This selection seems pretty arbitrary aside from a couple of Jalop-appropriate concessions. Presumably Turn10 were going to release these cars anyway, but put Jalopnik's name on it to generate interest. I think it's rather telling that the pack is called 'Jalopnik-branded' as opposed to 'Jalopnik-selected.'
The Ferrari TR prototype that Gooding sold for $16.39 million. Highest price ever paid for a car at auction. These things make my heart skip when I see them come up for sale, let alone at this price. This was certainly the story I got most excited about this year.
State Roundels. Why would I want a roundel on my car from my state?! The frigging license plate tells you where my car's from. 100 years ago this may have been useful.
Is it embarrassing that I have a Leatherman in every car?
Yeah, me too actually. You could sit on the throne and make vroom noises.
Bimmer Magazine.
Alfa Romeo - the perfect lettering of both their pre-war script and post-war Futura.
If you want to freak people out with technology, performance and luxury, and show them the pinnacle of each, then you have to get the car that itself predicts the future in terms of what will eventually come standard for the rest of us. Let's face it, most of us today are freaked out by what these things can do.
If it really takes a long time we use the grooved shoulder sign because the tire and skid look vaguely Q-ish. Also use Infiniti SUVs.
Alphabet Game! You have to spot the whole alphabet, in order, on signage outside the car. First to finish wins. Lasts for hours sometimes. Also good on your own to stave off fatigue.
As a fellow Williamsburg resident, I agree that more high rise buildings are generally a bad thing, but primarily in northside, which is low-lying and industrial in origin. So many epic roof deck views wrecked by those hideous towers on the river. That said, something like this in what used to be as big a financial…
True. They're just cool though.
What about Scott's motorized sledges in 1911? Sure they were slow, and ran hot in the dry air and ultimately weren't very helpful, but they were powered by 4 cylinder 14hp Wolseley engines.
Gordon Crosby
I thought it was a typo too, but apparently it's true. I guess its previous owner had cracked it up so bad it was a total loss, so he's the real asshole here. And also possibly not alive.
Anything vintage Bugatti, because a proper Bugatti block is a work of art for two reasons:
Why stop at the engine? This guy took a crushed Ferrari F40 and turned it into a coffee table.
This lunatic made me want a Lancia so bad, and I was only 8.
Greatest automotive pushman?
