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Make it stop: Bad landau tops

Landau tops. Frankly, some are fine. Show us, say, a mid-to-late '70s Olds Cutlass or Lincoln Town Coupe gussied up accordingly from the factory, and we're liable to nod in approval and make one of those, "Ehh, not bad at all!" facial expressions in appreciation of the old barge. That said, most modern landau roof applications are dealer-installed, and commensurately disastrous and stupid. My friend Scott had been telling me about two particularly egregious examples he regularly sees in his Brooklyn neighborhood. "Show me," I told him. So ... Read more →

VIDEO: Ken Block, Chris Atkinson test out their rear-drive chops in a 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 rally car Chris Shunk

There are a lot of great racing choices out there for motorsports fans, but few offer up the excitement and showmanship of rally driving. Not many drivers seem to be having as much fun as Ken ...

VIDEO: Priceless 1989 Ford dealer training films offer timeless amusement Jonny Lieberman

Y'all remember Robocop? You know, the really excellent Eighties action masterpiece about a shot-to-hell cop that comes back as a bulletproof robot to rid Detroit of über baddies like the ...

Escachero! John Neff

click above image for more views of the Escachero var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/mods/Escachero_The_car_Ford_should_have_built'; Autoblog reader Johnny B. sent us these pics of a hybrid Ford ...

How Automobile envisions the next Ford Escort Dan Roth

As we reported a few days back, Ford has big plans for the bits and pieces that make up the Mazda 2. While the Mazda will have the requesitie joie de vivre known as "zoom zoom," Ford variants are a ...

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RR of the Day: Escort abroad 3 years ago on Autoblog

Since it seems like most of the mainstream automotive news will be dominated with comment and analysis of Ford's WF 2.0 plan today, we thought we'd dig up something with a blue oval on it for today's RR of the Day. This car is a Brazilian 1991 Ford Escort XR3 Formula. It represents some of the ...

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Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

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