Easy...my mom's 67 Impala. More specifically, I remember the day my uncle took it off her hands because it had either thrown a rod or spun a bearing..and the horrific sound it made to my 4-year-old ears...

You say "gorgeous," I say "gougeous thyne eyes out withest a spoon."

Does Amarok mean "Avalanche" in German?

I really liked the original Rabbit (Golf Mk I) GTI 14 inch wheels. I thought the set I had were so good looking that I actually put them on two different [period] VWs and two Audis—with varying centercaps:

I actually owned one of these when I was a kid:

My God, neither of these is fit for PCH...or the crack pipe for that matter.

J8...all day.

@Ln th Jlpchck: Yet perfectly spoken.

@dragon951: "Lifeboats? We don't need no stinkin' lifeboats! This ship is iceberg-proof!"

An all-wheel-drive, Hemi-powered Fiat 500 R/T? I'm down with that.

And the winner of Wintery Mix Magazine's most luxurious plow truck contest is...

I'd give the guy a little win just for his effort and sheer ambition. After all, he's working in Poland, with Polish resources.

Only one Crazy Euro Car Boy dressed as a giant squid? Was the budget weak this year?

@slackinfux: I second the Group B version of the Audi Sport Quattro. That was an incredible car.

There are probably enough Chinese automotive antics reported on Jalopnik at this point to create a new column called, "Chinese Automotive Antics."

@A slanting playuh: My grandmother drove one of those. At least that seemed like a sensible match.

Um, Mr. Po-lice, pit maneuver at low speed on a front-wheel drive car? Not so effective.

@bruxell: what? pics, please.

A vehicle that big, that leathery and that comfortable has no business above 200mph.

Bought a 76 Audi Fox for $400, drove it across the country twice, towing a motorcycle on the last one. Braved a New England blizzard (March 1993) on the final leg.