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Google Street View Drives The Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Google Maps continues its search to document every last bit of our private and public lives, now extending its all-seeing eye to the very bowl of the Indianapolis 500. More »

COTD: Our Friend, The Car Edition

Much as we can love our cars, so much so that they themselves begin to feel like one of the family, it is the memories we share through automobiles that are the deepest of all. While we were eulogizing two of our own dogs who shared a love for cars, Hadaken shared a story of his own we just wanted... More »

In Memory Of Two Dogs And A Car

I spent this past Saturday night burying a dog. Well, 3 am Sunday morning, but still. The dog was this charmingly dumb but very sweet little Pomeranian named Beezus. More »

An European Adventure In SoCal

In this latest episode of RideApart, Jamie, Grant and I head up 33 north of Ojai, California. That, in my opinion, is probably the best road in the world. More »

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By Wes Siler

Canadian Cayenne Copiously Covered In Crap

In the art-car world, the entry-level project is to simply glue a bunch of crap to your car. It doesn't take too much skill or effort, and can really inject some personality in your rusty '93 Corolla. More »

The First Aston Martin One-77 Crash Just Happened In Hong Kong

We've already seen that not all of the Aston Martin One-77's 77 owners know how to drive the 750 hp supercar. Details are fuzzy, but one of the $1.7 million cars was nearly destroyed last week. Its remains were seen being loaded onto a flatbed in Hong Kong, front end mangled and wheels askew. See... More »

A Shelby Cobra At Road Atlanta In The Rain

Shelby Cobra replicas are a big part of the vintage racing scene in America. This helmet-cam video from MotorSportsMedia shows how happy they are on the track, even if that track is something as gnarly as Road Atlanta in the wet. They say they'll put the hardtop on next time so that the... More »

Did VW’s British Ad Agency Rip Off This Song?

Volkswagen's television ads have long been known for their very effective use of music. Their 1999 ad for the Cabrio, "Milky Way", famously used Nick Drake's moody song Pink Moon, and gave the late singer/songwriter one of the largest bumps in popularity his career had seen. More »

The Ten Most Insane Car Crashes Anyone’s Walked Away From

We put a lot of faith in our airbags and our crumple zones, but it's often a matter of chance if we live or die in a wreck. These ten crashes, picked by Jalopnik readers, show the luckiest survivors of all. Welcome back to Answers of the Day More »

CEO Of Polish Supercar Company Responds To Allegations Of Kit-Car Scam

Last week, a Polish automotive journalist alleged Arrinera's builder appeared to be attempting to pass off a Lamborghini replicar as its own product, possibly to work a stock-market angle for VENO S.A., an investor in the company. More »

Buy This Wrecked 2012 ZL1 Camaro For $50,000

Brand new ZL1 Camaros don't usually sell at a discount, but when a Virginia Chevrolet salesman crashed a red 2012 model that had already been sold, his colleague got down to brass tacks with a Camaro fan who wasn't too concerned about fixing a $10,000-plus repair bill. According to a Friday... More »

What Is The Ultimate Summer Car With A Full Roof?

Even though the first official day of summer is still over three weeks away, Memorial Day weekend has always signified the beginning of the season for us. More »

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By Tom Joslin

1977 Ford Thunderbird Was Built For Flight

It seems logical to think a 3910 pound vehicle with less than 200 horsepower regardless of engine choice isn't exactly a car ready to "take flight". However as you can see from this strange vintage advertisement, logic didn't deter Ford from trying to convince 1977 Thunderbird buyers otherwise. A... More »

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By Tom Joslin

Custom El Lumino Is A Bizarre Find That Must Be Seen

As any enthusiast of hacked together backyard truck conversions custom automotive creations in the style of the El Camino or Ranchero knows, once you start looking there is a surprising abundance of these strange vehicles. Some come out nicely, some come out poorly, and some are almost too weird... More »

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By Tom Joslin

Harley Swept Across Ocean By Tsunami Will Be Preserved As Memorial

A Harley-Davidson that was swept out to sea during the Japanese earthquake and tsunami last March and then discovered over a year later in Canada will be used to memorialize the victims of the tragic event. The motorcycle company announced plans to display the weathered motorcycle at their... More »

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By Tom Joslin

Barn Find 1961 Corvette Still In As Found Condition Is Quite A Sight

Whether you're an early Corvette fanatic or just someone who stares at the average closed garage and wonders if it is hiding an automotive treasure it's hard not to get excited about the pictures of this recently unearthed 1961 'Vette. Currently for sale on Ebay, this later C1 has been sitting... More »

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By Tom Joslin

Genuine Diamond Coating Is A New Level Of Automotive Excess

German Porsche Tuner Gemballa welcomed the next innovation in ridiculously expensive and hardly necessary automotive modifications this past week with the announcement they have engineered a process which will allow customers to coat the interior or exterior of their cars with genuine... More »

09:00 AM
By Tom Joslin

What Model Of Car Would You Drive For The Rest Of Your Life?

For most people who are passionate about cars and driving them, variety is the spice of automotive life. With this in mind, driving only one model of a car for the rest of your life would seem like a miserable sentence to all but the most dedicated automotive fanboys. This weekend we want to know... More »

05:00 PM
By Tom Joslin

Abandoned Show Cars In Junkyard Are An Unexpected Sight

It's hard to imagine one of the shiny show cars that pack the floors of the annual SEMA show sitting partially stripped in a junkyard, but as these revealing pictures illustrate that is exactly where some of them end up. Although we found these pictures showing a pair of Lexus show cars waiting for... More »

03:00 PM
By Tom Joslin
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