It’s hard to believe that as late as 1979, Lincoln was selling a 19-foot-long, 6.5-foot-wide two-door automobile that weighed in at 4,787 pounds. But the 1977-’79 V was a hit with those who had money to buy it and room Read more
* Around Melbourne, one Checker enthusiast, John Bell, has not only assembled a small fleet of Checkers done up as taxis, he’s also started pressing them into service, as the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria recently wrote. (via) * In Read more
Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would Read more
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Filed under: Spy Photos, Videos, Alfa Romeo, Sedan, Performance You might know what the Alfa Romeo Giulia looks like, but this video lets you hear its twin-turbo V6 roar around the Nurburgring. Continue reading Alfa Romeo Giulia runs the Nurburgring Read more
Photo courtesy Pete Doherty. Not one of the 70-plus readers who commented on Pete Doherty’s piece from earlier this week asking if he was a car guy replied that he’d been ejected from our gearhead congregation. Rather, plenty of them Read more
It took intense research, hours of scouring this photo for the tiniest details, interviews with dozens of prominent historians, but we think we’ve tracked the original location of this photo – scanned by doctor.boogie on Flickr – to Weeki Wachee Read more
The fourth-generation Lotus Esprit, like this 1991 Esprit SE for sale on Hemmings.com, may be the Rodney Dangerfield of eighties supercars. Despite its performance potential (0-60 in 4.7 seconds and a top speed of 160 MPH), critics panned it for Read more
1965 Shelby 289 Cobra Dragonsnake. Photos courtesy Worldwide Auctioneers. First developed in 1963, the Dragonsnake was Shelby American’s Cobra offering for those who preferred their racing in quarter-mile intervals. Just four 289-powered examples were reportedly built at the factory, including Read more
Photo courtesy Miller Motorsport Park. Since opening in 2006, Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, has hosted Rolex Sports Car Series, NASCAR, American Le Mans Series and AMA Superbike events and serves as the home of Ford’s Racing School, but Read more