<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Arizona]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Arizona]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/arizona http://jalopnik.com/tag/arizona <![CDATA[Drunk woman knees cop in groin and smiles for epic mug shot]]> Drunk and disorderly 24-year-old Arizona resident Michelle Watson seems to understand that, these days, driving your car on the sidewalk and kicking a police officer in the crotch isn't enough on its own to make the news. What you need is a stellar mugshot. And Watson delivers. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5861536&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This is why you don't drive in a dust storm]]> Dust storms are scary. One moment you're driving down the road and the next moment the road disappears and there's an 18-wheeler in your trunk. Here's some spectacular and unnerving video of the16-car-pileup outside of Phoenix yesterday. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5846949&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The inevitable auto-tuned version of "Reality Hits You Hard, Bro"]]> The best reaction to a car crash ever caught on video has been granted entry to the Valhalla of online video with this, its very own AutoTune treatment. FOOM. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5842871&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Arizona Man Gives the Best Description of a Car Crash Ever]]> A Phoenix man became trapped inside his SUV on Thursday after he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over and strike a utility pole. In the process, the driver rear-ended another vehicle driven by a man named George Lindell, who later described the events to local Fox affiliate KSAZ-TV in this amazing interview that you must watch immediately. After all, "Reality hits you hard, bro." [MyFoxPhoenix; Thanks to Mike Byhoff for the tip] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5840960&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pickup truck owner builds DIY rear window air conditioner]]> Today's word of the day: "de-engineered." It's when someone uses a complicated and/or dumb fix to avoid a simple solution — like the Arizona pickup owner who cools his cab with a room-sized air conditioner duct-taped into the rear window. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5835757&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Man sentenced to 90 days in jail for shooting his car]]> An Arizona man received a 90 day sentence this past week for shooting his car twice after it failed to start. According to the Kingman Daily Miner, on April 13 Lauriano Lawrence Lovato fired two shots into the dashboard and windshield of his (you guessed it) Camaro in frustration after unsuccessfully trying to start the car. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5819710&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Red light camera shows SUV driver not at fault for running over mother, child]]> A mother and her 4-year-old daughter struck by a SUV while crossing a Scottsdale, Ariz., intersection survived with only minor injuries. The mother and police were ready to blame the SUV driver — until a red-light camera video showed otherwise. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5805176&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lexus owner stacks wine glasses on hood in attempt to replicate LS400 commercial]]> One Arizona Lexus owner named Jeff decided to try and replicate the 1989 Lexus LS400 advertisement shown here on his LS460 in the video up above. Comparing these two videos is a nitpicker's dream, so instead of trying to cover all the bases, we are simply going to suggest Jeff wear more appropriate footwear next time he is using his luxury sedan to dispose of excess wine glasses. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5783705&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[84-year-old survived five days in desert drinking wiper fluid]]> Henry Morello survived in a busted car for five days by drinking wiper fluid, using car mats as blankets, and reading the car's manual. In retrospect, he says he'd have preferred water. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5763211&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Arizona Shutting Down Speed Cameras Thursday]]> Privacy issues and lower-than-expected revenue encouraged Arizona to end their freeway speed camera program. This Thursday, 76 of the cameras go silent. It's a great for, among others, rapper DMX, who was busted by one for speeding. [AZFamily via @DrudgeReport] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5585151&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mr. T's ZR1 Pities Your Puny, Unmohawked Supercar]]> OK, this isn't really Mr. T, but the picture, taken at the Bondurant driving school, was too good to pass up. Burnouts? Don't gimme no back-talk! Oversteer? Quit yo' jibba-jabba! Grr! You think those are socks? These are socks, fool! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5583465&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Arizona Ends Highway Speed Camera Program]]> Arizona's controversial speed camera program ends after public concerns over the surveillance implications and lower-than-expected revenue from the program. It's a victory for drivers and people in monkey masks. (Hat tip to Tiberiuswise!) [AP/Yahoo] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5533351&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PCH, By The Time I Get To Arizona Edition: NSU, Glas, Triumph, or Benz?]]> Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! You say picking one of two choices hurts your brain? Fine! We'll give you four choices today! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5503702&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Phoenix Dump Truck Motorcycle Deaths Were Preventable]]> A bill that will permit motorcycle "lane splitting" sits stalled in the Arizona legislature. Legalized lane splitting could have saved the lives of three motorcyclists killed in yesterday's horrific Phoenix crash caused by a careless dump truck driver. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5502943&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed]]> The operator of a radar-enforcement van was shot and killed Sunday evening while monitoring traffic in Phoenix, Arizona. Police have a suspect in custody but the motive remains unclear to anyone but us. [MyFox Phoenix] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5220070&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Uncounted Treasures Sleep In Desert Junkyards]]> I shoot most of my Junkyard Find photos at high-turnover self-service junkyards owned by steel corporations, so the cars have usually been crushed by the time you see them. Not so with this yard! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5211045&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Idiot Catches Self On Fire At Gas Station]]> You know what you should never do at a gas pump? Strike a match as a way to be funny. That's what an idiot did as he passed behind his friend. Guess what? Fire! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5195445&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Victory! Arizona County Ditches Speed Camera Program]]> Success was had on Wednesday in the fight against robotic roadway policing, the harbinger of Skynet, when a small Arizona county struck down their failing speed camera van program. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5137605&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bad Santas Disable Traffic Cameras In Arizona]]> A group of freedom-loving Santas stealthily disabled a series of traffic cameras in Tempe, Arizona by adorning the devices in camera-blocking Christmas ornamentation. The ninja santas' message? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5116814&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ancient Arizona Kaisers Have Never Experienced Rust, Believe Life Is Eternal]]> 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. You don't see many 1940s cars that live outside and haven't succumbed to the dreaded Rust Monster, but iron atoms have a tougher time getting together with oxygen in Arizona's dry climate. 57Sweptside has spotted this pair of '49 Kaisers in Phoenix, and they look pretty solid. The Traveler is an especially interesting find, due to its weird but functional hatch feature that makes the car into an ahead-of-its-time crypto-utility vehicle. Jump away for all the photos and 57Sweptside's description.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5085240&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Arizona State Fraternity Guys Vomit Into Traffic, Causing Accident]]> Something crazy must have been in the air on Tuesday, because in addition to drunk tranny cops in Florida, we've got a group of Arizona State fraternity guys doing the old "gallon of milk in an hour challenge" and losing, puking milk off a footbridge and into the traffic below. A passing motorist slammed on the brakes to avoid the upchuck, causing a woman following behind to rear end the stopped car. Nobody was seriously injured in the accident, but police are hurling everything they've got at finding the guilty parties. [AZ Central] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5054821&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Super-Rare Dodge Sweptside Bides Its Time In Arizona Junkyard]]> A pickup truck with fins? The aptly-named 57Sweptside sent these in quite a while back, and now we can all bask in the junkyardy goodness that is Arizona. Make the jump to read 57Sweptside's description; once you're done looking at the gallery, head here to see all the photos. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=396320&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Barrett-Jackson: Ford, Shelby to Auction One-Off Glass-Roof Shelby GT500KR on Saturday at the Big BJ]]> Looks like Ford's puckering up to take on every inch of the big BJ auction this weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona. Highlighting their car-love for the weekend will be their auction of a one-of-a-kind 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR with one of them new-fangled Mustang glass roods everyone's been talking about. We would like to thank Ford for claiming their rightful place in the lead of the "muscle car wars" — but we would like to remind them, as we reminded Dodge a month or so ago, that the use of our trademark and patent-pending term is exclusively prohibited. So pay up. We'll take cash, or a GT500KR of our own. Don't make us call our lawyers and get all cease-and-desist on your non-independent rear suspensions. Also, Pontiac may have something to say about headlining the press release with driving being in any way exciting. Full press release below the jump — including some love from Dr. McDreamy. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=346224&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[General Motors, Army Combine Forces On Arizona Test Track - To Build A Transformer?!?]]> Word has just come our way the General and the real makers of Generals, the US Army, are working together to build something together deep in the Arizona desert. They've signed an agreement for GM to construct a $100 million test track on the Army's proving grounds. In addition to building it, the 50-year lease requires the automaker to operate and manage the site. In return for building and managing the as-of-now not-yet-built test track at the Yuma Proving Grounds, GM will pay the Army $10.6 million to build facilities for heavy military testing. OK, on the upside GM will probably be getting the secrets to making the new Camaro transform into Bumblebee out of this deal, because if they aren't then the deal seems to be simply sucktastic for them. Or maybe we've seen Transformers too many times. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=277278&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Super Flight: Driving the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera]]> When he's not writing Car Hack's Notebook columns for the Jalop, our mate from Birmingham, UK, Nick Hall must suffer his day job. Such drudgery it is to fly to Scottsdale, Arizona to drive the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera in the desert at ludicrous speeds, trying to outwit a police force that lives to put his speed-gathering ass in the joint. What torture it must be to face the blank page after such a trip. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=252063&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Adventures in Dumb: Woman Tosses 69 Speeding Tickets, Faces Time in Hoosegow]]> You know, we've of course come out vocally against speed cameras, but Francesca Cisneros of Chandler, AZ simply does not give a fuck about them. Or at least, she didn't used to. After racking up 69 speeding tickets since March, all but five of which were camera-capture citations, Cisneros faces eleven large in fines and may be looking at jail time. Reportedly, she told investigating officers that she thought it perfectly fine to throw the tickets away. Wow. We're out of florid descriptors for that level of stupidity. Readers? [Thanks to TexansAreHot for the tip.] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=194421&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bullrun '06: Lake Havasu to San Diego]]> The Jundland Wastes are not to be travelled lightly! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=190993&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bullrun '06: Las Vegas to Lake Havasu]]> On an absolutely sweltering, uncharacteristically humid Nevada morning, after a blast to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Noah Lehman-Haupt in the SuperSpeeders/Gotham Dream Cars Ford GT, we hopped in the back seat of the Rensing/Nicole Audi A8L, did a quick lap of the Shelby proving ground, and shot off for lunch in Lake Havasu. Click through for the tale. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=190979&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Banner, Is That You? Arizona Man Lifts Camaro Off Of Injured Teen]]> Tom Boyle and his wife, both of Tucson, AZ came out of the local Wal-Mart to find an 18-year-old and his bike stuck under a Camaro which had just run him over. While the mullet-headed driver stood in amazement, Boyle decided to channel all of his anger into his alternate personality, a large green muscle-head with attitude. Boyle then proceeded to lift the car into the air while the driver pulled his hapless victim out from under the muscle-car. While we've no confirmation that Boyle is indeed "The Hulk" we still had our suspicions...until we saw the picture of Boyle after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=190730&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[That's Sonata Slow Rental Car: Man Busted Going 147 mph in a Hyundai]]> We once had a Hyundai Excel that couldn't hit 147 mph if it were reentering the atmosphere from space. But boy, how times have changed for the Koreans' finest. An Arizona man was recently clocked going 147 mph in a Hyundai Sonata that had been either leased or rented. Of course, according to police, he's in for serious fines and/or jail time for that (and other) speed-related transgressions. Notwithstanding that he probably wasn't rolling on Z-rated tires, we think the guy deserves a metal medal of honor. He's the automotive equivalent of the astronauts who had to ride on those g-force simulators, back when scientists thought such heavy gravity would send the flyboys' kidneys rocketing out of whatever exit holes the organs left in their skulls. The right stuff, indeed. [Thanks to Daniel for the tip.] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=178123&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What Wood He Do for A Twin-Cad-Motored Car?]]> The last thing you'd expect from a man named Nickel is a car made of mahogany. (We daren't go for the wooden-Nickel joke.) But that's just what Jerry Nickel, of Apache Junction, Arizona came up with. Powered by two 500-inch Cadillac mills, each driving one set of wheels, Nickel's creation was built over four years using 1,000 board-feet of lumber, lovingly cut into over 4,000 little pieces and laminated together by five gallons of glue. We wanna know what it turns in the quarter-mile. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=167066&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Defeat Speed Camera via Dorky Add-On?]]> We posted earlier that cars with wonky suspensions could render speed camera photos unusable in Australia. Reader Chris writes in with another tip, although it mightily raises the vehicle's redneck quotient. Then again, that could be a plus for some readers. Click through for the tip. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=160230&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[85 US Smarts to be Delivered via ZAP!]]> So the ZAP-types are apparently taking delivery of 85 federalized smarts to offer to dealers; one of the first is Tim Day, of Phoenix, AZ. We're really confused now. We suppose ZAP is some kind of interim-sorta niche-dealer network until DCX finally decides for sure that they're going to establish one of their own for the erstwhile Swatchmobiles, which Dieter says is increasingly likely. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=157528&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The March of the Speed Cameras: Scottsdale Report]]> Commenter buzaw0nk noted last month that the nation's first speed cameras had gone up on Arizona's Loop 101 highway in Scottsdale. The early reports are in, and authorities say that motorists have noted less weaving in and out of traffic, as well as reduced speeds. The program's currently a nine-month trial, but assume that we haven't seen the last of these beasts on the roadside, considering the cameras have flashed 15,000 motorists in two weeks. [UPDATE: We're dumb. DC beat Arizona to the speed-camera punch, and we even wrote about it. Thanks, Mike.] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=153899&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Futureliner Rollin' Home]]> While most of the guys who laid down back-breaking piles of cash at Barrett-Jackson undoubtedly had trailers at the ready, the buyer of the most expensive vehicle in the auction's history the GM Futureliner had a bigger problem. Where does one find a bus-length flatbed on short notice in the Greater Scottsdale area? Apparently, one doesn't. One clambers in, gives the horn a few toots, and heads south on Arizona State Route 101 to the bus' new home in Chandler, outside Phoenix. That, friends, is totally badass. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=150220&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Final Tally: Over $100 Million Exchanged at Barrett-Jackson]]> Craig Jackson's jeans must be pert' near full of cream right now, because his auction conducted $100,061,670 in sales during the course of this year's run. According to El Jacko, "We grew more this year than we sold two years ago." And this year's tally makes last year's $63 mil in sales look like pocket lint. Well, platinum-plated pocket lint, but pocket lint nonetheless. Also of note, out of 4,852 registered bidders, only 48 were women. We wonder if they were rocking the beer guts and polo shirts, too. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=150204&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[More Wacky Fun in the Scottsdale Sun: Barrett-Jackson Update]]> Our secret-agent man in Arizona reports: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=149887&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Droppin' Mad Jacksons at Barrett-Jackson]]> We re four days into the annual big dog Barrett-Jackson auction. Since Speed has dropped WRC coverage in favor of MORE Nascar, the B-J auction is the only redeeming programming for an entire network. We watched a GTX reproduction go for $118,800 last night. There was enough paintwork on the front end to suggest that the car had been hit more times than Joe Louis. The list of cars sold so far reflects a pretty serious desire on the part of rich guys in Overhaulin polo shirts and short shorts to buy muscle cars. We're assuming that all will be defiled with the now ubiquitous blingalicious Torq-Thrusts in some ungodly diameter: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=149581&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Barrett-Jackson to Erect Largest Tent in US, UK Ska Band Undoubtedly Jealous]]> We once asked the late Joe Strummer about the tent the Clash bought for the Specials when the two bands were touring together. Strummer replied, "I wonder where that tent is now? And what about the size of that tent?" Something about the idea of Terry Hall and Lynval Golding heating up a cuppa tea on a campstove before a gig really brings a smile to our face. We've got a feeling, however, that the Special's tent wasn't quite the size of Barrett-Jackson's new 1/4-mile-long fabric-and-steel structure built especially for their famed January Arizona auction. Expect ridiculous bidding action to ensue; how loony will it get? You're wondering now... Raising Arizona [Car Collector]Related: Bond's DB5 Up for Auction [Internal] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=140242&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[You Are There: At the Arizona International Auto Show]]> Our buddy Chris stopped by the Arizona International Auto Show in Phoenix over the weekend. It was 145 degrees in the shade, the peyote was flowing, the Armadillos were trying not to give anyone leprosy, and the locals were shooting at polecats from the portholes of their Gulfstream trailers. Next year, we're going too, if only so we don't have to make up an entire opening scenario based on Jim Jarmusch movies.
Best interior award goes to the audi a6 avant — everything just right, excellent materials, and the seats were a Amaretto color. Just great. 2nd prize went to the s4 cabriolet. Drool.
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