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Forget The Tilt-Shift: World's Largest Avocado Menaces 1970 Impala

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Aversion Therapy Gives Us Safer Roads!

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70 Years Of Cars In Los Angeles: The UCLA Library Digital Collection

Because the 5,000 LA Times and LA Daily News photographs in UCLA's Changing Times: Los Angeles in Photographs, 1920-1990 collection were all shot in Southern California- where the car has been king for 75 years- a bit of searching will unearth a lot of seriously cool car photos such as this 1980 shot. Make the jump to see a gallery with 50 of our favorites, then follow the link to the whole collection and kiss the rest of your day goodbye!

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10:00 AM on Mon Nov 3 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,287 views, 52 comments

Most discussed mytdawg: Anybody else get a little excited by the woman straddling the V-8? No? Just me then? Put something exciting more »

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Can the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Do Burnouts?

We can’t actually answer this question until September 24 at 12:01 AM, so you’ll just have to check out the gallery after the jump and judge for yourself. Our review of the 556 HP, 551 LB-FT, 191mph, 0-60 in 3.9 second 2009 Cadillac CTS-V will go live then. And, before you ask, no, just like the 2009 Corvette ZR1 burnout, this wasn’t me. This time, it was one of our commenters. More »

9:20 PM on Thu Aug 21 2008
By Wes Siler
8,023 views, 93 comments

Latest by JrodNJ: I'll bet dollars to donuts it's Viergang. more »

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2009 Corvette ZR1 Mega Gallery

Think you’ve seen all of our photos from our review of the 2009 Corvette ZR1? Well you haven’t. Follow the jump for every single one of our 81 photos of the "best car ever made," in all their unedited glory.

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6:35 PM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Wes Siler
4,279 views, 59 comments

Latest by JrodNJ: I wish they had ponied up for some real seats; hell - just steal them from Porsche. The flabby, never more »

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More Troy Paiva Photographs Of The Pearsonville Junkyard

We were all knocked out by LostAmerica's (also known as Troy Paiva) nighttime photographs of the legendary Pearsonville Junkyard And Racetrack, and now there's a whole new batch available for you to pore over while pretending to work. Who can identify all the vehicles in these photos? [Troy Paiva Photography]

4:00 PM on Fri Aug 15 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,947 views, 12 comments

Latest by NovaloadMissesPolar: @LostAmerica: These are amazing. The little Nash/Rambler manages to look apprehensive about whatever lights are approaching; and the old Caddy more »

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59 Old Vehicles Down On The Streets Of San Francisco

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than Island That Rust Forgot. Today we're going to check out some of the work of San Francisco photographer Martin Taylor, who was actually paying attention in photography class when they taught all that stuff about composition and color that I was never really able to figure out. The photo above of the New Yorkerpage Camper Special alone would be enough, but those of you who make the jump will see dozens more great shots (and read Mr. Taylor's descriptions). [Street Parking]

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2:00 PM on Mon Jul 21 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,350 views, 35 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: @tenbeers: Wow, you haven't? There's a red-tape-striped, alloy-wheeled, black one here in town, near mint, owned by the same family more »

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66 Drives: Scenes From Western Roads

I've always enjoyed shooting photos on California's highways, but never had the guts to get close-up shots of the occupants of nearby cars and risk dome-ventilation courtesy of road-ragers' firearms. Photographer Andrew Bush, however, does have the guts, and he's been rewarded with an amazing collection of photographs. Most of these photos were shot in California between 1989 and 1997; make the jump to check out the entire gallery, then check out the artist's site to read the captions. Bonus points to the reader who can identify the make/model of the largest number of cars!

[AndrewBush.net, via BoingBoing]

2:00 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,741 views, 59 comments

Latest by SeanKHotay: Gotta ask....Is there a 10yr statue of limitations on picture usage? more »

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A Case Of Junkyard OCD?

While I can't claim to be a junkyard photographer of Lost America's caliber, I do my best to capture junkyard images that tell a story. The other day, I went to the local yard... More »

6:20 PM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Murilee Martin
5,317 views, 60 comments

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Pearsonville Junkyard Erased, But Not Before Lost America Captured It On Film

We love junkyard photographs, and Troy Paiva, proprietor of the Lost America site, has shot some amazing ones at the now-defunct Pearsonville Junkyard in the Mojave Desert. There's no Photoshop trickery here, just long nighttime exposures and colored lighting. Make the jump to check out the whole gallery, at which point you'll probably want to spend the rest of the morning checking out Mr. Paiva's other work. [Flickr]

10:40 AM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,472 views, 29 comments

Latest by redleg319: What once was and will never be again. Todays cars and trucks all look the same, no style or personality more »

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