Jalopnik: religion

Sacred Heart Of Jesus Burns With Love…For Honda S2000?

Wes Siler — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT

"If you love the Lord and love fast cars, this Honda S2000 is the car for you." For sale on AutoTrader, this S2000 is perfect for Jesus freaks with a need for speed.

Of course, the tasteful paintwork isn't the end of the modifications, there's also an anti-abortion front plate, an AEM intake, a catback exhaust and blacked-out rims. Just enough to stand out from the crowd of sports car-driving Bible beaters.

If you love the Lord and love fast cars, this Honda S2000 is the car for you (see photos). Meticulously maintained with records. Go fast upgrades: AEM cold air intake; Apexi World Sport catback exhaust; DC Sports header; all installed by modifyd Performance, Wichita, Kansas. Montegi 17 inch rims with Kuhmo EcstaAsx All Season Extreme tires; new rears, fronts good. Hood art done by Jason Jewett, Red House Custom Painting, Derby, Kansas (http:// redhousecustompaint.com/index2.html). A one-of-a-kind car for a one-of-a-kind person. Serious inquiries only. Full 90,000 mile maintenance done on 6/16/2009

[AutoTrader]

Thanks for the tip, MazdaEric!

Jalopnik Moment of Zen: Junkyard Monks

Murilee Martin — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:20:00 EST

When one of the major self-service junkyard chains has Half Price Day, that means even Buddhist monks will be there. Just grab your toolbox, hitch up your saffron robes, and get a-wrenchin'! Bonus points for whoever can identify the import car from which they're extracting parts.

Proton Building An Islamic Car?

Ray Wert — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:35:47 EST

Who knew cars could be religious? Apparently Proton's making a car they plan to build in Malaysia, Iran and Turkey — highlighted by an order to supply 5000 taxis to Teheran. Proton's claiming the car they'll be using to fill the order will be an "Islamic car." What makes it so religiously tag-lined? How about that it's fitted with a compass pointing to Mecca and a compartment to store prayer scarves and a Koran. Jeez, if that's what determines whether a car is Islamic, methinks any car with a glove compartment and a broken compass pointing an extra 90 degrees clockwise would also be a follower of the five pillars. [via motoring.co.za]

German Catholics Called Upon to Give Up Cars for Lent

Davey G. Johnson — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:45:00 EST

Back when we were a collegiate Jalopnik at a Catholic liberal arts school in the East Bay, Ash Wednesday was marked by a number of our friends by getting together to watch the Evil Dead movies. We could never figure out anything to give up for Lent, generally as we were celibate (not by our own choice) didn't eat meat and were far too hooked on cigarettes to give those up. So we trundled through, beset on all sides by lapsed-Catholic guilt; we'd never realized we could give up our car! But that's just what the main Katholischen bigwig im Deutschland is suggesting his flock do — give up their cars. Unglaublich! – Davey G. Johnson

German Catholics Giving Up Cars For Lent [Edmonton Journal (sub. req.)]

Savior Survivor: VW Ups The Ante In The Fight To Provide The Pope's New Whip

Ray Wert — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:42:59 EDT

Yes, either the Pope didn't like the XC90 that Volvo sent over back in June, or the boys n' girls at Volkswagen are seriously worried over whether or not they'll be reaching the pearly gates. Maybe that's why the German automaker's giving his excellency a brand spankin' new 450 hp Phaeton. We're hoping, for Pope Benedict's sake, the plans for this particular Phaeton weren't in the same laptop German Chancellor Merkel's were in or it'll be back to the popemobile. Check out the gallery below. [Hat tip to Zerin!] – Ray Wert

[Holy, Holy, Holy Is The Car Gallery Of The Pope]