The green Mitsubish Lancer Evo X is boasting 650 HP. The Bentley Continental GT (yes that's what's hiding under that awful body kit) brags of 800 HP. The Tundra? Well it's a huge lifted truck with green tribal grpahics...need we say more? And to think this is just the tip of the SEMA iceberg. [via MotorAuthority]

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It's hard to tell from the angle...and the perspective, but we think this is a little hot-rod go-kart with a five-horse Briggs & Stratton behind the seat. Or it could be a kid's pedal toy. Either way, with its patriot paint it's ready for parade duty anywhere with white picket fences. [American Legion Post 207]

See the rest of our Jalopnik Auto Flag-Elation here and check out our pre-Fourth Jalopnik Automotive Amerigasm here.

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When Leeds showed up with it at the Antioch Billetproof show last year he darn near stole the show. We're kind of curious about where he got those Toyo tires in that size. If you really want a treat, go listen to it run.
[MyRideIsMe and MyRideIsMe]

Today we're going with a somewhat different format, because today's tipster (and Project Car Hell Tipster T-shirt winner), UDMan found both cars sitting on trailers in upstate New York and photographed them himself:

I took these pictures at a Fabrication Shop called Tom's Hot Rod & Fab Shop, in East Syracuse, NY. (315) 701-4441. They were sitting on a trailer in front of the shop, and they were at a show a couple of weeks ago. I took a look at them, and there is still a lot of work to do on them, but are actually rebuildable (well, I couldn't do it, but a lot of guys on here could).

Then there's the 1937 Pontiac Sedan, with a 91 Caprice Police Package LT4, with AOD, New IFS Suspension, New Steering Column, New Power Rack, Wire harness from the Caprice, Original Lights, New Glass Included, Power Seats (Front and Rear!), Billet Dash (though I didn't take a look inside), Miscellaneous parts with the car, Shift Kit, and Rosewood Steering Wheel! Minimal Rust, needs lots of finishing. Has Title, and only $12,990 OBO.

It's a 1929 Ford PU, with a new chassis, a Mustang II Front End with Rack & Pinion Steering, Front Disc Brakes, Ford Rear End, 350CI Chevrolet, Turbohydramatic, all rust has been expelled, patch panels come with the truck. Carb will be included. It needs finishing.... $10,500 OBO.

"create a full-scale racing program to encompass NASCAR, Drag racing, IMSA, and reportedly, a highly modified Javelin for Pikes Peak this July... and possibly by 2010, at the Baja 1000, to celebrate the '67 baja run of Spence Murray and Ralph Poole, in a virtually stock Rambler."

Supposedly, as Hot Rod tells the story,

"...ten years ago, a multimillionaire vintage AMC enthusiast tried to acquire one of the six remaining AMX/3 mid-engine prototype sports cars for his personal collection. He was told none were for sale at any price, so our mystery mogul decided to do the next best thing — he built his own. In the course of designing...the plan changed from a copy of an AMX/3 to a totally new, updated modern AMX/4."

"Here's where things get interesting. In sensing a potential market for this new sports/GT with other enthusiasts, the idea was hatched to build these cars in series. Then the discussion turned to...wouldn't it be cool to bring back the whole company instead of one AMC model?"

Yes, an absolutely perfect '39 Chevy Master Deluxe hot rod with the full treatment, including great big blower sticking through the hood.

I've been to lots of car shows and, frankly, this kind of car bores me in that setting. Sure, the craftsmanship is incredible and they look great, but it's a car show thing. However, seeing something like this parked on the street is another story altogether.

Having grown up in Alameda really helped when the owner came out to see why some freak with an unmarked cop car just jammed on his brakes, jumped out, and started shooting photos of his pride and joy. I grew up a couple blocks from this street, went to grade school with the guy's kids, and even delivered his newspapers when I was a Chronicle paperboy god-knows-how-many years ago. So, once I'd established my Alameda pedigree, he was quite friendly, opening the hood and telling me the story of his car (old-time Alamedans are suspicious of outsiders; had I been from off the island he'd probably have sicced the Dobies on me).

Say, that doesn't look like the usual small-block Chevy, does it? Why, no, I believe that's a big-block Chevy!

As a matter of fact, this is a blown 502 that the owner claims churns out a dyno-verified 900 horsepower. He further states that it has really good pickup when you want to pass someone on the freeway, although there's sort of a traction problem if you give it much throttle at, well, any speed. Yeah, 900 horsepower in a 3,300-pound vehicle might do that.

When I asked him if he'd ever taken it to the dragstrip, he just looked at me funny: "I'm not putting a rollcage in this car." Ah, well.

This car normally lives at the legendary Rogers Trucking warehouse on the Alameda waterfront; those of you who know the East Bay probably know what a jaw-dropping car-geek candy store that place is (the car does get a fair amount of weekend driving duty, but doesn't normally live on the street; the owner says it's just as well, because the orange paint is so loud it keeps the neighborhood awake at night). This car has won the big prize in its class in at least one of the big Good Guys shows over in Pleasanton, and it's been in all the usual magazines, so I imagine some of youse out there are familiar with it.

The East Bay has quite a few old-time car clubs that never died, including the Danville Dukes.

I'm just glad that it's not another Model A. And that it parks on the street at least occasionally.

Robert E. Petersen, Founder of Hot Rod, Motor Trend Magazines and Benefactor of the Petersen Automotive Museum Passes On at 80

Robert E. Petersen, an entrepreneur who single-handedly created the largest special-interest publishing company in America, was instrumental in the evolution of the hot-rodding culture, and who, with his wife Margie, realized his dream of establishing an educational museum to pay tribute to the automobile, died on Friday, March 23, at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. after a short but valiant battle with neuroendocrine cancer. He was 80.

"Mr. Petersen helped create and feed the American obsession with the automobile, delivering gasoline-powered dreams to the mailboxes of millions," said Dick Messer, Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. "He understood the thrill that an average person could get from seeing and reading about horsepower as an art form."

A native of Southern California, Mr. Petersen's mother passed away when he was 10, leaving him with his Danish-immigrant father, who worked as a truck and equipment mechanic. As a young man he picked up his father's skills, learning to weld, de-coke engines, and hone his fascination with cars.

After graduating from Barstow High School in the mid-1940s, he moved to Los Angeles, working at MGM studios as a messenger boy. Following service in the Army Air Corps toward the end of Word War II, Mr. Petersen, now an independent publicist immersed in the burgeoning customized auto culture of California, was instrumental in creating the first hot-rod show at the Los Angeles Armory. To help establish the event, in January 1948 he launched Hot Rod Magazine, and hawked the magazine at local speedways for 25 cents a copy. Motor Trend, a more upscale publication for production car enthusiasts, and dozens of other titles aimed at specialty automotive segments soon followed.

Mr. Petersen spent decades as Chairman of the Board of Petersen Publishing Company, which was at one time America's leading publisher of special-interest consumer magazines and books before its sale to private investors in August 1996. Among its other diverse successful titles are Teen, Sport, Rod & Custom, and Guns & Ammo. He also headed a wide variety of other businesses including ammunition manufacturing, real estate development and aviation services that each reflected another passion he shared.

Firmly established as an American success story, Mr. Petersen had one lasting vision: an educational museum to pay tribute to the automobile. On June 11, 1994, the lifelong dream of Robert E. Petersen was fulfilled with the opening of a 300,000-square-foot automotive museum named in his honor, made possible by his $30 million endowment.

Today the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles stands as the nation's premiere automotive museum, serving thousands of visitors each year. Its mission remains to educate and excite generations of auto enthusiasts with the fascinating stories, vehicles and people that have influenced the American love affair with the automobile - a mission that has been a resounding success thanks to the generosity of its main benefactor.

In addition to his noted auto collection, Mr. Petersen also developed a keen interest in sport shooting. He served as Shooting Sports Commissioner for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, where he was responsible for building that venue from an old dairy farm within six months.

Mr. Petersen served as president and chairman of the board of the Boys' and Girls' Club of Hollywood, and was a member of the National Board of Directors for the Boys' and Girls' Club of America. He was active in support of numerous children's charities and also served as a member for the Los Angeles City Library Commission.

Both he and his wife have been major contributors to the Music Center of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Additionally, he was a founding member of the Thalians social society, which raises money for the Mental Health Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His ongoing contributions to the community earned him numerous special citations from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Los Angeles City Council.

Mr. Petersen was to be honored with both the 'Automotive Icon' and 'Visionary' awards at the Petersen museum's annual gala on May 10. The ceremony will now be held as a tribute to Mr. Petersen and his contributions to the institution and community.

"What made him so special was that he gave every ounce of his energy and abilities to his dreams. He was a quiet man who truly became an American icon," the Petersen museum's Messer said. "He made his living doing things he loved and he found success at every turn. The way he lived his life, always looking for ways to give back in return for the success he enjoyed, made you proud to count him as a friend. The museum is now his legacy."

He is survived by his wife, Margie. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to the Petersen Automotive Museum or the charity of the person's choice in his honor. Funeral mass will be held Thursday, March 29, at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.

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Anyway, this is it. Hands down, my favorite hot rod at Detroit's Autorama show. The product of a long-gone chop shop somewhere in Ontario, this Stude has been chopped, channeled, lowered, and lightened. Man, just look at the way those skinny wire wheels in the back stick up over the bed. The devilish way those water hoses snake from the rad to the block, like a pair of horns poking out of it's head. That ivory colored steering wheel, the tilting windshield, the purposeful flathead, the subtle pinstriping... I"m in love.– Ben Wojdyla

Oh it's so good.

There's the money shot.

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Okay, so maybe it would have to be Grandpappy from the American side of the family (before coming over to Deutschland), but that's the first thing I thought when I saw this low and lean roadster. Looking at that worn paint, the zoomies, the Native American blanket seat cover and the underhung headlights. It all makes me giddy as a schoolgirl. There's just so much coolness packed into this little car. It's a wonder I didn't walk out of that place with a significantly lighter wallet and a basketcase that looked really cool. For no good reason, the craziest/coolest part of this car is the trunk if you believe it or not. Take a look after the jump.– Ben Wojdyla

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A couple of stretched out bruisers were sitting nose-to-nose in the first row of the lower level. I almost fell over when I saw em. They were raucous and unconventional, seemingly thrown together with whatever parts could be found. They were also done with so much style you had to love 'em. What's not to love about a car with gull-wing doors, whose rear axle is under the your knees, that's also called "Hemirod"? Or whose roof has more metallic sculpture than the Guggenheim museum and a dually truck axle? Nothing, that's what. – Ben Wojdyla

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Over time, the Himsl & Haas psychedelic themes of vehicles like Andy Brizio's America's Most Beautiful Roadster Award-winning Instant T have really begun to appeal to us. In an age of bad, over-the-top graphics like those that curse Gary Scelzi's funny car, the out-and-out strange, apparently acid-fueled visions of the early 1970s have really begun to appeal to us. And apparently, they've begun to appeal to Freiburger over at Hot Rod, too. Now we just need us a period-correct jet boat to cruise the harbor in and a '71 Dodge pickup with a 440 and gold-leaf "Jalopnik Around-Shore Racing Team" on the doors. With semi tractor-style exhaust stacks, natch.

Tasteless Paint From The Past - PSYCHEDELIC! [Hot Rod]

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...out the video to hear Bill explain it for himself, but the gist , as a fellow Jalopnik-ite explains in the video, is that he didn't customize the jalopy to look old, it just wasold. Ok, fair enough — so there's no external mods made to look delapidated — but it's still got plywood and mexican blankets for upholstery and although he's got a couple of "security modifications" — you know, like a fire extinguisher and encasing the drivetrain (it's still frigging sitting there next to your leg) it still is rat-like. But as long as Bill here's happy with it — he should call it whatever he likes. All we know is it's cool as hell, and we've got to see some more of his stuff.

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Well, well, if this isn't the Holy Hand Grenade of Pontiac, we don't know what is. Okay, fine, the JATO Goat would qualify. And win. But still, the kids with their budgets and connections over there at Hot Rod have ginned up a Solstice with a dry-sump monstrosity more commonly found under the hood of the Corvette Z06. We'll take that treatment in a Sky, please. Nobody expects to get smoked to death with brute force by a Saturn. It's like the Spanish Inquisition and crap.

World's Baddest Pontiac Solstice [Hot Rod]

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