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    Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $14,900 Ford Fairmont Durango Pickup

    Ready for another round of Nice Price Or Crack Pipe? Yesterday, a decisive 89% of you felt that $6,500 was just too much to ask for a Datsun 200SX convertible, so it's off to Booth Number Two for that car! Today we've got something for you fans of vintage Detroit iron- a genuine, coach-built, 1-of-120-built 1981 Ford Fairmont Futura Durango pickups, or, as we like to call such a vehicle: a Fairmontchero! Now, it's no Cyclonechero, particularly in the engine compartment, but it's still a pretty cool cartruck. Question is, nearly 15 grand worth of cool?

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    8:00 AM on Thu Oct 30 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    2,766 views, 76 comments

    Most discussed Uncle Bo, ironically aestheticized: Holy carp! I have a gold star next to my name! Thanks, y'all. more »

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    Wild Dog Pack Destroys Aussie Ute, Owner Poses For Hilarious Photo

    "Doggone it! That's a bit ruff." That's the response Clayton Dwyer, a landscaper from Darwin Australia, gave when he discovered a pack of wild dogs had torn off the front bumper of his work ute and gnawed it to pieces. According to Dwyer, the dogs had been terrorizing the neighborhood for some time and had savaged his girlfriends car to a similar effect. The dogs are so problematic, the neighbors have taken to throwing mangoes at them to get them to go away. This story proves once again that Australia is a considerably more interesting place to live than your average country (as if more proof was needed). [You should head over to NT NEws because Dwyer has a lot of good one liners]

    3:20 PM on Mon Oct 20 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    4,424 views, 76 comments

    Most discussed combat chuck: ...the neighbors have taken to throwing mangoes at them to get them to go away. Is there a reason why they more »

  • found on ebay

    Le Camino? Rat Rod Citroen 2CV Pickup Truck

    What do you get when a Brit combines French quirk with American attitude? In this case, it's a Citroen 2CV that's been converted into a rat rod-styled pickup truck. We say rat rod-styled because it doesn't have the prerequisite big American mill that you'd find in a traditional rod. Of course, we've seen a Chevy V8 dropped into a 2CV before, but even though this car truck vehicle makes do with a puny 602 CC two-cylinder engine, we still love it. We might even be tempted to bid on it if the Atlantic ocean wasn't in the way...and the US dollar wasn't at the bottom of it.


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    12:00 PM on Fri Oct 17 2008
    By Mark Arnold
    2,225 views, 39 comments

    Most discussed combat chuck: Excellent. I especially like the brown Twister upholstery. more »

  • chevrolet el camino

    Happy 50th Birthday Chevrolet El Camino

    We nearly missed it, and we appreciate Hemmings Auto Blog for reminding us today is a most momentous day: The day, 50 years ago, when the 1959 Chevrolet El Camino was introduced to the public. That's right, today is the birthday of that most quintessential of truck-cars, the one which acts as the butt of half of all redneck jokes ever conceived, and which we maintain a preternatural love for. More »

    12:45 PM on Thu Oct 16 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    2,909 views, 46 comments

    Most discussed layabout: Things like this make me realise how great it is to be a guy. When you're in your late teens more »

  • found on ebay

    Shopping For An '88 Hexamaromino? You're In Luck!

    I was thinking about using this fine customized cartruck for Project Car Hell, but gave up when I realized that nothing could possibly compete with it. Yes, folks, it's a genuine Roly Fernandez-built 1988 Camaro with dual rear axles and a truck bed that will laugh at standard lumber sizes, and all for a starting bid of just $1,500! Sure, it's maybe not quite as nice as it was when it first left Roly's shop, but how hard could it be to fix up the "Long Gone?" Imagine the Super Dorifto Potential with this thing! Thanks to Ceruleanblu for the tip. [eBay Motors]

    8:00 AM on Tue Sep 30 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    2,657 views, 43 comments

    Most discussed Pete Gaines: Needs a hot tub in the back. more »

  • nice price or crack pipe

    Factory-Built Twin-Turbo Pinto: Nice Price Or Crack Pipe?

    Did Ford really build a twin-turbocharged pickup truck based on the Pinto in 1971? The seller of this "sweet rust free 1 of 1 factory built pinto race truck twin turbo 4 cyl bumper dragging beast" says they did, and that "ford picked me over bob glidden to drive cause he couldnt handle this monster." If it's for real and there's documentation to prove it, $15,000 is a pretty good deal. If not... well the going rate on Pintocheros might be a few notches below 15K. Cast your vote and we'll see how this sorts out. Thanks to LTDScott for the tip! [Mautofied]
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    8:00 AM on Thu Aug 14 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    4,292 views, 51 comments

    Latest by Bad Juju: Who doesn't love a Pintochero with turbo-powah? I'm a little disappointed... But yeah, the guy's on crack. I'll give you more »

  • pontiac g8 st

    Pontiac G8 ST Officially Named... Pontiac G8 ST, Tens Of Chevy Fans Will Now Sleep Easy

    It's official — despite Jalopnik and over 80,000 arrowhead fan boys best efforts, Pontiac's decided to officially name the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck the unimaginative name of "Pontiac G8 ST." Frankly, we were as disappointed as you are. So we did what all fan boys of what could have been the new "El Camino" do when they're disappointed — we broke open a case of PBR. After a few beers we decided to get fellow El Camino fan boy Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com to help us set up a conference call with Pontiac marketing director Craig Bierley. Our purpose was to get to the bottom of how a process that seemed to encourage the type of fan movements like our "Vote El Camino" campaign would seemingly result in Pontiac choosing the original name of the vehicle. Interestingly, when we asked the question — Bierley told us Pontiac "didn't really have ST as the name when we engaged in the process, we were just calling it a sport truck." But, if you look at the pictures we originally took of the car in our exclusive first look, it had the "ST" letters. Go ahead, take a look at the liftgate in the picture up top as well as in this original picture of the "Sport Truck." We'll have more on the "NameG8" story tomorrow, but for the moment hit the jump for the press release. We're going to go and finish up the rest of this case of PBR. More »
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    12:01 AM on Thu Aug 14 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    11,861 views, 72 comments

    Latest by UptonServius: Pontiac Palomino anyone? more »

  • novelties

    Vintage Maserati Quattroporte-amino Fire Truck Is Here To Save Us!

    One of five cars built by the Construzione Estintori Anticendio of Bologna, this 1967 Maserati Quattroporte was camino-ized for firetruck duty. Known in their day as the "fastest fire tenders in the world," they were powered by the original 4.2-liter four-cam V8 engine that churned out a healthy 260 HP. Serving duty at Italian race tracks, they were, in typically Italian fashion, an overly stylish solution for the job. So where are they now?

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    1:45 PM on Wed Aug 6 2008
    By Mark Arnold
    1,539 views, 35 comments

    Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: Oh, oh, oh, yeaaaaaaaah. @sos10: That was my thought too! more »

  • moment of zen

    Chickamino!

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  • down on the street bonus edition

    Escachero!

    It's one thing to spot a 90s Ford Escort with a truck bed and huge fins, but what a joy to see that the owner has actually named his creation using the correct -chero suffix. We've seen too many homemade Ford cartrucks with GM-centric names, so we're just happy this one isn't emblazoned with a huge "ESCORTAMINO" graphic. We're also happy that Crazygutgut had his camera at the ready when he spotted this fine machine in San Francisco's Sunset District. Make the jump to see the whole gallery and read Crazygutgut's description.


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    3:30 PM on Fri Jul 11 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    2,745 views, 49 comments

    Latest by mattEGTx: Yeah, you could pull that out a fair amount, and then clip it. Do it all the time at more »