By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Ryan sent this to me. Pretty cool summer ride! See all the pics on eBay.

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By Ben Schaffer

The Real JDM

Its been a while since I’ve posted any content for the Lancer Evolution. This is one of the first new developments I’ve seen in a while for the CT9A that was worth posting. Sorry for the delay in new material to all you Evo fans out there.

We released pictures of the bumper in prototype form (unpainted) to the Evo community a couple of months back. The response was not favorable, although I understand why since it didn’t look too good unpainted and from that angle.

Now that I see it on a car, I feel better about it and I’m guessing others will like it as well. What do you think about the new Varis design?

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By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

We stumbled upon this nugget of cool on eBay after we had seen the Monte Carlo with the insane asking price. It, too, is a bit pricey, but it’s a truckload cooler than the Monte.

The owner of the car does not know much of the history of the body or chassis, only that it’s a virtual miracle that it has lived through years of being drag raced all over who-knows-where.

As it sits, the car has a 440 and automatic trans. The seller is also including an old school aluminum Hemi block for you to start your proper repower project as soon as you get the car.

We’re hoping that this car has some glorious history that the new owner will uncover.

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

Just spotted this 350Z with what looks like to be DPE ST-10 wheels. I have been told that white is the color of 2009, so this 350Z is already ahead of its time. I always love the contrast on a white car together with black wheels.

By Jeroen Willemsen

By Jim Brennan

UDMan

Welcome to the CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot, a regular feature which aims to expand the notion of what a muscle car is, and to try to have some fun in the process. 1956 saw the advent of some true performance bargains. Powerful V8s were no longer exclusive to the expensive cars such as Buick, Cadillac, or Chrysler. They were now showing up in everything from Ramblers to Chevrolets. Not to be left out, the Dodge division of Chrysler had an ace up its sleeve, and unlike the Chrysler 300 Series, or the newly introduced Plymouth Fury, you could get the most powerful engine available in a Dodge for almost every body style. Introducing the Dodge D-500.

Continue reading after the jump!

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I think they’re pony cars, but you could probably make the case that the Challenger is a muscle car. What do you think?

By Ron Honig

WaytooFurious

My friend Dale sent me this photo, which was taken at a dealership in Melbourne. I just laughed myself silly, the sight of this car on bricks is just hilarious. Whoever did this took quite a chance because it looks like it could come down at any moment.

By Alex Vickers

Katakuna

A few days ago, I went with my father to look at a 1989 Ford Thunderbird that a coworker of his was selling. We were fixing the brakes on the left side rear wheel, and had just gotten the wheel back on when “BANG!” The jack goes straight through the floorboard. This was bad for two reasons. For one, my father, who is pushing fifty, has had two heart attacks in the last six years, and this gave him the scare of his life because he was under it not two minutes before. Second, that rusty junkyard special nearly came down on all three of us and rolled into the guy’s wife. After all this, the guy still had the nerve to try and sell us the car, which can’t go more than forty miles per hour before it cuts out. The tires were at least 15 years old, bald as Terry Bollea and had a lone white strip on the sidewall, a sad excuse for whitewalls.

For a car that’s twenty years old, the mileage wasn’t extremely high, about 164,000. The engine itself ran okay, save for a slight misfire and a clogged cat. If it hadn’t been so rusted out, I would have bought it myself (it was only $200, and even I can afford that). It would’ve made for a perfect Super Coupe swap. The interior wasn’t in bad condition, but the seats were caked with some ungodly material that nobody, not even the owner could explain. The car handled very well, but in its sorry state, even taking it around the block was one hell of a risk.

What about you? Did  you come close to buying a car only to find out that it’s a total bomb? Or did you buy that car and find out too late?

By Chris Borrelli

Chris Borrelli

Searching through the F-Series pick-ups the other day, I came across Keenan’s awesome 2001 Ford F-150, which is very unique. How so? Check it out!

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Last week, this sweet clip of a Super Trofeo GTR ripping it up at Monza was uploaded to StreetFire, and for some mind-numbingly dumb reason, I didn’t blog it. Maybe I had too many lunch beers? Anyway, I’m not going to make the same mistake with this onboard footage of the 2,800-pound, 570 HP, weapons-grade Raging Bull turning laps. I saw a race-prepped Gallardo at SEMA last year, and it confirmed my belief that Italian supercars are even sexier when stripped of all their supple leather niceties and extra bulk. Turn the sound up for this one. It’s sonic nirvana.