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| The 10 Ugliest Cars at SEMA 2009 At the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas we've seen the usual assortment of high-tech gadgets, tricked-out speedsters and blinged out interiors. But alongside the glorious mods, there are plenty of strange, dumb and just plain ugly cars, trucks and SUVs.
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| 4 Retro Cars Boost Power and MPG With Diesel and EV Upgrades There are small pockets of clever and resourceful DIYers who are not only hanging onto old iron, but are converting cars and trucks from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s into more fuel-efficient and powerful vehicles with both diesel and electric powertrain swaps.
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| Rat Rods Rust Their Way to Respect at Bonneville 2009 "Rat rods" are old-style hot rods that eschew today's gleaming paint and chrome in favor of raw metal, flat paint and honest mechanical simplicity. Here are some of our favorite old-school hot rods from Bonneville 2009.
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| 10 Cool Vintage Bikes From the 2009 AMA Bike Show Every summer, vintage motorcycle enthusiasts gather at Mid-Ohio raceway to race, trade parts and check out some classic bikes. The event claims to host the world's largest motorcycle swap meet. Here are 10 of the most interesting bikes we found.
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| 10 Geeky Ways to Deliver Mail: U.S. Postal Service Technology The USPS has a deep sense of history—since the first Postmaster General was put in place in 1775, the USPS has changed its structure and delivery methods numerous times thanks to war, economic turmoil and emerging new technologies.
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| The Best Pontiacs in Film, Music and TV (with Video!) GM may be closing Pontiac, but the General's "excitement" division has had an undeniable effect on American pop culture. Here's a sampling of the ways Pontiacs have moved us, on screen and over the airwaves, over the past 50 years.
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| How to Restore an Old Car: Wiring and Final Trim on our 1967 Chevy Camaro |
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| How to Restore an Old Car: Interior And Convertible Top on our 1967 Chevy Camaro |
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| Have Our Flying Car Dreams Come True? Yesterday, Terrafugia, Inc. announced its spot in flying car history—a proof-of-concept, road-ready aircraft’s successful test flight. In light of the news, we looked back at some of our favorite flying vehicles.
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| How to Restore an Old Car: Paint Work on a 1967 Chevy Camaro |
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| How to Restore an Old Car: Disassembling Our 1967 Chevy Camaro |
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| Top 10 Used Exotic Cars: Get that Aston Martin for the Price of a Honda You may have less money these days, but you can feel free to spend it on something that brings you joy. So here are 10 ways to stick your thumb in the eye of Old Man Economy with some bargain-priced automotive decadence.
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| Top 10 Turbocharged Cars of All Time (With Video!) The first turbocharged cars led to few sales and no significant production legacy. But since the mid-1970s certain turbo cars have pushed the art forward significantly. Here are ten of the most important and prominent.
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| 10 Cars That Damaged GM's Reputation (With Video) It's ironic that right now, just as it teeters near bankruptcy, GM has never had a stronger lineup of cars and trucks. But each of those cars is weighed down by the legacy of cars like the ten listed here.
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| Rat Rod Revolution: Is Rust the new Red on Hot Rods? As rat rods—radically raw and unpolished takes on classic hot rods—become more popular and more successful, the culture around them is changing. Check out our gallery from the Kustom Kills & Hot Rod Thrills show. (Published in the December 2008 issue)
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| The 10 Ugliest Cars in Las Vegas at SEMA 2008 There are plenty of ugly, goofy or just plain poorly-engineered cars, trucks and SUVs at SEMA. A day's worth of walking around the parking lot unearthed these gems. They are triumphs of bad taste or bad judgment.
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| Top 12 Coolest Cars at the 2008 SEMA Show One of the most interesting parts of the annual SEMA show is the sheer diversity of the cars and trucks built to either showcase specific products or just express an individual's personal taste. Here are some of the coolest cars we saw at SEMA this year.
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| 5 Top Retro Eco-Supercars: Best Fuel Sippers of the Past 34 Years Following twin energy crises in the 1970s, a new breed of cars began to appear. They were small, streamlined and, by today's standards, underpowered. But they scored big at the fuel pump.
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| Top 10 Ford Model T Tech Innovations That Matter 100 Years Later The Model T was full of clever design and engineering features, many of them quite ambitious for a low-priced vehicle. Here are the 10 most significant keys to the T's success.
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| Top 10 Weekend Wagons for $5000 on (Cheap!) Used SUV Market Here are our favorite trucks, based on an arbitrary price cap of $5000 (so you've got some cash to trick it out), plus off-road capability, interior volume, available engines, and, of course, that battle-hardened look.
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| 10 Rare Pictures From Nissan's Secret Zama Operations Center There's not much activity at Nissan's old Zama assembly plant these days, but there's more here than meets the eye. The facility is home to one of the most extensive and exclusive brand-specific car collections in the world.
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| Top 15 Classic Cars at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance An eclectic array of classics competed in the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The Best in Show award went to a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta, but here's a list of 15 more classics that caught our eye.
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| Top 5 Crazy Car Mods From the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise With 40,000 cars and over 1 million attendees spread out over a 10-mile stretch of Detroit's historic Woodward Avenue, the Woodward Dream Cruise is the largest single-day automotive event in the world. Jalopnik's editor-in-chief shares his favorite rides.
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| 10 Fun, MPG-Friendly, Cheap-ish Collector Cars for Your Garage Here are some of our recommended (but not sure-fire) investments—all at least 20-years-old and powered by (relatively) fuel-efficient four-cylinder engines—that should be inexpensive and fun to drive.
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| Top 10 Underappreciated All-American Cars And Trucks Many of the most important vehicles built in the United States since the end of World War II—cars that defined new style, pioneered new technology or just plain kept companies going—are overlooked to this day.
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| How Open-Road Rebels Transform a Bus Into an RV Palace For some modern vagabonds, the best mobile home isn't the one you buy from the factory—it's the one you build from a secondhand public transportation. (Published in the June 2008 issue)
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| Miles of Classic Cars at Monterey: Three Slideshows! Whether you’re a die-hard gearhead or simply have an interest in automotive arts, Monterey, Calif., was the place to be last weekend. Most of the four-wheeled faithful flocked for the Concours d’Elegance, but come check out our five fave rides from the three best events!
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| Concours D'Elegance 2007: Classic Car Slideshow The premier event of Monterey's showcase weekend, the Concours brings out a who’s who of automotive enthusiasts. The event sets up early in the morning for viewing and culminates in the grand showcase of the top motorcars.
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| The Quail Motorsports Gathering: Classic Car Slideshow This very exclusive event is limited to 3000 guests, but it’s one of the best events of Monterrey’s showcase weekend. Under a beautiful Monterey sky, attendees could also get fairly close to the Ferrari 250 GT Series 1 cabriolets of the late 1950s—a stunning car by any measure.
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