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We were lucky enough to snag a tour of Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage during the LA Auto Show. Supercars galore? Sure, but you know what? We want the Tatra. And the motorcycles. And the...oh hell, we want it all. More »
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In 1827 Jedediah Smith became the first white man to cross the Bonneville Salt Flats. In honor of that, and Speed Week, Nice Price or Crack Pipe is putting you inside the belly tank of the beast. More »
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The rains couldn't keep Leno's Tank Car from exhibition at the Woodward Dream Cruise, but the boys at Bosch were kind enough to drop a tent over it to make sure no damage would be done to the one-of-a-kind engine on wheels by the not-so-much torrential downpour. If y'all remember, his 9500-lb. hot rod's humongous V12 tank engine (1792 ci) was merely naturally aspirated, so Gale Banks and the boys at Bosch decided to fit the sucker with some twin-turbo action. The resulting 1600 hp and 3000 lb.-ft torque is nothing less than epic — but we'll let you judge that for yourself. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=195354&view=rss&microfeed=true Because a Continental V-12 out of a Patton tank just isn't enough power for Jay Leno, he sent the car formerly known as the Blastolene Special off to Gale Banks for some honking turboage. As we mentioned previously, the freshly uprated monster roadster will be unveiled at the Woodward Dream Cruise later this month. However, Iowahawk — sneaky devil that he is — infiltrated Banks' facility last week and captured this video of the beast being fired up. Mash play and be amazed. More »
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So you though Jay Leno had wrung all the juice possible out of his Tank Car? Silly you. The 9500-lb. hot rod's giganormous V12 tank engine (1792 ci) was merely naturally aspirated. Enter turbo king Gale Banks, a friend of Leno's, who agreed to fit the Tank Car with twin turbos — which will boost horsepower to 1600 hp and 3000-lb.-ft of torque. The weak link? The six-speed Allison tranny, which will have to be modified to accept the kind of torque that could put the earth off its axis. The finished product will be unveiled next month in Detroit for the Woodward Dream Cruise. Pity the poor asphalt. More »
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