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Jerrari, When A Ferrari And A Jeep Make A Baby

When Enzo Ferrari turned down Bill Harrah's request for a 4x4 Ferrari, Harrah did what any wealthy car collector would, thumbed his nose at Maranello and built his own. Taking a 1969 Jeep Wagoneer and mating it with a Ferrari 365 GT, the Jerrari was born. While its original 4.4L V12 is long gone in favor of a far more reliable 350 V8, the weirdly attractive bodywork and handsome interior are still all there. Not only is it in impeccable shape, it's up for auction on eBay.

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5:20 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,926 views, 64 comments

Latest by Stuntdriver: you can use the front to get laid...and the back to party... now this thing makes sense to me... more »

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Nick Bollea, Son Of The Hulkster, To Serve 8 Months Without You Know What

Nick Bollea was sentenced to eight months in prison on charges of reckless driving from a street racing incident that left his 1998 Toyota Supra wrapped around a tree and a passenger critically injured. The jail time begins immediately and Bollea will also have five years of probation and a suspended license for three years. Bollea is the son of the Hulkster, who was also in attendance of the hearing dressed in black, head-to-toe (including his signature stocking cap). The lawsuit is still pending. [Sun-Sentinel]

5:05 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Travis Hudson
3,602 views, 46 comments

Latest by mattmacklind: Well, again, the sentence seems about right. County jail time (where he's probably going) is a little different from Department of Corrections/prison time. While prisoners do rape each other in prison, a sentence in prison is by far no guarrantee more »

movies

Tim Robbins Really Doesn't Like Car Alarms

Let's say you're Tim Robbins for a minute (we know, only in your dreams), and in your latest movie play a guy living in New York City whose wife plays the cello and a car alarm goes off. That would be enough to make you spin out and become a bizarre anti-car alarm vigilante calling himself the "Rectifier," right? Well, maybe not. But that's the premise of a new movie called "Noise" (why not "The Rectifier"). If you're frustrated by the agonies of the occasional car alarm and find yourself fantasizing about vandalizing unattended cars whose alarms are going off, this movie has your name written all over it. Make the jump for a nice little preview. More »

2:00 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,278 views, 32 comments

Latest by MrEvil: Damn, I want to see this movie. I've long wished I could destroy cars with alarms because they DO in fact go off more often by accident than they do when actually being stolen. Ask anyone in Houston whose had more »

celebrities

Bollea Expected To Let Judge Decides His P***y Fate

The ongoing trial of Nick Bollea, son of the Hulkster, previous owner of a P***y Magnet 1998 Toyota Supra, street racer and driver during a wreck that left another individual critically injured, has taken another turn that could be dastardly for the son of the Hulkster. Bollea originally plead not guilty to felony charges of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury, but is expected to withdraw the plea and likely plea guilty or no contest to the charges and put his fate in the hands of the judge with a maximum sentence of five years in prison. The passenger at the time of the wreck, John Graziano, is still bed-ridden and is in the process of filing a lawsuit against the Bollea family. [TBO] (Image)

12:15 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,610 views, 33 comments

Latest by cazin678: @Novaload: Who said he wasn't wearing a seat belt? Oh yeah- Brooke Hogan. Her version differs with the forensic evidence obtained at the hospital, or the police report, but hey- she's really cute and all, so ya, go ahead and believe her version..... more »

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American Idol Ruins Johnny Cash Song With Help From A Fake KITT Mustang

If you thought the GT500KR in the Knight Rider made-for-TV movie was a disgusting piece of product placement, you ain't seen nothin' yet. What could be worse? How about the four remaining contestants in American Idol massacring Johnny Cash's song Ring Of Fire? What makes it extra terrible was the so-called "music video" which involved the Idols bullfighting with a Mustang which was apparently the cousin of KITT. Feel free to watch the clip with your sound turned off— we don't want to scar you.
[americanidol.com]

9:20 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By marnold
3,119 views, 67 comments

Latest by keicar: Doesn't compare to the Frank Zappa version from "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life". more »

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DMX Busted For Doing 114 MPH In A 1966 Chevy Nova II

Rapper DMX was arrested on Wednesday stemming from a speeding incident in January on Arizona's Loop 101. Normally, a celebrity caught speeding wouldn't merit much in the way of newsworthiness but this story has a few interesting details. First, DMX was arrested and charged with multiple crimes including speeding, reckless driving, endangerment and driving on a suspended license. Second, he was driving more than 114 mph at one point when recorded by cameras. Third, he was in a 1966 Chevy Nova II. A Yellow 1966 Chevy Nova II. And how did they ever deduce that it was DMX driving? Other than the images of DMX driving the car, there was one other little giveaway.

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11:08 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Matt Hardigree
7,525 views, 58 comments

Latest by cats4rent: 1967 damn kids more »

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Lindsay Lohan Poster Girl For Breathalyzer Ignition Interlocks

You know you've made it as a hard partying celeb when yours face is chosen by paranoid delusional persons as that of drunk driving goddess incarnate. Lindsay Lohan is just so lucky. Her 2007 DUI mugshot is featured prominently as the example of those kinds of people who need an in-car breathalyzer ignition interlock, versus you know, the regular drinky-drivers. It's all part of a newspaper ad from the confusing folks at Interlock Facts who want to make sure those dastardly "anti-alcohol activists" don't get to put a breathalyzer in your car. We hate to break it to you "Interlock Facts", but on the list of things to be paranoid about, this one is pretty damn far down. We do give you points for your mean-spirited ads though. Full spot below the fold. More »

5:00 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,483 views, 41 comments

Latest by dead_elvis: @Shapeshifter: "an alertness test in that won't let me sleep when i'm tired. (That won't work either, but at least driving when i'm tired is something i do.)" I'm guessing that you're tired, and you meant an alertness test that won't more »

celebrities

Kobe Bryant Jumps Over Aston Martin?

Say what you will about Kobe Bryant, you can't deny the guy has some serious jumping capability, or "mad hops" as they say. But can he really jump over an Aston Martin DB9 Volante? More importantly, did he actually jump over it, or was it all a slickly edited fake? We're skeptics, but what do you think?
[kb24.com]

10:20 AM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By marnold
9,417 views, 66 comments

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Cars 2 Coming In 2012... In 3D

Alright, I know you thought there was a limit to the movies we could go fan-boy on, but Cars was a fantastic movie and the upcoming sequel deserves a mention. Lightning McQueen and his crew of badass cars will be coming back in 2012, and in 3D to boot. So load up the kids, get ready for a nauseating movie that'll force you to wear funny glasses and prepare for a sequel that will further introduce children to the trials and tribulations of animated stock car racing. [PC Advisor] (Thanks, SwatLax)

1:30 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,056 views, 27 comments

Latest by 16X4ME: They need to have a rotary powered character in the sequel. If they do anything involving road racing, it's mandatory. more »

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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
1,736 views, 31 comments

Latest by mr.choppers: Plymouth Eczema more »

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Iron Man Takes To Flight For The First Time And We Already Know About The Cobra-Destroying Let-Down At The End

We believe we can fly, we believe we can touch the sky. We think about it every night and day, we want to spread our wings and fly away. We believe that like Iron Man, we can soar...and...well, like the man of iron does in this first clip of his first flight in the movie hitting theaters next month, crash the hell back down to earth into a Cobra replica. [via Gizmodo]

4:00 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Ray Wert
2,351 views, 19 comments

Latest by MazdaEric: @Stoatmaster: I took a huge Dumpaloon this morning more »

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The Truth About Cars Rolled By Jerry Seinfeld

Remember when the AP reported that Jerry Seinfeld rolled his 1967 Fiat BTM because of faulty brakes. They were almost right, except Seinfeld's car didn't roll but rather just "sort of fell over on its side." And Seinfeld's mystery Fiat was not a Dino coupe, but rather a a sexy Fiat 500. Mystery solved. More »

9:20 AM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Matt Hardigree
3,502 views, 39 comments

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Ratchet, Ironhide Spotted; Transformers 2 Filming In Arizona?

Today's daily Transformers 2 update comes with more spotted Autobots and rumors of a filming location. Photographed in the Culver City, Calif. is this truck loaded up with Ironhide and Ratchet. This is the third Transformer spotting we've seen over the past week. Last Friday we saw twin Barricades, yesterday we caught glimpse of Optimus Prime and now we have Ratchet and Ironhide. My keen eye also noticed that all of the spotted Transformers are being hauled around from seemingly the same truck and trailer. That's one hell of a lucky truck driver.
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4:30 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Travis Hudson
4,114 views, 22 comments

Latest by jaimster: @Bento the Wertsmith: No news here, I been on many of Bay's projects and he's screwed many PA's, both male and female...The males get screwed by working on his shoots due to his attitude. more »

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You Can't Buy Jenna Jameson, But You Can Buy Her Car!


Missed out on Lindsay Lohan's Mercedes? Not to worry! If you've got a spare $182,900 rattling around in your piggy bank, you can buy Jenna Jameson's 2002 Lamborghini Murcielago! This little Italian cream puff has less than 12K miles on the clock- no doubt just to church on Sundays- and owning it will tell the world... well, we're not quite sure what message you're sending out when you're driving the Queen of Porn's former ride. But owning this car in 50 years will be like having Mickey Cohen's armored Cadillac today, so you figure it's a good "notorious celebrity" investment! [eBay Motors]

3:30 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Murilee Martin
5,206 views, 83 comments

Latest by Bee1: @TheTooth:Adding a joke in slot could be Jalopnik's next COTD. more »

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So What's Up With Jerry Seinfeld's 1967 Fiat "BTM?"

As we told you earlier this morning, we know the media's claiming Seinfeld rolled a "1967 Fiat BTM" this past weekend. He's unhurt, however as we all well know, there's no such vehicle with that designation built by Fiat. According to Wikipedia — the paragon of all that is filled with truthiness — there were six models built by Fiat in 1967. Now we can obviously exclude the '67 Fiat Dino Spider, because if he'd been driving that when it rolled, he'd be dead. So what are the other options? Here they are (Fiat fan-boys, feel free to let us know if we're missing any):

  • 1967 Fiat 1100 R

  • 1967 Fiat 125

  • 1967 Fiat 125 Special Berlina

  • 1967 Fiat 1500 Cabriolet

  • 1967 Fiat Dino Coupé 2.0

  • 1967 Fiat Dino Spider 2.0


Let's figure this one out. What was Jerry Seinfeld driving? Was it even a 1967 Fiat? Was it, as some have claimed, a Fiat 850? Come on Jalopnik commentariat, don't fail us now!

10:13 AM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Matt Hardigree
10,191 views, 62 comments

Latest by rpm968: Funny that the uber-Porsche fanatic has a thing for Fiats as well. Saw his ex-850 in NC last month. A perfectly preserved 45 year old car. more »

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Seinfeld Rolls 1967 Fiat "BTM," Unhurt

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld rolled his 1967 Fiat "BTM" this weekend after the brakes of the classic car failed on him. Apparently, after the brake failure, Seinfeld tried the emergency brake in East Hampton, NY, but it seems even that couldn't quite do the job, forcing Seinfeld to swerve in order to avoid flying into an intersection, thus rolling the car. We're told Seinfeld's OK. The '67 Fiat "BTM" (Yeah, so what's up with a Fiat "BTM," anyway? That's what the AP's claiming it is — and we've no idea what Fiat the man half behind a show about nothing owns) however, was not. Seinfeld's not be charged in the incident which is being attributed to mechanical failure. (Hat tip to Michael!) [via CNN]

8:30 AM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Ray Wert
13,922 views, 75 comments

Latest by araknid78: This article claims it was a 1967 Fiat 500. makes soem sense since he alledgedly sold his 1967 Fiat 850 sedan [www.leftlanenews.com] more »

transformers

Optimus Prime Spotting Reaffirms Transformers 2 Filming

Who's that familiar truck spotted on a Los Angeles freeway? Oh! It must be Optimus Prime! This Optimus Prime spotting comes less than a week after we saw twin Barricades in Culver City, Calif., and it just continues to affirm that the sequel to the robogasm Transformers is, indeed, in the early filming stages.
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6:15 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Travis Hudson
4,572 views, 28 comments

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Aptera: Skip X Prize, Proceed Directly To Movie Set

The Aptera, which has been the poster child for the entire Automotive X Prize, is forgetting about trying to win that $10 million trophy and getting famous elsewhere—and that elsewhere is on the big screen. Recent reports are saying that the Aptera has been spotted on the set of the new Star Trek movie.

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5:30 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Travis Hudson
2,927 views, 37 comments