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Click here to read Alex Cox Goes HO Scale: <em>Repo Chick!</em>

Alex Cox Goes HO Scale: Repo Chick!

I say Alex Cox's Repo Man stands as The Greatest Car Movie Of All Time. His latest film- which should be released this year, Hollywood politics permitting- might turn out to be the Greatest Toy Car Movie Of All Time. More »

01/30/10

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By Murilee Martin

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Whatever Happened To "The Cyclops?"

At the center of "The Big Bus," a 1970s cheese-ball spoof-flick, was a monstrous beast of a land yacht dubbed "The Cyclops." It was a "nuclear-powered," double-decker bendy-bus destined for a plot-line filled with treachery. But where's the bus now? More »

01/27/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

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How To Build A Back To The Future DeLorean

Click here to read How To Build A <em>Back To The Future</em> DeLorean

The recent appearance of a hyper-accurate Back to the Future DeLorean replica on eBay got us thinking: How does one build such a time-traveling monster? Who does this? And just what does it take to go eighty-eight? More »

12/29/09

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By Sam Smith

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Click here to read Ma Bell's Thugs Tour Oakland In a '79 Ford Granada: <em>The Phone Police</em>

Ma Bell's Thugs Tour Oakland In a '79 Ford Granada: The Phone Police

We saw a few outtakes from my deservedly brief stint as a filmmaker last week, and now I've dug up a 25-year-old VHS tape of the crypto-car-centric 1984 epic The Phone Police. More »

12/13/09

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By Murilee Martin

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1957 Plymouth Leads 1957 Dodge On Crazed San Francisco Car Chase

Did the 1958 film The Lineup influence the makers of that better-known San Francisco car-chase movie a decade later? More »

12/12/09

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By Murilee Martin

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My Short-Lived Filmmaking Career Made Z-List Stars Of '56 Chevy, '79 Granada

Maybe if Super 8 film hadn't been such a comprehensively terrible medium, I'd have kept making films; who knows, by now I might have become The King Of Eastern European Dental Fetish Porn! More »

12/05/09

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By Murilee Martin

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What Could Be Better Than A Mustang vs Charger Chase? Opel Rekord vs Fiat 124!

The famous chase sequence in Bullitt was just about perfect, but it lacked a few crucial components. For example, where was the church procession blocking the road? The oil drums bursting on the pavement? And where was the Fiat? More »

11/28/09

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By Murilee Martin

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We Teach Batman How to Ferry Ladies in Lambos

Bruce Wayne has shown us it's possible to cruise with more than a single companion in a two-seater Lamborghini. Perhaps. But there is a more elegant way—worthy of both superheroes and mere mortals. More »

11/25/09

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By Peter Orosz

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Renault 5 Takes Off-Road Shortcut In Pursuit Of Citroën CX

We can't tell you what cheezoid cop show you're watching, nor can we tell you why the chiseled good guy in the Renault 5 is pursuing the obvious baddie in the Citroën. More »

11/22/09

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By Murilee Martin

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First A-Team Cast Photo!

Here's the first shot of the new A-Team cast and yes, B.A. Baracus does look kinda tiny. The full shot, the cast list — in effect, the full plan — comes together below, right in front of the GMC van. More »

10/27/09

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By Ray Wert

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The Cars Of Mad Max 4: First Look

Click here to read The Cars Of <em>Mad Max 4</em>: First Look

After we revealed yesterday Mad Max 4: Fury Road is green-lit, director George Miller's provided a sneak-peak at two cars from the new movie. One is the Max's iconic supercharged Interceptor, the other, a monster-motored hot-rod pickup. More »

10/27/09

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By Ben Wojdyla

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Red Dawn Tanks Invade Downtown Detroit

Click here to read <em>Red Dawn</em> Tanks Invade Downtown Detroit

The "Red Dawn" remake is filming all across metro Detroit and when they aren't blowing stuff up, they're storing tanks and Humvees where the Statler Hotel used to be and transforming a parking garage into a Chinese police station. More »

10/19/09

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By Ben Wojdyla

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New Red Dawn Movie Blows Detroit Away!

The Chinese-infused Red Dawn re-make's been ~~blowing crap up~~ filming this week in Detroit. The city's an awesome place for making a movie. Just ask Michael Bay. He's been ~~blowing crap up~~ filming in Detroit for years. Set pictures below. More »

10/08/09

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By Ray Wert

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2012: The Year The World Dies, And A Bentley Saves Lives

2012 may be the year the world dies, but it's also a movie that'll apparently show a Bentley saving some lives. Although we don't remember any Bentley having a voice-activated engine start feature. Must be the Russian mafia option package.

10/06/09

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By Ray Wert

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Mean Mopar Streets: Harvey Keitel Versus David Proval!

We honored Harvey Keitel's Mean Streets ride in the Murilee's Movie Car Hall Of Fame, and there's no better way to start winding down Crash Week than to show that car getting violently destroyed, gangland-style! More »

09/27/09

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By Murilee Martin

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Green Hornet's Black Beauty Wrecked On Set, Kato To Blame?

The gorgeous Black Beauty Crown Imperial from The Green Hornet remake appears to have crashed during filming. No word on injuries, but rescue crews can be seen in photos from the set. More »

09/08/09

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By Matt Hardigree

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Repo Man Creator Alex Cox Tells Jalopnik How He Selected The Film's Cars

Click here to read <em>Repo Man</em> Creator Alex Cox Tells Jalopnik How He Selected The Film's Cars

What's The Greatest Car Movie Of All Time? I say it's Alex Cox's Repo Man, and for 25 years I've wondered: How and why did Cox choose the cars used in the film? More »

08/30/09

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By Murilee Martin

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James Bond's New Submarine: The Acura NSX

Any cinephile petrolhead worth his salt will tell you underwater motoring requires the possession of a Lotus Esprit. But in the real world? As you see above, and in the epic video below, choose the Acura NSX. More »

08/24/09

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By Peter Orosz

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Come to New York, Become Tony Montana, Try to Impress Michelle Pfeiffer

If you’re in the mood for a butch German coupé with a big V8 up front and an American flag in the back, you’ve come to the right place: there’s a Porsche 928 for sale in Soho. More »

08/21/09

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By Peter Orosz

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James Cameron's Avatar Gets Warthog-Like Assault Vehicle

The first trailer for James Cameron's much-anticipated sci-fi blockbuster, Avatar, just hit, and amidst the space-craziness and hybrid aliens there's a very Warthog-from-Halo-like fast attack vehicle with an extra axle in the back. Check out the trailer below. More »

08/20/09

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By Ben Wojdyla

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The Sinister 15: Murilee's Favorite Bad Guy Movie Cars

I admit it, I missed a whole bunch of great cars in my last movie car list and the biggest omission was the '73 Eldorado driven by the Drāno-force-feeding pimp in Magnum Force. More »