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Down On The Street 450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: Detroit Luxury!
The Down On The Street series has been around for a couple years now, and we've seen a good sampling of big ol' Detroit luxury dreadnaughts down on the Alameda street during that time.
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2009 Bullrun
2009 Bullrun: Big Apple Means Big Horsepower And Big... Everything Else!
Jalopnik reader and photographer Alvin Baugh of AVB Auto-Media was on hand to capture the 2009 Bullrun roadracerally send-off in lower Manhattan this morning. Here's his gallery of the high horsepower, high heels and often highly over-sized egos. More » -
Down On The Street 450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Non-Big 3 American Machines
We're actually up to 482 Alameda street-parked classics in this series, but I'm still working on chronicling the 450-machine milestone. The Server Hamsters resist in all their maddened rodential fury, but we press on!
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Ten-Pack Of Dogs: History Of The Wienermobile
Oscar G. Mayer III, the 95-years-old retired chairman of previously family-owned Oscar Mayer, died yesterday. In his honor we've put together this historical reference guide to all ten Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles. More » -
goodwood
Goodwood Festival of Speed: A Teaser Gallery
After a long and very offline journey, the Crazy Euro Car Boy is back from the 2009 Goodwood Festival Of Speed. To whet the appetite for the coming days of petrolhead madness, here's a primer on what it was like. More »
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Crazy Euro Car Boy
Deception in Sant’Agata: How the Lamborghini Miura Made Mid-Engined Layouts Look Good
Super cars need drop-dead gorgeous looks. Conventional wisdom insists putting a long monster-of-an-engine up front is how to accomplish this. Then how come the mid-engined Miura is the prettiest thing ever? More » -
retro cars
Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
In 1969, barely six years after its founding, a young Hungarian engineering student found himself at the Lamborghini factory. Presented here for the first time are his photographs of Miuras, Espadas and huge V12’s. More »
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car design
Match These 20 Animals To Cars Named After Them
Auto manufacturers frequently use animals as inspiration for names. While many can identify the cars by sight, do you think you can do the opposite and name the cars by seeing a picture of the animal inspiring the name? More »
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Trainlopnik
Ten Worst Stations To Wait For A Train
Trains are appealing because there's nothing like the power of a big diesel locomotive or the ability to drink heavily while traveling. There's also nothing like these ten stations where even the most ardent train lover wouldn't wait. More » -
That's Not My Name
From Super Car To CUV: How The Nissan Rogue Got Its Name
Did you know the Nissan Rogue is responsible for funding the development of a cutting edge electric motorcycle? Even more interesting is why. You see, the name "Rogue" was initially intended for a V12 super car with 850 HP. More » -
cash for clunkers
Five Ways To Get Screwed By Cash For Clunkers
The Cash For Clunkers bill's now law and, though we've show you how it works, there's still a serious risk you'll get screwed trying to take advantage of this feeble, milquetoast program. Below, five ways the new law endangers consumers. More » -
car gadgets
Eight Greatest Billy Mays Car Gadgets
Sadly, TV Pitchman Billy Mays is dead. But before he departed this world, Billy Mays left us with a slew of gadgets designed to make car ownership a little easier. Below, a look at eight Mays-approved automotive products. More » -
custom cars
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 » -
Planelopnik
Honduras: World's Trickiest Landing
A night landing on the moving deck of an aircraft carrier has always been regarded as the most difficult landing approach for aviators. We think the ToncontĂn Airport in Honduras might actually beat that. More » -
LOLCars
Thirty Vehicular "You're Doing It Wrong" Moments: Version 4.0
Versions 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 of our automotive editions of "You're Doing It Wrong" proved to be such hits we decided time's right for "You're Doing It Wrong" Version 4.0! More » -
transformers
Transformers: Revenge Of The Awful
Unlike the first movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen isn't a cargasm, nor has it necessarily become what we were told to expect — a robogasm. Instead, it's an attack on the intelligence of moviegoers under a pretense of fan-boyishness. More » -
formula one
Formula One Through Tilt-Shift Lenses
Originally developed for architectural photography, tilting and shifting lenses are much more than gadgets for turning cars into toys. Professionals even use them to document the ins and outs of Formula One. Mega-sized gallery below. More » -
Bay Of The Day
What's This Engine Bay?
It's time again to test out your automotive intellectual fortitude by figuring out what car this is before you click through. Sure, you'll say you got it right in the comments, but only you'll know the truth. More » -
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Ten Highly-Suggestive Automotive Print Ads
Sex sells and these ten highly-suggestive automotive print ads show how far automakers are willing to go to sell cars. The best examples come from the "Mad Men" of the 1960s, when men were men and copywriters were horribly sexist. More » -
car art
The Kandy-Kolored Microbus Fleet of Padang, Indonesia
Proving that even Pakistani truck art can be transcended, our friend Roland reports on the rolling expressions of vehicular art from the West Sumatran culinary capital. More »
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buckle up
Girls In Seat Belts Fetish: Equal Parts Creepy, Hot
As far as fetishes go, girls in seat belts makes sense to us, it's also probably one of the safest. All we know is, we bet you'll never look at a seat belt the same way after this NSFW mega-gallery. More » -
flying cars
Israeli Flying Car Nears First Test Flight
In early 2007, Urban Aeronautics announced it'd have an "air jeep" flying car dubbed the X-Hawk ready for flight by 2009. The future's now, and while the X-Hawk isn't quite ready, the test mule almost is, and this is it. More » -
top gear
Is The Stig Really Michael Schumacher?
Lifting Stig's helmet and revealing the Teutonic features of former F1 champ Michael Schumacher certainly made for some great TV. However, the German race car driver is not Top Gear's Stig. Or, we should say, he's not the only Stig. More » -
formula one
2009 British Grand Prix: Mega-Gallery
Under dark clouds not of British rain but the dissolution of Formula One was held this year’s British Grand Prix. Warning: spoilers. More »
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top gear
And The Stig Is...
The first episode of Top Gear Season 13 is airing in the UK right now, but we can already reveal the true identity of The Stig. His identity below...if you can handle the spoiler. More » -
Cheapskate Tips
Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
Let's say you park your car in an area frequented by urban entrepreneurs who gather intoxicant-obtainment resources by harvesting car audio equipment from vehicles… yet you still want some tunes in your ride. More » -
formula one
The 12 Brits Who've Won Their Home Grand Prix
A dozen men have walked on the Moon—and twelve Brits have won the British GP since first held in 1950 at Silverstone. Meet the men whose shoulders Jenson Button is set to stand on this Sunday. More »
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24 hours of lemons
The 24 Hours Of LeMons New Orleans 2009 Ăśber Gallery
The 24 Hours Of LeMons Laissez Les Crapheaps Roulez event, which took place at Belle Rose's No Problem Raceway a couple of weekends back, provided some great photographic opportunities. More » -
classic cars
1947 Ferrari 166 Corsa Spyder: Oldest Complete Ferrari Mega-Gallery
This 1947 Ferrari 166 Corsa Spyder is one of the rarest cars in existence and also considered to be the oldest, completely original Ferrari. We've got 32 stunning, detailed images for you to drool over. More » -
Crazy Euro Car Boy
So I Woke Up This Morning And F1 Was Dead
The bough has apparently broken: as we head into what are perhaps the last hours of Formula One as we know it, the teams and the FIA have yet to reach a compromise. More » -
traffic
Here's Why Ford's Training Chinese Car Buyers Not To Kill Themselves
Ford will launch a driver education campaign in China because, as an emerging market, there's lots of first-time car buyers. We've interspersed four videos of the Chinese driving "experience" into the press release below to show precisely why. More » -
Cars Of Iran
Tehranopnik: The Cars And Car Culture Of Iran
Home to a disputed election, 70 million people and twice as many barrels of cheap oil, Iran has cars aplenty. Meet Paykans, Miniators and Italian exotica—plus the gutsy female drivers of the Islamic Republic. More »
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Planelopnik
How To Load An Armored Bentley On A Jet
Last week, we showed you the under-construction armored Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed. It's finished, which means it has to go home to, we assume, Southeast Asia. How do you load that much awesome on to a giant cargo jet? More » -
RUN OJ RUN
How O.J. Simpson Killed The Ford Bronco
Fifteen years ago today, former football star O.J. Simpson fled his home with friend Al Cowlings in a white Ford Bronco, beginning the most famous police chase in history. Two years later, the Ford Bronco was dead. Coincidence? No. More » -
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The Seven Sexiest Auto Spokescougars
Automakers have been turning lately to sexy older women, a.k.a "cougars," to sell their cars. These "spokescougars" appeal to jean short-wearing moms seeking to feel sexy again and men seeking experienced ladies. Our seven favorites below. More » -
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 » -
i feel gassy
Pneumatic Hybrids: Urban Powertrain Of The Future?
Hybrid technology propels most fuel-efficient vehicles currently on sale in the U.S., but with costly battery packs and not-so-easy-on-the-wallet pricing; Are gas-electric hybrids long for this world? Could pneumatic hybrids be a cost-effective replacement? More » -
Carpocalypse
Ten Ways To Get A Free Ride Or Drive
With gas prices rising and the economy sinking, it's getting more expensive to get from the unemployment office to the soup kitchen. Here's ten ways to get around for free without walking and with tongue planted firmly in cheek. More »
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classic cars
Panoz Batmobile: Proof Front-Engined Race Cars Don't Suck
Front-engined cars have been absent from the highest echelons of racing since the early 1960s. But in 1997, Don Panoz took a car to Le Mans ready to rattle the mid-engined establishment. It was called the Batmobile. More » -
racing news
24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery
While Americans are reinventing endurance racing in a dadaist manner, Europeans are still doing their thing at Le Mans, 86 years after the first race. And it was Audi vs. Peugeot yet again. Warning: spoilers. More »
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