Archive for April 18th, 2008

It’s true that, from time to time, we share with you photos of uncertain origin and veracity. Being the responsible journalists we are we try and include the appropriate caveats and always follow up with automakers when possible (you know you’ve hit gold when the lawyers get on the phone). That being said, the increase… »

This week we heard about a couple of lawsuits mythical electric sports car almost-manufacturer Tesla has managed to get tied up in. The first one saw Magna suing Tesla for breach of contract over its transmission design, the other was Tesla going medieval on Fisker for allegedly stealing designs associated with the Tesla Whitestar Hybrid… »

The times, they are a changing. We’ve been seeing all kinds of craziness on the roads of Detroit these days in response to the insanity of expensive gas. We saw our second Detroit area Smart ForTwo last night and are wondering if the taste for hulking behemoths is being usurped by the compact and efficient…. »

First it was those wily Italian Ferrari forgers, now the masters of intellectual property reuse seem to be getting into the game of copying the prancing pony boys. By the looks of this illustration, Chinese automaker Geely seems to be flattering Maranello’s F1 squad by way of imitation. We’re not exactly sure just how official… »

Here’s an example of an engine we couldn’t really include in the Workhorse Engine of the Day series, because in spite of its incredible power-to-weight ratio and overall screamin’ glory, the rotary engine is just not bulletproof enough to be considered a true workhorse. All that’s changed with the new EOTD series, however, and we… »

Since yesterday’s Packard Straight Eight Swap Edition (which was won by the ‘37 Pontiac) was so much fun, we’re going to stick with Alternative Powerplant Hell for another day. All engine swaps are fun, of course, but the best ones involve stuffing an engine much, much larger than anything the car’s designers ever considered. When… »

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Proving once again the speed with which stories are cycled through in a 24-hour-news-cycle network, CNN has decided to run coverage on the gang of Italian Ferrari forgers we brought you back in February. The in-depth coverage includes pointing to, and comparing pictures of, a real Ferrari 328 GTS against the real fake… »

The Woodward Dream Cruise is a perennial favorite here at the house of Jalop and we’re happy to see the joy of the event is spreading. For the first time in the Cruise’s history, the festivities will be extending below 8 mile, though not by way of the official organizers of Woodward Dream Cruise Inc,… »

“I don’t like helicopters. I’ve only been in one once, and it crashed.”
That’s the first thing I remember saying, as the paramedic was strapping me to the back board. Apparently my argument worked because they decided to cancel the air lift and take me to the hospital by ambulance instead.
Note to our queasy readership, graphic… »

There are nooks and crannies of enthusiasm which make this perversion we have with cars seem quaint. One example among many is the collection of vintage phones, which up until recently we didn’t know existed, much less that there were vintage telephone display and trade shows. Regardless, here exists a link which neatly stitches together… »