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project car hell
Project Car Hell, Fun With Engine Swaps Edition: Hero Of Billetproof!
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! We haven't done a serious Engine Mix-&-Match PCH for a while, so let's burn!
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Comment by Ben Wojdyla: Anyone else think the Mercedes-Benz 5.6 liter V8 looks a bit like the Predator? 3 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
1958 Willys Pickup
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. How about a half-century-old Willys pickup as a work vehicle? More »
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Comment by Novaload Misses Murilee: Believe it or not, here's an array of colors for your Willys -- including pink! What are there these days,... 20 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
What's It Really Like To Build And Race A 24 Hours Of LeMons Machine?
We've seen a lot of videos made by LeMons teams about their racing experience, but this one may be the best yet. It's the story of Team First Blood's adventures at LeMons Detroit-ish 2008. More »
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Comment by FP - pass the stars, please: "Who says 'full-out destruction'?" "Me." "Ah, yeah." "We're keepin' the hood, though." Also: So glad to see "Paper Planes" being spread by someone other... 3 Responses | Other threads
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spy photos
Volkswagen Pickup Robust-ly Runs... The Nürburgring?!
Volkswagen's out to exercise its future truck's ride and handling qualities. Although sometimes thought as being quite Robust, there's no word from VW whether the pickup broke the Ring's all-important 7-minute mark. [PickupTrucks] -
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DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Diesel Imports
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Ejacobs has found us a threesome of Denver oil burners. More »
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Comment by A strolling player: That I-Mark is awesome. I have some kind of an affinity for Isuzu passenger cars, mostly because there are... 6 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street bonus edition
Saturday DOTS-O-Rama, Tomsk Edition: Big Ol' Trucks
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out street-parked vehicles located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. We're continuing the Tomsk-O-Rama with a foursome of vintage Detroit pickups. More »
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Comment by FP - pass the stars, please: Those Fords are damn rare around here now, though I never realized it. And I've only seen a couple Elcos... 5 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Gator-O-Rama Ãœber Gallery: The Japanese
Japanese cars made up nearly half the entries at the Gator-O-Rama, with 44 out of 95 vehicles coming from the Co-Prosperity Sphere. Miatas, Celicas, and RX-7s galore, of course, but that wasn't all. More » -
engine swap
When You Need To Make That Old Truck Run This Weekend: Volvo-Powered Model T!
When you've got a basket-case Model T on one side of the garage and a beat-to-crap Volvo Amazon on the other… and you want something cool to drive in, oh, 48 hours, what to do? More »
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Comment by Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Safety is overrated. But both the Model T and the Amazon engine are durable lumps and pretty reliable. ... 3 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
1968 GMC Pickup Truck
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. There's no reason that Truck Monday shouldn't fall on a Saturday!
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Comment by Leeeeena - 1000 Club: I love the old yellow-on-black California plates! One of my friends said you might be able to still get... 6 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
The Most Reliable Motor Vehicle I Know Of: 1988 Toyota Pickup
Just as we make jokes about unreliable cars, we make jokes about the Toyota pickup's reliability. My brother-in-law's '88 has close to a quarter-million miles and it has yet to suffer any significant mechanical problem.
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Comment by grzydj: The 22R is better than the 22RE even though the fuel injected 22RE makes a bit more oomph and gets... 7 Responses | Other threads
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nice price or crack pipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $48,500 Chevrolet Cheyenne Pickup?
We now know that 77% of you don't like that $24,900 Aztek's price tag, but how about a genuine, no-doubt-about-it GM classic truck… at nearly twice the price? More »
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Comment by Krautwagen: My roommate and I are in the finishing stages of a full frame-off resto of this truck: It's way more rare... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Car Crime
Road-Raging Prius Driver Rams Pickup, Result Predictable
An Earth-loving Toyota Prius driver uselessly sideswiped a pickup multiple times during a road rage incident in Colorado last Friday. The owner of the Prius is now being charged with felony assault. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Elhigh: About half the 60+ y.o. people I know, if threatened, will hand your ass to you. Hard. 24 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
1965 Ford Ranchero
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Rancheros qualify for Truck Monday, too!
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Comment by leavethegun-takethecannoli: I know I am about to commit Jalopnik Blasphemy, but I never really understood, or liked, the whole Ranchero, El... 14 Responses | Other threads
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nice price or crack pipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: 25K-Mile 1985 Toyota 4WD Truck, $6,000 Price Tag?
$7,500 is just too high for a supercharged Chevy Citation X-11, as it turns out. We know you like well-preserved old Toyota trucks, so we'll see how a low-mile example fares here. More »
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Comment by Ash78: This platform would make a very nice offroader for someone, but with this vintage of 4Runner going for $2k-$3k (albeit,... 7 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
1953 Chevrolet Pickup Truck
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Truck Monday is upon us again, and we're going way back!
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Comment by Elderly Douche: So nice looking. While it may be a cliché, you can't hjelp but saying they don't make it like they... 9 Responses | Other threads
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novelties
Truck Saves Alaskan From Man-Eating Polar Bear
These pictures were captured during a deadly game of hide-and-seek between a hungry polar bear and an Alaskan man who stumbled into its path.
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By Wes SilerComment by FThorn: Alaska does not require any permit or license to carry a handgun. This is a good reason WHY one should.... 35 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
1966 Ford F250 Pickup
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. It's been over a month since our last Truck Monday Ford.
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Comment by Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: You know I'm a Ford truck fan, and this gen is one of the best, but- yucko, dude, WTF.. And if... 9 Responses | Other threads
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classic ad watch
The Jalopnik Top 20 Vintage Toyota Commercials
While we've put together our Top Car Ads for the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, it still seems wrong so many great Toyota ads got overlooked. That's why we've got our favorite 20 here.
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retro
The Dodge Dude Abides: Adventures In Truck Marketing
Dodge has made some interesting special editions over the years, including the Dodge La Femme and Dodge Texan. One of the best was the Dodge Dude pickup truck of the early 1970s.
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Comment by SCROGGS!!!: Here I sit in my office, located on DON KNOTTS BOULEVARD, looking at the man himself....and it's kinda creepin' me... 4 Responses | Other threads
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1978 Dodge D150 Power Wagon
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today's Truck Monday with a 1978 Dodge Power Wagon pickup. -
nice price or crack pipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $12,000 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel Pickup?
What's a really cool used vehicle worth? Yesterday, 60% of you opined that 300 grand was too much for a beautiful Citroën DS21 Chapron Palm Beach, so today we're going with another much-beloved, yet more affordable, machine: a 1982 VW Rabbit Diesel pickup.
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Comment by Gearhead_42: Hash pipe. Wait, what? 8K at the outside, 6K would be a good deal for everyone involved. 7 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
1963 Chevrolet C10 Pickup Truck
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We're starting off the new month on a Truck Monday, and we might as well get right back to pickup basics here, with a good ol' Chevy half-ton that lives in the heart of Alameda's downtown.
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Comment by flyingstitch can't comment from work anymore: Pretty. Spent the holiday near Roanoke, Va., where these seem to fall out of the trees. But the highlight was... 9 Responses | Other threads
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ford f-150 raptor
2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor: First Ride
Ford took us into the desert dirt outside of Las Vegas today to show us a new stock truck package for the 2010 F-150 that looks like it may set the off-road world ablaze. It's called the F-150 SVT Raptor. Thanks to upgrades like internal bypass FOX Racing Shox, a seven-inch wider track and an upgraded front suspension, the Raptor package appears to make this the world's first stock pickup that's fully off-road capable and most importantly, built for speed. More » -
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Own A Piece Of American Labor History: Scab-Killing 1914 White Truck Could Be Yours!
You often see a vehicle with an interesting history for sale, but usually you're dealing with something semi-boring like Bela Lugosi's accountant's '47 Plymouth, or maybe an '81 Pontiac that can be seen in the background of a 9-second shot in Breakin' II, Electric Boogaloo. Not so with this 1914 White Motor Company truck! How would you like to own a truck that was used by blood-crazed Illinois coal miners to kill strikebreakers in the infamous Herrin Massacre of 1922? Yes, here's a chance to reminisce about the Good Old Days with your buddies at the car show, as you show them where the miners hooked up the chains used to drag men to their deaths. Of course, there's no documentation proving that this is in fact that very same truck (the word "supposedly" gets used in the description), but that just adds an air of mystery! Thanks to Teargas for the tip. More »
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Comment by beercheck - Commentin' Dirty: IT HAS A HUGE REAREND AND LEAF SPRINGS AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES. I THINK I COUNTED 13... 4 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
1952 Dodge Pickup Truck
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. It's Truck Monday once again, and I've finally got a really old non-General Motors truck to show you- not that we don't love rattly old GMC and Chevy pickups with beer cans rattling around in the bed, of course, but we mustn't forget that The General had some competition back in the 1950s.
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Comment by Thorby: I cracked my copy of 'Standard Catalog of Light Duty Dodge Trucks'. I'm the kinda car nerd who buys books... 3 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
Rapid Fire Louie Like Rambo Got Bullets: Team First Blood Prepares To Rescue Forgotten POWS In Toledo
Get ready for another 24 Hours of LeMons weekend, folks, because the Detroit(ish) race is coming up this Saturday! The Toledo race may be the most punishing of all the LeMons events, because it's the only one that literally runs for 24 straight hours. Last year's Detroit People's Choice winners- who work as designers for The General when they're not building cheap race cars- have upped the ante this time around, by building a truly astounding deuce-and-a-half out of a '91 GMC Sonoma. Yes, you really are looking at dual rear axles on a $500 truck… and there's more lunacy we aren't even seeing yet! Make the jump to see all the photos and read the team statement. More »
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Comment by smalleyxb122: I just have to go to this. Hopefully, the weather forecasts are wrong. 5 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
1932 Ford Model B Pickup
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. So far, we've seen mostly 1960s and 1970s vehicles in this series, but we've seen a couple of 1930s machines (a 1937 Cadillac and a 1939 Chevrolet). Today we've rolled the clock back to 1932, with a new Oldest Alameda DOTS Champion. That's right, I've managed to find a 76-year-old truck parked on the street!
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Comment by TheBrudwich: Murilee, that's a 1934, not a 1932. Neither the 1932 nor the 1933 have that extra chunk of belt... 4 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
1946 Chevrolet Pickup Truck
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Most of the vehicles we've seen in this series come from the 1960s and 1970s, but Alameda still has a few 1940s machines roaming its streets (including another Chevy truck of the same era as today's). Here's a work truck I've been seeing around town for decades; it's possible that this Chevy has lived on the island since Harry S Truman- or even Franklin D. Roosevelt- was president.
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Comment by conrod: The club is there most likely as the average slotted screwdriver can turn the ignition in moments. In fact a... more » | Other threads
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2009 dodge ram r/t
PUTC Gets First-Ever Speeding Ticket In 2009 Dodge Ram R/T
The guys over at PickupTrucks.com may have to keep their 2009 Dodge Ram R/T truck review under wraps until August 31, but they can give you one drive impression: That of the California Highway Patrol. Apparently, during testing on public streets, PUTC happened to exceed the speed limit — allegedly, of course — and was nabbed by the boys in blue. So how fast were they going? Taking a page from the White House playbook, Mike Levine of PUTC says he's not going to comment on an ongoing investigation. [PickupTrucks.com; Photo Credit: SeriousWheels]
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By Andrew StoyComment by wookie909: Andrew, CHP wears tan uniforms, not blue. Dolt. more » | Other threads
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found on ebay
Turning The Concept Of Depreciation On Its Head, Million-Mile '91 Silverado Offered For $30K
While not as impressive as the 1970 Camaro that went 1,000,000 miles on the original drivetrain, this 1991 Chevy Silverado pickup has reached the million-mile mark in a mere 18 years. Why isn't that as impressive as the Camaro's feat? Well, for starters, there's the matter of the five transmission replacements (and who knows what else) during that time, but the Flint-built 350 engine has remained unopened for all million miles. I'd try to extract more information from the description, but the eBay-spec bold, underlined, centered, run-on text makes reading quite the brain-killer. Is it worth $29,999.99? We'll find out in a few days! [eBay Motors] More »
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Comment by SmaartAasSaabr: @tenbeers: Looks like the guy used it for being a salesman with lots of driving, I doubt the tranny saw... more » | Other threads
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classic ad watch
1983 Ford F Series: 300 Cubic Inches- Wait, We Mean 4.9 Liters!
Ford made the good ol' 240 and 300 inline sixes starting in 1964, and they had the torque and longevity to be great truck engines. By 1983, however, pushrod sixes were going the way of the vinyl LP- quick, get a metric designation on that thing, so buyers will think it's one of those newfangled V6s! We're a little skeptical that a Late Malaise F series pickup ever got 30 MPG highway, but maybe that test was done at a "highway speed" of 42 MPH, using a liquid measurement known as "Ford Truck Gallons," which are equal to 1.5 regular gallons.
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Comment by nsjames: @JHJVJR: not to mention more accurate. how is it that the Ford 300 I6 was a 4.9L motor and the 302 V8 is... more » | Other threads
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gumball 3000
Detroit Iron At The Gumball 3000
There was a pretty good cross-section of archetypal Detroit machinery represented at the Gumball 3000 in San Francisco yesterday, including a donked Riviera, the lowest Ford pickup ever built (with the most beautiful set of vintage gauges I've seen in a long time), and a couple of classic musclecars. Yes, K.I.T.T. was there as well, though The Hoff himself prefers the non-video-game-style steering wheel of an Audi R8 for actual driving duties. More » -
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1970 Ford F250 Camper Special
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. It's Truck Monday once again, and today I've decided to do something about the shortage of Nixon Era Fords in this series. A couple of sharp-eyed readers noticed this truck in the background of the photos of the Dart GT convertible, so I headed back to photograph it. More »
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Comment by Smells_Homeless: @Gearhead's Garage: Heh, I've got a 69 long bed with a 460 in my back yard that's not likely to... more » | Other threads
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knight rider
Don't Worry, KITT's New Truck Mode Is Microsoft-Approved
We already broke the story on KITT transforming from a GT500KR into a Ford F-150 FX4 pickup truck in the new Knight Rider TV show, but this morning PickupTrucks.com has the scoop on the full story and it's a whopper. Apparently, Exec Producer Gary Scott Thompson and his production team went to Microsoft to help with determining what the future of automobiles looks like. Microsoft, other than focusing on a future where every car comes with Sync and owners pay $100 upgrade fees each year for new Sync XP software updates, came up with the idea of having it shift forms as long as it keeps the same mass. Yes, you know, like how a Mustang and a pickup truck have the same mass. OK, so maybe the rear axles do, but here's what PUTC has to say: More » -
down on the street
1956 Chevrolet Model 3100 Pickup Truck, With Bonus Ford Versus Chevy Poll
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're going to head over to a part of town that was created by filling in a few hundred yards of San Francisco Bay back in the 1950s; usually I don't find too many DOTS candidates in this neighborhood, because all the houses have big garages and the Camrys and Tauruses tend to get the street spots while the cool cars live indoors. More » -
tiger champ
Diesel-Powered Tiger Champ Pickup Gets 37 MPG, Only Road-Legal In Oklahoma
Mike Ward, CEO of Tiger Truck LLC, thinks his Chinese-designed, Oklahoma-built Tiger Champ truck is just what Oklahoma farmers need — particularly with 37 MPG from its Caterpillar-sourced three-cylinder diesel engine. With a retail price of about $13,000, the price point is certainly right. So why isn't the nation signing up for the Tiger Champ and its sister truck, the Tiger Star? Both trucks are slow. Neither pickup is legal, outside of Oklahoma, to drive on public roads. Oh, and neither meets federal safety standards. Good thing Ward's got friends in high places. More »
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By Andrew StoyComment by zyodei: Somebody provides a solution for cash strapped farmers to continue their businesses in the most cost efficient way possible, and... more » | Other threads
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1977 ford f250
1977 Ford F250
It's been tough to avoid giving most of our DOTS Truck Monday airtime to General Motors products, since Alameda has more Chevy and GMC trucks than any other variety. We've been especially light on 70s Ford pickups, with just the Frankenstein Mix-N-Match F100 so far, so let's start up our Malaise Era 120-horse V8s and take a look at the kind of truck that would have brought a smile to Billy Carter's face (though Billy preferred a Chevy for his personal ride. More »
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Comment by MrEvil: @Kelly: The 80's models were big hunks of junk. My dad bought a late build 1979 F150 after the 1980... more » | Other threads
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2013 ford f-150
PUTC: 2013 Ford F-150 To Get Four-Cylinder EcoBoost Engine
Our good friends at PickupTrucks.com and Automotive News are reporting this morning Ford is planning to offer a version of the F-150 with a four-cylinder EcoBoost engine by 2013. The move is a response to rapidly rising prices at the gas pump and new NHTSA standards that will raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light trucks to 28.6 mpg by 2015. More »
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By Ray WertComment by AndyDuncan: @petersterncan: You're absolutely right. 250hp 300lb-ft of torque is what the current 4.6liter v8 makes, and is more than the... more » | Other threads
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down on the street bonus edition
Escachero!
It's one thing to spot a 90s Ford Escort with a truck bed and huge fins, but what a joy to see that the owner has actually named his creation using the correct -chero suffix. We've seen too many homemade Ford cartrucks with GM-centric names, so we're just happy this one isn't emblazoned with a huge "ESCORTAMINO" graphic. We're also happy that Crazygutgut had his camera at the ready when he spotted this fine machine in San Francisco's Sunset District. Make the jump to see the whole gallery and read Crazygutgut's description. More »
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Comment by mattEGTx: Yeah, you could pull that out a fair amount, and then clip it. Do it all the time at... more » | Other threads
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el camino
Innovative Swede Builds Tuff Willys Caprichero!
JanTheMan has found this 1980 Ford Capri that's been upgraded to full-on "Tuff Willys" status. We especially like the beautifully crafted custom fender flares, and the cowcatcher in front is a definite keeper. Stock up a few cases of akvavit to keep in the bed and you'll be ready to hoon your way through that long Scandinavian winter in style. If you don't speak Swedish, you can try the Google Language Tools version, which seems to indicate that a "well known rally driver" was involved in the construction of this fine customized motor vehicle. [Blocket.se]
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Comment by JantheMan: This 1980 thing. If you build a legal custom uo here car and register it in the year 1980. Guess... more » | Other threads
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