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Raphael Orlove
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Raphael Orlove is features editor for Jalopnik.

I keep a pretty regular tab on the central new jersey and nyc area craigslists for 1970s and early ‘80s corollas and yeah, tons of these things are still kicking around Read more

Laguna Seca is a bit of an oddball view of the racing scene as so many of the early specials are physically preserved and kept up in the California scene. Indeed “specials” are a big part of American racing that sort of get lost in a lot of racing history as told by car companies, which unsurprisingly focus on Read more

I will definitely say that the past half century of American imperialism has not exactly cast this global spectacle in great light, but that really is a more modern lens on this past event. Only in the years after WWII could we still see a limitless budget American force dropping into Europe as an underdog story. Read more

yeah bud!! (also I keep looking out for a fuji gs45s much to my bank account’s dismay) Read more

Yeah I was there the first two media days, armed with a film camera. I wonder if these are the only film photos of the 2019 Shanghai show? Read more

 I want to hear more about what Camaro ownership is like out there, and what people think when you get out into the country!
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some photos from the Chevy booth at Shanghai. I did a triple take when I saw that Monza was back. blew. my. mind.

nah, I’ve driven some floaty cars that are kind of fun to drive in spite of themselves, but the Alpina was nicely settled. Read more

why did I make this dear god

the abandonment of little germany goes farther back actually, to the sinking of a ferry with a thousand people onboard Read more

one thing not discussed in this video was the self-leveling suspension that American M5s got. It was a weirdo system of motors actuating on the rear anti-roll bar, per the myE28 forums: Read more

I was oddly also an MG GT fan growing up. There was a cream-colored one I used to pass on my running route back in high school crosscountry I thought of often. Read more