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Jaguar E Type, Custom Van Coexist Peacefully Down On The NYC Street

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. We're heading back to New York City, where Dolo54 shot this interesting pair of vehicles for us a couple months back. Yes, a vintage XKE and a jaw-dropping van that rivals even the Spinellimobile for the world-record Custom Van Awesome-O-Meter™ reading. Make the jump to see all the photos and read Dolo54's description.

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2:40 PM on Fri Sep 12 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,233 views, 40 comments

Most discussed Slantsick- on layaway at SPATULA CITY: No, unfortunately some jackass defiled a '70s-vintage Dodge Maxivan... more »

project car hell

PCH, Fry In Econoline Hell Edition: 4x4 or Slammed?

Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! The last time we ventured into El Infierno Del Coche, we experienced the joy of electrical fires and short vehicle range in the Arc-Weld Your Soul challenge. That one was a close race, but the electric 911 edged out the electric Spitfire in a 51.5-to-48.5 split. Today we're getting all forward-control on you, with a couple of interesting Econoline projects suggested by Schoolpsych. The question you need to ask yourself here is: do you want to go low and slow... or high and muddy?
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5:20 PM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Murilee Martin
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Latest by tts10driver: Low and slow is the only way to go ! more »

found on ebay

Does YOUR Van Have Four Axles And A Sauna?

We've seen a Double Econoline and even a stretched Suburban, but most such weld-em-and-pray projects lack sufficient axles to really make a forceful statement. Not so with this 1984 GMC van, which features four axles, an overstuffed armchair, every marker light in the JC Whitney catalog, and a sauna. Really, a sauna! Thanks to Brent for the tip.

[eBay Motors]

8:00 AM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Murilee Martin
4,994 views, 51 comments

Latest by super-sano: @mytdawg: I hear this car was on the short list for THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS III, but then they more »

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Forget The Spoiler: Your Van Needs Bat Wings!

Yet more proof that nobody can outdo the Japanese when it comes to wild-ass vehicle modifications comes courtesy of this photo sent to us by reader Nathan. You got your Dekotoras, and now you got the BatVan! That means it's time for some Melt-Banana, so make the jump and crank up your speakers. More »

7:30 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Murilee Martin
5,536 views, 62 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: Wow, for once I saw a Jalop picture somewhere else the day before. I'm not sure if it's funnier this time more »

choose your eternity

Project Car Hell: Auto Union 1000 or Shorty Corvair Van?

In a rare upset, a French car actually lost a Choose Your Eternity challenge! Not only that, front-wheel-drive triumphed over a rear-engined machine. Yes, the Fiat 128 Rally beat the Simca 1000GL in our last Project Car Hell! Today we're going to look at a pair of vehicles that do interesting things with the concept of scale: a tiny German Thunderbird or a huge Seattle Hot Wheels car.
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5:15 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,714 views, 48 comments

Latest by brandegee: Corvan's awesome, but I'm not really into caricatures. Gotta go with the SP, one of the few (only?) 2-strokers to more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Truck Bed Edition: Honda 600amino or Dodge Vanpage?

A French hydropneumatically-suspended diesel managed to win a photo finish against a V8-powered Malaise Lotus in our last Choose Your Eternity poll, which means we'll need to have another English Channel Hell Project Battle right soon. But today we need to go to the PCH Tipster Mailbag (which, sorry to say, I haven't been using as much as I should, due to the fact that I still haven't had a chance to crank up the PCH Tipster T-shirt assembly line) and check out a couple of real humdingers sent in by Bumblebee. These are machines any sane Jalopnik reader would dream of owning... yet actual ownership of either one would lead to plenty of wake-up-screaming nightmares!
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5:45 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,835 views, 111 comments

Latest by Mokers: The 600amino is hard to beat, but shag carpet plus stacks is too awesome to ignore. Maybe if the 600 more »

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What Would Noam Drive?

Why, a custom van, of course! And, man, the onion-like layers of conceptual heaviosity involved with this painting; since our commenters are a bunch of Wittgenstein-quoting theorists, we're sure Brandon Bird's Signifier and Signified will be food for some serious thought this fine Wednesday morning. Thanks to Teargas for the tip! [BrandonBird.com]

1:00 PM on Wed Nov 7 2007
By Murilee Martin
1,417 views, 41 comments

Latest by Comrade Teargaskov: @mytdawg: He's "upgraded" to a Pacifica now that he lives the good life in Bel Air Michigan. And, he's more »

junkyard find

Swingin' Pinto Wagon Has A Date With The Crusher!

Life was tough on swingers back in the Malaise Era- say you needed to go to the next county for that Quaalude-fueled pool party, yet the goddamn price of gas was keeping your LTD Brougham (with the classy opera lights) firmly anchored in the driveway. What to do? Why, get yourself a snazzed-out Pinto wagon with the custom portholes and shag carpeting! And now, having served its purpose for three decades, this Pinto offers up its components that other Pintos (and Bobcats) may live. More »

10:30 AM on Wed Oct 10 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,224 views, 20 comments

Latest by sassycaddy: @mytdawg: wait a sec, do you live in Philly? Back when I lived there my next door neighbor was constantly more »

moment of zen

And Now, Your Tuesday Moment of Zen

Do you feel it? The strains of Frampton Comes Alive, the scent of Acapulco Gold, and the sight of a Primo Beer T-shirt? We don't know much about this twin-cab Econoline pickup (known as "Two Faced") but we're hoping it has two engines to go with the two 9' whip CB antennas. We'll dedicate the next spin of "Do You Feel Like We Do" to any reader who can give us more info about this fine machine.

11:30 AM on Tue Oct 9 2007
By Murilee Martin
1,734 views, 28 comments

Latest by capt777: Thats right, you know it. Name is John. Rest Haven is right up the road. Im sure my dad knew more »

custom van

It Had To Happen: Customized Thames Freighter

Once we saw the mighty Thames Freighter van at Laguna Seca, we knew: someone, somewhere, had turned a Freighter into a full-on 70s-style custom van. Sure enough, crazy New Zealander Colin Cowie has created The Sorcerer from his Thames Freighter. We can practically hear the strains of Frampton Comes Alive from here! [Van Association of New Zealand]

2:00 PM on Mon Sep 3 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,299 views, 7 comments

Latest by squablow: I love that the Van Association of New Zealand can be abbreviated as "VANZ". I wonder if that was on more »

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