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choose your eternity
While the 8-door '57 Chrysler limo almost beat out the stretched Ferrari 400i limo in our last Choose Your Eternity poll (and what an upset of reigning PCH Superpower, Italy, that would have been!), V12 power and Italian build quality seem to have triumphed over fins and rust. Today we need to see how Italy fares against its fellow PCH Superpower, Great Britain (with the winner moving on to take on France, of course). And, just to make things more fun, we're going with some serious Malaise machinery today, because Euro-Malaise is inherently cool-yet-hellish.
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PCH, Superpower Malaise Showdown: 1978 Ferrari 308 or 1980 Lotus Esprit?
While the 8-door '57 Chrysler limo almost beat out the stretched Ferrari 400i limo in our last Choose Your Eternity poll (and what an upset of reigning PCH Superpower, Italy, that would have been!), V12 power and Italian build quality seem to have triumphed over fins and rust. Today we need to see how Italy fares against its fellow PCH Superpower, Great Britain (with the winner moving on to take on France, of course). And, just to make things more fun, we're going with some serious Malaise machinery today, because Euro-Malaise is inherently cool-yet-hellish.More »
choose your eternity
Is there any Hell Project that can compete against a car with chain drive, one carburetor per 200cc of engine displacement, and pretty much zilch in terms of parts availability? We can't say for sure, but we now know that more than 60% of Jalopnik readers surveyed believe that the Honda S800 out-hells the Lotus Europa. Today we're going for a unifying theme that doesn't have much to do with the type of vehicles involved; instead, the theme is the cleansing by flame that each entrant has undergone prior to making an attempt to insinuate itself into your garage.
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PCH, Fireball Edition: Ferrari 308GT4 or Hudson Terraplane?
Is there any Hell Project that can compete against a car with chain drive, one carburetor per 200cc of engine displacement, and pretty much zilch in terms of parts availability? We can't say for sure, but we now know that more than 60% of Jalopnik readers surveyed believe that the Honda S800 out-hells the Lotus Europa. Today we're going for a unifying theme that doesn't have much to do with the type of vehicles involved; instead, the theme is the cleansing by flame that each entrant has undergone prior to making an attempt to insinuate itself into your garage.More »
choose your eternity
Sometimes you need to ask yourself: How bad do I need a Ferrari? Actually, in Project Car Hell, the question goes: How bad can a Ferrari project be? Either way, the problem with Ferraris is that most of them are so expensive that you're spared the torment of actually owning one... that is, until now. We've managed to round up a couple of Ferrari deals that cost less than most Fiero-based Ferrari-influenced kit cars, and one of them even comes with a bonus Lotus Esprit!
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PCH, Cheap Ferrari Edition: 365 or 308GTS Plus Bonus Esprit?
Sometimes you need to ask yourself: How bad do I need a Ferrari? Actually, in Project Car Hell, the question goes: How bad can a Ferrari project be? Either way, the problem with Ferraris is that most of them are so expensive that you're spared the torment of actually owning one... that is, until now. We've managed to round up a couple of Ferrari deals that cost less than most Fiero-based Ferrari-influenced kit cars, and one of them even comes with a bonus Lotus Esprit!
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Ferrari 308 Group B Michelotto
Something new everyday. Did any of you know that there were in fact four Group B Ferrari 308s? We had no idea, and we thought we knew the Killer Bs. Davey G sent me info on these cars as part of our continuing fight over the Mustache Ride. Here's the skinny: More »
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Peugeot to Build 308 RC-Z?
One of our favorite concepts from the Frankfurt Auto Show was the Peugeot 308 RC-Z. Based on the same platform that underpins the 308 and Citroen C4, we're big fans of the muscular shape. The concept is powered by the 218 hp 1.6 literMore »
question of the day
Who Would Have Won the Against All Odds Race?
Al Navarro Week will never die, it'll just fade away. Though, not today. And today is indeed good. Al digs up one of our most favoritest yet leastest well known hoon scenes of all time then asks the following:Cars, drivers, and personal grudges considered, if it weren't for the garbage truck,who would have won the Against All Odds race?More »
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Ferrari 308 GTB Vs. Lamborghini Jalpa
We know, we know. The real duelists in the 1980s were the Countach and the Testarosa. We know. However, this is the Lost Jalpa Weekend, so we gotta go trolling through the second tier of 25-year-old Italian metal. You know, the mid-engined variety with traverse mounted V8s. And look what we done found! In the red corner, we have the Ferrari designed after the oil crisis, originally selling in Italy with 2.0-liter V8s, the car that smells like Magnum PI's mustache, the Ferrari 308 GTB! And in the (usually) white (though sometimes yellow and/or green) corner, currently valued between $18,300 and $32, 900, the "Baby-Lambo," the Lamborghini Jalpa! Here's some pluses and negatives to help you in your voting.Ferrari 308 GTB Pros:
- Tom Selleck pulled a lot of tail back in the day, and it wasn't the chest hair. Trust us.
- No one will ever accuse you of being a snob.
- Excellent gas mileage, as 308s are relatively light. Also they don't move much.
frankfurt auto show
Peugeot's just released images and a release on their new 308 RC Z concept car they'll be introducing at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show. The very TT-esque 2+2 coupé is powered by a 1.6-liter THP, the same as the one in the 207 RC. The only difference is Peugeot says the engine under the bonnet of this concept car's got some better engine management going on — bumping up the HP from 175 to 218 HP. Oh, and it's got multi-directional bi-Xenon headlamps too. Full press release below the jump.
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Peugeot 308 RC Z Concept Car
Peugeot's just released images and a release on their new 308 RC Z concept car they'll be introducing at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show. The very TT-esque 2+2 coupé is powered by a 1.6-liter THP, the same as the one in the 207 RC. The only difference is Peugeot says the engine under the bonnet of this concept car's got some better engine management going on — bumping up the HP from 175 to 218 HP. Oh, and it's got multi-directional bi-Xenon headlamps too. Full press release below the jump.More »
magnum messes up
GTO vs. GTS
Thomas Magnum takes on a pair of armed yahoos in a Goat and winds up ending the chase in a most unfortunate manner. Neither the Fezza nor the Poncho are injured, but fans of Mk. 1 Golf/Rabbits may want to avert their eyes.
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