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Rob Emslie
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Rob Emslie is a contributing writer for Jalopnik. He has too many cars, and not enough time to work on them all.

About 25 years ago (give or take a few) my father in law bought a black on black 1973 Pantera for $19,000. He kept it for about 4 years, letting me drive it wheneverI wanted, and then sold it... for $19,000. Those were the good old days. Read more

Fun story — the first time I ever saw a V12 R129, it was driven by a guy who owned a fleet of taco trucks that made him mad bank. This was WAAAY before Roy Choi and the fancification of the rolling kitchens, but pretty much the same basic idea. Read more

Yeah, I’m an idiot on occasion. Fixed that. Thanks! Read more

You say that like it’s a bad thing. I think they are both adorkable. Read more

I checked my notes; three million is in fact “over one million.” Read more

Wait, you hate wagons? What’s your stance on shooting brakes? Do you also avoid avants? How about estates? Are they estimable? Could a touring turn the tide? Read more

Just in case anyone missed it, the original ad has been replaced by this seemingly identical post: https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/d/escondido-1994-volvo-940-wagon-turbo/7542656490.html Read more

Have you SEEN the new Jeep Grand Wagoneer? That thing is huge! Also, I agree, those wheels could be a dealbreaker. I wonder if they still have the factory alloys? Read more

So, my thinking is that this is a car that doesn’t need continued maintenance but a thorough refurbishment. Pull the motor, renew the clutch, replace all the bushings, FIX THE DENTS... That sort of deep dive. That’s a wallet and a half of work and the question is will it come out the other end as something that the Read more

To be fair, I’m sort of trolling you all today. This was just too good not to share. Read more

Beautiful car. You know the one part I’m having trouble sourcing on mine is the boot lock. It’s off a Sunbeam or something and I can’t find them anywhere. Read more

Yeah, I don’t know why I had so much trouble with that this morning. Geez! Read more

Ha! Centimeters. The metric system is the tool of the devil! Read more

Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! I was working on very little sleep when I assembled this post and I did link a comp ad by accident. I have updated the links to the correct ad. Read more

I just want the Nardi wheel and those Recaros. Read more

Sadly, much of the dash on this generation of E-Class is unrepresentative of a car of this caliber. The seats on the other hand are pretty sweet. Read more

Ooh, this is a good one. I have a couple of those. Read more