· Should get much more play around these parts as "Jalpa" is hella similar to "Jalopnik." And if you rearrange "Jim Morrison," you get "Mr. Mojo Risin." [Update]

· The Jalpa's top speed was 146 mph. A Subaru WRX's top speed is 146 mph. Though, the Scooby will hit 60 mph about a second quicker than the Lambo.

· It's pronounced "Hall-Puh," even though all Americans say "Y'all-Puh." Like the names of many Lambos, Jalpa means "Prophylactic" in Swahili is a type of fighting bull.

· The Jalpa's engine formed the basis for one of the (almost) coolest cars of the 80s, the Dodge Decepzione. Ingredients: 1 Jalpa V8, 1 Dodge Daytona, 1 AWD system designed by Carroll Shelby.Performance was supposedly staggering, but, like, well, you know...

· Like its sibling the LM002 and countless Corvettes cut to look like Ferraris, the Jalpa was on Miami Vice. Driven by none other than Phil Collins.

· Michael Mann briefly considered naming the show Jalpa Vice, but then didn't as that would be redundant.

· A prototype Jalpa Spyder was constrcuted, but sadly never sold. Have a look for yourself.

It was more than a year ago (October '04 to be exact) that we first posed the question, What would Crockett and Tubbs drive in the movie remake of Michael Mann's '80s cop drama, "Miami VIce"? We had to get out the old shoebox to see if anyone's guess came close to the Ferrari F430, which from the trailer, looks to be the chosen ride of the undercover cops posing as drug dealers (played by Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx), replacing the fakie Ferrari Dayona Spyder in the original show. Well, no one guessed the 430, but one reader picked its predecessor, the Modena 360. Many congratulations to someone dubbed "redvettset" for coming the closest.

Miami Vice (the Movie)

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