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novelties

Which Dead US Automotive Nameplates Should Remain Buried?

Seems the boss-man has been moonlighting again over at Popular Mechanics, this time advising Detroit about which of its dead nameplates should remain six feet under. We won't give away Ray's picks; you'll have to head over to PopMech for those, but we've tossed our own version together after the jump. More »

Feature

6:00 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,262 views, 127 comments

down on the junkyard

The Junked Cars Of Limerick, Maine

We like to see a sampling of junkyard wares from around the world, and Slantsick has added to our Rusty Iron Grand Tour by photographing some of the more interesting vehicles at C.I.A. Salvage of Limerick, Maine. Make the jump to see the whole gallery and read Slantsick's list of vehicles.


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4:00 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,001 views, 36 comments

jalopnik visits hennessey performance

Jalopnik Visits Hennessey Performance: The Weak Dollar Leads To Some Crazy Cars

During our Hennessey Performance HQ tour there were three vehicles that caught our eye, all non-Vipers and all for foreign customers. The first was a Grand Cherokee that I mistakenly took to be Hennesey's personal Grand Cherokee SRT600, but it had Mexican plates. It turns out the owner wanted his Cherokee to be able to run the quarter mile in the 10-second range. They tried explaining that it'll easily run low 12's and that the cost to get it to run 10's was rather high, but he insisted. So what you see in the pictures may be the world's only 10-second Grand Cherokee, possibly designed to dodge Federales. The Prowlers, well that's an even stranger story...

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4:00 PM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,602 views, 29 comments

Latest by brandegee: The fact that rich Russians love Prowlers says volumes about what kind of styling adventure it was for Plymouth. Just mind-blowing. Or maybe the Russians just have really good memories of all the used K-cars that were shipped over there more »

jalopnik automotive amerigasm

Ten Greatest American Police Patrol Cars

We're celebrating Independence Day with a week-long automotive Amerigasm heading down two diametrically opposite roads. The first, started yesterday, is a salute to the best car commercials — a celebration of the conspicuous over-consumption that made this nation great. The second road is one we'll be traveling at government-mandated speeds — a salute to the police car. While The Man may always be trying to keep us down, we salute him for having some killer vehicles with which to do it. You can take both roads this week here. —Ed.

We've compiled a list of the greatest American police cars in honor of our patriotic, week-long Independence Day celebration. Whether on the big screen or the rear-view mirror, the radio car is as much a part of the ubiquitous American landscape as the golden arches of McDonalds or the billboards offering "Color TV" to road-weary travelers. Though they represent different things to different people, and we don't always love the people inside, they're there and, in the true American spirit, the cars are usually big, fast and strong. Which is why we love them. Check them all out and vote for your favorite below the jump. More »

Feature

12:30 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Matt Hardigree
10,820 views, 144 comments

Latest by MrEvil: I voted for the Crown Vic, though I am sorta biased as I own a '98 P71. @marc2068: You mean a 428 CJ. There's no such thing as a 427 CJ. There was a 427 with a single quad, 427 with more »

movies

Crazy Frenchmen Make Amazing Sweded Version Of Spielberg's Duel

OK, so it's a Mustang instead of a '71 Plymouth Valiant, but we'll cut the makers of this homage to Steven Spielberg's Duel some slack on that detail; it's not easy finding a toy 4-door Valiant in France. Thanks to- who else?- Franzouse for the tip! [Dailymotion.com]

1:40 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,831 views, 21 comments

industry news

Iacocca Arrives At Chrysler As Bankruptcy Rumors Swirl; Time Travel Perfected

Former chairman Lee Iacocca gave a closed pep rally to Chrysler employees yesterday in Auburn Hills, once again sharing the stage with a K-car, a minivan...and rumors of Chrysler's imminent bankruptcy. While current CEO Bob Nardelli was praising Iacocca as "Chrysler's most dynamic leader" and "a great American," Chrysler spokesman David Elshoff was telling reporters that rumblings about a forthcoming bankruptcy filing by the automaker were "without merit." Presumably addressing the present state of the industry, Iacocca said, "We'll live through it. Don't panic. Things are going to be OK." To fix the current management problems, Iacocca suggested outfitting Nardelli with wire wheel covers and a vinyl landau roof, then sending him back into the boardroom and hoping everyone would think he was a totally new CEO. More »

10:30 AM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Andrew Stoy
1,968 views, 37 comments

Latest by Hello_Newman: Their expenses like medical costs for retirees is haunting them big time. Some have said they won't close their doors, but filing for bankruptcy protection to restructure might not be a bad idea. However if a Dem wins the White more »

moment of zen

Accept Our Sacrifice, O Racing Gods!

Sometimes you can bash away on your low-budget race car for a full dawn-to-dusk weekend, yet it's still not ready. That's when you need to take drastic measures...
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6:20 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,226 views, 37 comments

down on the street bonus edition

DOTS-O-Rama Sunday: 1967 Plymouth Fury III

Yes, we've got another POLAЯ DOTSBE car for you, this time a 1967 Plymouth Fury III (much like the one we saw in Orange County last Sunday).


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3:00 PM on Sun Jun 22 2008
By Murilee Martin
705 views, 12 comments

movie cars

Your Plymouth Pursued By Repo Men In A DeSoto? Hide By The Isotta-Fraschini!

All the film geeks say that Sunset Boulevard is one of the best movies ever made, and they're right. You hear a lot of talk about Norma Desmond's Isotta-Fraschini, but what about the repo-ripe '46 Plymouth driven by Joe Gillis in the beginning of the film (not to mention the '48 DeSoto belonging to the repo men)? We can thank this YouTuber for providing us with this clip.

4:20 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,204 views, 13 comments

down on the street bonus edition

DOTS-O-Rama Sunday: 1967 Plymouth Sport Fury III

We're still in lovely Costa Mesa, California, where Tomsk photographed this '67 Plymouth Fury for us. The hood ornament and "Commando V8" badging indicate that the car shipped with a 270- or 325-horsepower 383 under the hood (although there's no telling what sort of powerplant lives there now, what with the ready availability of so many flavors of Mopar engines over the decades). Jump like the cost of filling this thing up with high-octane to read Tomsk's observations.

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5:30 PM on Sun Jun 15 2008
By Murilee Martin
965 views, 25 comments

Latest by n/a: "The new Plymouth Fury! The car that thinks it's a house!" more »

classic ad watch

1967: The Dawn Of A New Day For Plymouth

"Dawn Of A New Day" sounds much better than "Plymouth: Only 34 Years To Go," though of course Chrysler's marketers at the time had no idea that the Plymouth brand would barely outlive the current century. What we have here is the '67 Belvedere (a "whale of a lot of car for the money"), the "rich-looking compact" '67 Valiant and the '67 Fury, whose "beauty and luxury make it hard to believe you're in the low-price field." Hmm, for a minute there we were thinking we were actually listening to Chrysler's most recent "new day" marketing campaign. Well, except without the animated kid, of course.

11:00 AM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,117 views, 29 comments

Latest by thatguy01: @tonyola: The vertically slatted Demon taillights had been planned for the 71 Duster 340; they match the 71 Duster 340 grille. more »

engine of the day

Engine Of The Day: Chrysler Trans Four

After Uncle Sam bailed out "too big to fail" Chrysler in 1979, the race was on to bring to market small front-wheel-drive cars that could compete with Japanese imports better than sluggish Cordobas and Volares. The K-cars were powered by Chrysler's very first all-metric four-cylinder engine, the 2.2, and it proved to be a reasonably reliable and versatile powerplant. Just about every car Chrysler built from 1981 through the mid-90s could be had with some flavor of the 2.2 or 2.5 engine, and the turbocharged versions made plenty of power; the peak was the Turbo III, with Lotus-designed DOHC head and an output of 225 horsepower. Be sure to check out Allpar's interview with engine designer Pete Hagenbuch, for the scoop on how the Slant Six and 2.2 were developed. [Allpar]

2:00 PM on Fri Jun 6 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,573 views, 40 comments

Latest by n/a: This engine in the 2.4l flavor served me and my '86 plymouth carvelle se wonderfully through my high school years. So what if the valve cover leaked perpetually and it loped like a cammed hemi at every stop? I dogged more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Canadian Ne'er-Do-Well Edition: Jaguar XJ-S Or 1940 Mopar Package Deal?

Of course we all knew there was about as much chance of the Citröen CX2500 Prestige beating the '60 Mercedes-Benz 190 wagon as there'd be of Günter Grass hiding his SS service forever. We should know by now that the Citröen always wins a Choose Your Eternity poll, but it was worth a try! Today we're going with a different sort of theme, one suggested by Feds, who was shopping for projects in the St. Catharines area: Labatt's-fueled Canadian projects. Feds gets himself a PCH Tipster T-shirt for his efforts, so keep those tips a-comin' in. O Canada!
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5:20 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,389 views, 56 comments

Latest by n/a: I wanted to vote for the Jag simply because it comes with a guy with a mullet (wonder if he waxes the car on weekends?), but went for the early model Mopars. In order to keep the many legions of more »

trucks

Rear Engine '37 Plymouth Pickup

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5:10 PM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Ray Wert
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plymouth

Rip Van Winkle's Hemi GTX at Estate Auction

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junkyard find

1973 Plymouth Satellite Readies For B-Body Afterlife

A supporting actor in countless Malaise Era cop movies and TV shows, the 4-door early-70s Plymouth Satellite has just about disappeared from American streets by now... and now the number of street-driven Satellites has been reduced by one. I found this example (painted in the Malaise color I'm going to call Diminished Expectations Blue) in a local self-service junkyard. Can you just imagine this thing with a gumball machine on top, screeching through turns in a frenzy of understeer during pursuit of a sideburn-sportin' perp scumbag in a Chevelle?

2:00 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Murilee Martin
845 views, 17 comments

Latest by n/a: Pursuit of a sideburn-sportin' perp scumbag in a Chevelle? Music Video for S-S-S-S-Sabotage? more »

plymouth belvedere

Beer, Bratwurst, Baseball, and Belvederes: Tailgate Party Madness With Adrian

Last year, Belvedere Adrian brought two vehicles from his fleet of old Plymouths, plus his vintage Serro Scotty trailer, to a tailgate party before an Oakland Athletics game, and a good time was had by all. Last weekend, however, we figured we needed more Belvederes, so Adrian brought five of his favorite B-bodies, including the still-streetworthy Thunderhill 24 Hours of LeMons-bound '66. The Junkyard Boogaloo Boombox was there, the food was excellent, and the A's ended up crushing the Royals like cockroaches. Lesson learned: the more Belvederes, the better the party!

5:20 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
996 views, 22 comments

Latest by n/a: @Starlton Heston, Gushing post-mother: Perhaps I should have specified, " How many cars remind the driver of what's under the hood while the driver is sitting behind the wheel?" Lots of cars have fender badging, not so many with two-way more »

found on craigslist

Plymouth Volare Rolls On 24s, End Times Upon Us?

Those tiny 14" wheels that Chrysler put on the Volare? Pizza cutters! Shopping-cart wheels! Try adding another ten inches of diameter to a Volare's wheels and you'll finally fill up those unsightly wheelwells, as we can can see in this '76. You need to keep the air shocks fully inflated in order to keep rear wheel scrapage to almost-tolerable levels, and there appears to be about 3/4" of space between the fronts and the wheelwells... but just look at it! Thanks to LTDScott, Porcubimmer Pilot for the tip! [Craigslist Stockton, go here if ad disappears]

7:00 AM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,415 views, 60 comments

Latest by n/a: THere's something like bricks holding up the car just behind the front wheel. The rear's got the stock 14s. The front dub is just posing and has absolutely no chance in hell of rolling, turning or doing anythign a wheel more »

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