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Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art Has The Best Collection Of Vehicular Art I've Ever Seen

staff@jalopnik.com (Daniel Golson) — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:28:32 +0000

Beyond all the "Star Wars" models, George Lucas' $1 billion museum has amazing illustrations, comics and paintings featuring boats, planes, cars and spaceships.

7 Of The Worst Cars That Lived Behind The Iron Curtain

staff@jalopnik.com (B. L. Johnson) — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:25:00 +0000

Behind the Iron Curtain, in places like the USSR, you'd buy a car and then wait for years before you actually got to drive it. It was seldom worth the wait.

The New Edge Ford Mustang Mach 1 Had A Shaker Hood, More Cars Should Have Shaker Hoods

staff@jalopnik.com (Brad Brownell) — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:25:00 +0000

When Ford revived the Mustang Mach 1 for 2003 and 2004, it had a host of technological and comfort-level changes. High on the list was the shaker hood.

Compared To Its Competitors, The 2013 Shelby GT500 Was HP King. Then Came The Hellcat

staff@jalopnik.com (Kiran Menon) — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:25:00 +0000

The muscle-car wars of the early 2010s appeared to have crowned a chamption. But Dodge upended the status quo with the 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat.

5 '70s Sales Flops That Became Classics, And 5 Popular Cars That Didn't

staff@jalopnik.com (Ivo Gievski) — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Cars from the '70s were shaped by the 1973 oil crisis, making current views on popular and unpopular models nowhere close to what they were 50 years ago.

Ancient Rome Built 190,000 Miles Of Roads And Researchers Just Traced Them All

staff@jalopnik.com (Lalita Chemello) — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:05:00 +0000

Some throughways even featured early versions of common highway features we see today like mile markers, signs marking distances, and rest stops.

This Time Capsule 1990 Mercury Sable Wagon Taught Me What A Sable Is

staff@jalopnik.com (Logan K. Carter) — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:47:00 +0000

Mercury had a few different models that were named after animals, but none of them as cute as sables.

Scientists Discover T. Rex Blood Was As Hot As Human Blood, Suggesting They Were Fast-Running Predators

staff@jalopnik.com (Nicholas Werner) — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:46:59 +0000

Despite being extinct for over 65 million years, the T. rex could be studied because the team discovered a power beyond time, beyond death: dentistry.

Why Hasn't America Produced An International Racing Legend In At Least 30 Years?

staff@jalopnik.com (Brad Brownell) — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:05:00 +0000

Once upon a time, the likes of Mario Andretti, Phil Hill, and Dan Gurney raced for gold in F1. But that time is long over. What's the reason for the drought?

What Vehicles Did The Army Use Before The Jeep?

staff@jalopnik.com (Chloe Clougher) — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:25:00 +0000

Before the Jeep arrived and embodied the ideal reconnaissance vehicle, the Army tried everything from adapting civilian vehicles to wild experimental designs.

10 Rolls-Royces That Sold For Eye-Watering Prices At Auction

staff@jalopnik.com (Josh West) — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Rolls-Royces aren't exactly cheap, but at auction the right combination of age, ownership, and condition can send their prices soaring through the stratosphere.

Which One Of You Wahoos Is Going To Spend $9,000 On This 1992 Geo Storm Shooting Brake?

staff@jalopnik.com (Logan K. Carter) — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:22:55 +0000

The Geo Storm is already a bit of an automotive oddball, so seeing one that's in such impeccable condition is a rarity, to say the least.

10 Super Rare Pony Cars And What They're Worth Today

staff@jalopnik.com (Ivo Gievski) — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Pony cars go way beyond the Mustang that gave them their name, and the least common are worth a sizable chunk of change. Here are 10 of the rarest.

Ducati Once Built A Ferrari V8 Engine For A Lancia Sedan

staff@jalopnik.com (Erik Sherman) — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:25:00 +0000

It was an Italian triple play: Ducati modified a Ferrari V8 and put it in a Lancia. The result was special, built on a shared front-wheel drive platform.

Can You Make An Old Range Rover Reliable?

staff@jalopnik.com (Brad Brownell) — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:25:00 +0000

Classic Range Rovers are prone to a variety of ills, from balky wiring to rotted frames. Can even the most dedicated owner make them dependable?

7 Pontiac Models That Showed The Brand Still Had The Goods In The 2000s

staff@jalopnik.com (Ivo Gievski) — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

General Motors killed Pontiac in 2010, but that doesn't mean the brand wasn't making great cars in the previous decade. Here are seven strong examples.

11 Cool Ford Concept Cars That Never Made It To Production

staff@jalopnik.com (Ivo Gievski) — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000

The world would be more interesting if great concept cars actually ended up in automakers' lineups. Here are 11 from Ford that never got there.

The Mercedes M104 Inline-Six Made The W124 300CE A German 2JZ Sleeper

staff@jalopnik.com (Aakash Badree) — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:05:00 +0000

Mercedes has a very large repertoire of absurdly-massive engines powering fancy-looking cars, but a model from the '90s went in another direction.

The Dodge Brothers Share An Ornate Egyptian-Inspired Mausoleum As Their Resting Place

staff@jalopnik.com (Erin Marquis) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

The ostentatious monument, filled with references to kingly protection and blessings from gods, speaks to how the brothers saw themselves: Titans of industry.

Wallace, Idaho Held A Funeral For The I-90 Highway's Last Stoplight

staff@jalopnik.com (Brontë Wieland) — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:25:00 +0000

It was the American Interstate Highway System's last-ever stoplight, and you can still see it today in the Wallace District Mining Museum in Idaho.