screencap" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/02/new-monopoly-token.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 322px;" /></a><br /><br />Car enthusiasts, rejoice! Our beloved racecar in the evergreen Hasbro board game Monopoly has been saved. The Monopoly-loving world has spoken, and the newest game piece is... a cat. In a democratic move, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/11/cast-your-vote-to-save-the-monopoly-racecar/">Hasbro let the Internet decide</a> which token would be kicked off the game board, and, in the end, it was the lowly iron that will now get locked away in the Monopoly vault. Bye-bye iron, hello kitty.<br /><br />The boot and the wheelbarrow were close to getting canned as well, while the dog and racecar were the two most popular pieces in the voting. As for the new piece, the cat was chosen over other possibilities including a helicopter, guitar, robot and diamond ring.<br /><br /><a href="/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/#continued">Scroll down</a> to watch a cheesy short video welcoming the new player's piece as it navigates all 40 squares of the board game hoping to collect $200 each time it passes "Go."<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Monopoly racecar saved [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/">Monopoly racecar saved [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20451171/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/monopoly-racecar-saved-w-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare">

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