http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png http://jalopnik.com/tag/rampage http://jalopnik.com/tag/rampage Would you pay to see a movie about a tire on a violent rampage? Hell, who wouldn't? [Gawker TV] More »
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After seeing the Mexican-market VW Saveiro, Ford Courier, and Chevrolet Tornado, we can't help wishing that those of us who live north of the border could buy ourselves some penny-pinching, space-saving, car-chassis-based small pickups. More »
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Lots of big news in the early evening part of the presentation from the New New Chrysler marathon news session. Click "more" to learn about the new page the Ram brand may be turning and the scoop behind the logo. More »
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Ultimate Fighting Championship Champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson lived up to his nickname in Orange County Tuesday when he took his camouflage-covered Ford F-250 on a wild Grand Theft Auto-type run through the city, until being pulled over and arrested at gunpoint by local police. How'd they find Jackson? There's a life-sized photo of him on the side of his getaway truck. That, and the UFC champ twice drove on the sidewalk, swerved across lanes and ran through several red lights. Surprisingly, there was no evidence of drug or alcohol usage. Maybe they should test him for bull steroids. [Deadspin, Photo Credit: TMZ] More »
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We thought we'd seen every possible accessory a Dodge Rampage could possibly need, but we were wrong. Oh, so very wrong. TheEastBayKid found this 1984 Dodge Rampage with Sub Lime paint and a custom-etched mural entitled Sexy Chick In Space on the rear glass. Yes! This is right on so many levels that all I can do is express my disappointment that we've already removed the rear glass from our race car and thus have no canvas suitable for this Mr. Guise's etching skills.[Cardomain] More »
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DAFamino. Ladamino. Continentalero. Cubepage. For years now, we've had a disturbing obsession healthy fascination for cars with truck beds, be they factory models or duct-tape-and-Pabst backyard jobs. So, in honor of the newly-revealed Pontiac G8 El Camino and today's El Camino craziness, we've gone and put together a poll with most of the truckcars we've seen here so far, in chronological order and preserving the original names as posted (even when they may conflict with our not-very-rigidly-enforced naming convention). We wanted to let you choose from every single one, but the hamsters that run our servers started behaving rather strangely once the poll got past 100 choices. Make the jump, vote away! More »
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Tipster Phillip, who has already obtained a PCH Tipster T-shirt for letting us know about the Playboy Jimmy, just keeps the tips coming with these shots of an early Dodge Charger-with-truck-bed he got at the 2007 Houston Autorama. The question is, what do we call this car? Dodge made a front-driver cartruck called the Rampage, so perhaps "Chargepage" is the best choice. Or perhaps the Ford and GM names are more appropriate for a 60s rear-driver. What say you, readers? Make the jump for more photos and a poll! More »
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Remember the Dodge Rampage? Yes, for a while in the mid-80s you could get a factory-built Dodge Omniamino, but these days they're as rare as pastel leg warmers and cellphones that weigh 20 pounds. Fortunately, loyal Denver-based reader Kitt had camera at the ready when she spotted this fine example of the Little Front-Drive Pickup That Could (Not Sell). More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=306728&view=rss&microfeed=true DATELINE — Ocean City, Maryland. The apparent owner of a rare Audi S3 went batshit at the H20 gathering here, thrashing his Mexican-entry import on a nearby dirt track, before veering off the track, hitting a vendor's trailer and sideswiping a Jetta. He was finally cold-busted by Maryland state troopers after he reportedly blew a tire and hit an embankment. VW Vortex says the guy had come up from Texas and had been trying to sell his S3, which is possibly the only one in the US. No word on the car's registration status, considering it's a non-US model. But we do know this guy's going to regret his antics when he tries to find replacement parts. That is, if the S3 doesn't end up impounded. NOTE: video not safe for work, unless your boss thinks the f-bomb is sexy. [VW Vortex More »
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We took a moment out of our lazy busy weekend schedule to head on up to Auburn Hills and the DaimlerChrysler Tech Center for the annual auto show for the Chrysler Employee Motorsport Association (CEMA). Although they've been doing it for 18 years, this is only the second time we've been lucky enough to attend an event all about featuring the best and brightest of Chrysler employee-owned classic and not-so-classic cars. There's no requirement of ownership of Mopar muscle for membership, there's obviously more of that on display at the show than any other brand of Motown motorabilia. For instance, we found these twin 1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Ams sitting amidst the 340 or so vehicles on display at the mainly Mopar event. With one dressed up in admiralty blue and the other colored buccaneer red, these Super Duty-powered screaming chickens drew respectful nods from even the most die-hard Chrysler employees. More »
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Erik Dubach, a diesel jockey from Mount Vernon, Illinois, felt that he'd just had enough. And he knew the source of his troubles: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Yes, that fetid cesspool of sin and corruption needed to be messed up, and with a couple grams of rocket fuel up his nose and some grinding of gears in his 18-wheeler, Mr. Dubach set out to accomplish his goal, smashing into a grand total of 23 cars plus assorted buildings, fences, and signs. – Murilee Martin More »
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We simply require one of these. Only 218 were built, and they didn't come with the full-boat Shelby Charger/GLHS setup. But these have to be some of the rarest Shelbys ever. Our half-birthday's in less than a month. Somebody get on this. More »
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Dodge rolled out a Hemi-powered truck concept this morning — the Rampage — that finds its closest analog in the Honda Ridgeline. It's a surprising direction, considering Ridgie's slow uptake in the truck market. Maybe Dodge is planning to steal Honda's not-quite thunder by doing a better unit-body pickup in coming years. More »
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