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Tata Motors Chairman, Owner Of Taj Mahal Hotel, Claims They "Had Warning" Ahead Of Attack [Tata Motors]

2008-11-30T00:01:00Z

Tata Motors parent company, Tata Group, owns the Taj Mahal Hotel at the center of the deadly attacks in Mumbai ending this morning. News the same company producing the Tata Nano , the cheapest car in the world, also owns one of the largest and nicest hotels in India shouldn't come as a surprise given the Tata Group owns almost 100 companies with operations in 85 countries. Ratan Tata , chairman of both Tata Group as well as Tata Motors, said the hotel had been warned of a possible attack and...(read more)

PCH, Head Turner Edition: Stutz Blackhawk or Backyard Lambo? [Project Car Hell]

2008-11-28T17:20:00Z

Welcome to Project Car Hell , where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! The sporty Simca beat up on the magnificent Humber in our last Choose Your Eternity poll , meaning France gets the PCH Superpower trophy… once it's out of the shop, that is. Today we're going to look at the sort of cars that desperate motivated sellers often refer to as "head turners." You know, it's weird and sort of cool, but also sort of horrible...(read more)

Subaru Fan-Boys Drive Impreza Into Living Room To Watch TV Up-Close [Those Poor Lions]

2008-11-28T16:00:00Z

As the Lions continued their glorious downward spiral yesterday, reinforcing their spot as the losingest team in the NFL at 0-12, we think one Subaru enthusiast thought his beloved Impreza would like to get in on some football watchin' action. With clearance coming in at just under an inch, the Subaru was driven up the porch and into the cozy disco-balled living room. We're mostly impressed it didn't fall into the basement. galleryPost('subarulions', 6, 'Seasonal Affective...(read more)

The Disappearing Door Lincoln Is Back, And Now It Can Be Yours! [Found On EBay]

2008-11-28T15:30:00Z

newVideoPlayer("LincolnDoor_gawker.flv", 506, 423,""); The old disappearing doors Lincoln concept car, a sensation that swept the nation (or at least the internet) back in July, 2007 (a sensation we started right here at Jalopnik ) is now up for sale again on eBay. So for any of you kiddies looking for a Black Friday steal and deal, snap up the 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII Prototype Concept Car with doors that disappear under the car. Be wary however, as this concept car seems to head...(read more)

Pair Of Jensen-Healeys and Alfa Romeo GTV Provide A Change Of Pace For The Crusher [Junkyard Find]

2008-11-28T14:30:00Z

I haven't hit the wrecking yard for a while, but Alameda-based reader Chris went last week and spotted two Malaise Special Jensen-Healeys and a fairly complete-looking Alfa Romeo GTV, right there among all the ho-hum Corollas and Excels in the import section. Whoa, does one of them have a small-block Chevy V8 under the hood? Make the jump for all the photos and Chris' description. galleryPost('DOTJJensens', 6, 'Jensen Healeys And Alfa GTV Sit In East Bay Wrecking Yard'); I...(read more)

How Long Will Cheap Gas Last? [Question Of The Day]

2008-11-28T12:00:00Z

Right now, gas is as cheap as it’s been since 2005: $1.97 on average across the country. I filled up a Pontiac G8 GXP two weeks ago for $40 and Wert's seeing less than $1.70 in Metro Detroit . So it’s easy to forget that as little as three month ago, a gallon of the go juice was over $4. But how long is this going to last? Long enough to make Pontiac’s new sub-20 MPG muscle car a practical purchase? The price of gas is a complicated formula, with variables including OPEC’s daily level of greed...(read more)

You Know Times Are Tough When... [Carpocalypse Now]

2008-11-28T11:30:00Z

...you spot a Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe in front of you in the McDonald's drive-through. Also, the driver's ordering from the value meal menu. Oh, and it's not Britney Spears behind the wheel. [ TopSpeed ]...(read more)

K.I.T.T.-Driving Werewolf Murders Mexican Cheerleaders, You Can Dance In Blood! [Music]

2008-11-28T11:00:00Z

Near as we can tell, this video for the Sonido Lasser Drakar song "82 Pontiac Firebird" shows a wholesome-looking refrigerator-white 3rd-gen Firebird that turns into K.I.T.T. when the sun goes down; meanwhile, the car's driver becomes a werewolf , thirsty for the blood of the Badly Choreographed Cheerleaders. Thanks to Franzouse for the tip!...(read more)

2009 MINI Cooper, Cooper S Convertible Officially Reveal Whopping Price Jump [Detroit Auto Show]

2008-11-28T10:00:00Z

We first saw the leaked press shots back in September, and today the 2009 MINI Cooper and Cooper S Convertible are now official. The big scoop? An almost 10% hike in the price tag. Why the giant jump? galleryPost('2009MINISVertPExt', 6, '2009 MINI Cooper S Convertible - Exterior'); As we told you way back when , both will make their worldwide debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Here's what to expect. Orders for the MINI Convertible are being taken now; the price for the...(read more)

GMC Yukon Hybrids Carry Thanksgiving Day Floats In Rick-Rolled Macy's Parade [I Like Rick-Rolling]

2008-11-28T09:20:00Z

newVideoPlayer("/rickrollthanks.flv", 500, 390,""); While we're not sure if the Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends float from yesterday's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was one of the five floats being hauled by a GMC Yukon Hybrid , but we kind of hope it was. If only so that we could know an automaker was somehow involved in bringing us this first ever road-going rick-roll. But oh, that Rick Astley. That guy and his internets...what a bunch of pranksters! [ Gizmodo...(read more)

1971 Evinrude Outboard [Down On The Street]

2008-11-28T09:00:00Z

Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Alameda has flotillas of trailered boats parked on the street, what with it being an island and all, but I haven't been paying much attention to them for this series. However, this old Evinrude- which has been parked for weeks on a particularly parking-challenged block on one of the busiest streets in town- has vintage charm that runs fathoms deep, so here...(read more)

Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Herbie The Love Bug Replica For $20,000? [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]

2008-11-28T08:00:00Z

79% of our readers thought that $25,000 was a hubba-fied price for 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z , but maybe that's because 80s nostalgia hasn't taken a firm enough hold of our culture yet. That's why we're going with a car everyone appreciates: Herbie The Love Bug! Unlike what you'd experience with your $21,750 General Lee Replicas , you won't keep running across other Herbies out there, because the world Herbie-to-General-Lee ratio is about 1:150 these days. This '63 Beetle...(read more)

1987 Subaru Justy [Down On The Street]

2008-11-27T09:00:00Z

Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. I've been looking for a DOTS-worthy Subaru for a long time, but it seems that most of the 70s and 80s examples were crushed long ago. While I'd prefer a BRAT, we'll have to settle for this Justy. First, let's listen to the song I always hear in my head when contemplating a tiny Subaru from the days before mall parking lots were full of the things...(read more)

What Are You Thankful For? [Question Of The Day Bonus Edition]

2008-11-26T19:00:00Z

Thanksgiving's tomorrow and we here at Jalopnik are thankful for a lot of things. Family, friends and good food all hit high up on that list. But there's two things that top the list and the first is you. Yes, that's right, you. Not to get overly sentimental, because that's not how we roll, but we're thankful you keep coming back and reading the silliness we plop down on a daily basis. We appreciate it more than you'll probably ever know. But anyway, while the site will be...(read more)

Cover Your Eyes: The Porsche Panamera Mega Gallery [Porsche Panamera]

2008-11-26T18:30:00Z

Since the Germans invented Schadenfreude, it seems only appropriate that the new Porsche Panamera is so awful that we just can’t quit looking at it. With that in mind, we bring you the Porsche Panamera Mega Gallery: 41 pictures of LongBruce, the four-seat Porsche. galleryPost('panameramegagallery ', 12, 'Porsche Panamera Mega Gallery'); We have CarScoop to thank for pulling many of these photos off of the truly annoying Panamera minisite . In them, we can see a few new, intriguing...(read more)