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found on ebay

1976 Ford Mustang II Converted To Mid-Engined Nightmare

The never ending smörgåsbord of awesome and terrifying projects that is eBay Motors leads us to a steaming heap of horror today with this very uniquely modified 1976 Ford Mustang II. The poster child for the malaise era, this particular 2.3L terror began its transformation to a mid-engined beast way back in 1978 and ended in 1988 when the over enthusiastic seller got too busy to continue work. What you get is a chassis last driven in 1984 with a plaster mold over the front and rear and what looks like a sliced up C3 Corvette tail end.

[eBay Listing]

4:40 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,072 views, 43 comments

Latest by quayzar: I don't know whether to cry or... no I'll just have to cry. One word... Fail more »

ad watch

American Idol Ruins Johnny Cash Song With Help From A Fake KITT Mustang

If you thought the GT500KR in the Knight Rider made-for-TV movie was a disgusting piece of product placement, you ain't seen nothin' yet. What could be worse? How about the four remaining contestants in American Idol massacring Johnny Cash's song Ring Of Fire? What makes it extra terrible was the so-called "music video" which involved the Idols bullfighting with a Mustang which was apparently the cousin of KITT. Feel free to watch the clip with your sound turned off— we don't want to scar you.
[americanidol.com]

9:20 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By marnold
2,982 views, 67 comments

Latest by keicar: Doesn't compare to the Frank Zappa version from "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life". more »

novelties

Mustang Church Puts The Fun Back Into Fundamentalism

Scripture tells us to "do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with your God," though perhaps we can now add to that "burn rubber in a Mustang." Welcome to the Mustang Church of American and Museum, a church-cum-museum dedicated to saving the soul and evangelizing the Ford Mustang. The 7,000-square-foot facility near Franklin, Kansas is the dream of Mustang-fanatic and retired math teacher Charles Ales. When completed the facility will hold weekly services, Mustang blessings, car shows and swap meets. Said Ales, this is "the only church in the world dedicated to the Mustang car and Jesus Christ." Ales and his son are ordained by the Universal Ministries School of Theology, which is the same church that ordained one of my stoner pals from college for $5, making this church as legitimate as Joel Olsteen's Lakewood Church. More »

5:20 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,112 views, 38 comments

Latest by crazygutgut: Here is another installment in my series of "unfortunate Gawker artist ads" more »

custom cars

Eleanor Has Competition With The Obsidian SG-1

When Gone in Sixty Seconds came out in 2000, the Mustang which held the lead role as "Eleanor" became an overnight sensation. You couldn't throw dead blow hammer without hearing someone compare a car to Eleanor. The brutish fastback was just the right mix of vintage and modern. In that vein, the Obsidian SG-1 is a car as modern as anything on the road, but maintaining a throwback look. Originally a puke green '67 fastback, the SG-1 (which does not travel through wormholes to faraway planets) is now a study in excess.

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6:00 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,699 views, 53 comments

Latest by hootjigga: You're damn straight it's excess. You've got a scoop the size of the fucking Legg Mason building on the hood. (Baltimore Joke) more »

down on the street

1969 Ford Mustang

Alameda has quite a few 1960s Mustangs on the street, but our last one was months ago. This '69 always parks on the street (not far from the '60 Studebaker Lark), though it's usually under a car cover. However, it does get regular driving use, as I learned when I talked to the owner (who says he gets offers on the car from other drivers at stoplights).
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9:00 AM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,016 views, 45 comments

Latest by racebeer: @graverobber- Same great taste, new low price!: Funny you should mention the Manta. I had a '72 Rallye in Pu**y Magnet Yellow with the flat black hood. A/R 4 spoke mags with BFG D60X13 T/As, Koni shocks, and that more »

2007 shelby gt-h

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alternative energy

Mustang or Cobra, Now Available In All-Electric Forms

There's something distinctly bizarre about the idea of an all-electric Ford Mustang, even more so with a battery powered Shelby Cobra. Isn't part of the allure the throaty grumble of the exhaust, the fire and noise and fury of acceleration? Where's the passion when you simply press the go pedal in these HST International modified sports cars and you're fired from a silent slingshot to 60 MPH in only 3.9 seconds for the Stang, and 3.2 seconds for the Cobra. Sure that's damn fast, and you can get a 100 miles on an 8 hour charge at 120V, or a three hour charge at 220V, but still, we'd prefer to keep our E-cars separate from our muscle cars. Unless of course we roll like Fisker and just play that tune from the loud speakers. [MotorAuthority]

1:30 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,622 views, 38 comments

Latest by TechnoDestructo: This isn't the first electric Mustang. There's one at the Riverside casino in Laughlin, NV. [img.waffleimages.com] more »

2010 ford mustang

2010 Ford Mustang To Get Turbo-Boosted 5.0-Liter V8?

If you believe Bill Osborne, President of Ford Australia, the 2010 Ford Mustang will get the new 5.0-liter engine under the hood — potentially with some turbocharging or supercharging mixed in. He dropped the bomb on the kiwis over at Stuff.co.nz while talking about engine mixes on the next Ford Falcon. Here's what they say about what he said in order to limit that whole game o' telephone:
Beyond that Osborne confirmed a new 5.0-litre V8 to be developed and built in North America for the Ford Mustang was being examined for possible use in Ford's new Falcon.
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7:25 AM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Ray Wert
5,220 views, 65 comments

Latest by Hello_Newman: They have to keep up with Corvette somehow, and going to this seems like a pretty good idea. Vettes cost more of course but this at least keeps them in the realm of competition. The new Z06 is going to more »

found on ebay

Berwyn Car Spindle Up For Sale!

We were all quite sad when we learned that the Cermak Plaza Shopping Center overlords had decided to remove the legendary Berwyn Car Spindle from their property. But now the Berwyn Spindle may be relocated... to your front yard! Yes, it's up for sale on eBay, with a starting bid of $50,000 (and a shipping cost of double that, so you'll probably elect to go pick it up yourself. Make the jump for some video of the Spindle. [eBay] More »

8:00 AM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,346 views, 37 comments

Latest by Benz250S: i saw it on "Wayne's World".Always thought it was in down-town Aurora, Illinois! more »

star car shootout

Star Car Shootout: The Final Four

This is it. The final four cars left in our Star Car Shootout tournament. It's been madness trying to get to here from our original selection of 32 cars, and maddening for you to deal with the brilliantly brutish poll system, but we've made it together seemingly none the worse for wear. Certainly, the cars left are all winner-worthy. Eleanor is no surprise, as she's the star of the show. The Intermeccanica and the DeTomaso are both robust Italian-American blends. The Miura is just dripping with style. But who will make the final round? That, friends, is up to you. UPDATE: Polls for this round are closed. Check out the finals here.

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1:00 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By marnold
3,411 views, 46 comments

Latest by slantsick: @DoggieDaddy: "You- are a meathead." [/Archie Bunker] Come on, dude- seriously? American fastbacks are by definition cool, although I'm not a fan of the '71-'73 Ford Clydesdale. A '66 Charger isn't cool? A '67 AMC Marlin isn't cool? 1964-69 Barracudas more »

star car shootout

March Madness Down To Elite Eight, Voting To Final Four Today

And then there were eight. On Wednesday, we'll have the final round to decide which is the coolest car from the original Gone In 60 Seconds, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Today, we have to pare these eight contenders down to a final four. Who's gonna make the cut? Which is the coolest? Eleanor or the Roller? The crushed Challenger or the Intermeccanica? DeTomaso or Manta? Miura or Vega? Your votes will decide.

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1:00 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By marnold
4,156 views, 40 comments

Latest by petersterncan: @danio3834: I don't care if it's a dipped-in-gold-diamond-encrusted Vega, it's still crap. Being a Cosworth model just means it's rare crap. And what's more impressive/cool/prestigous/interesting etc... a car key that has 'Lamborghini' or 'Chevrolet' engraved on it? more »

star car shootout

March Madness Narrowed To Sweet 16, Round 2 Of Voting Today

Well here we are, Round 2 of Jalopnik-style madness. After the first round of voting, we've eliminated half of the 32-car field. And there sure were some upsets; Parnelli Jones' Big Oly Bronco losing to some white Italian car being perhaps the most shocking. We even had a last minute buzzer-beater, with "Billy" beating out the Rolls Limo by only 2 votes! But, now it's time to vote our sweet 16 down to an elite 8. We'll be one step closer to figuring out which car you think is the coolest on-screen in the 1974 film Gone In 60 Seconds. Update: Polls have closed, voting for Round Three here.

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1:00 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By marnold
7,004 views, 45 comments

Latest by kfdave: Can't believe the Billy mobile is losing so badly in this round..."Oh my goodness gracious". more »

transformers

Two Barricade Saleen Mustangs Spotted, Transformers 2 Already Filming?

These shots, snapped in a drive-by of a trailer in the movie-making capital of Culver City, Calif. are two Saleen Mustangs outfitted with that familiar paint scheme that marks a very special 'stang. This can only mean filming of Michael Bay's next masterpiece is underway or getting pretty damn close. We can already hear Wert's robogasms from here.
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7:00 AM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Travis Hudson
8,939 views, 11 comments

Latest by XLSpecialized: I helped build/design that trailer that they are being hauled on. Check out our website at www.xlspecializedtra to see that we can contribute to the new movie. more »

industry news

Conflicting Reports On Future Design Home Of Ford RWD Platform

The webs, they are a churning. On Monday The Detroit News published an article stating that Ford would be taking advantage of the weak dollar and moving development work of its next generation rear wheel drive platform from Australia to the United States. That's all well and good but then Carpoint of Australia went and asked Ford of Australias Manager of PR Sinead McAlary about it. Her response of "It's too early to speculate on that" has set off a flurry of speculation that there's a turf war raging within Ford over the home of the platform. So for the record the current story line is this: DetNews publishes story claiming RWD platform moving to USA, Carpoint gets Ford AU on record with a "not so fast" response, and Ford USA is not on the record for anything. We called Ford directly to see if we could get some clarity on the story, and the result was a resounding maybe. More »

4:30 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
923 views, 12 comments

Latest by Garb: When the American XK Falcon came here in 1960 it had weak ball joints and adjusting shims that dropped out of the front end.Dealers also gave it a five leaf rear-end as the standard was too soft. Why ruin a good more »

star car shootout

March Madness Begins, First Round Of Voting

Yesterday, we gave you the brackets. Today, the voting begins and Jalopnik-style March Madness ensues. If you haven't finalized your own bracket for the office pool just yet, hurry up! The field of 32 cars from the original 1974 film Gone In 60 Seconds is about to get narrowed down by your votes. At the end this round, we'll be down to 16 sweet rides. Ultimately, we want to find out what you think the coolest car in the movie is. Now some cars are cool all by themselves, but you also have to consider what role they played on screen. So who knows what the results will look like? Update: Polls for Round 1 are closed. Vote in Round 2 here.

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1:00 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By marnold
11,448 views, 63 comments

Latest by gracilism: Eleanor, Challenger, Pantera, Muira are my final four. more »

offbeat news

Stolen Mustang Returned To Owner After 38 Years Of TLC By Somebody Else

There's a certain unbelievability to this story out of the city of angels. In 1970, Eugene Brakke had his shiny gold '65 Ford Mustang stolen from him. He reported the theft, but nothing came about for another 38 years. Sure he could have used the Lost Car Registry, but that takes two to tango. Little did Brakke know, but the car had been sold through a (crooked) dealer to the father of Judy Smongesky, who gave it to her as a high school graduation present. Judy has held onto and maintained the car all these years, even having two engine rebuilds and a paint job done. It wasn't until she tried to sell the car that the red flags went up. More »

4:30 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,631 views, 28 comments

Latest by quiksilver180: @Rust-MyEnemy: COTD nominee @rgseidl: I thought I read on another article that the VIN was changed or tampered with, so it didn't show up correctly. But blaming the DMV seems like a better answer. Man, I can't stand them. more »

star car shootout

March Madness, Jalopnik Style

Interested in all the March madness tournament bracketry, but not really into college hoops? Maybe you're looking for a way to redeem yourself after penciling-in Duke to go all the way? Whatever the case, we've decided to throw our own Jalopnik-style bracket-madness party! Instead of basketball, we've got cars! And don't think this isn't some randomly-selected field of Consumer Reports top choices. What we have is a 32-car selection from one of the coolest car movies ever made: the original Gone In 60 Seconds from 1974. Through the rest of this week and part of next, your votes will be tallied to decide the winners of each face-off. Polls will open tomorrow, so that gives you today to print out your own bracket, fill in your predictions, tell your buddies, and make up your own office pool. It also gives you time to go watch the movie, but if you want just a quick refresher, we've provided that too. More »

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1:30 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By marnold
2,069 views, 50 comments

Latest by superdude4agze: Mmmm Pantera for the win. more »

new cars

Ford Continues Relentless March Of Variants With 2009 'Warriors in Pink' Mustang

We can't harass Ford too much for the Ford Mustang "Warriors in Pink" variant, if you want to call it that, it is for a good cause after all. We told you about the Warriors in Pink" marketing experiment last year and the '09 model gets a couple of updates aside from a new number in front of the name. In addition to the pink badging, decal trim, and interior stitching of last years model, the new one get silver as another exterior color option to black and white, and that slick all glass roof is available. More »

9:45 AM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,741 views, 26 comments

Latest by kolorfast: V6, pink badges and stripes... please tell me it only comes in auto, that would be too funny. What about one of those oh-so-witty "I can go from 0 to BITCH in 4.5 seconds" bumper stickers? Outmoded stereotypes aside, why more »