It’s fueled by absinthe.

This is what happens when a suit rushes the creative team, and clip art is the most immediate solution.

I bet you got great smilage out of that car.

Doing great! After nearly 3 years in an apartment, paying rising rent, we’re buying a house. The mortgage payment will be about half what we’re paying in rent. Life is good, and getting better.

Same here.

Here in Atlanta, we used to see pickups (and the occasional van) with images of Mary airbrushed (if on a budget, stickers) on them. It seemed like they had at least three, so I said to my better half, “There must be a three Mary minimum.”

Whales for the save!

Are you gonna catch the Aurora Borealis in northern Sweden? If so, a photo of your van with the Aurora in the background would be fantastic.

Mounting a lampshade on the hood of the car serves only to indicate that you’re the life of the party and/or driving drunk.

Also, in the design section of the site, I like that it’s all Japanese except for the words “Buddy” and “Daddy.”

It’s just a flesh wound.

Thanks for making the jump to Jalopnik!

Come to think of it, this is fodder for a future Torch article: what would muscle cars look like if the fish idea had taken hold, rather than the horse motif?

At Caffeine & Octane in Atlanta, I hear great stories from owners every month. I’m looking forward to the next one this coming weekend!

I believe that you all would like to see the work in all its ugly glory. Am I right?

I’m mad that those damned kids are still on my lawn!

Just think - if the Barracuda and Marlin had taken off like the Ford Mustang did (and done so before the Mustang), we’d be calling them fish cars instead of pony cars.

Google Street View glitches are Torch’s secret source for funky automobile designs.

This article should be the first in the new Jalopnik series (contributed to by the entire editorial staff) called Cars & Cocaine.

Welcome to the madness, Lawrence. I hope your stay at JLo’s Piknik is long and fruitful.