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down on the street bonus edition

1954 Chrysler Windsor

Much of the old Detroit iron in the eastern half of the continent has oxidized into nothingness by now, but that doesn't mean it's all gone. Virginia-based Jagvar has been kind enough to shoot some quality photos of a very clean '54 Chrysler that parks in his neighborhood. The Windsor was the least expensive Chrysler for '54, and it came with a 265-cubic-inch flathead six engine. Make the jump to read Jagvar's description.

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4:40 PM on Thu May 15 2008
By Murilee Martin
746 views, 21 comments

Latest by HUMONGUS: @Ben Simons: @Ben Simons: Will have to check into the Crown Vic suspension, used to be a lot of ex-police cruisers in the local boneyards but lately they've been sending whole cars to the shredder. I've only seen the Volare suspension/big-block more »

offbeat news

Poultry Fat Causes Chaos on Virginia Roads

If you live in Virginia and accidentally put a dent in your parent's new Bimmer we've got a great excuse for you: a truck carrying poultry fat left a trail of greasy, smelly lard 20 miles along northbound Route 13 in eastern Virginia, causing at least four accidents and creating a massive stink. It all started when a driver for Perdue somehow sprung a leak while carting the waste product to a disposal facility. Despite leaving a "greasy film" and broken fenders in his wake, it wasn't until he made it to a weigh-station that the cops caught up to him. More »

6:00 PM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Matt Hardigree
887 views, 26 comments

Latest by Moonshine Mike: Tk's show - back on itunes. more »

license plate

Virginia Leads Nation In Vanity License Plates

Fully 10 percent of American vanity license plates can be found in the home state of George Washington and the Central Intelligence Agency. A whopping 16% of license plates issued by the state are of the vanity variety; this can be explained by the cheapness ($10) and online ease with which such plates can be obtained. But how do you explain Illinois, which has a vanity rate approaching Virginia's yet charges $78 per year for the privilege? [Associated Press]

5:00 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Murilee Martin
1,060 views, 28 comments

novelties

All Right, Gay: Virginia Man Must Remove Suggestive Plates

David Phillips of the Commonwealth of Virginia is out, way out. So out that he runs around town in a car with the license plate "POOFTER," which is British slang for a gay man. He's put 11 years and more than 200K miles on this plate in his Geo Tracker without anyone minding. Unfortunately for him, someone complained and now the VA DMV is on the case. The plate, which replaced "NANCYBOY," is possibly considered offensive because it can be considered a negative term. To his credit, Phillips is going to do his best to maintain his plates and will fight this all the way to the odd sounding Word Committee. Maybe as a back up he should just change his plates to "TOBIAS." [Washington Post]

1:45 PM on Mon Nov 5 2007
By Matt Hardigree
1,109 views, 45 comments

Latest by ChickenDust: All custom plates in Washington State go before a control board. Religious and political references are generally frowned upon, but a guy running around with "BOYCRZY" on his VW? Well they allowed that. more »

news

"OMG, I Just Ran Over A Hobo, LOL!"

The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would ban teenagers from using cell phones while driving. The bill still has to be passed by the upper house and signed by the governor, but let's be honest that we all know that's going to happen. It's an easy way to look good and, even better, most teenagers can't or won't vote! One delegate pointed out that in the seven seconds it takes to send a text message in a car going 60 mph you drive two football fields or over one hundred hobos. – Matt Hardigree More »

4:45 PM on Wed Feb 21 2007
By Matt Hardigree
411 views, 9 comments

Latest by Retiree: How are they going to enforce this? Pull over anyone who looks like they're under 20 if they happen to be talking on the cell phone and do an ID check? Yeah, like the cops don't do enough more »

news

NSRA to Allow Pre-'77 Vehicles at Three Events

The National Street Rod Association has long been regarded as a cabal of beards in the car-modification hobby. No cars at events newer than 1949, bantering back and forth about what's a rod, what's a custom, what's tradtional and what isn't. Well, then again, that crap goes on at Billetproof, too. Regardless, the Beards have deigned to allow '77-and-earlier vehicles into three events this year, in an attempt to attract hobbyists under the age of 50. Their Milwaukee, Richmond, VA and Sacto events will all allow iron from after Los Jalops were born. Well, except for Wert. Heck, maybe they'll let Avail's tour van into the Virginia show... – Davey G. Johnson More »

3:45 AM on Wed Dec 6 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
79 views, 6 comments

Latest by Davey G.: Can't front on the Popes. I remember seeing Jawbreaker at Bottom of the Hill in SF on the Dear You tour. It was a secret show, and Bauermeister was wearing a kilt and a Smoking Popes t-shirt. Then Blake got more »

news

Celebrating Walgreenisnoon in Virginia: Dump Truck Takes Out Cars, Drugstore

Donnie Lee Smith, of Troutsville, VA, is out a job after failing to set the parking brake on the dump truck whose care he was charged with. The vehicle rolled 500 feet down the street, hitting several vehicles and then smashed into a Wallgreens. Needless to say, everyone involved in the incident is rather unhappy. Well, except for the media types. We're having fun making up stupid headlines. More »

2:09 AM on Wed Jul 12 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
120 views, 2 comments

news

The Speed-Trappiest Towns in the USA

If one Sheriff R.P. Coltrane ever finally runs permanently afoul of a certain Jefferson Davis Hogg, it would behoove him to look for employment in one of the cities listed after the jump. More »

10:30 PM on Fri Jun 30 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
312 views, 6 comments

law enforcement

Law Breaking the Law: License Plate Covers on DC Area Cop Cars

In Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, license plate covers are illegal. In the District and MD, nothing can be covering the tag, while in Virginia, nothing tinted can cover the plate. So why do some area police cruisers and officers' personal vehicles sport plate covers? We're guessing for the same reason that civilians resort to the devices to make their plates harder to read, either to photo cameras or to passerby who may report unsavory activities to said officers' superiors. Closet hoons in blue? Who'da thunk it? More »

6:36 PM on Tue Nov 8 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
408 views, Comment