I’d never heard of the de Havilland Comet before; I’m reading about it right now- this is fascinating (and very tragic). This is why I love Jalopnik. Thank you!

4th Gear: I’ve blathered on about this idea before, about ICE cars using regenerative braking to slowly charge up removable battery packs in their trunk, to exchange at gas stations for empty packs for a discount on the gasoline. Put an uncharged battery in the trunk, then regen brake charge it up while you do your…

Dear Honda,

TheGodDamnPope’s post below (or above?) got me thinking. Let’s say autonomous cars are a huge hit; many non-Jalops would love the idea of being able to text or Snapchat or whatever they usually do behind the wheel, without having to worry about the actual hassle of operating the vehicle. So all of the car…

They go tough on ‘luders.

Something has occurred to me, something quite frightening. In almost all previous Mustang videos, the Mustang goes sideways when the driver attempts to go straight. In this case, the driver attempts to go sideways, but the Mustang continues in a straight line. What if they’re just refusing to obey the idiots behind…

I can see the Panther platform, but I don’t believe the T-bird or Cougar were Panthers... even the last rear-drive version from ‘89 up weren’t Panthers (someone please correct me if this is wrong). But, if that is a color break, as far from the rear wheel arch as it looks to be, I would suggest that it’s a 4-door. I…

Okay, I took one of the enhanced pics below and tried to add some notes to it...

Oh, I absolutely agree- by almost all accounts, it can be a dismal automobile. :)

That first line made me laugh- thanks. :)

Why specify pre-’73s? The gf drives a ‘76 El Camino. I get that it’s a “slippery slope...” but my God, if we say ‘73 and later models are cool too, then *who knows* what else we might have to say is cool?! And trying to restore this has been a pain in the ass, because the ‘73-’77s are seen as the “uncool” ones. You…

Coffee snorted out all over my keyboard.

Against every fiber in my soul, I had to vote CP. I would love a Lil Hustler-era Datsun truck like this. Then add a big old fiberglass camper conversion-thing on the back, all with an L-series engine I could hop up with 510 parts? Heck yes. But then the seller’s description of “restoring” it includes the “no…

Let me preface this by saying I’m a cat guy. There was a stray outside (redundant, I guess, but vs. an inside stray I’ve adopted) that had a litter of kittens. I was trying to keep them (well, their mom, really) fed and healthy long enough for them to be adoptable, since they were still small and nursing. One day I…

Before there are all the dumb “hurr hurr 911 is beetul” comments, I’d just like to ask the Jalop-world how they’d think the pristine, surgical, machined, brutal-yet-elegant looks of these Singers would look applied to a Beetle. I’ve wondered about similar window-scoop intakes for a Type IV-powered Bug. I know there…

x2 for B13 SE-R

“Just waxed car”? I don’t understand what this means.

I think it’s an air freshener on the visor. In the lead pic, you can see two prongs or something, I think that’s the clip, and the picture closest to the visor, I think at the bottom is the tag to pull the scented-goo-container out for replacement. And you can see how the clip bends under the visor. Half a second to…

Car-leasey can’t buy one because dragons are hell on the upholstery.

... so you’re telling me around 2039 or so, I’ll finally be able to pick up a nice DS for cheap? :)