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Get Shorty: A Mega-Gallery Of Short Car Compensation
Before young men got obsessed with turning Civics into M5s, they were forced to use actual creativity when customizing automobiles. Take three feet or more out of the wheelbase and you have the shorty car. More »
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custom cars
Dream Ryder Haunts Your Sleep and Your Rearview Mirror
It's not unusual at a car show to come across a custom-built machine that represents an expression of the creator's zeitgeist, and speaks to his passion and joy. Or sometimes they look like the Dream Ryder. More »
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Custom Woody S-10 Convertible: Buy It Now For $4,500
Have you ever imagined heading down to the beach, blasting Surfer Girl from a custom woody-ed, convertible-ized Chevy S-10? Here's your chance to scare the kiddies! It's yours for only $4,500! More »
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Grassroots Motorsports Competitor Builds AWD Hybrid Fiero
This is a hybridized Pontiac Fiero, but it doesn't work like you might think. Instead of some fancy trickery with the gas engine, this one uses an electric S10 motor to power the front wheels. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by layabout returns: Hybrid + Fiero = fail 13 Responses | Other threads
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Frankensnake Update: Twin-Turbo Viper V10-Powered Mustang
Back in December we first revealed Cobra Scott's devious 8.0-liter Viper V10-powered, twin ball-bearing T-76 turbo-fed 1994 SVT Mustang Cobra. Back then, the car was in the early development stages. Now? Frankensnake is alive! More »
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Comment by Steve Neill: IMO, not to sound like a troll or an asshole, this is the biggest waste of cash, and the most... 13 Responses | Other threads
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custom cars
600 HP Mini-Monster Truck: Sound And Fury In A Tiny Package
Ever wish you had the ruthless power of a full-sized monster truck in a size scaled for garage storage? This guy did. So he built one and there's nothing sane about it. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by pauljones: So...he wants to compensate for something by having a 600hp engine and huge wheels, but doesn't want anyone to know... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Hummer H1 Ugly Edition: Slant Nose, Ostrich Skin Interior
The car that will tell everyone you haven't moved on from your days as a semi-successful TV action star in the early ‘90s, this horribly ugly slant-nosed Hummer H1 is one of only two ever made. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Ash78: With over $185,000 invested You keep using this word "invested." I do not think it means what you think it... 12 Responses | Other threads
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custom cars
Japanese Ironsmith Creates Bulldozer Out Of Fiat 500
If you need a bulldozer and you're in a pinch, would you combine a vintage Fiat 500 with tracks and a blade? Japanese ironsmith Kogoro Kurata did, building this beast. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Iron coffin: First it was the whales, now it's the Fiat 500s, all in the name of scientific research.... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Popular Science Builds Insane Jet Turbine-Powered ATV
60 MPH, 114 dB, 1300 degrees, 150,000 RPM. We probably wouldn't be crazy enough to put a jet turbine in a side-by-side, but we know we definitely wouldn't take it for a test run through Philly. [PopularScience]
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By Wes SilerComment by leavethegun-takethecannoli: I would definitely drive it through the streets of Philly- as fast as I could- right to Pat's and I'd... 4 Responses | Other threads
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custom cars
Home-Built 2700 HP Jet-Truck Is The Coolest Truck Ever!
In a bid to give his 2005 Ford F-150 more power, Jackson, Michigan native Chris Lentz strapped a Czechoslovakian Motorlet M-701 turbojet to the truck bed, creating a 2700HP jet-powered truck. It's the coolest truck we've ever seen. Video below. More »
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By Ray WertComment by pauljones: So, even with the jet engine going, it still took it 8.5 seconds to hit 60? It certainly is an amusing... 18 Responses | Other threads
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custom cars
Medical Technician Builds Amazing Laverda Sidecar
10 years, 10,000 hours and $21,000 went in to converting this 1000cc Laverda 3CL into a custom sidecar. The result looks nothing like the original bike and like nothing else on the road. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Tanshanomi: "10 years, 10,000 hours and $21,000 went..." ...down the toilet. Goodness, what a horrible monstrosity. 19 Responses | Other threads
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Awesome, Defined: The 10-Liter, Radial-Engined Goggomobil
"Awesome" is overused to the point of meaninglessness. Until now. We guarantee you'll be filled with some serious awe at this spectacle of unbelievable mechanical prowess. Your jaw will drop at this — the 10,220cc, radial-engined 360 HP Goggomobil. More » -
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Hennessey's 705 HP LS9-Powered 2010 Camaro Is ALIVE!
Crank your speakers up to hear the angry, snarling sounds pumping out of the world's first LS9-powered 2010 Camaro — the HPE700 . Some say it eats babies for fuel. We wouldn't doubt it. More »
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Comment by FrankGrimes: put some mufflers on that thing it sounds like ass. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Opel GT Has Amerigasm, Gets CJ5 Drivetrain
You know what the Opel GT needs? More off-road ability, that's what. This CJ5-based custom is actually overwhelmingly cool. The best part? It's for sale in Pennsylvania. Buy it now! More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Triborough: This is no doubt from the "Alabama in the middle" part of Pennsylvania. 10 Responses | Other threads
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Romanians Weld Cars Together For Parking Lot Hoonery
Take the nose-end of a VW Passat diesel and weld the front of an Opel Omega to the back, hop in the car with a buddy and enjoy some silly-looking shenanigans in the parking lot. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Live_axle: They did this on the Red Green show. I'm not Canadian, really. I'm a man, but I can change, if... 4 Responses | Other threads
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custom cars
Wald International Teases Black Bison Mercedes E-Class
Wald International takes the cake for the most bizarre custom line naming convention and will continue it with the 2010 Mercedes Benz E-Class Black Bison Sports Package. A one-shot comic-book-villain named teaser's all we get. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by GtAkReYz: Those round fog lights really don't work there, they belong there like they could belong in a Renault Clio or... 2 Responses | Other threads
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What Car Is Hidden Under This Custom Vegas Cruiser?
A reader sent us these shots, without context, of what appears to be American metal shaped into a custom Vegas-style cruiser. The question is: what's hidden underneath the custom metal? More » -
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Lee Iacocca Finds Better Car, Unveils Custom 45th Anniversary Mustang
Chrysler may have repossessed his Chrysler 300C company car, but Lee Iacocca found a better car he wants you to buy. This custom fastback Lee Iacocca Limited Edition Mustang celebrates 45 years of the multi-special-edition car Iacocca helped create. More »
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Comment by pauljones: Actually, despite my annoyance with constant special edition Mustangs, I like this one. I would totally rock it. 11 Responses | Other threads
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Oklahoma: Home Of The Sleepiest Sleeper Truck Ever
From most outward appearances, this Chevy C10 pickup is a totally crusty heap, much abused by its uncaring owner. That impression is very, very wrong. Would you believe this thing runs 12.3 second quarter-miles? More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Spen Oner: MAN! GOT'S TO BE ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN. Jalopnik should go around the nation doing stories... 9 Responses | Other threads
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tuner cars
First 705 HP LS9-Powered Hennessey Camaro
The power hungry folks at Hennessey Motorsport in Houston just completed their first swap of a ZR1-sourced LS9 into a 2010 Camaro, creating the HPE700 or what Chevy should call the Camaro Z28. More »
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Comment by Officer BLW, Royal Canadian Grammar Polis.: Really, any tuner allowed to work on the Camaro shouldn't be called Hennessey. This oughta be Pabst Blue Ribbon Tuning. 13 Responses | Other threads
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Crazy Euro Car Boy
Behold! The Pimped-Out Bedford Ice Cream Van
A mysterious British customizer proves even the lowliest of vehicles — a Bedford ice cream van — can transform into objects of desire. More » -
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Dutch Royal Family Restores 1985 Mercedes 380 SEL Caruna
Proving definitively that the Dutch are far cooler than the English, their royal family just restored this custom four-door convertible 1985 Mercedes 380 SEL Caruna to use at their seaside villa in Italy. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Elhigh: I wonder how the Dutch royal subjects feel about all their tax kroner going to this little project? 10 Responses | Other threads
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Pontiac Sunfire-Based Fake Lamborghini Ends Up In Junkyard
Some troubled soul accosted a Pontiac Sunfire with lumber and plaster for this junkyard-bound "Lamborghini Murcielago." Believe us when we say this horror show raises the bar on fake super cars in every way imaginable. We dub thee the Flim-Flamborghini! More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by pauljones: Living in LA, I have seen so many levels of automotive debauchery that this just doesn't even come close to... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Chinese Tuner Builds Ferrari "Ch-Enzo" Out Of Geely Coupe
We've seen our fair share of fake Ferrari Enzos and Chinese clones, but this Chinese-built copy of a $650,000 Ferrari Enzo made from a Geely Beauty Leopard is a first for us. We dub thee — "Chen-Zo." More »
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Comment by Bentoboxx, Now part owner of General Motors: How did Hardigree find this on the web? What did he type into the google search to get him to... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Storm Chasers Drive Into Tornado, Film From Inside
Ever wanted to see a storm chaser driving straight into the path of a tornado to film what's inside? You're in luck — because we've got it right here. More »
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Comment by Tanshanomi: What did impress me was the way the el-cheapo magnetic roof beacon held up to being whacked repeatedly by it's... 1012 Responses | Other threads
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billetproof
Billetproof 2009: Miss Fugly Delivers On Name
Bad ideas in "Miss Fugly" are like stars in the sky, believe us, there were lots of scary/awesome rides at Billetproof, we've got the craziest later, but try to count the brilliant stupidity here. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by My X-type is too a real Jaguar: What car did the body come from? I almost recognize it but the shear hideousness of the car seems... 8 Responses | Other threads
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custom cars
Spira Foam Car Inspired By Crocs
Surrounded by six inches of foam, Spira claims their vehicle is the ideal solution not only to pedestrian impact protection, but to the average vehicle's lack of sex appeal and flotation too. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by .357: average vehicle's lack of sex appeal What do you say to this, you Crocpots? 8 Responses | Other threads
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Toyota FJ40: John Deere Edition
John Deere is likely rolling in his grave at the sight of this Toyota FJ40 done up in green-and-yellow John Deere livery. We'll admit, those tractor wheels and tires do look pretty cool. [mudfacemarge]
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Comment by .357: Sort of a threadjack: Sorry, but just to let everyone know (I'm sure no one cares), but I've been banned from... 26 Responses | Other threads
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Air Force Builds Two High-Tech Custom Muscle Cars
The U.S. Air Force has used your tax dollars to commission two highly-customized Planelopnik-infused muscle cars complete with radar-absorbing paint, proximity sensors and targeting cameras for its recruitment program. When do we get a turn at the stick? More »
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Comment by Triborough: If anyone is dumb enough to join the military, they'll love this car! 53 Responses | Other threads
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Unicorn Fiero Makes Carpocalypse All Better
It's been a pretty bad day for the car industry, even by Carpocalypse standards. Here's something that'll make any GM fan-boy smile. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Number_Six: A truly disabled person who could get in and out of a Fiero would be unicorn-like indeed. 9 Responses | Other threads
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Man Hand-Building Hummer H1 From Ford Scraps
A madman Ford nut is hand-building an incredible Hummer H1 replica on the bones of a junker Ford F-150. The full scope of this fabrication fest can only be appreciated in the huge gallery below. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by beercheck - Commentin' Dirty: The axles ruin it. He should at least incorporate orbitals while he's under there. He just hand-built....a poser. Sigh. 11 Responses | Other threads
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Steampunk Kamaro A Metallic Nightmare
The tuner car craziness surrounding the 2010 Chevy Camaro has reached a fevered pitch, but the Steampunk Kamaro takes the crazy cake. Thankfully, it's only a flight of rivet and cog fantasy. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by jdoobluh is H1N1 free: If anyone missed it, steampunk is officially dead. Really really dead. In fact, deader than dead. 13 Responses | Other threads
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George Barris Mustangs Tacky As Sonny And Cher Inspiration
George Barris has been kind of crazy for a long time and we generally think all his stuff is the bees-knees, but these matching "Sonny and Cher" Ford Mustangs are a special kind of awful. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by CPO Alfisted: What's with the little divot in the middle of the grille? Did Sonny hit a tree? 13 Responses | Other threads
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LOLCars
Ferrari Elise Looks Suspicious
Ferrari is jumping on the Lotus-based ridiculous cars bandwagon alongside Dodge and Tesla. But Instead of electricity, this "Ferrari "Elise is electric blue, features electrical tape racing stripes, and comes with an electrifying stare. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Flathead Smith: Someone needs to take this abomination to China to be used in a rear ender. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Baddest Citroen 2CV Ever Sports Ferrari F355 Guts
It takes inspired madness to imagine the perfect mate for a Ferrari F355 chassis is a Citroen 2CV Fourgonnette body. After thousands of hours of labor, this is the fastest French bread-van you'll ever see. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by elargentino: Amazing, but it begs the question for the rest of us... What would you put on top of that Ferrari... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Gold-Plated BMW M5 Makes Chrome-Plating Look So Passé
The obnoxious car precious metals-plating cold war between Russian mobsters and oligarchs and Middle Eastern oil sheiks has jumped to the next level. Chromed cars are now passé, with one Russian stepping up his game with a gold-plated BMW M5. Naturally, it also has a chrome racing stripe. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Leeeeena - 1000 Club: I've always thought the coolest blingtastic covering would be something transparent. Wouldn't it be awesome to be able to... 20 Responses | Other threads
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Bow To The Fury Of A Sherman Tank-Engined 1970 Mustang
We heard about the madman who swapped a 1100 cubic inch, 1000 HP, Ford-produced Sherman Tank V8 into a 1970 Mustang more than two years ago. Now there's video. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Jimal: This is nice and everything, but the Rolls Royce Merlin powered '55 Chevy is sick... + Watch video 6 Responses | Other threads
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Two UK Soccer Stars Join Chrome Mercedes SLR McLaren Craze
Arsenal Defender William Gallas paid $535,000 for this chrome Mercedes SLR McLaren. He's not the only English footballer. Blackburn Rovers Striker Ello Hadji Diouf paid $642,000 for his. Dear god, make it stop. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by pauljones: It's okay, they're British. Poor taste must be allowed for. /Hides from Rust and Boosted Lego Wagon 56 Responses | Other threads
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custom cars
What’s In This Matte Black S-Class’s Trunk?
We don't know the answer to that question, but we'll hazard an educated guess it's not something legal. Sometimes you just have to launder that cash at the Krylon and DTM bodykit outlet. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by pauljones: The obvious answer is dead hookers... 10 Responses | Other threads
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Maserati Quatroporte Limo Is Quite A Stretch
The Maserati Quattroporte can carry a group of four in style, but what if you need more room for your junk? A Quattroporte Wagon would suffice. Or, what about this VIP Lounge-style Quattroporte stretch limo? More »
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Comment by pres: Another rolling tampon for those with absolutely no taste whatsoever. Whomever hires that thing out has a 99% probability... 8 Responses | Other threads
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