<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Southern California]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Southern California]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/southern california http://jalopnik.com/tag/southern california <![CDATA[Lexus attacks two classic cars]]> These photos of a woman in a Lexus jumping a curb into a classic Pontiac Lemans and '40 Ford Roadster during a Southern California car show prove one thing definitively: your car is never truly safe from the beige plague. But what exactly happened here? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5816178&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rust, Bad! Southern California 356, Good!]]> 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. Here's a sight you don't see very often these days. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5371760&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DOTS-O-Rama Saturday, Tomsk Edition: Malaise Yank Tanks Of Orange County]]> Even with most of the weekend's posts focused on 24 Hours Of LeMons South coverage, we still need to keep up with Down On The Street Bonus Edition. Tomsk has sent in many, many photos. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5195022&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Orange County Fairlane, Now With Added '65 LTD!]]> Many of you have been kind enough to send DOTS Bonus Edition photos my way, and you're all very good about not raking me over the coals for taking so damn long to get to some of them. Reader Vance, who dwells behind the Orange Curtain, shot this very clean 1955 Ford Fairlane on the streets of Tustin back in October. Now, most houses down in SoCal have garages, so you don't see quite as much old iron on the street... but that desert climate means you just don't get rust. When you're done checking out the Fairlane, make the jump to see the Bonus LTD, with commentary by Vance. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=362794&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[eBay Find: 1976 Jensen-Healey Jensen GT]]> Oh man, this one hurts. As you may know we are at the age and pathetic financial situation where a man begins to look around for his project car. As you may also know, Jalopnik hearts shooting breaks brakes, especially British ones. This very good looking example of how screwed up the British auto industry was of Jensen-Healey's Lotus engined darling is right here in Southern California and just dying for a new owner (the current owner, at 6'6", is too tall to fit). So what if the engine needs to have its timing belt replaced every 18,000 miles (no, really — look it up) and the asking price is just a small percentage of what it will cost to keep this beauty on the road? I don't care. Do you care? As fate would have it we saw a stunning white convertible Jensen GT just today in Glendora (don't ask). After chasing the car for 15 miles, we realized how much better she would look as a two-door wagon. If there are any über-rich Jalopnik angels out there, now is your chance to shine! Also, don't look at the rear bumper. – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=268344&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spy Photos: Lexus/Toyota Hybrid Crossover Caravan Spotted In SoCal — Causes Engineer Road Rage?]]> You know you've totally hit a Priddy-level jackpot of test vehicle action based upon how much of a total prick the engineers driving the black vinyl-clad vehicles act in reaction to you pulling up along side snapping shots. The boys over at the GT Channel definitely hit the jackpot based entirely upon the paragraph in their report in SoCal:
"Now we're sorta bothered and decide to pass him, maybe get a few more photos and call it a day. The bastard swerves back in front us of violently one more time, nearly forcing us into oncoming traffic. We manage to sneak by the asshole, fearing for our lives at this point."
Oh, as for the vehicles, here's what else we know — they're quiet, very quiet. Are they hybrids? We're not sure — what do you think these mysterious black-clad-like-Batman vehicles might be? [Hat tip to Ray Fong!] – Ray Wert More »
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