<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Holland]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Holland]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/holland http://jalopnik.com/tag/holland <![CDATA[Special-Edition Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 Looks Ready For LeMans]]> It may look like the Dutch company's GT2 LeMans racer, but the Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 is essentially a standard road car that's had orange paint spilled on it done up in racing livery. Limited to just 24 units, we're sure it will also include a premium price, though Spyker probably figures that shouldn't be an issue for its customers. Who exactly are these customers? Well, they're likely going to unveil the car at the opening of Spyker's Saudi Arabia showroom. But if you're not in the middle east and you're interested in checking it out, there's a photo of the Spyker's plush interior and more info over at Car And Driver. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5050138&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Soap Box Racer from Hell]]> Er, make that Holland, which is actually quite a nice place. Two days ago you finks absolutely trashed Marjin van der Poll's Can-Am inspired design project, the CM426 Merlin. So let's call this Marjin's revenge. Anyone caught not liking this soap box racer will be outed as the 12-year-old that they are. Also, from now the official language of Jalopnik is Swedish. All commenters under the age of 16 are now 16. All commenters must change their underwear every half hour. All underwear is to be worn on the outside of your clothing so we can check. As for the Marjin's Soap Boxer, jump! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=331116&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Shootout! 2008 BMW M3 v. Bugatti Veyron]]> You probably think you know how a quarter-mile shootout between a 2008 BMW M3 and a Bugatti Veyron will land. Does that mean you wouldn't want to see it happen? Surely not. Check out what our Dutch-talking brethren at AutoJunk.nl caught during the 2007 Droomrit (Dream Ride), a charity event for sick children, held recently in the land just below the sea. Lieberman says the M3 looks like a clown car next to the hulking Veyron, which dithers at first, before rearing up and, well, just watch. [AutoJunk via Autoblog.nl] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=303392&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chaos at Spyker: CEO Resigns, F1 Team Could Be for Sale]]> With dutch media reporting Spyker Cars is about to circle the drain, rumors had swirled the supercar concern is considering a sale of its Formula One team. Now, according to news reports, current CEO Michiel Mol has resigned under speculation he's planning to buy the struggling F1 division. Mol will be replaced by vice board chairman, Hans Hugenholtz, who denies the company's in peril. Can no one save these brilliant nutjobs? [Auto123] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=289613&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spyker C12 Zagato Delayed]]> Things aren't sounding so rosy in the house that Victor Muller built. Spyker's putting the hyper-spendy C12 Zagato on hold for the moment to focus on building the slightly-less-hyper-spendy models already in production. Customers who have already pre-ordered examples of the 24-unit run will shortly be notified by mail. [Motor Authority via Autoblog] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=280051&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DAFamino Madness Grips Vermont By The Throat]]> The DAF Club of America held a Micro/Mini Madness event [Update: next to] the live free or die state over the weekend. And didn't invite us! Which would be like having a Dead Kennedys reunion without Jello Biafra Genesis reunion without Peter Gabriel. We wouldn't have been able to go anyhow, as we were tied up in North Cackalacky und Tennessee, but still. Turns out that we didn't miss that much as Daniel Strohl of Hemmings fame reports, "I bopped up there, only to see a grand total of three and a half DAFs." One of them however, was a DAFamino. So, obviously, the whole thing was worth it. More images and the full story over at Hemmings. Hmmm... hey Johnson, don't see any upcoming FAF events, now do I? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=277986&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[War Without End]]> Old memes never die, they just want you (like L7) to pretend that they're dead. After the jump, Johnson and Lieberman get punny with the tenacity of portly men in blue and gray wool who just won't let that whole Civil War thing drop. Praise the Lord and pass the ketchup packets. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=274940&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Variomatic Madness!]]> We don't speak Hollandaise, but we do enjoy us some wacky Dutchness. Here, we get some classic footage of the DAF 600 (aka the Dafodil) in both sedan and Dafamino guise. And then, just when you think you've seen it all, the Dafamino converts into a sedan! Hell, even Wert should be able to get behind this car. Still no FAF, but undeniably rad. – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=268309&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Belated Congratulations, DAF!]]> In the DAF vs. FAF war, the FAF, despite our readers' severe glaucoma and one J. Loverman's anti-French propaganda, was indisputably the cooler vehicle. Regardless, we would like to take a moment to note that we'd like to belatedly congratuate DAF — now a unit of American conglomerate PACCAR (while Citroën remains defiantly French and er, under the ownership of Peugeot) — on the construction of three-quarters of a million beasts of burden. That's right, on April 19th, the 750,000th DAF truck rolled off the line in Eindhoven. The company currently has no plans to introduce the Variomatic to the international trucking market, which is a shame, because what's better than backwords semi tractor racing? Very little, we tell you what. – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=265019&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spyker Borrows Some Euros]]> Truth be told, we're not exactly sure how Spyker's financed. We know there're a lot of Middle Eastern bux involved and company co-founder Victor Muller is obviously a rather well-off individual. He'd told us less than a year ago that the company was a year from profitability, bought an F1 team and then announced profitability at the LA Auto Show. Now, of course, Muller has stepped down as CEO and Michiel Mol, the man in charge of Spyker's F1 outfit is holding the temporary reins. And Spyker has just secured 12.5 million more euros in financing "to satisfy its short-term liquidity position," according to a bit at Forbes' site and is bringing in consulting behemoth Booz Allen Hamiltion, the firm that royally screwed up the upgrade of the Muni trains back in '98, to review the company's product line and brainstorm future directions. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=262989&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[You Want Weird? DAF/Jan de Rooy/Dakar Celebration Polka]]> Davey, we know you tried. We give you props for that. And yeah, Grace Jones eating a CX is pretty oddball. But Grace Jones would have put any old car in her mouth. And you can't argue that. However, this video is truly bizarre. Imagine if you will a NASCAR team celebrating a major win in this fashion. Having trouble? OK, now think of any sports team any where in the world performing a song and dance like this. Curling doesn't count. No, only the Dutch are insane enough to celebrate Jan de Rooy winning the 1987 Paris Dakar in his beyond amazing dual-engined DAF Turbo Twin II by filming a polka video featuring the entire race crew. Also, I believe the guy in the glasses sings, "Citroen Kaput!" In your pipe, Johnson. Start smoking. – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=261894&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The DAF Looked at Jonny: Trans-Europe Express]]> Ever make the perfect purchase? It doesn't matter whether it costs ten million dollars or six euros, it's something you simply must own, and if it's remotely within your wherewithal to do so, you are helpless to resist. Such was the case with this suction-cupped DAF banner meant for the windshield of a long-haul truck. We employed it in various fashions from the point we picked it up at a Hellenic truck stop. In fact, we slept with it last night. We expect the Loverman to shoot us in a fit of jealous rage in the time it takes between the moment this post goes up and the far end of the E.T. between the endpoints of the 110 freeway. Sorry, Loverman, you lengthy lothario you. We await our demise. Bis später! (Note, one of these photos might be NSFW.) – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=258472&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Save The Dikes! Ferrari 599 Burns In Holland]]> Here's what we've gotten from our tipster on the above and below pictures. As we don't speak Dutch worth a damn, we're going to have to go with WT on this one until we hear otherwise. He's telling us:
"Yesterday in Holland a Ferrari 599 just burned spontaniously...They were standing at the traffic-lights and then they saw some flames passengers are oke...The car was in the Dutch Ferrari 60 Relay 2 day's ago also."
All we know is we've seen a lot of spontaneous car combustion as of late in Europe. Although wait — I don't think any of those ones we saw back in January were "spontaneous." – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=253911&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dutch Treat: Mercedes CL65 AMG Revealed in Amsterdam]]> The Mercedes CL65 dropped like a big chunk of Afghani hash at the AutoRAI in Amsterdam earlier today. According to the press release, translated by World Car Fans, the tuner CL will get a 612-hp version of AMG's booster-rocket V12. That's the six-point-oh-mein-gott-liter, twin-turbo devastation engine, hand-signed by its factory endower. That gives it a zero-to-62 mph time of 4.4 seconds, though the electronically limited top speed of 155 mph can only be unhooked in exchange for a large quantity of cash, and only in the home country. We'll know more when AMG releases the goods later today. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=247768&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Apocalypse Dudes: An Open Letter to Auto Designers]]> Last fall, after the Paris Auto Show, I hopped the Thalys train to Amsterdam. It was my first time on a TGV, and other than the fact that the loos stunk to high heaven and the whiny kid who caused the occupants off the carriage to cheer when he and his idiotic mother exited somewhere around Rotterdam, it was a wonderful travel experience. I grabbed a hotel room and set off in search of my pal Aziz. If in Amsterdam, Los Jalops recommend a visit to his shop, Independent Outlet, as it is simply the business. We spent the evening tooling around town on bicycles, hitting the city's rock 'n' roll bars. And then not an hour or two before the time bell rang, we happened upon a man with salt-and-pepper hair wearing a denim Turbojugend jacket. Aziz said, "Hey! Dave! That's Tony Slug!" Tony had written for Hit List, a punkzine I'd art-directed and written for back around the turn of the century. More importantly, Tony had penned the immortal line, "I'll fuck you in the ass with glazed ham, bitch!" More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=245831&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hoons of an Epoch: Dutch Reversing Amazingness]]> Normally, when commenters post awesome links on the site, we let them have the glory. And we are giving commenter rgseidl all the credit for this one, but we had to bring it to the wider attention of our readership. Imagine all of the glory of the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show, crossed with with rank amateurishness, oddball European cars, strange homebuilt specials, a Corvair-engined dune buggy losing a backwards drag race to a Subaru-liveried DAF and a Messerschmitt up on two wheels. Then add the fabulous backdrop of late-'70s fashion and a Dutch announcer who lapses into creepy voices. Top it off with DAFs in reverse crashing spectacularly at Zandvoort and well, this, dear followers of tha Jalop, is a nugget of pure, unadulterated amazingness. This, friends, is the glory of the August 1st, 1978 episode of Te Land, Ter Zee en In De Lucht. Avoid it at your peril. You will be a better person for having watched. We guarantee it's likely to be the best 50-or-so minutes of your day. [/end superlatives] – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=245046&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dutch Hash Stash Gone Due to Crash]]> Dutch authorities have incinerated three tons of hashish found after a van crashed about 20 miles north of Amsterdam, spilling some of its THC-laced cargo across the accident site. The driver and passenger made like proper Dutchmen and flew, leaving the law enforcement agents with a wrecked vehicle and $20,000,000 in drugs. Woody Harrelson was reportedly spotted hanging around the incinerator's smokestack. – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=241231&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Geneva Pre-Show: Donkervoort D8 GT]]>
Dutch specialty car builder Donkervoort (whose funny Dutchness belies a lack of humorous meaning) revealed the D8 GT it plans to unveil at the Geneva Show next month. For those unaware of Donkervoort's charms, it's a purveyor of batshit mad Lotus Seven-style sports cars like the 270 RS. The D8 GT is a coupe, whose carbon-fiber roof provides extra rigidity, though whose scissor doors add needless glam. Under the hood is the Donk's customary Audi-sourced 1.8 turbo four, producing 180, 210 or 270 horsepower. Expect around 50 D8 GTs to be produced per year, and sold at a price of around $120,000 each. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=238042&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[All Roads Lead to Utrecht: Roman Road Discovered in Holland]]> First of all, yes: anything Dutch and auto-related makes us hot and bothered. Second of all, the Romans had mad roadage. 53,000 miles of highway, to be precise. This allowed those skirt-wearing legionaries to quickly spread out across the empire and bop upstart Vandals and Visigoths on the noggins when the barbarians got out of line. These roads also allowed a certain Elephant loving Hun to, you know, sack the shit out of Rome. Still, the fact that the Romans were building roads over 2,000-years before anybody bothered to invent the automobile shows just how forward thinking our Italian forefathers were. I mean, do you think the Dutch even knew that DAF was coming? – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=226533&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Dutch Stole the Dorky Gyroscopic Scooter Thingy: Segways Banned in Netherlands]]> While we'll forever smile at the goofy little Segway for almost succeeding where so many pretzels assassins haven't even bothered to try, we're with the Dutch on this one. The rent-a-authority-figures outside our favorite pub ride Segways. And they do nothing but wear loud yellow shirts and get in the way of people on foot as they uselessly zip around hitting on underage Asian girls. Plus, like, how stoned do you have to be to think upright electric scooters are in anyway cool? For reals; even the working gals in the windows would refuse your nerdy money. Though, if those dual electric motors were driving rubber bands... Naw, they'd still be lame. – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=226412&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How Van Gogh REALLY Lost His Ear: The Dukes of Holland]]> Not quite the Dukes of Hazzard, nor even the Dukes of Hamburg, these Dukes of the Low Countries are nevertheless amped and primed for an act of sheer hoonage. Our question however, is this: was the battle flag of William of Orange painted on the roof? And Jonny's particular query is no doubt, "Why didn't they do it in a DAF? In reverse." [Thanks to Emil for the tip.] – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=224938&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dutch Treat, Redux: Donkervoort D8 GT Coming to Geneva]]> Donkervoort, Holland's answer to the UK's Caterham, is working up a fixed-roof GT version of its speedy D8 roadster. Like the D8, the GT is fitted with scissor doors (natch), and powered by Audi's 1.8T 20V engine, offered in a range of rated horsepower (180 to 270). It'll also get the same ultralight chassis and suspension components. Unlike the roadster it'll come with an aero kit of carbon-fiber diffusers, and then there's that roof, all to make it more conducive to serious track-day flogging sessions and perhaps even serious competition. The Donks say they can build around 50 GTs per year, making them rarer than a parliament minister in a hash bar. We'll see it in Geneva next March. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=223463&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DAF vs. FAF: A New Salvo; OSI DAF City Car]]> That's a microcar with suicide doors. Johnson's goose cooking suicide doors. But just two, as the driver's side features a Tjorven-style slider. That combo is... well, it's unique. And Dutch/Italian is way cooler than plain old French. Predicting a near-future where traffic snarls and general congestion would make life in the city (or at least parking) miserable, the Dutch rubber band mad men of DAF teamed up with the slick Italian coachbuilder OSI to produce the City Car concept. Why suicide doors? Why the hell not? Fine, they are supposed to make the car more practical. We also love the white vinyl-look interior. Especially the door padding. A few more dangerous pics after the jump. – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=221957&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DAF vs. FAF: Storming the Beaches with the DAF Dune Buggy!!!]]> Rubber bands, boxer engine, fiberglass body, retro-design and a inflatable dolphin! And yeah, it's a Camino. You cannot find a hotter and/or uglier ride anywhere. I checked. Davey, you have no victory. The Dutch karate is too strong. More topless, clutchless, eyesore-ness after the jump. – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=221413&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DAF vs. FAF: All the Loverman's Caminos Are Actually Belong to Johnson]]> In some ways, Jonny, I feel a bit like I'm cheating here, as I'm going back to the Citro n t FAF page, and I already noted part of this in your Tjorvenamino post's comments, but not only was there a FAF-Pere 2CVamino, an open-cockpit FAFamino, and an A FAF air-droppable military vehicle with Camino-esque tendencies, there was also a hardtop FAFamino. Plus, the FAF's guillotine could dispense with your beloved rubber bands in a heartbeat. Read 'em and weep: the Dead Man's hand again. – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=221397&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DAF vs. FAF: The Dutch Beat the French: The DAF-Tjorvenamino!!!]]> Go ahead, dude. Seriously, go ahead and even try to front on the quadruple-radical, insane mind-breaking magnitude that is a Dutch/Swedish Camino which started life as a postal van, sports an air-cooled boxer mill and has rubber bands connecting the continuously variable tranny to the rear wheels. Just try it, Johnson. We, along with Holland, exist in the form of the winner. – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=221389&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DAF vs. FAF: The Davey Made Me Do It: Swedish DAF Postal Van AKA The Tjorven!!!]]> Sweden's got some very bad weather. So who do they call on to deliver their mail? Answer: Not Saab. Why, it is none other than DAF! This rubber band-motivated Kalmar Verkstad rebodied DAF 44 sports the awesome air-cooled 2-cylinder 40hp boxer engine we love so much along with the righteous, clutchless Variomatic CVT. It only has a single seat (much like the Jalopnik-beloved DAF Pony Military Vehicle) on the right and a sliding door on the left. Davey, why won't you save face and admit defeat? More Dutch/Swedish mania after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=221385&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dutch Treat Redux: The Huet Brothers Special]]> If you needed a bit more impetus than the DAF vs. FAF battle, red light district, hash cafes or pannenkoeken to propel thee to Holland this year, try the Huet Brothers Special, which will soon debut at the Amsterdam auto show. Created by two brothers who looked toward 1950s Mille Miglia racing cars for guidance, the self-named car is based on the Triumph GT6 coupe of the 1960s and 1970s. Despite the retro look, the Special has some high-tech touches, such as a carbon fiber body, though a tweaked out version of the Triumph's 2.5-liter six provides power. We'll get a better look when it comes to the Geneva show for a worldwide debut next year. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=221134&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DAF vs. FAF: The Surrender Monkeys Lose: The DAF Swim Car!!]]> We're not even entirely sure what we're looking at. But we do know DAF has check-mated old Johnson and his French non-hackers. This dear friends, is the DAF Swim Car. It is an off-roader. It is a convertible. It has a propeller. It has four-wheel steering via a second driver who faces backward. It floats. It looks the same coming or going. The engine cover can probably be used as a picnic table. It makes Davey say, "Uncle." It kicks the cheese-eaters in the nads. Make the jump for more photos. – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=221094&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DAF vs. FAF: Froggy Mehari Gets Whooped By DAF Pony Military Vehicle]]> Davey, Davey, Davey. Will you ever learn? Ouias? Non? You can't beat DAF, you can only hope Volvo buys them. Your little French off-roader is cute, but its puny butt gets beaten redder than table wine by the true king of obscure European 4x4s, the DAF Pony Military Vehicle. First of all, the driver sits in front of the vehicle — not in the front of, but all the way ahead. Which is insane. Second, he has to steer side-saddle. Which is the origin of the word batshit. And don't even get me started on approach/departure angles. France simply cannot compete, Johnson. More proof? Make the jump to check out the horn. – Jonny LIeberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=221056&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[You Knew This Was Coming: The DAFamino!!!]]> Why leave coolest car ever alone? When would a front-mounted, two-banger air-cooled boxer engine, the world's first CVT and real-wheel drive via goddamn rubber bands ever be enough? "Hey Vincent, let's load up the bed with ice and Heinies and go watch Spetters at the drive-thru, ja?" And yes, they're from the factory. Furthermore, its big brother could kick your Unimog's ass. We're dying here friends, simply dying. More Dutch-camino madness after the jump. – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=220760&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[There's Free Love in Amsterdam: Jalopnik Hearts DAF Ads!]]> We're really not convinced that a cooler all-around car has ever existed. First of all it's from Holland. Not only is that unique for a car brand, but, like, red light district, dude. Second of all, these tulip tiptoeing micro-cars have their wheels driven by rubber bands. Thirdly, at one point they dropped the model designations (600, 31, 33, etc.) and just sold the car as the Daffodil. And you wonder where the flower children got their inspiration... More rad ads after the jump. – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=220759&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Dutch Stole the Clutch: Jalopnik Goes DAF Crazy!]]> Picture it: Holland, 1959. You are a successful truck company and you want to break into the passenger car market. The vehicle needs to be inexpensive and able to carry four people and their luggage around in comfort. No worries. But what about the mechanicals? Buick Dynaflow fan Huub van Doorne proposed the following. Two cylinder air-cooled boxer engine? Check. Pressurized Lubrication System? Check. Rear-wheel drive? Check. Independent rear suspension? Check. Continuously variable transmission? Check. Each rear wheel driven by a rubber belt? What in the fuck?!? Welcome to the wonderfully whacked out world of DAF. Mind blowing mechanical coolness after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=220635&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Danish Bikini Speed Bandits Help Make Copenhagen A Less Fast Place]]> The movie below via the link, which is NOT SAFE FOR WORK, was made by the Danish Road Safety Council in a misguided attempt to cut down on speeding by drawing attention to speed signs and speed limits. Right, because if this were to actually find its way into real life, instead of 7 out of 10 Danes flogging a whip on a regular basis, you'd have 7 out of 10 Danes speeding and flogging a non-vehicular whip. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=213107&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[You Meet The Nicest Drunks in a Honda]]> Exactly. "Tap that ass" has many definitions. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=210105&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Benzamino Technical: EU Plus USA Plus 3rd World Equals Wicked-Awesome]]> Dudes sporting Swarovski-crystal-inlaid emblems that denote their wheel size are not redefining ballerism. Let's take the hoser who cut us off this morning as an example. He basically sucked. Looked like an idiot, drove like an idiot, accessorized his Yukon like an idiot. Joep van Lieshout, on the other hand, knows how to customize and accessorize like a mofo with an ass aflame. He put together a Mercedes-Benz pickup conversion with a 57mm cannon mounted in the bed and proceeded to declare an autonomous, self-governed zone 'round his Rotterdam studio while still pulling government grants. This man is our new hero. [Thanks to Greg for the tip.] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=165737&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dutch Positive-Thinking Guru's Bugatti EB110 Wrecked]]> One wonders how positive were the thoughts of Dutch positive-thinking guru Emile Ratelband after his Bugatti EB110 was gazonked over a few concrete pilings and into a light pole near Arnhem, Holland by a garage worker. The car, reportedly worth in the neighborhood of $600,000, was about to be registered in The Netherlands after being shipped from Germany. Though the extent of damages is unknown (well, duh) it's fully insured. Ratelband (the one in the light-blue sweater) looks positively pissed. [Thanks to Pimski for the tip (and translations).] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=151799&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Between the Lines: Autocar Reviews the Spyker C8 Spyder]]> Jalopnik s exploration of the tension between art and commerce in the review sections of various US car mags continues. Meanwhile, we couldn t help but notice a stunning example of this literary sub-genre in the 11 October issue of Brit weekly Autocar. Although Spyker doesn t advertise within Autocar s glossy pages, Chris Harris article on the Dutch automaker s C8 supercar is the single best example of this car sucks but I m not going to say so in so many words review we ve ever read to date. As the British like to say, Harris starts as he means to finish. More »
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