This rig was in a war 72 years ago, has a tree growing thorough it and it’s still in better shape than the Jeep FC you found in Washington state.

Needs a reminder that Iron Eyes Cody was not a Native American, but he actually was an Italian emigrate.

I’m sticking around.

I really am sorry about that.  Congratulations on winning COTD! 

It’s the end of an era.

What I’ll miss most of all, apart from the clever descriptions you came up with (and interesting vehicle / lady combinations), and the banter they engendered, will be the newbies assuming it’s a dude posting them. But as long as you’re still participating in the occasional pun meltdown and on the site generally, I for…

If Jalopnik doesn’t do an entire article on the post $kaycog just made, I will be very disappointed.

This is to tell you all that I will not be posting “lovely lady” awards any longer.  I’ve been doing it for almost ten years and have decided to hang it up. 

Congratulations, Mr. David E. Davis rides again!, on COTD!  I would like to gift you with a bicycle which this lovely lady will deliver as soon as she figures it out.

This is the correct take - living within your means is so uncool nowadays.

I don’t get it, either. I’ve got a pretty high salary and only one kid, and I’m still usually looking at used stuff in the $20K-30K range. Then again, people seem to talk like $500+ a month for a car is normal, so I guess I’m just out of touch.

Ahh, the Gumball Rally. I have fond memories of being taken to see that with my parents at a drive-in, sitting in the back package shelf of the Datsun 2000 they would take on TSD rallies.

Thank you! While I love them both, I’ve always felt Cannonball Run was a cartoon compared to Gumboil Rally. Obviously still some moments of silly slapstick in Gumball, but its pretense was more relatable and there was much better emphasis put on the cars and the driving shots…

I just really really hope that Ryan follows through with this:

Geek fact, they used two genuine Ferrari Daytona Spyders in the film. The first one was damaged in an accident so they had to source a second one which had to be repainted and retrimmed to match the first one.

The first grown-up movie I saw at the cinema. I was seven. Mostly memorable for the mooning scene, which was very popular with our group.

There is no line or scene in TCR that beats this one.

This movie is precisely why The Cannonball Run sucked so hard.

Jalopnik Movie Club: Friendly reminder that this week’s movie review is 1976's The Gumball Rally! If you have any hot takes, be sure to email me at justin [at] jalopnik [dot] com, or make your case in the comments below.