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A trainload of new Land Rover Defenders sits at a platform in Aschaffenburg, Germany—the town of my birth. Will these Defenders ever see real, hard-core off-road use? Do they resent that Discovery behind the white Defender on the top level, since they were born without solid axles but rather with numerous suspension…

Why wait for a Lada Niva reboot when the old one is still for sale?

Back to work, back to work. If the Mack Mid-liner is going to be Renault’s Club of Four ambassador to the mighty American truck market, it better be a leader. Good thing it’s built to be one.

I don’t know about you, but I won’t have my retro 4x4 fix satisfied until our new Bronco is matched by a new International Scout. It better come with decals too. Or else.

Today’s Hungarian Grand Prix wasn’t all that exciting, but the same can’t be said for 1995's race. It’s not every day that a Formula One driver meets the business end of a Tatra medical car, but that’s exactly what happened to Taki Inoue.

Using only the scant resources made available to him by Volkswagen’s Brazilian presence, Marcio Pianncastelli managed to design the sublime Volkswagen SP2. If that’s not making the most of what you’ve got, I don’t know what is.

Before Cadillac built its Allantés on an assembly line stretching from Pininfarina’s shop in Italy to a plant in Detroit where they were finished, Chrysler was sending its Crown Imperial limos across the Atlantic in the other direction to be appointed by the luxury experts at Ghia.

There’s no Morning Shift today, most of the Jalopnik staff has the day off for the holiday weekend. You’ll still have a few fresh blogs to read though, and I’ll re-run some classic goodies on the homepage. Meanwhile, isn’t this a great picture? The Skyline Spec Nür was basically the R34’s best and last variant.

The Chrysler LeBaron wasn’t born on the salt flats, but it certainly made itself at home there. Especially after the underfloor rusted out and Jack and Suzie couldn’t get it moving again.

“Of course it’s a real Mustang! The man at the dealership was very clear, honey.”

A preproduction Ford Mustang Mach-E sits at a stoplight on fabled Woodward Avenue in metro Detroit. Notice how the grille shutters at the base of the front fascia are open, allowing airflow to the radiator and condenser. This makes sense, as it’s hot in Michigan, so I bet the driver has the air conditioning on. Plus,…

You know what? Sure. Put the engine in the trunk of your little French hatchback. Race it in Group 4 if you want. Hell, become a motorsports icon too. See if I care.

Happy Father’s Day from all of us here at Nash Motors Jalopnik dot com. Enjoy the day!

It’s a warm summer evening in 1990. You see this Pontiac Bonneville SSE idling unlocked and unattended in the middle of your cul-de-sac. Can you resist?

Whoever put my Corvair in the dryer is going to pay. Big time.

Back in 2014 Toyota crafted the U-squared concept utility vehicle. It was a tough-looking compact van/CUV thing that with a roll-off tailgate and a retractable roof might have been capable of revolutionizing the urban delivery vehicle. If this thing had an EV drivetrain, I might have said it was unveiled in 2020, not…

When Renault phased out the IKA brand in Argentina, they didn’t phase out the Torino. Why not? Look at it. It should be abundantly clear why not. And if that doesn’t convince you, maybe Fangio’s personal Torino can.