jalopnik fantasy garage
With auto show season officially, mercilessly and thankfully over, the
Jalopnik Fantasy Garage stands to be full in just six weeks. A short time by any standard, but especially so when distilling over a hundred years of automotive excellence into just 50 vehicles. Two weeks ago saw the induction of the
Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, a car so finely crafted only a communist would disapprove. In this week's edition, we switch gears entirely. Compact, lightweight automobile construction, responsive suspension, spicy engine and a slick manual transmission. It's a simple formula which, if done properly, not only results in a car with character, but one which transcends the bottom-of-the-barrel genre and becomes something of legend, something which can ascend to the level of fantasy. This week, we examine the hot hatch.
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the a-team
Given the buzz surrounding
Knight Rider and
Speed Racer, we're surprised we haven't seen more people flipping out over the possible reamke of
The A-team. Fox seems to get that nostalgia plus questionable acting equals buzz and has John Singleton (
Boyz N The Hood) in the wings to direct. Oh, and Ice Cube may play B.A. Baracas!
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