Yesterday we took a breather from the SEMA craziness for a 1980 Cressida that 58% of you took a shine to. That car was dull as dishwater, and wouldn't do much to improve your scoring score, but today we've got a Jeep that, while not donktastic, will at least let you roll with the playas in the ‘Slades.

Here's a '96 Grand Cherokee that's had some work. While Jeep modifications usually lean toward the Brawny paper towel end of things, this one doesn't look like it enjoys getting dirty. But that doesn't mean it's not the quicker-picker-upper! Along with the requisite brush guards and 4" lift, it's rocking a marblized paint job, two-toned seats and shaved Lambo doors. Ice, Ice, baby!

Underneath all that is a K&N-filtered 5.2-litre V8, fat radial T/As, and all-the time all-wheel drive. And while you usually expect a Jeep's rims to be coated mainly in mud, you might think this seller has lost his marbles as he's extended the marbleized paint to those as well.

What does cost for you to be Rollin' with my homies (sippin' yak all night, yeah) in this marbleized masterpiece? Well, the Buy It Now is a there'll be enough left over for a couple a 40s $8,500. Now, it does have a busted A/C and 162,000 on the clock, but who needs A/C when you've got a ride as cool as this? And you know those miles have been mostly racked up cruising for some chronic-by-the-tree.

So, are you down with $8,500 for this custom Jeep? Or, does that price make this Cherokee less Grand?

You decide!

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Not only did the Wagoneer Limo get you to the show on time, but it evoked the inner Larry the Cable Guy in a few of you, producing a dead-even NPOCP vote! That's probably because the back roads behemoth was based on a beloved American legend- the Jeep Wagoneer. Another flag-waving automotive legend is that of a U.S.-built supercar intended to take on the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini, and one that over the past 40 years has become more myth than motorcar.

Jerry Wiegert grew up in Detroit. That may have had something to do with his following the dream of turning his junior high notebook drawings into three dimensional, four-wheel reality.

Wiegert's first company was dubbed VDF, or Vehicle Design Force, where Uma Thurman played the funny one. They produced one fiberglass-shell mockup before being reformed as Vector Motors - named after that roller - and began a nearly 4 decade saga of unfulfilled dreams, unflagging self-promotion, and corporate drama. Along the way they announced various prototype cars, all stylistically based on that first, iconic VDF pusher.

Although more fully engineered, and able to move under its own power, the next iteration of the Vector, the W2, never reached production. But that didn't stop Motor Trend magazine from producing annual cover stories touting its mythical performance and imminent availability. Wiegert took the car to every auto show and car-related event in the country, trying to drum up interest and venture capital. In the process, he racked up over 100,000 miles on the 600-bhp twin-turbo Chevy powered prototype.

The successor W8 disposed of the Chevy for a Rodeck aluminum V8, with wet-sleeves and again the twin turbos. Shunning their reputation as nothing more than a tease, Vector actually produced 17 of the W8s- and sold them! Their most notable customer was Andre Agassi who spent less time with the car than he did married to Brooke Shields, returning it after breaking down despite having been warned that the car had been delivered unfinished.

The W8 was followed up by the Avtech WX-3 which returned the company to its roots by not being produced.

Shortly thereafter, Wiegert was forced out of Vector through a hostile takeover by the Indonesian company - and good Transformer - Megatech. That company also sought to forgo years of tradition and actually produce Vectors for public sale. They determined that the most expedient way to do so would be to throw out the aerospace tech semi-monocoque chassis and one-off racing motor, and replace them with the modified chassis and V12 engine from the Lamborghini Diablo, as, at the time, they owned that company as well.

So, that's what we have today- a Vector M12 which is really a mid-nineties Lambo in drag. The switch from sidewinder to longitudinal engine placement means the Vector body had to be elongated, and the cabin pushed forward. While it still sports many of the iconic Vector styling cues, the proportions are funky and it just doesn't look right. The 4-cam Bizzarrini-legacy motor puts out a healthy 500-bhp, but that pales in comparison to the 1000-bhp Wiegert had promised back in the company's glory days.

That's not to say this silver bullet can't get out of its own way, it should be blisteringly quick, and have a top speed in excess of 200-mph. And strangely, all the Lambo parts will mean repairs and maintenance will be easier. Plus, the Vector had Lambo doors before Lambo had Lambo doors. As you might expect, the mileage is as low as the roofline, at only 3,900, meaning it was probably only used by a little old lady to drive to church on Sundays. The condition looks factory fresh, and as one of only 14 ever built, the $139,900 cost buys you not only a very quick piece of history, but exclusivity as well- as long as you can get past the Miata turn signals and Cavalier tail lamps.

After this car was produced, Megatech imploded, selling Lamborghini to VW/Audi, and the assets of Vector to local management, for pennies on the dollar. Jerry Wiegert bought them out and returned the company to its rightful position as the world's leading non-producer of supercars, a reputation it enjoys to this day.

So, would you shell out $139,900 for a chance to own not just a car, but a soap opera star? Or, do you want to maintain your tradition of not buying Vectors?

You decide!

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Yesterday the poor little diesel chevette got a shiv in the gut by an angry 69% of you. After that, we're not turning our backs on you, and today, as a bit of a peace offering, we've got a mid-engine masterpiece that's ten times the price of that Chevy, but only half as tall.

Ferruccio Lamborghini's company started out building tractors, and, with the exception of the LM002, they've never let their agrarian past seep into their automobiles. Initially a series of Giotto Bizzarini designed V12-powered cars, the bull-badged maker brought out a smaller V8-engined car to engender greater volume and compete with the contemporary Ferrari 308 and Maserati Merak. Designated as a 2+2, the back seats of the Urraco are best left to soft luggage or individuals for whom waterboarding is no longer an option, as they're pretty tiny. The Marcello Gandini design borrows heavily from 3-day Blinds, but manages to hold its own even today, demonstrating the talent of the then Bertone-employed stylist. The interior, on the other hand, is a dog's breakfast of instrument placement and material quality, typical of the Sant ‘Agata Bolognese based maker.

This '72- one of only 791 total built- is rocking the 2.5 litre all-alloy single-cam eight, which is mounted transversely, in Miura-esque fashion, just ahead of the rear wheels. That engine pumped out a ‘70s-proud 180 bhp, which would push the little bull to a top end of 143 mph on the Autostrada. The car is claimed to be in original condition, and to have but 43k on the clock.

Now, you may have seen the Top Gear episode in which the boys each were given ten thousand pounds to buy an exotic, and James May showed up with an Urraco. . . on a trailer. Despite that inauspicious start, and in a car that didn't look half as good as this one, he managed to outdistance Clarksnob in a Mauser, and Hamster in a 308, on the final challenge, although even he didn't make it to the target strip club due to electrical failure.

But that wouldn't happen in this beauty, would it? For the $22,500 asking price, you could buy a car with a warranty should you be so concerned. But where would the fun be in that? And the reason you buy a Lamborghini is for fun. Not necessarily the fun of driving, because the driving position is a little awkward, and it's not going to win any stop light drag races that KIA drivers throw in your face. No, the fun is in all the attention you will get when you pull up to the Magic Pan in it. And by attention, we mean sex. Regardless of which side you zip your pants, the Urraco is pretty much a roofie on wheels, and you won't need the strip club when driving this.

So, would you be willing to part with $22,500 of your hard-earned cash for this littlest Lambo? Or do you say bull to that price?

You decide!

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Yesterday, pokey and the bandit brought down a 67% Crack Pipe vote, disproving the seller's pricing acumen and setting off a flurry of banjo music in everyone's heads. Today we're going to stay in 1977, but with a car that got its name from the exclamation of shock and awe elicited at its unveiling.

Lamborghini's '71 Geneva Show entrant was intended to out-Miura the Miura, and it wildly succeeded in doing so. Rather than lithe and curvaceous like the sidewinder Miura, the new five litre halo car from the Sant'Agata Bolognese maker was brutally functional in appearance, looking like something out of a science fiction film. The production version, which entered the market three years later, kept most of the show car's styling intact, but had a 3,929cc DOHC V12 nestled behind the two-place cockpit, rather than the show car's 4,992. The drivetrain was unique both then and now, with the engine mounted bass-ackwards, and sending the 375 bhp to a direct-action ZF five speed resting just millimeters below the driver's shifting arm, and then back to the differential via a shaft through the sump. Weight distribution of the car's 3,296 lbs was an ideal 41/59.

The Gandini-designed body is resplendent in it's earliest and purest form, unadorned by the various flares, slats and scoops that befouled later iterations. Called the periscopo cars for the unique secondary window slotted in the roof - which provided rearward visibility between the canyon walls of the engine cover - they also were the first application of what we all now universally know as "Lambo Doors".

Today's candidate LP 400 is representing it from the last year of production, when a mere 33 were examples were built. The succeeding LP 400S gained wider Pirellis and the option of the V-wing to keep the rear end planted, making those top speed runs a little less of a pucker-fest. These '74-'77 cars had (relatively) skinny tires and provide the lowest drag coefficient of the marque making them good for damn-near 200 mph when given given enough straight road and a driver with a heavy right foot. But at an asking price of $395,000, and a described no-cost-spared restoration, spattering the nose with Bee Movie rejects may not be the best idea.

Fantasy Junction is not known for bargain-basement pricing, but recent auction activity indicates that decent Countaches (Countachi?) have been trading in this rarified air for a couple of years at least. And, if you could afford it, you'd buy it, right?

When you were a kid, you very likely had a poster of a Countach on your bedroom wall. Hell, you still might! So, is $395,000 a Nice Price to replace that poster with the real deal? Or, is Fantasy Junction throwing in some Crack Pipe with their Countach?

You decide!

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Lightened to 2,800 pounds and fitted with a new 570 HP race-tuned 5.2-liter V10, the Lamborghini LP560-4 GTRs are shown here fighting it out during the third race of the first season at the Adria Raceway in Italy. The noises that come out of the tail pipes of the Super Trofeo cars are pure spectacle and we're convinced they're pumping out this full, rich tune with the single goal of attracting all fans of racing, engines and lions catching their prey.

The good stuff starts around the 2 minute mark in the top clip, but this clip to the left of the driver's seat point-of-view starts as soon as you hit the go button. If you're at work, pop on some headphones and crank that volume. And if you're at home, well we shouldn't have to tell you. Goda di!

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And of course, no Top Gear segment would be complete without a smashing hot lap by the mysterious Stig, but how fast is Lambo's newest super car? Can the 670 HP rip-snorting V12, all-wheel-drive and carbon-ceramic brake-equipped LP670-4 SV finally rise above mere super cars and enter the hyper car fray?

We're not quite sure why this Lambo had its heart ripped out, but we're guessing it has something to do with a sexy Italian woman. Maybe that's just wishful thinking. In all reality it looks as if the Countach is receiving a full engine restoration and thorough cleaning. Likely because it's been a dirty boy by providing its owner with endless hours of performance and fun. It's certainly no basement Lamborghini, but at least this one's real.
(Hat Tip to Wim!)

Just in case you've never heard the sexy Countach 5.0-liter V12 engine:
(If you've got a Supercar Teardown story that you'd like to share, please email me at autoinsider@jalopnik.com and we'll feature yours in an upcoming installment)

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These little Lambo-bodied ATVs are marketed to the more-money-than-brains crowd, but they sure do make us giggle. They were created by Liberty Walk of Japanese Lamborghini tuning fame to match a couple of the cars they had on display at this year's Tokyo Auto Salon. Little else is known about them, but we're sure they'll end up in some rap video sooner than later.

[via carzi]

I have always been fascinated by cars and from an early age used to go with my god father to brands hatch race track. He belonged to the Aston Martin owners club and so would accompany him to the races. We would often go into the paddock and see all the cars being tuned and tweaked- I'm sure this is where I came across for the first time a Lamborghini, and it made a lasting impression.

In 2005 I made my first wireframe car, a Subaru Impreza P1. I called it 'Modern Japanese Classic'. A Subaru was chosen for many reasons; it was at the time a joy-riders favourite, it was my preferred car when playing Gran Turismo on Playstation, but really its charm comes from the fact that despite being very, very fast, underneath the lowered alloys and fat spoilers lurks a family saloon (albeit on steroids!).

With the Lamborghini I made it because I just knew the wireframe technique would suit it and it is the most iconic supercar of all time. I had to make it to get it out of my system.

It was a fun project, I loved doing the little details like the pepper pot wheels and Pirelli P7 tyres, the Koenig side spoilers and air intakes, and of course the rear spoiler- It looks so simple but it took ages because it's all about the economy of line — too much steel and it becomes unsophisticated and not enough and it doesn't represent it sufficiently.

I chose the fluro orange because like the car it is uncompromising! It's aggressive and has attitude. It also looks great when the car is either set in the street or photographed against a white background.

The car is currently on display at the Classic Car Club UK, a genius organization with a collection of cars the members collectively drive. If you're interested the Countach is indeed for sale or, if the right opportunity comes along, a lease. We'd certainly drop this beauty into the corporate entry at Jalopnik HQ over some generic piece of post-modern corporate art.

Check out the HD version of the video here. [StreetFire]

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Early rumors suggest that the handset will be similar to the iPhone with a completely flat touchscreen display. It will come in Lamborghini colors (presumably red) and will run Windows Mobile 6 Pro and include GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. [Unwired View]