This year marks the tenth anniversary of me reading Jalopnik. I started following Jalopnik after reading Mike Spinelli’s article about formula sae for pop science in August 2007. Much has changed since then, I think the entire staff is new, but the spirit of Jalopnik really hasn’t changed. Props guys, looking forward… Read more

Meanwhile, the General is still driving around in his red C6 Corvette with that penguin. Read more

Come on Torch, I thought you’d be good at this. Read more

I read every one of those... WHAT DO I EVEN DO AT WORK ANY MORE!? Read more

You’ve identified an untapped market. The J&O Torchinsky Catalog could become the JC Whitney of trunk ornaments.

Also, why stop at the trunk lid? Why not one on each rear fender? Maybe at each end of your yuge WRXesque spoiler?

J&O = Jason & Otto
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The Beetle has better name brand recognition than that jeep. I feel pretty comfortable saying that, if you put a picture of a Beetle and that jeep in front of most people, the majority would know a VW Beetle, but wouldn’t be able to name the model name or manufacturer of the jeep. Read more

This Is Not A Volkswagen Beetle, but this is very definitely a Christmas present to a fellow Beetle-fiend like me. Read more

A tip of the top from the Purvis Eureka for your wonderful work:

Opened the article thinking “Man, Torch, don’t screw this up”. Then I saw the AMC Eagle. NICE. Read more

Am I spending too much time around here, or is Torch starting to make sense? Read more

The 3 lions are also the crest for the England football (soccer) team.

I was going to ask for a deconstruction of the Cadillac badge next, but I see you’ve already been there. Read more

It goes way deeper than that, my friend. Read more

I always wondered what the lions were all about. We had neighbors who were Ford folks and I remember thinking “What are the 3 lions all about?” 55+ years later, I now know. Thanks! Read more

This clears up some confusion I had about the station wagon we had when I was a kid. Thanks.  Read more

I’m concerned about Jason. Read more

Automotive journalism has circled all the way back to full on Impressionism. Read more

The blurriness around the headlights in the average car photo is encouraging to me. That implies that there will be a fair amount of variation, at least in headlight shape. Read more

The Lujo is reminiscent of a dog taking a crap.
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Easy, just cut his hair. Read more