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Carpocalypse
EBay Says No Deal Yet With GM
Remember that deal GM had this morning with EBay to experiment with auctioning new cars? The one designed to make the ol' Detroit automaker look innovative? Turns out there's no deal with EBay. When will GM learn? More » -
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GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
We always hear complaints about the new car buying process being antiquated and "old n' busted." GM's apparently seeking to change that as it emerges from bankruptcy by partnering with eBay for new car auctions. More »
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By Ray WertComment by pauljones: Wow. That's just retarded. Fritz, you're fired. What they need to do is expand the current "build and... 14 Responses | Other threads
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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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Lincoln Sentinel Concept: Buy It Now For $48,500!
There's a chance to own a piece of Ford history on eBay — the Blade Runner-esque, Lincoln Sentinel concept from 1995. This questionably-styled, rolling retro-futuristic concept chassis can be yours for a buy-it-now price of just $48,500. More »
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Comment by layabout returns: Fuck me that's ugly, let me balance this out.... That's better. 14 Responses | Other threads
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World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
The very same Guinness-verified, "World's Fastest Production Car," official record-breaking, Veyron-besting-with-a-speed-of-256-MPH SSC Ultimate Aero is sitting on eBay right this moment. Unfortunately, there's no "Buy It Now" button. More »
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Comment by OldeEnglishD: I would buy it, but I live in Michigan which means 2 things: 1) The roads by me have larger and... 14 Responses | Other threads
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Custom 1969 Ferrari Micro Kei Pickup Could Fit In Your Pocket
What do you get when take a 1969 Subaru Sambar Kei micro truck and add voluptuous Italian leather, Ferrari badges and a machined ball-top shifter? A super cute, yet macho 1969 Ferrari Micro Truck. More » -
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2007 Playmate Of The Year’s Mini S Drop-Top Pops Up On eBay
Sara Jean Underwood's Mini is for sale on eBay. There's plenty of pictures of her posing with it, but at $34,999 you'd have to be crazy to click Buy It Now. Or a stalker. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Jo Schmo: For sale: One owner 1984 Playmate Model. Always Mansioned. Gently driven only by elderly gentleman. 34 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
Eddie Griffin Enzo Bumper Lives On As LeMons BMW Wing, Could Be Yours!
Remember the Eddie Griffin Wrecked Enzo? The carbon-fiber bumper from Eddie's Enzo now lives on as a performance-enhancing aerodynamic device on the Enzo Dysfunction BMW E36 at the 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas! More »
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Comment by discontinuuity is once again meme-free: My roommate just came up to me and asked, "What can we put on our front porch to get another... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Carpocalypse Now
Saab For Sale On eBay, Low Reserve
Saab, the Swedish automaker, is for sale on eBay. Overall condition is described as excellent, but in need of a little attention. With a "Buy It Now" price of $10,000, you’d better act fast. More » -
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Ford Taurus SHO Wagon Pops Up On eBay
As if we're not already overly inclined towards the first or second generation Ford Taurus SHO, an audio company made a rare SHO Wagon and that vehicle is now for sale on eBay. Rather than dropping the SHO 3.0-liter Yamaha V6 and manual transmission into a donor wagon body, this is an original SHO with the wagon body dropped onto it. Stacked with audio equipment and for sale with bids in the low $2,000-range, this could be a steal for someone in the Midwest area. Of course, it needs new paint, has hail damage and was probably driven like a company car. But SHO Wagon! Seller description below.
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Trick Or Treat: Toyota MR2 In Porsche Carrera GT Costume
This Toyota MR2 dressed to look like a Porsche Carrera GT isn't going to trick anybody. It may have Porsche badges glued on, but they're not enough to distract you from the sickening proportions and ridiculous build quality. We haven't seen a supercar kit this bad since the Fierrari Enzo. The Porsche costume is mounted on a salvage-title 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder with a modest 138 HP 1.8-liter four-banger. So how much would you pay for such an exotic motor vehicle? Well, the current bid is $12,000...but the reserve hasn't even been met. More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by Doshu: "Or if you really just want a cheap mid-engined Porsche, you could buy a decent first-generation Boxster." Damn, I knew cars... 2 Responses | Other threads
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1,000 HP Ford GT: In Case The ZR1 Seems A Little Underpowered
It now takes two hands to count the number of production supercars making over 600 HP, which means it’ll take at least 400 more HP to guarantee permanent one-upmanship against the Joneses. That's where this eBay find comes in. Sure, the starting price of $229,500 is a bit steep for a Ford GT, but you’ll be bidding on a car equipped with the best interior of any vehicle yet this decade. Oh, and there’s the Hennessey twin-turbo conversion that nets “1000+” HP and 865 lb-ft of twist. All that power is good for a 235.4 MPH top speed — but probably not a 7:26.4 ‘Ring lap. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Hello_Newman: Yeah those cheapskates, only 1000? Sure, you could pull boats through the Panama Canal, but what if you wanted to... more » | Other threads
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question of the day
Where's The Best Place To Sell A Car?
Our fearless leader's brother is trying to help out his mom by selling her old 2002 Liberty on Craigslist right now...is he making the right choice? Thanks to technology, there are a myriad of ways to offload a set of wheels. You can try for the highest bidder by putting your ride on eBay. You can go the easy route by posting it on Craigslist, Facebook market and other online listings. Before there was the Internet people would sell their cars in a newspaper, which we're told still exists. There's also the popular trade-in or dealer option, though the common perception is this isn't the most lucrative way to do it. Then there's the oldest of old fashion ways: putting it on the side of the road. But which way's the best? More »
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Comment by kyle4: I think Autotrader is the best option. My dad found his boat on there and it was a great price,... more » | Other threads
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1972 fiat 130 coupe
When You Need A Big, Fast Fiat: 1972 130 Coupe
Most of us Norteamericaños imagine a cheap, zippy 124 or 128 when we think of early-70s Fiats, so the luxurious Fiat 130 coupe appears to come from an alternate universe (in which, perhaps, the Vega and Pinto managed to compete with their Japanese rivals). It packs a snarling 160-horse DOHC V6 under the hood, as befits a car that manages to get away with a red velour interior without looking ridiculous. We'd been meaning to go photograph DSwig's 130 (and maybe talk our way into a drive), but we're too late and now it's up for sale. [eBay Motors] More »
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Comment by bygeorge: @Maymar - now with 37% less anonymity: Yes, it looks an awful lot like the Ferrari 412 only...velourier! more » | Other threads
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Magical Mystery Tour Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Sold On Ebay
What do you do with your Ferrari 612 Scaglietti after you've justbeat it to craptoured around India in a 72 day, 7,000 mile jaunt? Well if you're Ferrari, you dump it to suckers on Ebay. The promotional trip known as theMagical Mystery TourMagic India Discovery Tour was a journey around the sub-continent to increase awareness of the brand name. So how many Tata Nanos could have been bought for the price of the big prancing horse? More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by The Kid: The two Magic India Discovery Tour cars were on display at the Ferrari Galleria in Maranello when I visited there... more » | Other threads
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1980s New Jersey Time Capsule: 19K-Mile Datsun 240Z Could Be Yours!
Those of you who believed El Suburbanimo to be the ultimate New Jersey vehicle might want to reconsider after you take a look at this '73 Datsun 240Z. Back in the early 80s, with just 19,721 miles on the Z's clock, its owner decided some custom touches were in order. A little body kit here, some stripes and TURBO emblems there, and then the finishing touch: a small-block Chevy engine. It's awesome! BZR found this gem for us; make the jump to read his description. [eBay Motors] More »
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Comment by hootjigga: The rear spoiler is hollow, and has a pretty large volume. All the better runnin' coke into New Jack City. more » | Other threads
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Test Your Driving The Army Way!
Can you read any portion of an eye chart? Can you tell a red light from a green one? Can you hit the brake pedal within minute or so of seeing a red light? Yes? Then you may be qualified to drive a great big truck loaded with Honest John missile warheads! This "Driver Training and Testing Device, Portable" can be yours for a Buy It Now of just $31.99, and it seems like a pretty cool- though admittedly useless- thing to have sitting in the garage. I recall using a device something like this one in driver training class in the early 80s; you watched a jittery 16mm movie of blurry kids running out into the 1948 street and stomped the brake pedal more or less at random. [eBay Motors]
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Comment by Murilee Martin: @P161911: My dad has just about the exact story to tell about his Army driver's license (sound of typewriter..."Here ya... more » | Other threads
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BMW 2002 With Hidden Gun Compartment
If someone told you their modded BMW 2002 had a secret weapon, you'd likely guess they meant that it was packing some heat under the hood. Perhaps a big turbo, or maybe an S14 engine swap. But that's not the case here—this BMW's secret weapon is a loaded handgun in a secret compartment. Regardless of how you feel about carrying a gun in your car, you've gotta admit that the combination of classic Bavarian, a custom body kit, and a loaded pistol is a bit unusual. Although, it might just make for the perfect two-car garage occupant, parked next to the BMW M1 owned by the former PM of Qatar. Of course, we're not Gun-lopnik. So if you'd like to help ID the gun, justshoot ussubmit a comment. More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by Admiral Ackbar: @Armand4: A 911 with a 1911 :) more » | Other threads
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Former Qatar Prime Minister's BMW M1
The M1 is a great car. And it was even more impressive when it was new. But what to do if you want the looks of the Procar racing version, but the comfort and luxury of the street version? Do what a former Prime Minister of Qatar would do: Buy a standard car and have it done up with the body kit of a Procar. Check out those tri-color stripes! The only thing cooler than this is the M1 that was painted up by Andy Warhol. Act quickly! This thing is a bargain at just $178,750 Buy-It-Now. Well, at least compared to yesterday's $1.85M black on black on black Bugatti. More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube: @weaponsgradecarp: And where else in Florida would these cars be? I think most of the really interesting autos end up in... more » | Other threads
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Spend 100 Eternities In Project Car Hell!
You want barn finds? We gotcher barn finds rat cheer! How would you like to win a single eBay auction and score one hundred project cars? The crown jewel is a '34 Chrysler Airflow, but you also get Studebakers, VWs, old trucks, Mustangs, the works. Imagine waking up, grabbing your toolbox, and saying to yourself, "I think I'll work on the hopeless '28 Dodge sedan today!" The mountain will be infinitely tall, and your rock infinitely heavy... yet you'll be happy. Thanks to VWMiniSpeedster for the tip! [eBay Motors] More »
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Comment by nyoh-ohio Wants a Jalopnik App for the iPhone: i like the mustang planter more » | Other threads
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Need a Subcompact, But Don't Want an Aveo?
Unlike most super-obsessive car purists, Nash Metropolitan fanciers tend to have a sense of humor... which is a good thing, because otherwise there'd be a pitchfork-and-torch-wielding mob pursuing the builder of this somewhat customized machine. As far as we're concerned, there's only one thing wrong with this 1960 Nash Metropolitan: Needs more engine! Other than that, it's got everything, from the "baby's room" pink-and-blue interior to the gold-and-chrome engine compartment. But you'll need to move fast if you want this little Oregonian beauty, because the auction ends tonight! Tipster SeanKHotay thought this Nash might be a PCH candidate... Projecto Con Hashish, that is. [eBay Motors] More »
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Comment by readplays: my god. please don't do that again. i can't bring myself to read the copy or comments. the photos depict... more » | Other threads
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GM To Hawk Used Vehicles On eBay
The General will be putting on his bargaining cap as 3,900 of its certified used car dealers will list their entire inventories on eBay. This is a win-win situation for all, according to the parties involved. The certified retailers will not be charged listing fees. And the eBay gambit opens up more than 11 million eyes to available used GMs out there. One particularly interesting factoid is that Ebay is the number one automotive Web site on the Internet with "34 percent of all automotive minutes on the Web spent on eBay Motors." Well, I'll be damned. I thought we had that title all but locked up. You can start seeing the certified used GMs on eBay beginning in the second quarter of this year. That's April, when the birds are singing, the bees are buzzing, and used GMs are taking over the Internet. Full GM release, after the jump. More »
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Comment by abrakadabra: GM could hire a few Indian programmers to create a web site where all 3,900 dealers would list all their... more » | Other threads
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chicago auto show
First Dodge Challenger Press Kit Hits EBay, Buy It Now For $400
Auto show profiteering hits Chicago as the first press kit hits eBay for the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. You want one? Buy it now for a mere $400. Yes, the muscle car wars may be on, but they certainly ain't cheap. But you're lucky — you don't need a press kit, you've got all the deets you could ever want on the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 right here. [eBay] -
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Everything Must Go: LeMons Car Produces Positive Cash Flow!
Last time you saw the Volvo my team hopes to run in the 24 Hours of LeMons race, it was just in the initial stages of being stripped. Now that we've removed most of the unnecessary stuff, we've been selling every possible thing on eBay. Yes, we even sold the door lock knobs! Got $1.50 for 'em! And why are we doing this? Aside from our incredible junkyardy cheapness, that is? More »
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Comment by 79TA: Here's what your Volvo needs. Perhaps you've already found one closer to home though. [losangeles.craigslist.org] more » | Other threads
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Drooool! 1,410-Mile 1982 Datsun 280ZX Turbo Sells For $29K
When you hear about an all-original old car with low miles, you figure the clock's going to be showing something like 30,000 miles. But 1,410 freakin' miles on a 26-year-old 280ZX Turbo? Between the time we heard about this car and the time we started writing this post, a buyer sprained all his fingers punching the Buy It Now button and snared this time capsule for $29,000 (which is a deal, because the inflation-adjusted price of this car new comes to $37,169). Make the jump for even more photos. Thanks to FatBraff for the tip! [eBay Motors] More »
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Comment by LWW: Jakay11: This one is currently appraised and insured for $65k: It's certainly not original, but the top half of... more » | Other threads
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You Know You Want This: FordVette Monster Truck
You know when you're sitting in the garage, drinkin' with your buddies and you start talking about lame-brained project ideas? 99.999% of the time those ideas float away like beer farts in the wind. This one survived, however, and it's for sale - today. At five this afternoon eastern time, this beautiful example of backyard engineering will have a new home. Corvette body, '76 Ford F350 chassis, 351 Cleveland with a 750 Holly and a shot of nitrous, tractor tires mounted to Dana Axles and much, much more. This is probably the best idea to ever come out of Hastings, Michigan. Buy this and become an instant YouTube god. As of now, it's under the reserve at $3,050, so hurry up and make your dreams come true. More » -
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Ebay Shenanigans: Original KITT for Sale?
Hot off the rebirth of KITT as the Shelby GT500KR, the original KITT appears to have made an appearance on Ebay, or so the seller claims by the vehicle description:ORIGINAL KNIGHTRIDER TV SERIES CARThe 1984 Pontiac supposedly has 5,000 miles. After the validity of the car is questioned, the seller responds: More »Yes it is the original Knightrider car. Car is in LA. Can fax you pictures. Bought in 2005 for 69K. Selling as executor of estate.
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Comment by acarr260: They sold one that was used for interior shots (so a "full" KITT car) from the series at the Kruse... more » | Other threads
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PCH, Old School Euro-Luxe Edition: Bentley or Mercedes-Benz?
It's official: a single Lotus has what it takes to beat a trio of Italian minicars, according to yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. And when you're done with your Éclat project (well, you'll never be done, but let's pretend), odds are you'll have the urge to put together a smooth-riding vintage European luxury machine to park alongside it. And have we got just the cars for you! More »
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Comment by BenLikesCars: Bentley can be a four-door open-top car very easily. and that addresses the interior scent too. torch the remaining interior, replace with... more » | Other threads
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Buy Hyper-Autographed BugE, Help Autistic Kids!
How would you like to buy a "Special Edition BugE Personal EV Transport" signed by 100 celebrities, including John Legend, Ne-Yo and Adrienne Curry? Max speed in this little electric devil is 50 MPH; range is listed at 40 miles. Sure, the starting bid is a cool 10 grand, but every dollar over the MSRP will be donated to a charity that helps autistic kids! Say, what is the MSRP of a BugE? Is this what we'll all be driving in a few years? [eBay Motors] -
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Heads Up! World's Most Evil Lincoln For Sale, Cheap!
When we see a car like this on eBay with a starting bid price of $2900, no reserve, auction ending in a couple hours... and no bids, we can't help but wonder what's gone wrong with this country. Look at it! It's even meaner than the dreaded Satanamino! Any of you readers within Town Car range of Norridge, IL, take a look at this chopped '79 Town Car. Thanks to Danio3834 for the tip! [eBay Motors] More »
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Comment by DiscoQuinn: This looks like the 'Were-Car' Bender turns into on Futurama. more » | Other threads
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Don't Touch the Hair: "Travolta Fever" Custom Trans Am on eBay
Not long after L. Ron Hubbard got John Travolta's thetans on a silver platter, the New Jersey-born actor starred in a little movie about dancing around like a putz. It was called Saturday Night Fever, and it became a multimedia, pop-culture phenomenon that launched both his career and that of the Bee Gees into the stratosphere. As such, marketers of all stripe muscled in on Travolta Fever, an illness whose symptoms included jumpsuits and an overly intense affinity for hair products. At the time, it was customary for custom car builder George Barris to work up some manner of rod to celebrate a media property that passed a certain tipping point. Such was this "Travolta Fever" Trans Am, one of the first celebrity car model kits ever offered by Revell. Now, it's for sale on eBay. Get in on the malaise-era automotive collector's market now, before all the great ones are gone. And get this one too, what the hell. [eBay]
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Comment by Brian B: @FLB: Hey now! Not everything he created sucked. George did build the Munster's rod and the TV series Batmobile, after... more » | Other threads
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No Time To Build A Mustangchero? Buy One!
Always lusted after a Cyclonechero but want a vintage Ford cartruck that's a little smaller and sportier? How about this lovely 1966 Mustangchero, available on eBay with a mere $3500 reserve. Generally, you turn a car into a -camino/-chero by modifying the existing trunk and rear body areas into a truck bed, but this guy decided the wiser course was to hack off the rear of the Mustang and graft on a tube frame with an S-10 bed assembly on top. Don't worry that the S-10 is somewhat wider than a Mustang- it looks great! Thanks to bzr for the tip! [eBay]
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Comment by abgwin: wow, you'd think he would have at least tried to use a Falcon Ranchero bed, since it's just a few... more » | Other threads
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The Shah's Maserati Sleeps In Lee Harvey's Grave!
So let's say you considered buying the Cadillac XLR that was the last car given away by Bob Barker, but decided against it because, well, it just didn't have enough celebrity glow to it? It's a good thing you waited, because here's your chance to buy a '78 Maserati Kyalami originally owned by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran before the 1979 revolution. Since the car is described as "stripped and primed," we can assume that the photograph is not quite exactly a shot of what you'll be buying. But who cares? It's the Shah's Maserati! And, yes, I am required by law to use a Butthole Surfers reference whenever possible. [eBay]
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Comment by brandegee: @bartigas: Wow. A Maserati household. I like the sound of that. Shockingly this car is in Maine. And it has the... more » | Other threads
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Furious French Ford Flathead Facel: Comete!
Since we just brought up the Ford flathead V8 on Friday, it seems appropriate to share one of the best-looking flathead-Ford-powered cars ever built. Actually, Junkman tipped me off about this car, figuring that, given my love of the Simca Chambord, I'd want to jump right in on the bidding for this even prettier French machine. Sadly, it's way, way out of my price range. [eBay]
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Comment by Beluga: Albert Camus died in one. I don't know if that's a point in its favor or not. Guess it depends... more » | Other threads
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choose your eternity
Project Car Hell, Italian Supercar Edition: Ferrari or Lamborghini?
After seeing how the Deutschland V12s went over in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll, with the 850i just barely beating the pair of 750iLs, we've learned that it's possible to raise the price of admission charged at the Fiery Gates of Vehicu-Hades and still have legions ofmadmenambitious project lovers forking over the cash and diving into the flames. So get ready to whip out ever-thicker rolls of Benjamins, folks, because we're on a one-way trip to Dante Land today! More »
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Comment by lanispet: Ugh. Where do y'all keep digging up these ugly-ass Ferraris that i've never heard of? Diablo. Cadillac 472/transaxle combo out of... more » | Other threads
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Hummer H3 NIB
Hummer UK appear to have a surprising level of insight into the psyches of their potential customers, marketing the first H3 to reach English shores as a big boy's toy. The vehicle is for sale on eBay for the standard list price of £26,495 and will be the first Hummer ever officially imported. It's not clear whether the badly photoshoped box comes with the car, but the ad does note that "Full function forward/reverse drive and left/right steering" come as standard. eBay -
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PCH, Kit Car Edition: Fieroborghini or Bradley GT?
With the unregisterable JDM WRX pounding the daylights out of the turbocharged SE-R in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll, you'd think we'd find a couple of nice Japanese cars for you. A couple of sweet deals on, say, an AE86 that was only driven to church on Sundays and a fully restorable Fairlady. You'd also think that bolts never cross-thread, circuits never short, and mushrooms never grow on car carpeting! No, this is Hell, where you take what you're given, and today you're given kit cars! More »
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Comment by athodyd: Question: exactly how terrible are Fieros? I've been poking around for a cheap, fun RWD car and I was looking... more » | Other threads
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Ass-Engined Kafka Car Could Be Yours!
So what kind of wrong, wrong person would disapprove of a car with a rear-mounted 2.5-literflatheadhemi V8 engine? An air-cooled hemi V8, even! This may well be the raddest Iron Curtain car ever, and that's including the ZIS 112! We're currently engaged in frantic lobbying to somehow make Gawker buy us this Tatra as the Official Jalopnik Staff Car; will let y'all know how that works out. Bidding is up to $7900 at this moment, but the reserve has not been met. [eBay]
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Comment by HoubaHouba!: Alloy block V8 in the back. Swing axles, though, which don't help handling even with front engine cars. Czech out... more » | Other threads
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