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24 hours of lemons
project car hell
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! We had what may be our all-time closest vote yesterday, with the 4x4 Econoline beating the lowrider Econoline 202 votes to 200. Today we're going racing! We've had Arse-Freeze-A-Pa-Looza LeMons PCH and the LeMons San Francisco PCH, and now tradition dictates that we have a LeMons South Edition PCH. Just in time for teams still hoping to make the deadline for the Yeehaw It's Texas LeMons event!
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Project Car Hell, LeMons South Edition: RX-7 or Caprice?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! We had what may be our all-time closest vote yesterday, with the 4x4 Econoline beating the lowrider Econoline 202 votes to 200. Today we're going racing! We've had Arse-Freeze-A-Pa-Looza LeMons PCH and the LeMons San Francisco PCH, and now tradition dictates that we have a LeMons South Edition PCH. Just in time for teams still hoping to make the deadline for the Yeehaw It's Texas LeMons event!More »
24 hours of lemons
Paddle-Shifter Gearbox, LeMons Style
As the inspection and judging continues for the 24 Hours of LeMons South, there's been plenty of unique modifications showing up. One of our favorites so far has been this
over the back fence
New Chevy Compact To Re-Rediscover Platform Prostitution... Again
Conflicting reports are surfacing on a new Chevy small car coming to the show scene this fall, with production tentatively starting at Lordstown, Ohio early in 2009. The conflict comes in the form of what Automotive News is saying — that GM will be building this new car off of the Delta platform which carries the Cobalt and the Saturn Astra. However, the local Lordstown paper is telling us to expect a new and improved Chevy Aveo to be produced locally. Where be damned: All of this news sent us into spasms of speculation on what this new product might be. More »
industry news
Oshawa, Ontario GM Plant To Build Mysterious Second RWD Vehicle
The tentative agreement announced earlier today between the Canadian Auto Workers and the General apparently contains provisions for, among other things, increased GM investment in production of a new vehicle at the Oshawa, Ontario plant. Why does this plant sound so familiar? Well, it's probably because it's where the 2010 Chevy Camaro will be built. Although it's unknown what this second vehicle they'll be building there later this year will be, we do know it'll be rear-wheel drive. Feel free to go ahead and begin your speculation after the jump, but our money's on a large Cadillac or a Buick, maybe even a Caprice! The opportunities feel endless! But what say you? [CTV.ca]
lee johnson chevrolet show
When commenter of the super-stars, Startlton_Heston, offered up some photos from the Lee Johnson Chevrolet 75th Anniversary Car Show we assumed there would be a dozen or so photos to throw into a gallery. Little did we know, although we probably should have assumed, Mr. Heston was insane enough (in the best way) to send us more than one hundred lovingly taken photos detailing 69 years of Chevy metal. Being Seattle, the VCCA meet was a little rainy. A report from the Omega Man as well as some more photos below the jump.
1930 Chevrolet Coupe
1931 Chevrolet Five Passenger Sedan
1936 Chevrolet Standard Sedan
1937 Chevrolet Coupe
1940 Chevrolet Business Coupe
1941 Chevrolet Club Coupe
1941 Chevrolet Master Deluxe
1946 Chevrolet Half Ton Pickup
1952 Chevrolet Bel Air Deluxe
1952 Chevrolet Pickup
1953 Corvette
1954 Chevrolet 210 Two Door
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air
1957 Chevrolet Pickup
1960 Chevy Corvair
1960 Chevy Impala
1962 Chevy Nova II 400
1962 Corvette
1963 Chevy Corvair Monza Convertible
1964 Chevy Impala Two Door
1964 Chevy Impala Four Door
1965 Chevy Nova II Wagon
1968 Chevy Camaro SS
1973 Chevy Camaro Z28
1975 Chevy Caprice Classic Convertible
1989 Chevy Cavalier Z24 ConvertibleReport From Starlton below the jump: More »
The Vintage Chevrolet Club Of America Shows Off Rain-Soaked Detroit Iron In Seattle
When commenter of the super-stars, Startlton_Heston, offered up some photos from the Lee Johnson Chevrolet 75th Anniversary Car Show we assumed there would be a dozen or so photos to throw into a gallery. Little did we know, although we probably should have assumed, Mr. Heston was insane enough (in the best way) to send us more than one hundred lovingly taken photos detailing 69 years of Chevy metal. Being Seattle, the VCCA meet was a little rainy. A report from the Omega Man as well as some more photos below the jump.1930 Chevrolet Coupe
1931 Chevrolet Five Passenger Sedan
1936 Chevrolet Standard Sedan
1937 Chevrolet Coupe
1940 Chevrolet Business Coupe
1941 Chevrolet Club Coupe
1941 Chevrolet Master Deluxe
1946 Chevrolet Half Ton Pickup
1952 Chevrolet Bel Air Deluxe
1952 Chevrolet Pickup
1953 Corvette
1954 Chevrolet 210 Two Door
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air
1957 Chevrolet Pickup
1960 Chevy Corvair
1960 Chevy Impala
1962 Chevy Nova II 400
1962 Corvette
1963 Chevy Corvair Monza Convertible
1964 Chevy Impala Two Door
1964 Chevy Impala Four Door
1965 Chevy Nova II Wagon
1968 Chevy Camaro SS
1973 Chevy Camaro Z28
1975 Chevy Caprice Classic Convertible
1989 Chevy Cavalier Z24 ConvertibleReport From Starlton below the jump: More »
6:33 PM on Sun May 4 2008
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Latest by om nom de plume: @avusone: Thanks for the clarification! I noted it as '68 cause I hawk-eyed the seatbelt inside and it had 1968 more »
found on craigslist
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)]
custom cars
How to Build A Phantom Caprice
Remember Autorama last spring? Remember the insane Caprice/Rolls Royce Phantom mashup that sported 30-inch wheels? Now, nearly a year later, we can show you photos of how the creation was created. Seems the fellows at Spate—and here comes that word again—Creations are master sculptors, as the entire nose was preformed in closed-cell foam then skinned with fiberglass. Translation: That's some goddamn creativity! We also get details on exactly what kind of money went into creating this one-of-a-kind...ahhh yeaaahhh...creation!More »
movies
It Ain't Armed Robbery If The Gun Ain't Loaded!
The Hermanos Coen film Raising Arizona isn't usually thought of as a serious car-chase film (though it has some cool cars), but this Nicholas Cage/Holly Hunter sequence features plenty of tire-squealin' action from a '72 Impala, a later Impala cop car, and a '66 Chevy pickup. Thanks to this YouTuber, we can all enjoy it on this fine Wednesday.
classic ad watch
Expensive Taste, Small Budget? 1970 Caprice!
After seeing the somewhat wretched DOTS '70 Chevy the other day, it's hard to imagine such a car appealing to sharp-dressed businessmen (who apparently keep the car parked in the living room). Tufted cloth! Rich-looking trim! Yes, the '70 Caprice was pure class.
down on the street
1973 Chevrolet Caprice Estate Wagon
After seeing yesterday's Down On The Alameda Street car, I got to thinking about the whole Porsche thing. Yeah, they're driver's cars, all right... but take off your driving gloves and lose the precise German accent and let's talk about the fun-per-dollar (FPD) thing for a minute. Let's say you had the 12 grand or so it would cost to get a pretty nice 911SC like the one we saw yesterday. What's the FPD score on that compared to what you could do with a mean-looking '73 Caprice Estate wagon and, say, $11,600 worth of improvements? More »
hoon of the day
Related:
Hoon of the Day: Land Cruiser Abuse, UAE Style [internal]
Hoon of the Day: Qatar Qadillac Qraziness!
In Qatar, you have bored hoons, sand dunes, full-sized rear-wheel-drive Detroit iron, and low-quality video equipment. Put them together and you get something like this video of a box Cadillac repeatedly getting two-wheel air. Apparently the participating hoons were attempting to roll their Caddy, a goal they finally achieved through sheer persistence. This one gets a massive deduction of 30 points because the creator filmed it off a video screen with a handheld camera (hey, analog video-capture cards are cheap, even in Qatar, so there's no excuse), but gets a 20-point bonus thanks to the sheer punishment endured by the hoon at the wheel. Hoon-O-Meter reading: 24 points.Related:
Hoon of the Day: Land Cruiser Abuse, UAE Style [internal]
custom cars
All Hail the First Video of a Clear-Rims Burnout: The Garfield Box
Too early for a moment of Zen, you say? Ok, then, how about a wake-up call. This cartoonishly orange high-riser box Chevrolet Caprice fitted with $30,000 clear rims, performing a class-1 burnout, offers a more bracing start to the day than cold OJ ever could. Enjoy, in a sense. More »
custom cars/hot rods
SEMA Show: Donk a What?
The Rides team unveiled an ber donk (technically, a "box") mid-80s Chevy Caprice that combines dubba-dubs with quad scissor doors, over and mega airhorns out front and a bigorific intake bulge. Scotto, what's witchu bwoy? [Gallery] More »
weird
