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spy photos
2011 Ford Mustang GT?
A member of Mustang fan-forum StangNet caught this camouflaged mule last week in Santa Monica. While the back end looks straight 2009, we're told it may be a powertrain tester for a possible "Boss" V8-powered 2011 Ford Mustang GT. More » -
photography
American Cars: Photographs By Kevin Gray
Today we're showing the work of a Los Angeles-based pro photographer who heads down on the street to find his subjects: battle-scarred American cars in their natural habitat! More » -
down on the junkyard
1949 Ford Takes Wrong Turn, Ends Up In The Crusher's Waiting Room
While I was off crossing mountain ranges in my beater Civic, tipster Douglas shot me an email with a photo of a startling junkyard find back in California. More » -
custom cars
Frankensnake Update: Twin-Turbo Viper V10-Powered Mustang
Back in December we first revealed Cobra Scott's devious 8.0-liter Viper V10-powered, twin ball-bearing T-76 turbo-fed 1994 SVT Mustang Cobra. Back then, the car was in the early development stages. Now? Frankensnake is alive! More » -
jalopnik reviews
2009 Ford F-250 Super Duty Cabela's Edition: First Drive
With metallic body accents, leather-trimmed seats and Paldeo wood applique, you could call the 2009 Ford Super Duty Cabela's Edition a fashionable truck — but since it comes with two built-in gun lockers, we won't. More » -
muscle car wars
Cage Match: 562 HP Camaro HPE550 Vs 540 HP Shelby GT500
Hennessey's supercharged, 562 HP Camaro HPE550 was built as a high-performance substitute for the now-defunct Camaro Z28, but how's it compare to the mean, factory-tuned 540 HP supercharged 2010 Shelby Mustang GT500? Let's find out. [Inside Line] -
Jalopnik How To
How To Drive A 1916 Ford Model T
The Ford Model T changed the world in immeasurable ways. Just for starters, it spawned a mobile society and the construction of a vast network of roads. But how the heck do you drive it? More » -
industry news
Find A Better Car? Ford Canada Will Pay You $100!
Ford Canada is offering $100 to test drivers who end up buying a non-Ford product. It's one way to make $100 if you were already planning to buy a Honda. [AutoNorth via Toronto Star ] -
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custom cars
Home-Built 2700 HP Jet-Truck Is The Coolest Truck Ever!
In a bid to give his 2005 Ford F-150 more power, Jackson, Michigan native Chris Lentz strapped a Czechoslovakian Motorlet M-701 turbojet to the truck bed, creating a 2700HP jet-powered truck. It's the coolest truck we've ever seen. Video below. More » -
muscle car wars
Chevy Camaro To Beat Ford Mustang In June Sales?
As the Muscle Car Wars continue, GM's struggling to meet demand for the new Chevy Camaro, with some buyers paying heavy premiums on sticker prices. Now GM even thinks it may catch Ford's new 2010 Mustang in monthly sales. More » -
over the back fence
Enthusiasts Ask Ford To Build Crew Cab SVT Raptor
Last week, PickupTrucks.com reported Ford's received numerous requests for a crew cab version of their upcoming off-road-ready, desert-running SVT F-150 Raptor. More » -
down on the street bonus edition
Sporty 1974 Ford Maverick Coupe Sneers At Its Stodgy Sedan Neighbor
My stash of DOTSBE photos includes many from Denver, and so I'm able to post two Mile High Mavericks today! More » -
down on the street bonus edition
1972 Ford Maverick Sedan Has Survived Many Denver Winters, Will Probably Survive Many More
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Since I just drove to Denver, how about more mile-high iron? More » -
nice price or crack pipe
Flesh-Colored 1978 Pinto for a Stiff $2,999!
Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants you to take the long way home in a questionably-hued Pinto with only 40,000 miles — mostly spent mostly pulling into the garage, and then out again, in and out . . . More » -
jalopnik reviews
Muscle Car Wars: Camaro vs. Challenger vs. Mustang
Here's what you've been waiting for — the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS, 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T and the 2010 Ford Mustang GT — reviewed by us, together at the same time and place. Time for the Muscle Car Wars! More » -
i feel gassy
Tesla Gets Full $465 Million In Federal Loans
The Department of Energy just announced electric automaker Tesla will get the full $465 million in Federal loans it asked for. Ford will receive $5.9 billion and Nissan will get $1.6 billion. America will get three I.O.U.'s. [AP]
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Car Rankings
Lexus, Porsche Top 2009 J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey
The 2009 J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey is out. Lexus takes top marks followed by Porsche, Cadillac, Hyundai and Honda. The worst? Land Rover, Smart, And Mini. More » -
custom cars
Lee Iacocca Finds Better Car, Unveils Custom 45th Anniversary Mustang
Chrysler may have repossessed his Chrysler 300C company car, but Lee Iacocca found a better car he wants you to buy. This custom fastback Lee Iacocca Limited Edition Mustang celebrates 45 years of the multi-special-edition car Iacocca helped create. More » -
jalopnik reviews
2010 Ford Taurus: First Drive
The 2010 Ford Taurus wants to become to full-size sedans what the F-150 is to trucks: the standard by which all others are judged. That's an incredibly ambitious goal for an utterly conventional car. More » -
industry news
Looking For The Union Label On Your American-Built Car?
We've found a snazzy interactive map that shows the location of the plant at every American-built car and light truck is assembled, along with information on that plant's unionization or lack thereof. More » -
classic ad watch
1982: It's A Malaise-O-Rama $2188 Sale At Bert Weinman Ford!
Now, Bert Weinman Ford in Chicago was sacrificing those new '82s at below dealer cost, but who cared when you could pick up an air-conditioned '77 LTD Country Squire 9-passenger wagon for $2,188? More » -
jalopnik reviews
2010 Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive
Normally, when we review an exciting new performance car, we like to use a dramatic burnout shot. Unfortunately, the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO barely chirps its front wheels on its 5.2-second trip to 60 MPH. 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 » -
2010 mustang
2010 Mustang To Get Glass Roof Just Like 2009...Yawn!
The extremely popular glass roof option is making a return to the 2010 Ford Mustang range for only $1,995. If you have to ask; Yes, sunburns and farmer tans come standard along with us really not caring. 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 » -
twitter
Unlike Some Auto CEOs, GM's Fritz Henderson Can Type His Own Tweets
During yesterday's live-tweet by GM CEO Fritz Henderson, Ford's always-looking-to-be-center-of-attention-and-shove-a-foot-sideways-in-his-mouth social-media "expert" Scott Monty decided to tweet he'd come up with the idea first. However, unlike Ford's apparently typing-impaired-CEO Alan Mulally, GM's CEO can type his own tweets. Silly SMonty. More » -
google street view
Google Street View Busts Ford Transit Connect Driver Soliciting Hooker
If you're out cruising in Spain with the company Ford Transit Connect, try not to get busted by the Google Street View car when soliciting a lady-of-the-night wearing a barely-there thong. We're gonna call this NSFW. More » -
fiesta movement
Want To Drive With Jill Hanner?
Live in NYC and free Friday from 8:30 to noon? Want to ride in Jill Hanner's Fiesta Movement Euro-spec Ford and be in a Joan Rivers video? Willing to submit to background checks so she knows you're not a creep? More » -
over the back fence
Geely One Step Closer To Owning Volvo?
According to Chinese auto industry rag, Auto.Sohu, as translated by China Car Times, Ford has already struck a deal with Chinese automaker Geely for Volvo. We're highly skeptical but maybe they know something we don't. [China Car Times via Auto.Sohu] -
Car Pr0n
New Taurus SHO's Torque-gasmic EcoBoost Engine, Exploded!
Ford's exploded the 365 HP, 350 lb-ft o' torque 3.5-liter EcoBoost powerplant underneath the hood of the new 2010 Ford Taurus SHO to show us the bits n' pieces creating this sick torque curve. More details below. More » -
car tech
New Ford Taurus Watches Your Back End
Using "cross-traffic alert," the new 2010 Taurus will, in the words of Ford engineer Kelly Kohlstrand, "alert the driver if a vehicle is coming on to you from the rear." But what if you're single and looking? -
celebrity cars
McCain Tweets Ford Fusion Hybrid Purchase Plans
The election is over, but Senator McCain is still wooing the eco-patriotic-tech-literate crowd by tweeting his purchase of a Ford Fusion Hybrid. Maybe they'll forget he bought his daughter a Toyota Prius six months ago? More » -
muscle car wars
Mustang, Challenger May Still Join 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series
We heard of the muscle car wars possibly spilling into theBuschNationwide Series back in 2007, and guess what? The Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger are still being submitted for approval to race in the 2010 NASCAR season. More » -
art
Our Friend The Carburetor
Once I started attending the University Of California at Irvine, way back in the Reagan Era, it didn't take long for me to discover that the joint was packed with freakos creating weird performance art. More » -
fifth gear
Fifth Gear Pits EVO X Against Focus RS In Epic Turbocharged Soccer Match
Fifth Gear's Tiff Needell and Jason Plato have taken it upon themselves to pit the rally-bred AWD Mitsubishi Evo X against the brand-spanking-new, touring car-inspired FWD Ford Focus RS in an epic turbocharged game of soccer. More » -
first drive
2010 Ford Taurus SHO, Driven
Esquire's gotten the scoop on every automotive outlet, getting Ezra Dyer behind the wheel for an exclusive test drive of the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO. So, what's everyone's favorite hired driving gun think? More » -
car crash
Auto-bi-weekly's Natlalie Neff tells us how their Ford Fiesta was demolished. [autoweek]
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f-150 raptor
Ford Raptor Snorts And Snarls In "Born In Baja" Trailer
This less sedate sneak preview for Ford's upcoming "Born in Baja" film features lots of snarling and grunting coming from the race-prepped Baja 1000 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. Headphones and high volume recommended. -
Car Music
Ford Designers Get Musically Inspired During 2010 Taurus Design Process
The "Mozart Effect" is a term used by Alfred Tomatis for his belief listening to Mozart's melodies can make you smarter. Ford's designers apparently took this approach, with a modern twist, while designing the 2010 Ford Taurus. More » -
Carpocalypse
Ford CEO Hits Today Show, Says Nothing
Ford CEO Alan Mulally was up early for a Today Show interview in New York with NBC's Matt Lauer. Lauer fearlessly probed Mulally, peppering him with a slew questions. Smiling like a Cheshire cat, Mulally non-answered every one of them. More »













































