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66 Drives: Scenes From Western Roads

I've always enjoyed shooting photos on California's highways, but never had the guts to get close-up shots of the occupants of nearby cars and risk dome-ventilation courtesy of road-ragers' firearms. Photographer Andrew Bush, however, does have the guts, and he's been rewarded with an amazing collection of photographs. Most of these photos were shot in California between 1989 and 1997; make the jump to check out the entire gallery, then check out the artist's site to read the captions. Bonus points to the reader who can identify the make/model of the largest number of cars!

[AndrewBush.net, via BoingBoing]

2:00 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,549 views, 59 comments

Latest by SeanKHotay: Gotta ask....Is there a 10yr statue of limitations on picture usage? more »

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Volkswagen Bus Syncro: Ready For South African Hoonage

We caused some disgruntlement among VW Transporter fanatics aficionados when we opined that perhaps the little rear-engined vans were on the sluggish side. Today we're going to regruntle our Type 2-loving friends by sharing this VW ad that demonstrates- in fact, encourages- off-road hoonage of the sort you'd normally associate with a Warlord Edition 4x4 Hilux. In South Africa, you could get a four-wheel-drive, Audi-5-banger-powered VW Transporter Syncro until 2002. Yes, 2002!

11:00 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,310 views, 39 comments

Latest by KenManiac: miserable car to do a heater core on, but there was one at the shop i worked at all winter that made it so much easier to push dead cars up the hill into the shop when it was icy! much more »

down on the street bonus edition

DOTS-O-Rama Sunday: Alfa Romeo 164L

Since the backlog of DOTS Bonus Edition photos is still pretty large, we're going to have a second consecutive DOTS-O-Rama Sunday. Last week we saw cars photographed by Jalopnik readers in various locations in California, and today we're going to go north of the border and look at cars from the land of the Bricklin SV-1 and the Hanson Brothers. First up is this Alfa 164 shot by Roots_Rocker_Matt in Hamilton, Ontario.


10:00 AM on Sun Jun 22 2008
By Murilee Martin
995 views, 30 comments

Latest by RS faux: I have owned three Alfas, first a 2.5 Milano, then a 91 164S, finally a 91 164L. The Milano was purchased with 130,000 miles, I sold it on to my brother in law who drove it for another 50k more »

choose your eternity

Project Car Hell, Ferrari Versus Lamborghini: The Rematch

Taking care of recent Hell Project business first, the Bentley roared- or, rather, was towed- right past the Rolls in our most recent Choose Your Eternity poll, winning in a 75/25 landslide. Those cars were all right, but where's the eternal torment when you can simply walk away from your hopeless project after shelling out less than ten Gs for it? No guts, no glory! That's why you need to forget all about ordinary cars, hock all your possessions, and dive headlong into the Inferno. That's right- Ferrari and Lamborghini Hell! The last time we had this matchup, the Lambo drove over the Ferrari like a big angry Italian tractor crushing Enzo's Fiat 128 beneath its wheels. Let's see who comes out on top today!
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5:00 PM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Murilee Martin
4,935 views, 58 comments

Latest by n/a: I'm torn between worlds--with the Lambo you have the words "Fiero" associated with a real Lambo; with the Ferrari you have the blasphemy of a 327 Chevy engine swap. Ah well, gotta go with the Ferrari FTW. more »

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Business In The Front, Party In The Back: 1990 Geo Tracker

Were the Eighties really over in 1990? Judging from this ad for the badge-engineered Suzuki Sidekick, they were still going stronger than Central American "freedom fighters" (to be fair, the ad probably aired in 1989). The message here seems to be: leave your Tracker on the beach (provided you don't have a rollover crash on the way to the beach) while you go scuba diving, and all manner of sketchy individuals will dangle their dead fish in your new ride. We're still admiring the excellent Turbo Lifeguard Mullet

11:00 AM on Wed Jun 11 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,280 views, 42 comments

Latest by n/a: I miss my mom's Tracker. It was fun, hard top, 2 door, the first year they were badged as Chevy's. The thing only got blown off the road a few times in snowstorms, but the 4wd kept it from getting more »

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Project Car Hell: R33 Skyline GT-R or Aston Martin Lagonda?

Perhaps it was the terrifying rust coupled with warrior heritage, but somehow an American Hell Project managed to beat an obscure Warsaw Pact convertible in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. Actually, it was a near-tie, but still a triumph for the red-white-and-blue over the, uh, blue-white-and-red. Today we're going to up the price of admission to the Gates Of Project Car Hell, though we've found a couple of high-buck cars available at (what ought to be) reasonable prices. Will you go with Late Malaise British super-luxury or Mangled Super Tokyo Hoonage? It's up to you: buy now, repent at agonizing leisure!
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5:20 PM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Murilee Martin
6,061 views, 103 comments

Latest by SeanKHotay: As ToneLoc once said:Funky-wheeled A.Martin 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
1,439 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 »

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Toyota Trembles In Fear When Contemplating The 1990 Isuzu Pickup

You could get a '90 Isuzu pickup for a few hundred bucks less than its Toyota competitor, and the Isuzu beat the Toyota in a couple of areas... but we're pretty sure that Toyota execs just had to take a glance at the Warlord Truck Approval Rating™ in order to restore their confidence. When's the last time you saw a warlord army driving Isuzus?

10:40 AM on Fri May 30 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,561 views, 31 comments

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Yo, Adrian! Like Rocky, Ford Escort RS2000 Not Afraid Of Sequels

Back in the Malaise Era, Europeans could buy a rear-drive Ford Escort equipped with the Pinto 2.0 liter engine, and it was a pretty good performer by the standards of the time, racking up plenty of rally wins. Fast-forward to the early 90s, and Ford figured they'd cash in on the RS2000 name by sticking the 150-horse DOHC four-cylinder engine out of the Sierra into the little front-driver. Cue the Rocky theme!

11:00 AM on Tue May 20 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,881 views, 28 comments

choose your eternity

PCH, Ten Grand To Glory Edition: Acura NSX or '59 Corvette?

The extremely cheap, extremely sketchy (putatively) NSX-engine-powered Acura Legend obliterated the dime-a-dozen turbo Civic in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll, which is about what we expected. So what if we could find not just an NSX engine but an entire car for cheap (well, maybe entire isn't the right word here, but you get the idea)- what then? Well, then we have quite a dilemma when trying to find something to stack up against the Acura, a car that's equally cool, in spittin' distance of the NSX's price range, and hideously expensive when it comes to part obtainment. Perhaps it's an impossible task, but let's see how things sort out in today's Detroit-versus-Japan matchup!
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5:20 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Murilee Martin
4,913 views, 68 comments

Latest by evoCS: @Crazytales: "NSX-powered Le Car anyone?" Yes, but only if the motor is in the back. Then I'll be the first to join your merry band. more »

engine of the day

Engine of the Day: Ford Windsor V8

Since we've already seen the Chrysler LA and Chevrolet small-block engines in this series, we're about due for the V8 Ford made by the millions during about the same span of decades: the Windsor small-block. Starting with the 221- and 260-cubic-inch versions in 1962, Ford put Windsors in cars and trucks for the next 40 years (and you can still buy brand-new crate 302s and 351Ws from Ford today). Ford didn't make the Windsors quite as friendly for component mix-and-match fun as did their Detroit competitors (and perhaps the 351W is different enough to deserve its own EOTD entry), but the numbers don't lie: the Windsor was a true workhorse. Make the jump to hear a Windsor-equipped Cobra in action. Engine photo credit: Stephen Foskett. [Wikipedia] More »

2:20 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,011 views, 44 comments

Latest by Murilee Martin: @pedxing: Sorry, will fix. Great photos, by the way. more »

engine of the day

Engine of the Day: Subaru EJ

Long after Volkswagen gave up on the boxer-four engine configuration, Subaru keeps getting more and more power out of the design with their EJ engine series. Starting in 1989 and continuing through the present day, the 4-valve-per-cylinder EJ has been made in SOHC and DOHC form, with displacements ranging from 1.5 liters to 2.5 liters. Power outputs from the EJ run the gamut from double-digit figures to "How much money you got?" with the WRX versions reaching the magical 300-horse figure right from the factory. [Wikipedia]

2:00 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,696 views, 36 comments

Latest by Turkina: @Turkina: *PCV more »

engine of the day

Engine of the Day: Chrysler LA Series

How about an engine family that included V6, V8, and V10 variants and is still being manufactured today after more than 40 years? Starting with the 273-cube V8 in 1964 (itself a descendant of the mid-50s-vintage A series engine) and proceeding through vast numbers of 318s and 360s (and let us not forget the screamin' 340 Six-Pack pictured above), the LA design ended up as the basis of the 488 and 505 V10s used in Vipers and SRT-10s. While the Slant Six has pretty well established itself as the top contender for the All-Time Most Bulletproof Detroit Engine Award, its 318 stablemate makes a strong bid for second place. [Allpar]

10:20 AM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,342 views, 33 comments

Latest by Galaxie500: I had a 1979 Ram Charger with a 318 4bbl, in CA no less...The V8's would take abuse and still do 150,00 - 200,00 easy, leaking oil and everything else. Only other problem was having to pull the intake manifold more »

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Dinner Is Served: 1991 Ford Escort GT

With its crypto-Billy Idol soundtrack and jiggly graphics, this ad for the '91 Escort stands with one foot in the Eighties and the other in the Nineties. Check out that extraordinarily plastic-looking grille, which warned the unwary of the 127 horses under the GT's hood. Perhaps Team Make:Way is onto something with their choice of an early-90s Escort as their 24 Hours of LeMons entry!

4:00 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,095 views, 53 comments

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Like Tina, It Sure Ain't Built For Speed: 1990 Plymouth Acclaim

While the ol' Chrysler K platform (or, in this case, its AA cousin) was getting a bit long of tooth by 1990, Chrysler was still able to slather plenty of Virtually Velour™, Simu-Leather™, and Petroleo-Wood™ all over the interior, then pay Tina Turner to reference some Willie Dixon:
Some folks built like this, some folks built like that
But the way I'm built, you shouldn't call me fat
Because I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed
But I got everything all the good girls need
And, now that we've got that song on our minds, let's hear what Herr Schenker has to contribute to the discussion:
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11:00 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,896 views, 31 comments

Latest by mr.chöppèrs: Plymouth Eczema more »

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PCH, Superpower Showdown: V12 Jagchero or Electric Renault?

We took a break from the PCH Superpowers and watched the Rotary Honda 600 pound on the Rotary Starlet in yesterday's all-Japanese Choose Your Eternity poll. However, Britain's defeat of Italy last week can mean only one thing: Britain must now take on PCH SuperGigaPower France in an attempt to claim the rusty, oil-leaking PCH Intergalactic Superchampion crown!
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5:30 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,917 views, 71 comments

Latest by Bad Juju: @slantsick: @P161911: Thanks, folks.. I knew there must have been some..just couldn't come up with. Scampage? That sounds pretty good... more »

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1991 Oldsmobile Silhouette: Julie Nimoy's Space Vehicle

Remember the "Dustbuster" GM minivans? The Trans Sport? The Lumina APV? The Silhouette? Sure, it's only been a little over a decade since they stopped making the things, but just about every last one has disappeared. They can't all have been crushed by now, so where did they go? Into space, of course! Let's let the daughter of famous poet Leonard Nimoy 'splain how UFOs are really time machines!

11:00 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,590 views, 47 comments

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Holiday Approaching, Bagged 1991 Caprice Wagon Must Go!


You know what the problem is with ordinary Caprice wagons? Yep, the ride height! Those of you looking for a very, very low early-90s Caprice wagon need search no more, now that we've found this "Carpice" for you! The intriguing thing about this car (other than the engineering design behind that 3-link rear suspension) is the fact that the owner "must sell soon for the holiday." What holiday? Is he or she tuned into some set of holidays the rest of us don't get to experience? Thanks to Zweirad for the tip! [Craigslist Raleigh (go here if the ad disappears)]

2:30 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,310 views, 31 comments

Latest by dculberson: I have a 350-powered (but not LT1) Roadmaster wagon in the driveway that I traded a $250 Honda Civic for. It's got leather, power seats, and climate control for goodness sake!! (Granted, the leather feels like it came from 87-year-old more »

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