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    Tetsu GTR On SEMA Show Floor Proves Money Cannot Buy Taste

    Much like the falling leaves represented on the Tetsu GTR's matte black hood, we've been awaiting the SEMA arrival of the Japanese tuner's latest Bentley concoction. Are we fans of the odd paint scheme, Bucky Beaver front grille and Scoobtastic rear spoiler? Not so much. Are we fans of the 800 HP under that leafy hood? You betcha! All in all, the Tetsu GTR is a fate unworthy of just about any Bentley...except for the Bentley Continental GT, which makes it both horrifying and appropriate. Not unlike the SEMA show itself.

    3:40 PM on Tue Nov 4 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
    1,410 views, 31 comments

    Most discussed Drbajones: I'm trying to understand the leave scheme thingy, but it's not really worth the wated time of trying to understand. more »

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    Proving The 1972 Lincoln Mark IV Is The Coolest Land Yacht Ever, Two Show Up At LeMons Texas

    One side benefit of going to a 24 Hours Of LeMons race is getting to check out the interesting machinery that drivers and spectators use as personal transportation. We've seen the Caddy Wagon, the Audi Fox wagon, and so on. Houston had an Avanti and an orange Shelby Cobra, but what really had jaws dropping was this pair of '72 Lincolns. One is owned by an MSR track employee and boasts a 500+ horsepower 460, and the other is a recent purchase by Sajeev Mehta Doctor V8, who was in town to race the Mad Cow Motorsports 240Z. Make the jump to check out the whole gallery.


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    4:40 PM on Wed Oct 22 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    3,065 views, 48 comments

    Most discussed Triborough: Why can't Ford build cars like these anymore? more »

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    Toyo Tires Shows Off 2008 SEMA Line-Up

    The Nissan GT-R, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, Studebaker hot rod, disfigured Bentley Continental GT, and lifted Toyota Tundra you see here are the five cars Toyo Tires will be bringing to the upcoming 2008 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. But what's the one thing they all have in common—besides wearing Toyo rubber? They're all ridiculous caricatures! Well, the 1931 Studebaker Model 54 hot rod might not be so bad, but if the rendering pictured is accurate, its non-existent ride height means it's nothing but a trailer queen. The most subtly tuned of the rest is the Nissan GT-R, which sports some carbon-fiber body parts, an Amuse titanium exhaust and Endless six-piston brakes. The rest of the bunch are a bit more radical.

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    1:00 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
    By Mark Arnold
    2,568 views, 26 comments

    Most discussed Shadowguitar: Most hideous cars I've ever seen. How could anybody vandalize a Bentley like that? Outrageous. The GT-R is more »

  • down on the street

    1966 Lincoln Continental

    Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We're going to look at our fifth Alameda Lincoln today; of the first five, the suicide-door primered '69 was the crowd favorite in the Favorite DOTS Lincoln poll. Today's car is another suicide-door model, and the oldest of the bunch as well.
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    9:00 AM on Wed Sep 24 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    2,430 views, 51 comments

    Most discussed LincolnFANATIC: Well since Lincoln established this styling theme I'd say they should win the battle of the 66's. The Caddie of more »

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    Massachusetts Tries, Fails To Fully Oxidize All Its Old Vehicles

    This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Today we're going to look at a foursome of old machines that Dr. Danger has photographed for us in his native Massachusetts. We've got a Continental, a Nova, a Spitfire, and a Ford pickup. Make the jump to read Dr. Danger's descriptions and check out the entire gallery.


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    1:40 PM on Thu Aug 7 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    1,662 views, 34 comments

    Latest by spectra: LOve that little Spit -- even though it was tremendously modernized over the original early 60's versions. At least the Spit more »

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    Five Supercars Worth $1.4 Million Allegedly Trashed By Drunken Brit Wedding Guests

    According to The Sun an unruly group of UK wedding guests spent this past weekend destroying five rented supercars valued at over $1.4 million. The carnage includes a Bentley Continental GT, a Ferrari F430 and three Lamborghini Gallardo Spyders. Although the details are still rather sketchy, here's what we've learned. More »

    11:00 AM on Fri Aug 1 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
    13,522 views, 60 comments

    Latest by horspowr1001: "The alien had a sweeeet heavenly voice...like Urcle! And he comes every Friday night...like Urcle!" more »

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    Project Car Hell, 1961 Edition: Simca Aronde Or Pair-O-Lincolns?

    The Cressida took the win over the Maxima in our Rear-Drive Japanese Sedan Hoonage Edition poll on Wednesday, though not by a decisive margin. Perhaps that's because the Cressida and Maxima are so similar to each other, but we're not going to have that issue today! 57Sweptside has found some hell projects that, while cool, don't have much more in common than the year of manufacture; 57Sweptside gets a coveted PCH Tipster T-shirt for his role in filling some lucky soul's garage with eternal damnation happiness!
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    5:20 PM on Fri Jul 11 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    4,089 views, 94 comments

    Latest by panhard: @ graverobber - two beer minimum tu le comprends !These Simca's, this is the Plein Ciel are very very rare, more »

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    1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III, Plus Bonus Lincoln Poll

    Great big Detroit luxury machines, with two huge doors that swing out about 10 feet to the side when opened and a crude pushrod V8 with way more than 400 cubes under the hood. Aside from the low-single-digit gas mileage, what's not to love? The Lincolns of the 60s and 70s never quite sold like their Cadillac competition, but they had hoods like aircraft carrier decks and grilles carved from gigantic slabs of pure chrome. They were outrageous and beautiful, in a way the staid Caddy could never really pull off, and I wish I could find more of them parked on Alameda's streets.
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    9:00 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    3,712 views, 78 comments

    Latest by tscurt: What WERE we thinking....... more »

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    Three Photographers, Seven Fords, One Mile-High City

    So the DOTS Bonus Edition photos keep rolling in from every direction- and I'm doing my best to post them all- but the stockpile of car photos from Denver has reached absurd proportions. First there was Kitt on the south side, then EJacobs started shooting interesting old cars in the northwestern part of town; by this time I have a backlog of a dozen vehicles from each of them. To add to the fun, I get shipped to Denver for work every few months, so I can add my own photos to the list! Today, we've got one set of photos each from Kitt, Ejacobs, and me. The unifying theme: Old Fords! Make the jump for three more big galleries.

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    2:00 PM on Fri Jun 13 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    1,120 views, 22 comments

    Latest by Mike the Dog: @FuzzyPlushroom: That would surprise me not at all. Ford has always been pretty good at "parts-bin engineering". more »

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    2009 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Gets Facelift, "Speed" And Presumably E! Special

    We're guessing a lot of people forked over the extra change for the tweaked Bentley Continental GT Speed, convincing the product planners at the super-luxo marque to drop the same massaged 6.0-Liter W12 into the company's Continental Flying Spur sedan. Called the Continental Flying Spur Speed, the newly found 48 horsepower means the Bentley can pull all of that chrome and chestnut inlay to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. Additional tweaks to the Speed version include a lowered ride-height, new 20-inch wheels, revised grille, optional carbon ceramic disc brakes, sportier steering wheel and oh-so-many badges. Those who receive bonuses in the form of stock options or managed to avoid a pre-nup should check out the full specs below.

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    10:20 AM on Mon Jun 9 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    1,617 views, 17 comments

    Latest by Shprocket: Look! An old Benz! more »