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PCH, Vintage Baja Racer Edition: Peugeot 404 or 1957 Baja Bug?

The recently-exhumed Lancia Scorpion takes the win over the electrical-system-challenged Merkur XR4Ti by a 60/40 ratio in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll, preserving Italy's status- for now- as a PCH Superpower. And, speaking of PCH Superpowers, we have some unfinished business from Wednesday; it seems that a German car managed to beat a French one (albeit by a margin thinner than a typical Hell Project owner's wallet), which casts some doubt on France's status as the world's lone PCH Omnipower. Was it a fluke, caused by the Peugeot's Chevy running gear? Let's see how another Peugeot-VW matchup plays out today, with a couple of sand-in-your-teeth desert heroes vying for your vote!
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5:20 PM on Fri Jun 6 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,715 views, 44 comments

Latest by OrangeBeers9: @BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ > HAILS POLAЯ DE MAN WHO PUT THE Я IN ЯEVEЯS: What he said - 404 all the way. A dog could fix a bug, and a dog doesn't even have thumbs. more »

down on the street

1974 Volkswagen Thing

The VW Thing was only sold in North America for the 1973 and 1974 model years; we've already seen a '73, which means we're due for a '74 (there's no telling what manner of VW the Very Low Thing really is). Alameda has at least two more Things parked on the street (that I know about), and this one appears to be the nicest one. It definitely gets driven regularly, although the Low Thing is the one I see driving most frequently.
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9:00 AM on Fri May 30 2008
By Murilee Martin
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Latest by Mark Miller: "You came here in THAT Thing™? You're braver than I thought!" -- Princess Leia more »

down on the street

You Think That Low VW Thing Can't Drive?

Some of you, upon seeing yesterday's Down On The Street car, seemed to think that a car so insanely low can't possibly get much real-world street time. Wrong! I was out on Alameda's main drag last night and heard the distinctive sound of a straight-pipe-equipped air-cooled VW engine approaching. Sure enough, it was the Low RHD Thing!

10:40 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,657 views, 34 comments

down on the street

Very, Very Low Volkswagen Thing

Remember the really, really low Volkswagen Transporter? When you get used to driving a bus that low, it just makes sense to add a Thing to your collection and make it even lower... and when you've dropped it down onto the pavement, then you convert it to right-hand drive. That's what this air-cooled Alameda madman has done here, and the result makes quite an impression.
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9:00 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Murilee Martin
5,080 views, 47 comments

Latest by slag: Fear & LowThing in Alameda? more »