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more about #detomaso more comments → UnlimitedRevs: Am I the only one who noticed the Mangusta in Kill Bill Vol. 2? That made that movie for me. I spent the rest of the film after that looking forward t... more » Graverobber: The Mangusta was a transitionary car- more livable than the Vallelunga, but less so than the Pantera. They're very cramped inside, and a handful to dr... more » ColonelGentleman: Also whats the deal with the first photo? Photographer: Ok now do that thing people do to stretch their calves before a run. Perfect! You'll be a sta... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: That's one engine window I could really get behind. Hey, Ray, get away from there! #detomaso more » Nitrous Oxide: It looks nice, but is it all that counts? What about performance and handling? I'm not sure it compares to a Miura from the tidbits I've read. If I'm ... more » AmishJohn: If ever there was a car that needed a nose spoiler... C'mon, are there no scales in Italy? Even the (apparently nearly impossible to fetch) spare is a... more » Alfisted: Quite the tribute to the age - a great combination of the points and curves that were so stylish at the time. Car isn't too bad, either. #detomaso more » skaycog: Neat car. I'd rather have a red one. Too bad this video is at night. #detomaso more » tonyola: I remember regularly seeing a silver Mangusta around the University of Florida campus in the '70s. Absolutely gorgeous car, but by all accounts the Ma... more » Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp: I, for one, was completely won over with the gullwing engine bay. It's a gorgeous car, and a shame that these are relatively obscure. #detomaso more » Quattro-luvr: Look at those read tires! Huge! And the pointy bra...... er bumper! #detomaso more » MushyHeirloom: I want to say Crack Pipe. I really want to say Crack Pipe. It's in goddamn Nersey; it must be Crack Pipe. It isn't. #1980maseratiquattroporteiii more » Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: Wow, I cannot believe that people are approving. We should all pitch in and buy it together. I call dibs on the clock, in case of divorce. #1980masera... more » merc6point9: I have passed that very car before on the New Jersey Turnpike a couple of years ago. I recognize the plate. It was being driven at the speed limit (... more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: This car will go well with my gigantic Jack Kent Cooke-esque sunglasses. #1980maseratiquattroporteiii more » -
#momentofzen
The De Tomaso Mangusta is The Bee’s Knees
One may be tempted to think of the De Tomaso Mangusta as nothing more than a poor man’s Lamborghini Miura. This period photo should be quick to dispel such notions. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
1980 Quattroporte for Sessanta Sette Cinquanta!
When he sang Wango Tango, Ted Nugent wanted the object of his affections to pretend your face is a Maserati. Nice Price or Crack Pipe likes the Motor City Madman, but doesn't think this is what he had in mind. More » -
#carshows
The Island That Rust Forgot Attracts Vast Swarm Of Italian Iron
One day after the big Park Street Auto Show, the All-Italian Car And Motorcycle Show takes place just across town. No way could I resist a middle-school playground packed with weird Fiats! More » -
#retro
Automotive Survivors Part II: More Cars Made For At Least 20 Years
When we had the 50 Cars Made For Over 20 Years list a few weeks back, we were deafened by the howls of outrage from those whose favorite cars didn't make the cut.
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#classiccars
Panoz Batmobile: Proof Front-Engined Race Cars Don't Suck
Front-engined cars have been absent from the highest echelons of racing since the early 1960s. But in 1997, Don Panoz took a car to Le Mans ready to rattle the mid-engined establishment. It was called the Batmobile. More » -
#crazyeurocarboy
The $2 Million Showdown: Bertone Mantide vs. Corvette ZR1
Stile Bertone's Mantide now has a price and production run size: $2,000,000 and ten. Let's see if it's worth the 20× premium over its donor car: the Corvette ZR1. More » -
#projectcarhell
PCH, Saturday Night Massacre Edition: 1973 De Tomaso Pantera or 1973 Lotus Elite?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! 1973 was quite a memorable year; engine compression ratios were down as US emissions laws sprouted some sharp claws, the Arabs got so pissed about their ass-whooping in the Yom Kippur war that they cut off the oil, and Richard Nixon was forced to fire Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox in the Saturday Night Massacre, in order to save the country from those pinko traitors who would see a Viet Cong flag flying over the White House and celebrate their victory by dumping a megaton of pure LSD in the nation's water supply! Yes, that was a simpler time, a happier bygone era captured in little square Instamatic photographs; think about that next time you're hearing those oldies wheezing out of the speakers at a car show and some grumpy old guy sitting on an ice chest next to his numbers-matching '74 Charger gripes about how much better things were back then.
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#montereyauctions
The Ten Crappiest Cars Of The 2008 Monterey Auctions
The Pebble Beach Concours is always a spectacle of the well-heeled celebrating the well-known in the fancy-pants car show circuit. To go along with the car show wine is the cheese, also known as the Monterey Auctions, put on every year by the house of RM Auctions. There are always hit lists of the most desirable and historical cars crossing the blocks for huge sums of money; to wit, Edmunds Inside Line just did their "10 Best Cars at the 2008 Monterey Auctions" piece today. But we tire of such endeavors. That's why we dug around and found out what's at the bottom of the list. Below the fold: The ten crappiest cars at the 2008 Monterey Auctions. More » -
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#projectcarhell
Project Car Hell, Best Of 1974 Edition: De Tomaso Longchamp or Bricklin SV-1?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Last time, we watched in disbelief as the insanely complicated agglomeration of iron oxide shaped vaguely like a Jensen FF got shellacked in the Choose Your Eternity poll by the much simpler- yet more glamorous- Aston Martin DB5. Today we're going to take a trip back to the era of Synanon and presidential resignations, with a couple of innovative Detroit V8-powered machines you rarely hear about these days. More » -
#starcarshootout
March Madness Narrowed To Sweet 16, Round 2 Of Voting Today
Well here we are, Round 2 of Jalopnik-style madness. After the first round of voting, we've eliminated half of the 32-car field. And there sure were some upsets; Parnelli Jones' Big Oly Bronco losing to some white Italian car being perhaps the most shocking. We even had a last minute buzzer-beater, with "Billy" beating out the Rolls Limo by only 2 votes! But, now it's time to vote our sweet 16 down to an elite 8. We'll be one step closer to figuring out which car you think is the coolest on-screen in the 1974 film Gone In 60 Seconds. Update: Polls have closed, voting for Round Three here. More » -
#starcarshootout
March Madness Begins, First Round Of Voting
Yesterday, we gave you the brackets. Today, the voting begins and Jalopnik-style March Madness ensues. If you haven't finalized your own bracket for the office pool just yet, hurry up! The field of 32 cars from the original 1974 film Gone In 60 Seconds is about to get narrowed down by your votes. At the end this round, we'll be down to 16 sweet rides. Ultimately, we want to find out what you think the coolest car in the movie is. Now some cars are cool all by themselves, but you also have to consider what role they played on screen. So who knows what the results will look like? Update: Polls for Round 1 are closed. Vote in Round 2 here. More » -
#starcarshootout
March Madness, Jalopnik Style
Interested in all the March madness tournament bracketry, but not really into college hoops? Maybe you're looking for a way to redeem yourself after penciling-in Duke to go all the way? Whatever the case, we've decided to throw our own Jalopnik-style bracket-madness party! Instead of basketball, we've got cars! And don't think this isn't some randomly-selected field of Consumer Reports top choices. What we have is a 32-car selection from one of the coolest car movies ever made: the original Gone In 60 Seconds from 1974. Through the rest of this week and part of next, your votes will be tallied to decide the winners of each face-off. Polls will open tomorrow, so that gives you today to print out your own bracket, fill in your predictions, tell your buddies, and make up your own office pool. It also gives you time to go watch the movie, but if you want just a quick refresher, we've provided that too. More »
