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Man Builds Mustang Out Of Lamborghini, World Goes "Huh?"

So get this: Guy likes Lamborghinis. Guy likes Fords. Guy takes a 2007 Mustang and shoves a massive V-10 and transaxle into its middle. We can't look away. More »

02/08/10

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By Sam Smith

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Ruined 350Z Finally Put Right

Remember the 350Z seemingly ruined by a bodykit installed with woodscrews and bondo? A year and a full makeover later, Jalopnik reader Brian Gee now has a slick photoshoot to show off the Z he always wanted. More »

02/05/10

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By Wes Siler

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The H3 Recon Makes Other Hummers Look Lame

A forum member at HummerXClub.com wasn't satisfied with the front independent suspension on his H3 Alpha, so he ripped it out and went solid axle, he also chopped the truck up and made it a slant back. Totally cool. More »

02/05/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

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The Heynsdyk 2500SF: A Mercedes-Inspired Porsche 944 Re-Skin

It's hard to find an angle on the Dutch-built Heynsdyk 2500SF that isn't inspired by, or completely ripped off of, another car. If there's one it's the front, which is an aesthetic challenge. But hey, Porsche 944 guts, right? More »

02/02/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

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You Can See Yourself In A Mirror Polished DeLorean

The recently Forza'd Delorean DMC-12 is probably best-known for its brushed stainless steel body, but what would happen if you spent weeks carefully polishing it? A spectacular mirror finish to put those chrome-crazy oil sheiks to shame. More »

01/29/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

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Snow Foot Car Proves Russia's Still Got It

Have a compact rear-wheel-drive car and want to traverse vast stretches of unpaved snowy wasteland? Russia has the solution. We bring you "Snow Foot Car," a 1-hour conversion system capable of turning a Lada into a radical snowmobile. More »

01/29/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

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I Wish I Were Inside The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

And now that wish has come true.Here's a virtual tour inside the 27-foot long, 11-foot high Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Somehow, this doesn't make us want a hot dog. [PictureBubble]

01/27/10

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By Wes Siler

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The Bedlinered Audi A4: Update

The bedlinered Audi A4's been updated. How can you improve on a maintenance-free coating? Paint, shiny silver paint. Oh, and by removing the awful bedlinered wheels too. More »

01/26/10

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By Wes Siler

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Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta Shows Off Gold Skin In Palm Beach

While much of the automotive world this weekend was worried about pitched tents flying away out at Russo & Steele, Ferrari officially debuted the one-off P540 Superfast Aperta this weekend at the Cavallino Classic in Palm Beach, Florida. More »

01/25/10

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By Ray Wert

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Bedlinered Audi A4: Hotness or Heresy?

The owner of this Audi A4 coated the entire thing in spray-on bedliner after vandals covered the original paint in brake fluid and other chemicals. Forum fan boys at Fourtitude slammed him for the mods, but we think it's hot. More »

01/20/10

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By Wes Siler

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Japanese Hearses Are Quite Fascinating

Japanese hearses aren't all mobile Buddhist temples. Some are fairly modest affairs, but these gilded shrine-on-wheels below take the religious to their final resting places in serious style. More »

01/20/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

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New Camaro/Trans Am Conversion Proves Mullets Aren’t Dead

What makes the Gearhead Performance Group Trans Am different from other Camaro/Trans Am conversions like the Bandit and Lingenfelter concept? It'll supposedly come with a 900 HP twin-turbo LS9. Nice. More »

01/20/10

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By Wes Siler

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Fastest Street Legal Car In Israel A Fiat X1/9?

Amid the souped-up Subarus and maxed-out Mitsubishis one of the fastest street-legal cars in Israel is actually a 10-second Fiat X1/9 powered by a heavily modified 2.0-liter Lancia Integrale motor. The Middle East is crazier than you thought. More »

01/19/10

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By Matt Hardigree

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Blast Or Blasphemous? Gazoo Creates Hybridized Toyota MR2

Let's say you've got a Toyota MR2 sitting around and you're bored. What to do? Well, if you're Japanese engineering tuner Gazoo, you put an electric motor on the front wheels and create the four-wheel-drive Gazoo Sports Hybrid Concept. More »

01/15/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

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The Crippler: A Mobility Scooter From Hell

When Lux Performance, a factory-backed Viper racing team, needed pit conveyance, minibikes wouldn't do. Instead they dropped a 48V Etek motor in a mobility scooter to create "The Crippler." A 46 MPH, hilll-climbing, berm-jumping wheelie-riding death machine. We want one. More »

01/14/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

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REPORT: Tom Cruise Drops $30K On Suri's Custom Indy Car

Suri Cruise has been so "mesmerized by auto racing" on TV, her father Tom dropped $30,000 on a custom car for the three-year-old. An Escalade? Nope. A miniature replica of a freaking open-wheel racer according to gossip sites. More »

01/13/10

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By Matt Hardigree

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Worst Car At CES Demands Respect, Doesn't Get It

Combine the worst of SEMA with a CES gadgetgasm and you get this Hyundai Tuscani (Tiburon) with so many LCD screens they stuffed one under the hood. It's so horrific it's fascinating — like movies about serial killers. More »

01/10/10

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By Matt Hardigree

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Sometimes A Chrome Lexus Isn't From Dubai

Whenever we see a chromed vehicle we immediately think "Dubai." However, this chrome foil-covered LS 460 is actually from Kuwait. Our mistake. [The Lexus Enthusiast]

01/05/10

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By Matt Hardigree

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Snow Mods: Ten Cars Aerodynamically-Enhanced By Mother Nature

The Snowpocalypse brought a foot of snow to Brooklyn. Combine the snow with high winds channeled by the city's grid-like streets creates the perfect recipe for Mother Nature custom-built white aerodynamic-enhancing body kits. More »

01/04/10

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By Wes Siler

#planelopnik

Finally, A Sidecar Based On An F4-F Wildcat

If there's one thing missing from our lives, it's a totally camp sidecar based on a WWII fighter plane. This F4-F Wildcat was created by a man so obsessed with Americana he runs a Wild West theme park in Hungary.

12/30/09

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By Wes Siler

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Would People Please Stop Making Louis Vuitton-Emblazoned Cars?

Further evidence trashy fashion and cars don't mix: an eBay auction for a V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee tastelessly customized with a Louis Vuitton pattern paint job and matching interior. Unsurprisingly it failed to meet its reserve. More »

12/30/09

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By Wes Siler

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