It's nice that the owner had fun building it, but I'm not going to pay him for this end result. With cars like this, the payoff is in the process, not the completion.

.....and at 0:19 the F-150 gained traction and smashed into the trunk of the Subaru, totaling it.

I worked as a lot boy at a large Toyota dealer in the early 80's when these cars were new. They were crude and simple but a hoot to drive. The RWD Corolla's of the day were also fun to thrash.

This film gets 100% at Jalopnik Tomatoes. Right up there with Grand Prix and LeMans.

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@RandomGuyWithaMazda:

I think your mother should run GM, Trebek. As soon as I roll off her.

@uhrwerks:

The lack of deer-in-the-backseat of Richard's 1967 GTX convertible tells me this blog entry needs a little more Chris Farley.

Hard to tell, but I think Miss Piston Slap is wearing sheer nylons. And those boots are tragic.

@phoenix6666:

Are we allowed to kill people who abuse and neglect cars to this degree?

Those karts are pretty cool, but a real manly man would put grooved tires on his kart and race it on dirt.

The car sold for $6000 (plus a 10% commission to the auction house) at Barrett Jackson Palm Beach this past spring.

Looks too cartoonish for my tastes. Plus, the rounded wheel arches make the car look more like a 67/68 Mercury Cougar than a Camaro.

@skaycog was here:

That's a great looking small car. The interior looks positively Audi-ish compared to some of the other cars in its class. Very much a Malibu/Equinox look to the interior.

@Saboth:

@Novaload:

@Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe):