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Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a decades-old Civic that comes with a price that may seem less than frugal. Yesterday's Audi Doody,... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5412206&view=rss&microfeed=true Toyota, bowing to owner reports, issued a safety recall today on 110,000 2000-2003 Tundras sold in 20 cold-weather states and DC to fix frame rust problems that could cause fiery death the spare tire... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411802&view=rss&microfeed=true Gary Tatman builds models cars. More specifically, he carves replicas of the coolest race cars of all time from simple wood. Dazzlingly accurate models of the Lotus 33b, Porsche 917K, the Ford GT40,... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5412160&view=rss&microfeed=true It's hard to think of a time when someone as benign as Billy Joel could have a song banned, but such was the feigned innocence of the late 1970s. America's cherry had been popped but gay culture... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5412131&view=rss&microfeed=true According track-side sources, the 2010 Dodge Viper ACR has set a new unofficial lap record at Laguna Seca of 1:33.944 as the final year production cars make their debut. At least they're going out... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5412014&view=rss&microfeed=true Last month, we reviewed the Skip Barber Advanced Two Day Mazdaspeed Racing School at Connecticut's Lime Rock Park. Here's what they taught us. Turn: 1, First Half of Big Bend Description: The entry... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5412048&view=rss&microfeed=true Jalopnik played a small role in bringing Papa John's Camaro back home to Kentucky and now the Z28 itself is going small with a limited edition toy car. We just recieved our Johnny Lightning replica... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411892&view=rss&microfeed=true A nationwide study examining police ticket data across the United States has revealed one very important list — which cars don't get tickets. We've broken down the list below. Quality Planning... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411696&view=rss&microfeed=true There's some concern the pending crop of plug-in hybrid vehicles will put a strain on the US power grid. Relax, they're not going to sell enough of them for it to matter. Plug-in hybrids are the... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411957&view=rss&microfeed=true The Bluegrass State is a strange place, and Louisville, its largest city, is home to some weird and wonderful stuff. If you ever find yourself in the 'Ville and have to ride the bus, use a bike rack.... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411389&view=rss&microfeed=true According to recent reports, new-car sales in this country are slowly climbing out of the toilet. We love you, Driving America, so we have some advice: Stop it. We know what you're thinking: The... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411820&view=rss&microfeed=true You're probably as relieved as we are to see that the 2011 BMW 5 Series ditches Chris Bangle's flame surfacing and huge ass in favor of something that's actually recognizable as a car. Here it is in... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411787&view=rss&microfeed=true Ronal’s teddy bear wheels are a signpost on our culture’s march towards all-encompassing cuteness. But there’s a simple way to turn them into ursine wheels of doom. All it takes is... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411832&view=rss&microfeed=true This year brings a newcomer to Black Friday steals and deals — cars. There's serious savings to be had on new cars, as well as some seriously horrible duds. Here's five of the best and five to... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411870&view=rss&microfeed=true A 72-year-old man just won the Baja 1000 in a Hummer H3 Alpha. An 81-year-old flew cross-country in his homemade P-38 replica. Being 70 is the new mid-life crisis. What will you drive when you're 70?... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411845&view=rss&microfeed=true GM's plan to sell Saab to Koenigsegg is suddenly off, with many sources indicating Koenigsegg walked away from the deal and GM planning to meet next week to discuss what to do with European brand... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411811&view=rss&microfeed=true The 2010 Subaru WRX STI Special Edition inherits its gray wheels from the bonkers JDM Spec C, but that's about it. Think of it as a more focused STI, with less fluff and firmer suspension. In... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411715&view=rss&microfeed=true Rod Hall, 72, and his son Chad Hall won their respective classes racing Hummer H3 Alphas in the 2009 SCORE International Baja 1000, marking the 20th and 21st victories for Team Hall in the event's... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411736&view=rss&microfeed=true Are you a Porsche-phile? Ready to have salt added to the spit already in your eye? This may be the so-called Porsche Roxster compact-crossover, or a smaller Cayenne, either way, gross. Here's some... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411735&view=rss&microfeed=true We don't have a Ferrari. But if we did we'd consider building an entire house around it so you could view it while cooking, eating, or defecating. Heck, we're gonna do it for our Volvo. [Flickr via... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411059&view=rss&microfeed=true Last night, frustrated that plug-in hybrids like the Chevy Volt are developing too slowly, Top Gear revealed its very own range-extender hybrid. Now, Autocar has conducted an independent road test to... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411247&view=rss&microfeed=true The reserve has not been met for today's rare Audi Coupé. But Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if you have reservations about its $15,000 starting point. Yesterday, a high price and a peek... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5402347&view=rss&microfeed=true We've always considered Frankenheimer's Ronin to be one of the greatest car flicks of all time. And thanks to Hulu, we're embeding it here for all of you to watch and comment on starting at 9:30 PM... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411312&view=rss&microfeed=true In Russia, a drink with 6.0% alcohol-by-volume is considered a low-alcohol beverage. Also, women drive around with their eyes closed drinking something called "China Town" with dragons on their laps.... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411284&view=rss&microfeed=true The E'go Revolt is a Russian car built on the old Mitsubishi 3000GT platform, which sounds like the worst idea ever — until you see the first official sketches below. ... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411296&view=rss&microfeed=true The music of minimalist-art-music composer Philip Glass shows up in sort of predictable places like the Qatsi trilogy, the film The Illusionist, and a number of documentaries. Recently, the hyper... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411236&view=rss&microfeed=true For this installment of "Caption This," check out this shot and the one below, pulled from the BMW 5 Series press photos and witness model bloat in pictorial form. Just look at the original —... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5409411&view=rss&microfeed=true Not only does Kyle Petty have one of them-thar cellular telephones, he uses it to tweet, like a metrosexual. At least it's stuff any real and true patriotic, native born American can be proud of.... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411060&view=rss&microfeed=true German newspaper Express Daily is reporting an anonymous Russian billionaire has purchased Adolf Hitler's Mercedes-Benz 770 K. The customized blue Grosser Mercedes apparently exchanged hands for... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5409370&view=rss&microfeed=true A French museum has amassed a collection of cars that used to belong to world leaders, including the DS Charles De Gaulle was blown up in. Motorbiker.Org's Mike Werner takes us on a tour. ... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411021&view=rss&microfeed=true The Lexus GX460, the lush version of Toyota's archaic, body-on-frame 4Runner, gets a revamp, a new 4.6-liter engine, and a fresh lease on life for 2010. The question is, will anyone notice? ... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411103&view=rss&microfeed=true The 2011 BMW 5 Series is finally here. If nothing else, it's a statement against the Bangle-ization of the BMW brand. It's smooth, sleek and an unmistakable return to the BMW 5 Series we've missed. ... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5410984&view=rss&microfeed=true We thought we'd run the story of a man, his bull, and a convertible-ized Grand Am some time in the past; but we can't find it. No matter, it's both funny and unbelievable enough to be verified true... http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5410912&view=rss&microfeed=true "Blue shift" is when a fast-moving observation point approaches a slow-moving light source, shifting the perceived color of the slow-moving body towards the more-energetic blue. If you see this...