I’ll pass on calling dibs. Few things are more humiliating than being underwater on a Hyundai.

Do you run that road often? I’d be tempted to tell my family each evening “hey so I’m goona go get some milk/bread/eggs... in Wrightwood. Be right back DO YOUR HOMEWORK!”

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Lambos on fire off the shoulder of Angeles Crest Highway. I watched B-pillars glitter in the dark near the JPL. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.

Shandor Mining Co. - the GB lore is strong here.

“Samir!!” 

Perfect song. Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, swooping strings, West Coast Yacht Rock at its finest.

Starbucks Millemiglia: Gives you the runs for 1,000 miles.

Glad I’m not the only one that vinwiki video didn’t sit well with. Even more glad the truth about this is coming out. Just because you think you’re important and have rich and influential friends doesn’t give you the right to put people’s lives at risk.

Yeah, it’s freaking Merle Haggard and Buck Owens. Like, there’s an even chance that a given person’s mental snapshot of “old-school country music” has more to do with Bakersfield than Nashville.

This reminds me of the time they threw Mike Muir in an insane asylum cos he wanted a Pepsi. Just one Pepsi.

I’m pretty much Texan, had a really shitty day, spent several hours out in triple digits dealing with a car that was dying in the desert, and you’re going to give me a hard time for eating a taste of home right next to the hotel I had to crash at for the night?

Admittedly, this is California-centric but how about “BlackPlate” and “BluePlate”?

This is my holy grail. A 1/18 AutoArt Nissan Skyline super silhouette.

You dun’ fucked up now Jalopnik. Step into my office. Most of my models are Autoart, pre ridiculously expensive/sealed body, but I have a Minichamp Porsche 917/20, Ayrton Senna’s Lotus 98T, and two Mclaren F1 GTR, one of them a Gulf longtail, and a Team Bigazzi car that I rode in back in ‘05. I also have several…

First off, you all need to go to liveandletdiecast.kinja.com

Just got Model Citizens card at a car show in the LA area last week.

1/18 for the really special cars, to show detail. Pricey? Yes, for the higher quality brands like Paul’s Model Art or Grand Prix Classics. 1/43 for everything else, but a BBR can get into the hundreds of dollars.

One excellent source of Tomica and obscure Japanese diecast in the U.S. is @the_toy_pimp on Instagram, run by Jeff Koch, an editor at Hemmings.