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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: Irish rally co-driver gives more confidence than a bottle of Bushmill's [*NSFW] Noah Joseph

Football fans know that offense sells tickets, but defense wins games. Rallying is not so different. Drivers get all the glory, but they'd all be stranded upside-down in a tree somewhere without ...

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 ...

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 ...

1:87 scale 1981 Ford Escort brings back the memories Chris Tutor

click above image to get a closer view of this 1:87 scale 1981 Ford Escort While Automobile Magazine is pondering the return of the Ford Escort, I can't help but remember the original. I remember ...

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As much as we like to think our modern cars are getting better and safer, apparently they can't beat an old Escort when it comes to low-speed collision damage. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just released a report detailing their latest test results for the bumpers of midsize ...

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