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Junkman's Porsche Jagdwagen-O-Rama!

Apparently unsatisfied with the rarity of his Honda Coupe 9, Junkman also keeps a pair of Porsche 597 Jagdwagens. With only 71 made, Porsche's off-road military machine is a rare site indeed. Make the jump for Junkman's description.

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1:00 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,338 views, 46 comments

down on the street

250 Vintage Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street, Trailer Queens Need Not Apply

We've reached another milestone in the Down On The Street Series, with today's vehicle being the 250th vintage (or at least interesting) street-parked vehicle I've photographed parked on the streets of Alameda, California. It's been a little over a year since we saw the very first DOTS car, and I never thought I'd be able to find as many as I have. Doing this series has turned me into an annoyingly slow driver when I'm in Alameda, as I'm constantly cruising at minimum speed and scanning parked cars for potential DOTS candidates; by this time I've developed the ability to pick out an interesting parked car just from a nanosecond's glimpse of a grille at a distance of several blocks. So make the jump and check out the cars!
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10:00 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,549 views, 32 comments

Latest by CptSevere: I need to send in pictures of some of the unique old iron that resides here in Tombstone, AZ. Desert climate, no rust, everything lasts forever. Everybody here has a project car (lawn monument) that this crowd here would love. more »

jalopnik reality garage

Jalopnik's BMW 633CSi

Somewhere on the road between Project Car Hell and the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage is a place known as reality. And since today is apparently BMW 633CSi day, we thought we'd share what our reality is. This is my personal '83 633CSi. It's not quite old enough to be a real classic, and it's certainly not new enough to be a rational daily driver for most people, but I like it just fine. Yes, it may be from the malaise era, complete with huge diving-board bumpers, but it still manages to look fantastic, particularly in this shade of Delphin Grey. Though that's not to say it's a perfect car.

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6:00 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By marnold
4,530 views, 76 comments

Latest by Euromobile: Kudos Mark; that's a seriously cool car. more »

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Want a Brand New Peugeot 504? Head To Nigeria!

Supposedly the last of the African 504s was built a few years ago... yet the Peugeot Nigeria website still offers the 504 Configurator. You don't have a lot of options (though you can get a wagon), but it's a genuine late-60s-technology 504 that we must assume is built way better than the citrus-flavored examples that were shipped to North America back in the day. And the price? About $25,000 if you're showing up with dollars. Thanks to Franzouse for the tip! [Peugeot Nigeria]

4:00 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,778 views, 31 comments

Latest by klondikedog: So how would one go about buying one of these? Its gotta be possible to ship it over somehow- would they offer a similar program to Volvo, Porsche or BMW - overseas delivery? Can't the Gawker overlords send Murilee on more »

retro

Federal Engineering #4 Racer Found In North Texas

Reader Jeff emailed us yesterday after our post about the very cool collection of the starting grid of the 1952 Indianapolis 500. As a paid "can you hear me now" guy, he roamed huge swaths of North Texas and one day managed to see the tail end of this beauty poking out the back of a garage. Despite our laziest best efforts to figure out the history on the car, we couldn't find anything on this particular Federal Engineering car. More pictures, and Jeff's story about it below.

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12:40 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,304 views, 34 comments

Latest by GreenVanMan: those things are beautiful, i dont think i am too out of line to say that aerodynamics played a large part of ruining modern car design. more »

retro

Delicious Datsuns At The Z-Car West Coast Nationals

Our friends at Japanese Nostalgic Car recently went to the Z-Car West Coast Nationals in Silverado, California. As you'd imagine, there was quite a selection of tasty vintage Datsuns and some newer Nissans too. We just love the timeless proportions of a long hood and sloping back on the older Datsuns, so we've included a gallery of some of our favorites. If you wanna see more, there's plenty to check out over at Japanese Nostalgic Car.


5:05 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By marnold
1,677 views, 24 comments

Latest by SuperCarnitas: This reminds me to go catch up on those Wangan Midnight episodes...+ Watch video more »

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Pictures of Entire 1952 Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid Found

As much as we like open wheel racing and modern car designs, there's something far more awesome about vintage racing cars. This is undoubtedly the opinion of one Jim Rogacki, an engineer from Buffalo, who, while digging around for vintage car parts, managed to run into an amateur Indianapolis 500 historian. After shooting the breeze for a while, Jim convinced the man to let him scan his fantastic collection of photos for all 33 cars in the 1952 starting grid. We swiped a couple, but go take a look at the very neat complete collection and the story behind it over at Jalopy Journal.

10:40 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,032 views, 23 comments

Latest by joneez: @SundaySundayFnC: Indy roadsters were featured at Laguna Seca last year. To hear one run much less see a bunch under power is fantastic! They weren't run hard and they weren't meant to turn right but still very, very cool.+ Watch more »

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Pretty Polly Stockings Make Great Jaguar XK140 Fan Belts!

So we got this babe driving down the coast in an old Jaguar and the Charge light comes on. What to do? Why, whip off one of her Pretty Polly stockings and tie it into the exact right length for use as a fan belt (we don't see her adjusting the tension, but we must assume that she's carrying a major set of tools if she's driving that thing out of sight of her garage). What happens next? It probably went like this: Sure, you'd figure there'd be a strict cause/effect relationship between the broken fan belt and the Charge light... but you'd be wrong! There's no such thing as a single equipment failure on an old British car; the broken belt was just a distraction from the real problem. Bad generator? Several connectors going bad at the same moment? Whatever it is, that other stocking isn't going to be much help when the next breakdown takes place a few miles down the coast!

10:40 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,301 views, 28 comments

Latest by hootjigga: @layabout: It's Gi-Gi-Dee! more »

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Another Perfect Jalopnik Staff Car Located

We pleaded and begged and threatened, but nothing we could do would induce the Gawker Overlords to buy us the Carrera Panamericana '54 Lincoln for use as the Official Jalopnik Staff Car. We were brokenhearted, but all will be forgiven if the Overlords buy us this 1938 Peugeot 402, enabling us to roll up to events in the style we must have in order to make the proper impression. East Bay-based Fantasy Junction wants just $295,000 for this achingly beautiful machine, and that money might help them build a new LeMons car to replace their crushed Mazda 626, so it's a win for everyone! [Hemmings Motor News]

8:00 AM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
836 views, 30 comments

Latest by Armand, Star-Spangled Pedant: @carless & amblito: And the three prewar French cars in the Fantasy Garage. more »

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1935 Monaco Trossi Is 16 Cylinders of Radial Engine Awesome

When we showed off the Moto Guzzi version of the three-wheel Blackjack, commenter superstar DoctorNine dropped an image into the thread that had us running for the history books. Built by Augusto Monaco and Carlo Felice Trossi, the 1935 Monaco Trossi is a front engined beast designed to race in Grand Prix, but due to terrifying driving dynamics never did. The engine is an eight bank, 16-cylinder radial air-cooled 2-cycle, 3982cc engine with two Zoller superchargers. The whole shebang was good for 250 HP at 6000 rpm and powered the front wheels.

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3:20 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,425 views, 60 comments

Latest by rimplestultskin: for a 4 liter engine made in the 30's, 250 horsepower is actually pretty impressive. more »

engine of the day

Engine of the Day: AMC Straight Six

How about an engine family that stayed in front-line service from 1964 through 2006, powering everything from the Rambler American to the AMC Gremlin to the Jeep Cherokee, with a few years of IHC Scouts thrown in for good measure? Starting with the 138-horspower Typhoon 232, the engine evolved into the 199, 258, and 4.0 engines used in just about everything AMC and Jeep made for decade after decade. You can even get one with Renault/Bendix fuel injection (but we don't recommend it). [Wikipedia, Novak Conversions]

1:40 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,790 views, 77 comments

Latest by prndl: @2006Jeeptj: 2005 Sport Dana 44's with lockers. Neighbor was working on early prototype. Knew it was time to buy. more »

gadgets

Revive The Cassette With New-Fangled MP3 Technology!

Admit it, more than a few of you still own a car with a cassette deck. Despite the plethora of audio options currently available in new models, you shouldn't feel ashamed in any way for your retro coolness. Because not only are cassette decks still worthy, with this Car Cassette MP3 Player, it'll be like you've revitalized and refurbed that deck with the latest in 90's audio technology. And it's a two-for-one, because this isn't just an MP3 player shaped like an old-school cassette, it also operates as cassette adapter with auxiliary input. More »

1:00 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,847 views, 47 comments

Latest by D-Bo: I want one of these even though I haven't had a cassette player in a decade. I have a ton of SD cards so this would be ideal, I only wished it looked more like a regular cassette. Oh and using more »

alternative energy

Toyota Hybrid Circa 1977

Yes, today is Earth Day, a day for Prius drivers everywhere to be extra smug about being "open-minded" or "forward thinking." But while they may think gas-electric power is some ultra-modern technology, they're wrong. Next time someone wipes their green Prius ego in your face, just tell them about this little car. It's a hybrid Toyota from 1977, based on the Sports 800. But this wasn't just ahead of it's time, it was actually cool, too.

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11:20 AM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By marnold
1,744 views, 36 comments

Latest by jnostalgics: Whoo hoo! We've made the big league now, boys! more »

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Heading To The Ski Slopes? You Need A Tracked Alfa Romeo!

Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, plenty of folks who would never consider touching tire to dirt feel that they need four-wheel-drive in order to get to the ski resorts around Lake Tahoe. You know, so you don't have to get out and put on tire chains to placate those mean ol' CHP officers near Donner Pass. But the real skiers know that tracks are the way to get your car to its destination, and what better combo than an 83-year-old Italian car with Citröen tracks? Thanks to OneWheelDrive for the tip! [Classic Driver]

7:30 AM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,065 views, 28 comments

Latest by donkeyassman: I must have it! more »

novelties

Exhaust Food Cooking Is Not A New Idea

It seems that the conceptual exhaust burger grill is definitely not a new idea. Though we'd like to think exhaust burgers are a product of our scientific breakthroughs, this scan from a 1930 issue of Modern Mechanics proves otherwise. This exhaust cooking idea from the 1930's is unique because it's a steam pressure cooker. The heat from the exhaust is capable of heating and cooking the foods. The original report even suggests that only an hour of driving can thoroughly cook meat and vegetables. Click through to see the full-sized scan. [Modern Mechanix] More »

4:00 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Travis Hudson
922 views, 19 comments

Latest by hootjigga: Well, the women get rusty quite fast, so just let them cook the whole thing. more »

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The Peugeot 504: You Know You Want One

Even though I've owned a Malaise Peugeot 504 and occasionally wake up screaming with Peugeot Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PPTSD), I'm on board with the official pro-504 Jalopnik position. Any car that can be fixed by a Senegalese mechanic equipped with 15% of a Taiwanese socket set and a big hammer is OK in our book, and the 4x4 pickup truck version just makes it that much better. That's why it made our day when arch-tipster Franzouse sent us the Dangel Sales Brochure (warning: 2.5MB PDF download). When you're done reading that, be sure to check out the rest of the 504 Pr0n at the 504.org site. [504.org]

2:00 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Murilee Martin
945 views, 21 comments

Latest by Futrell: I had a '74 504 Diesel as well. It was my first car. I can attest to both it's lack of power, strange controls, and supreme comfort. Sadly, it's lousy head gasket ended up being the death of it.Every time more »

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Hillman Hunter? No, Paykan!

Just as the Hidustan Motors Ambassador kept the design of the '56 Morris Oxford alive for decades, the Iran Khodro Paykan enabled the design of another fine British car, the '67 Hillman Hunter, to remain in production until 2005 (though the Hillman engines were replaced with Peugeot units starting in the mid-80s). Here's a little Paykan history lesson, courtesy of one of the car's many Iranian aficionados.

3:20 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
880 views, 26 comments

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1937 Tatra T77

The Tatra T77, with its air-cooled V8 and slippery-even-by-2008-standards drag coefficient of 0.212, made just about everything else on the road in the mid-1930s seem like a wooden-wheeled goat cart by comparison. This brochure for the '37 model, aimed at German buyers, was perhaps too effective, with the Germans taking not only the Tatras but the entire country of Czechoslovakia the following year (and then ripping off crucial design elements for the Beetle soon after that). Thanks to Teargas for the scans!

2:00 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,288 views, 26 comments

Latest by aduthie: @junkman: Hear hear. The Lane Museum's T77 is still one of my favorites there. I got a chance to ride in one of the Tatra 603's, and it's actually pretty impressive even once it's in motion. Comfortable (aka soft ride), more »