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my own worst enemy

2010 Chevy Camaro SS To Star Alongside Christian Slater In New NBC Show

Alright, so there's this guy, Harvey Spivey, who's an efficiency expert. He lives the typical suburban life: wife, two kids, dog, minivan, self hatred. Basically, he's the total opposite of Edward Albright, a 2010 Chevy Camaro SS driving, multilingual, lethal operative. But get this: they share the same body. Whoa.

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10:20 AM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Wes Siler
2,119 views, 32 comments

the prince of motor city

Fresh Prince Of Belle Isle?

ABC has reportedly ordered up a new hour-long drama pilot, based upon the auto industry and set in our very own Motor City. The Prince of Motor City is said to contain "Hamlet overtones" and is set to begin filming at the end of June, airing this winter as a mid-season replacement. According to the casting call on the Michigan Film Office Web site, they're seeking actors for a variety of roles, including at least one apparent Dr. Z lookalike. More details and full release after the jump... More »

4:40 PM on Fri Jun 6 2008
By Andrew Stoy
3,540 views, 43 comments

Latest by Hoser Dave: I can play the part of the beat up sales rep supplier! more »

stupid criminals

Carjacker Popped After Asking TV News Crew For Directions

A little bit of advice for any prospective carjackers out there, bring any of the many GPS units we talk about here with you. In addition to impressing potential victims with your foresightedness, it'll also help you avoid the fate of one slow-witted 19-year-old Cleveland man. Having commandeered a vehicle at gunpoint, the young man realized he was lost and had to ask someone for directions. This is bad because you're going to be giving someone else a general idea of where you're going. Second, if you do have to ask for directions it may not be a good idea to ask a television news crew. More »

9:40 AM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,851 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: If you're going to have criminals, they might as well be dumb ones. more »

offbeat news

Put The Kid In The Trunk And The TV In The Backseat

People will do some pretty stupid things for a TV, or so we're learning today. First, it was the idiot burglar with the alligator in his Buick Regal and now we have the story of a trio of not-so-bright Tennesseans who really wanted to get a television home. But there were three of them and a television, and not all of them could fit in the passenger area of their Toyota Corolla. Their solution? Put the kid in the trunk and the television in the backseat. They'd have gotten away with it, too, but someone called the cops after seeing the kid, who apparently consented, get into the trunk. More »

2:20 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,189 views, 58 comments

Latest by n/a: So??? Whats the problem? Those rednecks should be rewarded for their innovative thinking and decision making. I'm sure that they'd have punched holes i the trunk lid for the kid to breathe and see through. Astos Green lasers rulz more »

top gear

BBC America Bribes Us To Talk Up Top Gear, We Accept

While we don't do the whole "junket" thing like most auto pubs (we pay our own way), we do accept swag (at least under like $25 or something). And if there's one thing you can be sure of — if we get something Top Gear related, we're sure as hell gonna talk about it especially since Top Gear is so amazingly epic. Like today when BBC America sent us DVD's of the first three episodes of Top Gear's Season Ten, which begins to air on the Beeb's colonial brand starting tonight at 8:00 PM EST/ PST. Despite already having torrented magically already seen the episodes we were sent, we were pleased as punch to get it. However, now the ante has been raised. If they want us talking up Top Gear USA, they're just going to have to make us a host. Just sayin'... [via BBC America]

1:15 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Ray Wert
2,079 views, 52 comments

Latest by hyperocky: Just grabbed season 10 off Torrent. On episode 4 and it's all been good so far. more »

novelties

Tiddy Bear Reduces Seat Belt-Induced Breast Irritation, Makes Jalopnik Editors Jealous

Does your wife complain about the pressure from her shoulder belt? Does your husband? Maybe the "Tiddy Bear" can help. Yes, folks — the "Tiddy Bear" — it clips onto your shoulder strap and slides up and down for complete comfort. Wait, who are we kidding? This thing is ridiculous. In fact, it's even earned a permanent place in Jalopnik's official "Top 10 Inanimate Objects We Wish We Could Be" list. And, yes, before you ask, this is a real commercial for a real product. (Hat tip to Ellen!)

12:31 PM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Wes Siler
9,106 views, 63 comments

Latest by MasterShake: Why so sad Tiddy Bear? more »

celebrities

Are These The Most Memorable TV Cars?

We occasionally see lists of the best television cars pop up on the Internet, and we always find ourselves at a loss to understand why people feel the need to limit themselves to just ten. A good list should probably come in closer to 30, so it's not just predictable choices like K.I.T.T. and the Batmobile. The list below isn't a bad attempt, though we're sad to see the Ferrari Daytona from Miami Vice didn't make the cut. Anything else missing?
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10:00 AM on Wed Jan 2 2008
By Matt Hardigree
3,201 views, 89 comments

Latest by n/a: What about Christine? That '58 Fury was a bad azz car! more »

jalopnik moment of zen

The TV Tow Hitch: World's Worst Tailgate Accessory?

From Boing Boing:
"For just two hundred bucks, you can mount a flat-screen TV to the tow hitch of your pickup truck, making it possible to carry your expensive television close to the rock-strewn asphalt."
Well, we're assuming it's to be installed after you get to the game — but we still don't think it's the world's best idea for a tow-hitch after-market accessory. (Hat tip to R Evolution1!) [Boing Boing]

6:15 PM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Ray Wert
1,618 views, 41 comments

crash

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! -- Dragster Crash!

And elsewhere in Australian muscle-car news, an event at the Brisbane drags over the weekend is giving a case of the squirms to the world's racing fans and the women who tolerate them. A massive, corkscrew fuckdown at 310 miles per hour left a driver A-ok. Damn, those safety harnesses and fireproof suits are getting good.

12:30 PM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By Mike Spinelli
4,339 views, 7 comments

tv funhouse

UPDATE: Bullrun TV Show NOT Cancelled, Countless Dozens NOT Mourning

One of those countless dozens of flower-bearing and red-eyed mourners is none other than Team Polizei's Alex Roy. The man definitely has a point — the Bullrun TV show was totally better than Fox's quickly canceled Drive. So if you're looking for faux rally on TV, you'll have to resort to snagging them off of iTunes or some sites providing torrents of bits. Although good luck finding it at the latter, as even the bay of pirates only comes up with a History Channel documentary on the Civil War. UPDATE:Bullrun folks claim they're still in negotiations with Spike TV on season two. It would appear Team Polizei's sources are as good as one would expect — from pro wrestling web sites. [gumball144.com]

2:15 PM on Sat Jul 28 2007
By Ray Wert
1,234 views, 17 comments

Latest by Turboner: I guess the bull runs downhill, too. more »

transforming your tv

Transformers Movie Update: A TV Trailer Treat Before The Big-Screen Trailer This Afternoon!

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news

SIRIUS Radio, Chrysler Group Take Over Times Square To Announce Live Backseat TV Service In Minivans!

The above video by way of Gawker videographer Richard Blakeley is from an announcement made just a short while ago in Times Square by Frank Klegon, Exec. Vice President - Product Development for the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid. The scoop is the long-awaited news that Chrysler's taking it in the back...seat. The boys n' girls in Auburn Hills, MI will be offering SIRIUS Satellite Radio Backseat TV service in 2008 model-year vehicles, starting first with their new 2008 minivans available this year. The MSRP is $470, including the first year of service, and after the first year it'll be available for $7 per month on top of the $12.95 Sat-Rad fee. Here's the start of the press release:
"SIRIUS Satellite Radio and Chrysler Group announced today that Chrysler Group will be the exclusive automaker to offer SIRIUS Backseat TV in its 2008 model-year vehicle lineup. SIRIUS Backseat TV is a dynamic and pioneering TV service that delivers live TV from the best family TV programmers directly to the vehicles...
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12:04 PM on Thu Mar 29 2007
By Ray Wert
2,062 views, 9 comments

Latest by John Laur: Screw companies who limit a generic product to a specific market. To cut out the option for people to use this on anything but brand new minivans is to deny about 99% of your potential market. The payoff they are more »

you are there

You Are There: Forza Showdown, Epilogue

So, as you may have already seen, I got my shot.
Shawn quit after one day, but I didn't know until I walked into the garage as they were about to film him making the announcement. I walked in to see what the commotion was about and almost immediately heard the news. I'm pretty sure I set a personal best in the vertical leap at that moment. They even tried to get me to do it again for the cameras, but I'd made a pact with myself before I flew down to keep the hamming it up to a minimum, so I declined. I hoped I'd learned a few things from watching reality shows in the past. More »

Feature

12:15 PM on Tue Mar 20 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,877 views, 2 comments

Latest by KingRoyale: Reading this definitely makes the show that much more enjoyable - cheers to El Jalopnik-o and of course fellow south Nutmegger for such an interesting and exciting insight! Now if only all reality shows could offer something more like this to more »

you are there

You Are There: SpeedTV's Forza Motorsport Showdown, Episode 3

forza_motorsport.jpgThe morning of the second mod day rolled around, and I woke up in a good mood despite the insistent nagging of a low-grade hangover. Bourbon's all fun and games until you arise with a steel band around your skull and Technicolor breath. I grabbed a few cereal bars and an energy drink at the set and looked around for ways to make myself useful. The fog was burning off, both literally and figuratively, when I walked outside the main garage to look for some missing gear in one of our vans and spotted Freddie heading towards the set from the Chateau Le Dump. More »

Feature

2:00 PM on Wed Mar 14 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,013 views, 5 comments

Latest by KingRoyale: @Grib: [Shelton CT resident howlin] spin the tires n light the fires big daddy! [/end Shelton CT resident howlin] more »

auto shows

Autorama Cleanout: When Bad Ideas Go Bad

Some of us Jalops have busy lives and a fan base that is not only extensive, but always demanding of attention. As such, sometimes the coverage of a major hot rod show like Detroit's Autorama may be posted a bit late. Hey, you'd post late too if you had to beat off all those fans with a bent tie rod. Anyway, in the next couple of days, expect tardy posts. You know, my norm. More »

10:07 AM on Tue Mar 13 2007
By bwojdyla
1,759 views, 5 comments

clips

Promo Roadster: The KTM X-Bow Promo Video

If you were wondering what KTM's new X-Bow (crossbow) roadster looks like on the track, check out this clip from a recent profile on German TV. While the driver is a sad facsimile of the black Stig, the X-Bow nonetheless looks like its just begging for an airstrip and a Northern European guy named Getthef k Outtadawei manning the stopwatch. – Mike Spinelli More »

12:43 PM on Mon Mar 12 2007
By Mike Spinelli
972 views, 6 comments

auto shows

Landmaster Returns from Post-Apocalyptic Disrepair

The reason Damnation Alley didn't make a whole lot of sense back when we saw it in the theatre was that the projectionist ran the reels of this 1977 cinema gem 1-3-4-2. We're still confused. What we do remember is George Peppard driving all over a mixed up apparition of a post-nuclear southern California in the Dean Jeffries Landmaster. Jeffries took the then and still crazy sum of 400 large and brought forth the mighty Landmaster specifically for the film. The Landmaster was indeed tough, and has survived despite the apocalypse that was Damnation Alley's box office take. Look for the unveiling of the restored Landmaster and Dean Jeffries himself at the upcoming San Francisco Rod, Custom & Motorcycle Show. – Mike Bumbeck More »

6:48 PM on Thu Dec 28 2006
By Mike Bumbeck
2,653 views, 4 comments

Latest by designeraccd: The concept of this vehicle (triple wheels, ar-tic etc) was from my former boss Mr. Bob Forsyth of Vehicle Systems Development. Corp, Upland , CA. Bob and his brother were true gentlemen, extremely imaginative and had been working for Kelly more »

news

Return of Hamster: Top Gear Coming Back in January

Nearly three months from the day he nearly went supernova in a car powered by rocketry, "Top Gear"'s Richard Hammond attended the TG Cars of the Year Awards last week, ahead of the series' return to BBC2 air on January 27, 2007. At the ceremony, a Lego rep presented the quite-nearly-killed Hamster with a scale model of the car he was in — the Vampire jet car — made entirely of Lego blocks. No word on whether the show will continue the Star in a Spectularly Crashed car series, but we hear James May has decided against being pushed out of a Miami-bound 767 in a Cushman janitor's cart. That's probably wise. – Mike Spinelli More »

10:21 AM on Wed Dec 13 2006
By Mike Spinelli
733 views, 12 comments

Latest by Rence: kracer22, and what would that be? The guy has cool hair, get over it you bald spot. more »

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