Plymouth’s Road Runner Superbird no doubt captured the imagination and fancy of kids back in the early ’70s, but it was a tough sell for the consumer. Synonymous with Richard Petty and the aero car wars in NASCAR, the Superbird Read more
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Look, we at Jalopnik are sort of biased when it comes to the small, light, honest, pure, emotional, exciting, intuitive, and interactive small roadster that is the Mazda Miata. Knowing how good each generation of the car has been, does Read more
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Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety Fifty years later, Ralph Nader’s automotive expose “Unsafe At Any Speed” remains relevant and vital for American drivers. Continue reading Ralph Nader’s ‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ turns 50 today Ralph Nader’s ‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ turns Read more
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Porsche, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Racing Porsche has dropped the new 911 Turbo and Turbo S, pushing power up by 20 ponies a piece and slashing bits and pieces from the 0-60 times for both models. Read more
Lou Savarese’s 1980 Fiat Spider, home again. Editor’s Note: This piece comes to us from reader Lou Savarese. Given the introduction of the new Fiat 124 Spider, we thought the timing was perfect to run Lou’s story. My Fiat Spider Read more
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Datsun 240Z’s debut in America, the Japanese automaker released a limited-edition 280ZX variant for the 1980 model year. Just 3,000 examples were produced, including 2,500 in gold and black and 500 in red Read more
1970 Chrysler 300. Image courtesy OldCarBrochures.com. Ahoy, matey! Lash the lanyard! Swab the decks! Port to quarters! Hard astern, more sailing gibberish, and full ahead! Captains of the Chrysler C-boats – make that C-bodies – have received summonses to navigate Read more