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Project Car Hell: Dangel Peugeot Wagon or V8 Datsun Fairlady?

Wouldn't you know it, the 60s BMW coupe beat the 80s one in our last Choose Your Eternity poll. Sure, the 633CSi is more complicated, but you might be able to find a parts car or three in your local wrecking yard... and where's the Hell there? Today we're going to return to the perennial France-versus-the-world battle for the All Time Global Project Car Hell JiggaChampion Trophy (which leaks rusty water and has to be jump-started), and- just because we love an underdog- we're going to let Japan take on the mightiest of PCH Superpowers!
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5:20 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,551 views, 48 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: Dude, 302s are easy. And FOUR WHEEL DRIVE PEUGEOT WAGON! HOLY FUCKING SHIT! I'm glad it's not closer to me. more »

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PCH, Upscale BMW Coupe Edition: 1967 2000C or 1984 633CSi?

In another setback to French dreams of displaying the All-Time Eternal Project Car Damnation MegaTrophy (which turns into a pile of red powder within a few weeks) at the top of the Eiffel Tower, the hybridized British Leyland machine obliterated the Peugeot diesel in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. The endless battle between PCH Superpowers Britain, France, and Italy will hold a cease-fire today, as we're so inspired by the beauty and coke-dealer-style original price tag of this morning's PCH car that we have no choice but to fill your garage with the sulfurous fumes of two gorgeous- yet maddeningly complex- Bavarian machines today.
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5:20 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,122 views, 40 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: @TheTooth: '84 for that reason... and because I didn't look at the URL and just saw "Location: Jupiter". more »

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PCH, No Blood For Oil Edition: Veggie Oil Peugeot or Hybrid Austin Marina?

The French car beat the German one in our last Choose Your Eternity matchup, which means we need to give France's cross-Channel rival an opportunity to snatch the PCH Trophy (which features several rods hanging out the side and a spreading pool of oil below) today. We're going with something a bit different this time, however; ever since the What Should Mad_Science Drive To Work QOTD, we've been thinking about non-petroleum-fueled car projects. Not boring ol' electric cars that can barely buzz up to highway speed, or seen-one-ya-seen-em-all veggie-oil-powered Mercedes-Benzes, though. Something fun! Something... HELL!
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5:20 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,417 views, 58 comments

Latest by HUMONGUS: Find a Rover automobile, remove the engine and tranny, and make the Marina a V8 (they did make them). As for the Peugeot, I hear they're running entire cars thru the crusher in Denver... more »

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PCH, Franco-Prussian War Rematch Edition: Citroen CX 2000 or Porsche 928?

In a stunning upset, the Borgward Hansa wagon handed Germany a one-sided victory over the Peugeot 304 in our most recent Choose Your Eternity poll. With France long reigning as the world's lone HyperGalactic PCH OmniPower, we would be remiss if we didn't give the French a shot at prying the oil-leaking, stripped-fastener-thread PCH CryptoChampion trophy from the Germans, in order to prove that the Borgward's victory wasn't just some one-shot fluke. That's why we're rolling out some Hell Project heavy artillery today, with a pair of undeniably cool- yet just as undeniably nightmarish- machines vying for long-term residency in your Garage Of Torture.
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5:20 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,773 views, 78 comments

Latest by HUMONGUS: The Citroen, hands down. It might have potential once you get past the task of building an entire subframe to hold an American V8 engine and drivetrain. The 928 on the other hand will require you to install a rear more »

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PCH, European Pain Edition: Borgward Hansa Wagon or Peugeot 304?

We had another nail-biter yesterday, with the Subaru XT6 edging out the BRAT by a 234 to 228 vote count in the Choose Your Eternity poll. We're going to declare that one a tie, and that's a good thing; after all, what's Hell without difficult choices? Today we're going to park a pair of European machines just inside the gates of Hades, where they will beckon enticingly to you with their only-one-in-town obscurity and double-take-inspiring appearance. It's lots of fun having an oddball car whose mere presence makes onlookers question your sanity respect your taste in fine automobiles, and either of these two could be a life sentence highly fulfilling project. Thanks to HotRodElectric and Franzouse for the tips!
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5:20 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,483 views, 51 comments

Latest by donkeyassman: good find here boys.. the obscure-o-meter is almost off the charts more »

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Project Car Hell, 80s Subaru Edition: BRAT or XT6?

We saw the Gremlin beat the Spirit by quite a margin in our last Choose Your Eternity poll. Maybe it was the Wayne's World connection, or maybe it was just the obscurity of the AMC Spirit. Either way, we're going to follow up a pair of quirky American machines with a pair of equally quirky Japanese machines. Sure, Subaru is plenty mainstream in North America these days, but remember when Subarus just seemed vaguely weird, say a couple decades back? When you only saw the little boxer-powered cars in areas with huge amounts of snow and NPR listeners? Those 80s Subies are semi-rare and quite cool, not as bulletproof as your Japanese Big Three machines of the era, and parts are getting tough to find... which makes them great raw material for your exile adventures in the garage!
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5:20 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,452 views, 58 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: Holy shit, it's a tie. The XT6 has always been one of my favorite cars for some inexplicable reason. That, and the famous advertisement: "I thought we agreed you'd buy a Subaru." "But, Dad, I did." more »

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PCH, Six-Banger Kenosha Malaise Edition: Spirit or Gremlin?

With today's Engine of the Day being the AMC inline six, it seemed only good and proper that we have a Choose Your Eternity dilemma featuring a pair of vehicles powered by that fine powerplant. It's also good to have a couple of American cars, which I really can't use very often in this series because the stuff out of Detroit is too simple and parts obtainment is too easy to make for true hell. Not so with Kenosha products, though- even though the drivetrain parts are easy to find (thanks to the Jeep connection), the body and interior components are another story entirely. And today's trip into Hell isn't just about restoring an old AMC- it's about hot-rodding the six-cylinder engine so you get at least 300 reliable horsepower out of it. The road out of Hell is steep, you see, and you'll need plenty of power to climb out of the boiling sulfur!
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5:20 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,684 views, 48 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: @v8corvairpickup: Gremanche! more »

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PCH, No Escape From Engine-Swapped Porsches Edition: VR6 914 or Corvair 912?

Perhaps you breathed a sigh of relief after Chevy-Powered Porsche Hell was over with, figuring that (with the small-block-motivated 911 winning so decisively) you would be spared the temptation of a hacked-up Porsche sporting a non-Stuttgart engine for quite a while. However Project Car Hell doesn't work that way; just because you were able to walk past the fiery gates once doesn't mean you won't be lured right back in by the same kind of bait! That's why we're returning to Porsche Engine Swap Hell today, this time going for six cylinders instead of eight.
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5:20 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,088 views, 41 comments

Latest by busbodger: I'll take the 912. (I've got to go finish my Corvair implanted VW Westfalia...) more »

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PCH, Chevy-Powered Porsche Edition: 911 or 924?

After all the excitement over the Gay Deep Throated Angry Demon 914rrari this morning, the chorus of demons here in the Hell Garage has begun chanting "Small-Block Porsche! Small-Block Porsche!" It's always best to obey the Hell Garage Demons, lest you find yourself driving a silver 4-year-old Camry or some other reliable boring transporation appliance. You go with one of today's choices and you'll be able to laugh smugly at those sellouts who took the easy road... the days will drag by for them, each a gray replica of the one that preceded it, while you roar around town in your V8-ized Porsche!
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5:20 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,860 views, 72 comments

Latest by 1600mkII: All I needed was to see a small block sitting on a rug in the 911/12's engine bay. Wow! That is SOOO cool! You have nothing to do but start from scratch with an impossible marriage...DA BEST! more »

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PCH, Northstar Swap Edition: Toyota MR2 or Pontiac Fiero?

Since yesterday's Packard Straight Eight Swap Edition (which was won by the '37 Pontiac) was so much fun, we're going to stick with Alternative Powerplant Hell for another day. All engine swaps are fun, of course, but the best ones involve stuffing an engine much, much larger than anything the car's designers ever considered. When you accomplish such a swap, you get respect; when you start with the knuckle-shredding, sanity-destroyingly tight engine compartment of a small mid-engined car (say, a Fiero or MR2)... well, that's when folks start treating you with the deference reserved for the truly mad!
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5:20 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Murilee Martin
4,949 views, 50 comments

Latest by Turboner: @BillStrong: Do what I did, get a wife who values torque over square footage... Wait, that came out wrong, I've got plenty of square "footage" where it counts! more »

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PCH, Packard Eight Swap Edition: 1937 Pontiac Sedan or 1929 Ford Truck

Well, whaddya know- an American Hell Project beat a French one in our most recent Choose Your Eternity poll, with the Malaise Corvette Limo winning by a small- yet significant- margin over the V8-ready Peugeot 404. Unprecedented! We need to honor this tremendous underdog victory by going with an all-American matchup, with a 71-year-old car taking on a 79-year-old truck. Not only that, to honor the amazing Packard Straight Eight we saw in today's Engine of the Day post, each of these projects must be viewed as the potential recipient of a supercharged Packard inline eight engine. So forget those small-block Chevy engines that come with 'em, because the Chevy is just too easy.
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5:20 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,692 views, 30 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: @grrrr: That's what you get with the Ford... well, minus the suspension, maybe. more »

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PCH, Molten Sulfur Edition: V8 Peugeot 404 or Corvette Limo?

The Detroit (well, actually South Bend) machine put up a good fight against the Detroit-powered British Leyland product yesterday, but it's tough to beat a PCH Superpower and thus the voters gave the victory to the V8/IRS MGB-GT in yesterday's poll. But are we giving up on America as a credible PCH contender? Hell no! That's the thinking behind today's Detroit-versus-Paris matchup, and we'll see how things sort out.
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5:20 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,609 views, 67 comments

Latest by HUMONGUS: Don't hate on me, but Corvettes make excellent parts cars--this one is no exception. more »

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Project Car Hell: IRS-ized V8 MGB-GT or 1963 Studebaker Avanti?

The majority of voters felt that an eternity spent wrenching on a pair of Willys Station Wagons would be preferable to eternity spent with a '58 Pontiac/'62 Mercedes-Benz combo, according to last Friday's Choose Your Eternity poll. That's fine, but what if you'd prefer endless toil on a hopeless challenging fast car? Something with light weight, V8 power, and primitive 60s suspension and brake design, perhaps? The red-hot iron gates are opening- come on in!
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5:20 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,373 views, 49 comments

Latest by petersterncan: Picked the Avanti and didn't even have to think about it. more »

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PCH, Double The Hell Edition: Pair-O-Willys or Benz-Pontiac Combo Platter?

With the '69 Citröen ID19 carrying the French to victory over their British rivals in the PCH Superpower Rematch, I can see we'll need to have some more elimination rounds to see whether France or Britain shall be crushed beneath the weight of proudly display the oil-spraying, parts-shedding PCH Superpower Trophy. Today's challenge, however, is a return to a fine PCH tradition with no nationalistic overtones: Two-For-One Hell Projects!
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5:15 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,887 views, 39 comments

Latest by Zarba: Willys, natch. I gotta show the love for a 58 Poncho, but the Willys are WAGONS, man. I reckon' a big block'll fit in the Willys. more »

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PCH, Superpower Rematch Edition: Jaguar Mark VII or Citroen DS?

The V12 Jagchero vaporized the Electric Renault R10 in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity voting, but the lopsidedness of the matchup had some supporters of liberty, equality, and eternal torment crying foul. It's bad enough that the British entry was packing a V12 versus the French car's electric motor, but to make a sedan compete against a Rancheroized machine? That's why it's only fair that we have a PCH Superpower rematch today, featuring a more level playing field and one Bargain Hell Project from each side of the Channel.
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5:15 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,790 views, 42 comments

Latest by Walleeme: That's a 5 main bearing ID19 with LHM.Piece of cake. 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
2,755 views, 71 comments

Latest by bd_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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PCH, Rotary Swap Hell Edition: Honda 600 or Toyota Starlet?

Technically, the Peugeot Mi16 beat the Mercedes-Benz 6.9 in last Friday's Choose Your Eternity poll, but we're talking 327 to 317 votes here. When all is said and done, however, France still needs to take on Britain in a PCH Superpower Challenge... but we're postponing that apocalyptic battle for another day, because tipster EdNiedermeyer sent in a mighty Wankelized contender from not-often-seen-in-PCH Japan (earning a half-credit towards a Project Car Hell Tipster T-shirt in the process), and we've found a Rotarian opponent that stacks up pretty well against it. So throw those pistons in the trash and stagger into the sumo ring to face your 800-pound opponent, because it's Rotary Swap Hell Day!
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5:15 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,360 views, 36 comments

Latest by joneez: The 600. I was gonna put a turboed 1200 Goldwing engine in one of these but this is SOOOO much more over the top! more »

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Project Car Hell: Mercedes-Benz 6.9 or Peugeot Mi16?

As everyone predicted, the Triumph GT6 obliterated the Porsche 914 in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. British Leyland versus VW? We've been gearing up to have an epic Britain-versus-France PCH Superpower Showdown ever since a Lotus knocked the crown off top dog Italy's dome, but it's only fair to give PCH SuperBeaucoupPower France a warmup round against Germany, just as the Brits got. Thus, we have today's matchup, courtesy of PCH Tipster (and T-shirt winner) Anaxomander.
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5:00 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,470 views, 82 comments

Latest by gotta6.9: I was looking around the net, and lo and behold! I find my 6.9 being compared to a Peugeot for best/worst project hell car!The trans is the only thing wrong with this (besides needing paint) car. And finding a good more »