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Fun fact: A friend works at a large ad agency that works with the big 3 a lot (they specialize in "nostalgia" and "Americana"). A writer proposed #AmericasImport for a large ad push last year in a meeting. He got told to shut up because everyone thought it was lame. They went with (Insert Other Big 3 Tag Line)

Gah!!!! Jesus that center everything is ugly

In lieu of cash, I think I may just donate a few gifts to remind him of how be fucked everyone over....

Ex-Mayor sent to federal prison for misusing a big ass pile of money now wants people to donate another big ass pile of money. Surely nobody would fall for this twice? And also, am I the only one who had to consult Wikipedia to determine if "Cheeks" was Carolyn Kilpatrick's maiden name or nickname?

I love the aggressive body lines on these old trucks (1st gen C/Ks and D series). Stupid pedestrian safety regulations. And the patina on this one makes me all tingly

Please dear God let this mean a return to wooden truck beds. Oh yeah, and stake sides. Damn I love stake sides....

The V8 (Tundra) and V6 (Tacoma) superchargers have been available since 2011. They are TRD parts available for purchase/install from dealerships with factory warranties (5y, 50K).

More than a Silverado, you aren't kidding:

I never knew that... I have been meaning to take my niece there when she is in town. A trip to that museum just turned from "if we have time" to "we will make time"

If we wanna talk about noise on a flyby or at run up, nothing beats the PT6A-28 series turboprops at 3/4 throttle in my book.

No Tay? 2014 is it's 20th birthday

I thought I was the only one who liked raw peanuts! Back before the peanut price protection was removed in '94 (fuck you NAFTA, you bankrupted my grandfather), that was all my family farmed. Every afternoon in the summer we used to sit in the dirt eating them straight out of the ground like a street urchin with a

That would make a great episode. Jerry in a Porsche 959 just saying aloud all the randomness that comes to his mind, taking a few leisurely laps around a road course. I can just imagine it now:

Looking at the small picture I got super excited because my mind immediately went to this:

Tell me about it. I spent just about every day of every summer of my formidable years working outside on the family ranch as "punishment" for poor grades.

I am 100% down for the Jalopnik Trophy and turn it into a LeMons-esque adventure. Some rule suggestions:

Yeah you're right AUP, my bad