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24 hours of lemons
End Of Day One: It's Your Typical Civic vs Volvo 240 vs Alfa Romeo Milano Race!
The first session of racing at the New England 24 Hours Of LeMons is done, and we've got a Top 10 composed almost entirely of Civics, Alfa Milanos, and Volvo bricks! More »
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Comment by eggwich del fierow your own: I never thought I'd be cheering for Police Brutality, but here I am. Also, I believe the Corvair features 3 jalop... 4 Responses | Other threads
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2009 Bullrun
2009 Bullrun: Big Apple Means Big Horsepower And Big... Everything Else!
Jalopnik reader and photographer Alvin Baugh of AVB Auto-Media was on hand to capture the 2009 Bullrun roadracerally send-off in lower Manhattan this morning. Here's his gallery of the high horsepower, high heels and often highly over-sized egos. More » -
Down On The Street Bonus Edition
Another California AMX Back On The Street!
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Want to see another AMX? More »
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Comment by fwa2500: I saw quite a few assorted AMCs in Mexico City when i was there for two weeks starting on the... 3 Responses | Other threads
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classic ad watch
Some Of The Classic British VW Commercials We Missed Last Week
We had the predictable uproar about all the great VW ads we overlooked in our 20 Classic Volkswagen Commercials post last week, because VW has always done great advertising and you can't possibly cover everything. More »
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Comment by ikillbears: I've always loved this ad. Its not an ' offcial ' one but always brings a smile to my face 1 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
A Proud Day For Saab 99 Fans!
We're sure that all youreally scary, foaming-at-mouthpassionate Saabzealotsaficionados are eager to see how the Adopted By Jets '71 Saab 99 is faring at LeMons New England! More »
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Comment by The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.: This reminds me of my Saab ownership experience!!! And yet I still get weak in the knees when I see one. Can... 4 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
Three Hours In, Civic Leads At 24 Hours Of LeMons New England
Communications with the folks at the race have been intermittent, but we've finally got a fresh round of LeMons updates for you. Right now, the Kielbasa Kids Civic sedan sits in first place. More »
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Comment by eggwich del fiero: Murilee, if you are not at the race, who is in charge of Being Funny over there? 2 Responses | Other threads
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car movies
Citroën-Driving French Cops Versus Buick Sport Wagon: L'homme à la Buick!
Say you're a French jewel smuggler in the late 1960s and you're shopping for the ideal work vehicle. How about a Buick Sport Wagon? A little on the conspicuous side, sure, but such style! More »
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Comment by SoK: Quick, we'll escape by cover of day in the biggest car in the county!!! 3 Responses | Other threads
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Down On The Junkyard
Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Gets Last View Of California Sky Through Roof Windows
I can't recall the last time I saw a GM Skywagon in the junkyard; these things have been getting lovingly restored for decades. This Vista Cruiser, however, didn't get that memo… and here it sits. More »
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Comment by feeble: I know where there is one of these sitting complete with a 455 Rocket Olds. Been there since I... 2 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
24 Hours Of LeMons New England Underway: Peugeot, Datsun 510, Citation Broken Already
We're just starting to get updates from the action at Stafford Motor Speedway now. Apparently the inspections went smoothly, but cars started to disintegrate as soon as they touched the track. More »
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Comment by JawzX2, polishing his commenting guns...: I'm waiting to here news of my home-state contenders, the Vermont Cow Tippers, I know a bunch of the people... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Engine of the Day
Engine Of The Day: Oldsmobile Generation 2 V8
Maybe it didn't make financial sense for GM to have each division design its own engines- a policy that continued into, and sometimes beyond, the Malaise Era- but the results were some excellent pushrod V8s! More »
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Comment by badco/LoJ: I think the 400 Pontiac mill in the late '70's Trans Am was the "6.6 T/A" motor. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Carpocalypse
Pontiac G8 To Live On As Chevy Caprice!
Despite denials from the highest levels, including GM CEO Fritz Henderson, newly-re-tasked GM marketing man Bob Lutz told Automobile the Pontiac G8 would find its way into Chevrolet showrooms as the Caprice. A RWD Chevy Caprice? Is the Carpocalypse over? More »
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By Ray WertComment by junkman: The good news is that the G8 lives. The bad news is that I just lost five bucks to an... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Down On The Street 450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Non-Big 3 American Machines
We're actually up to 482 Alameda street-parked classics in this series, but I'm still working on chronicling the 450-machine milestone. The Server Hamsters resist in all their maddened rodential fury, but we press on!
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Down On The Street
1969 AMC AMX
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We need more AMCs in this series! More »
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Comment by skitter: What carmaker, dying today, would leave the same sense of loss for their entire lineup that AMC has to this... 10 Responses | Other threads
- Friday - July 10, 2009
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License Plates
License Plate Of The Day: Odd Numbers Edition
We're a little confused here. Does someone want to explain to us how exactly this would work? More »
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By Ray WertComment by smalleyxb122: Perhaps I'm going to age myself, but I envision the old 45 adapter. 9 Responses | Other threads
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Carpocalypse
The Dodge Viper Is Alive!
We were the first to report the Dodge Viper was dead before Chrysler actually killed it. Now, like a zombie from a time before fuel economy, it's back. That's right, Chrysler's telling us today the Dodge Viper will live on! More »
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By Ray WertComment by philibuster: I rode in a mopar tuned viper once as a teenager. It was the biggest rush of acceleration I've ever... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Driving Laws
Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
Susie Kessler's scared her 16-year-old is driving, so she's created a "Caution: Newly Licensed" magnet and slapped it on his car. Now she, along with 15,000 other parents, want to make them legally required. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Vintage Racer - back on the track...: If I remember correctly, they do something like this in Canada already... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Caption This
Caption This: Hoff Hassles New Jaguar XJ Edition
A picture's worth a thousand words and we look to you, the all-knowing Jalopnik commentariat to provide the caption to this photo that'll wow your peers and make the stone-faced Jalopnik editors crack a smile. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by tempesjo: When I was a kid in the early 1980s, my uncle had a ridiculously tight 3/4 sleeve shirt with glittery... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Carpocalypse
EBay Says No Deal Yet With GM
Remember that deal GM had this morning with EBay to experiment with auctioning new cars? The one designed to make the ol' Detroit automaker look innovative? Turns out there's no deal with EBay. When will GM learn? More » -
LOLCars
Fox Business Network Explains Trucker Bombs
If you don't know, a trucker bomb is... well... let's just let Fox Business Network explain. Bottom line: you don't want to be around when one explodes. [FBN]
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Comment by lilwillie heart clicks GM: I was off the mark. But my reaction to a trucker bomb would be the same no matter what I... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Ad Watch
Brazilian Ford Fusion Ad Features Scary SpiderHorse
Wanna stay up tonight, eyes wide open while you contemplate the sleep you'll never get? Click on this Brazilian ad pitching the V6 AWD Ford Fusion. Scary SpiderHorse is scary! [Copyranter]
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By Ben WojdylaComment by WilliamG.: Maybe now that Maximum Bob is in charge of GM's marketing, the dream of seeing ManBearPig in a Chevy ad... 2 Responses | Other threads
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LOLCars
VW Passat Lands In Precarious Position After Failed Ken Block Impersonation
This Virginia commuter found herself in a precarious position after losing all sense of direction traveling through a construction zone. How's she going to explain this mishap to her insurance company? More »
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Comment by bzr: Wow, those pictures are absolutely unbelievable! An Asian woman not driving a Camry or Accord?! 9 Responses | Other threads
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Goodwood
RAF Red Arrows: When Ground Speed Is Not Enough
Noon was marked in high style at the Festival of Speed: the RAF’s Red Arrows acrobatic team performed a tight and very loud flyby. Click through for the scream of nine Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour turbofans. More »
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By Peter OroszComment by Gaseous Clay: The noise you hear is the sound of freedom. Freedom is awesome. 8 Responses | Other threads
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LOLCars
The Dumbest Thing You'll See Today: Aussie Smashes Car Window With Head
Let it not be said Australians aren't a tough breed, as this one proves the point by smashing his now-bleeding forehead through the laminated windshield of a busted up Ford not once, but twice. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Cognitive Friction: Let's be honest here - the cure for cancer or the next great novel probably weren't inside that head even... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Over The Back Fence
REPORT: Mercedes Preparing 532 HP Electric SLS Gullwing
According to Autocar, development of the Mercedes SLS Gullwing eDrive is well underway. The magazine claims to have seen internal documents describing four electric motors making a combined 532 HP and 649 Lb-Ft of torque. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Adam: Why don't they put transmissions into electric cars? Sheesh... if you have 532 hp you should be able to... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Carpocalypse
GM's newly-re-employed "Maximum" Bob Lutz will be on CNBC at 4 PM EST. Watch it.
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Carpocalypse
Twelve Cars Killed By The Carpocalypse
The Carpocalypse has meant the end of many storied automotive nameplates, performance variants and others — some before they even had a chance to live. Here's our list of the twelve most important vehicles killed by the Carpocalypse. More » -
Parking
Bad Parking Job? Try These Passive-Aggressive Parking Tickets
People with below average and downright horrible parking etiquette are everywhere. Rather than retaliate in a way that would wind your short-tempered ass in jail, give them one of these passive-aggressive, yet still straight-to-the-point parking tickets instead. More » -
Hoon Of The Day
Bugatti Veyron Ticketed In California Going 210 MPH+
Social media "mogul" Philip Odegard mysteriously included this amazing California speeding ticket in his Flickr photostream this week showing an estimated speed of 210 MPH+ in a 65 MPH zone driving a Bugatti Veyron. More »
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Comment by pauljones: I call BS. To start with, if he really was going that fast, he's an idiot for pulling over.... 27 Responses | Other threads
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Spy Photos
Cayman Shooting Brake Confirmed In Forza 3 Screen Shot?
This screen cap, reportedly from the yet-unreleased Forza 3 for Xbox 360, is adding credibility to the Porsche Cayman shooting brake rumor. Has Forza got the digital data on a shocking new Porsche offering? More » -
Goodwood
The Bugatti Veyron Really Does Sound Like Victorian Plumbing
Ever since Jeremy Clarkson’s original review of the Veyron, we've wondered how close his description of its sound was to reality. It turns out he was spot on. More »
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By Peter OroszComment by Syrax: I love its noise. It sounds like a diesel truck. That low rumble is amazing. The turbo whistle too. I... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Multiplayer
Forza 3 Will Deliver Nearly Limitless Online Multiplayer Variety
More than anything, Forza Motorsport 3's greatest challenge is perhaps its greatest strength. [Kotaku]
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Comment by dodongski: Why was this post reset? Speaking of which, Kotaku, please return the old format, the new one's confusing. 23 Responses | Other threads
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Question of the Day
What Car Model Needs A Complete Makeover?
Although already an attractive, if stale, design, the 2010 Jaguar XJ just received a profound makeover. But there's a lot of dead weight out there. What model needs a complete makeover? More »
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Comment by pauljones: The DTS, Cobalt, Focus, Caliber, Sebring, and Avenger are my first nominations for cars that need a clean-slate reboot. 11 Responses | Other threads
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Spy Photos
Mercedes SLS Gullwing Leaked!
We showed you the interior details two days ago, and those headers of fire a while back, but thanks to an as-yet-unnamed magazine, we've got what's supposedly the first look at the upcoming 571 HP supercharged V8-powered Mercedes SLS Gullwing.
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Carpocalypse
The NYT primer on the "New GM" here and cool info-graphic here.
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Classic Cars
Tehran's Got Mad Love For The Screamin' Chicken
Pontiac's Firebird has been a staple of 'Merican hoons ever since Burt Reynolds, our favorite mustachioed star, drove one in Smokey and the Bandit, but we're not the only ones fascinated with the flaming chicken. More »
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Comment by pauljones: You know what, I call bullskovich. Iran and other countries in the region frequently complain about the lower quality... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Daily DUI
Man Nabbed For Drunk Driving Without Pants
41-year-old Jonathan Schultz was busted in Maryland doing 69 MPH in a 55 MPH zone while also intoxicated. Not out of the ordinary, right? Wrong. Mr. Schultz also somehow managed to lose his pants. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by layabout returns: Right,so how do you post pics now????? 14 Responses | Other threads
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found on eBay
GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
We always hear complaints about the new car buying process being antiquated and "old n' busted." GM's apparently seeking to change that as it emerges from bankruptcy by partnering with eBay for new car auctions. More »
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By Ray WertComment by pauljones: Wow. That's just retarded. Fritz, you're fired. What they need to do is expand the current "build and... 14 Responses | Other threads
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Carpocalypse
New "General Motors Company" Logo May Go Green?
According to the AP, the logo for the "New GM" (now called "General Motors Company") may change from blue to green to showCongress and the Presidentconsumers it's greener and focused on fuel efficiency. UPDATE: It's not gonna happen. More »
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By Ray WertComment by Miscellanea's brakes are squealing: I was really hoping for something more like this GM. 9 Responses | Other threads
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Carpocalypse
GM CEO Fritz Henderson's press conference starts at 9 AM here. We'll be twittering here.
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