By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Photoshop? Or not? Courtesy of VWVortex.

Update: I have confirmed that it’s a photoshop done by a Danish member of the Road Runner Nest who posts as “Capsule.” I just did a follow up post with some of his other awesome chops.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I’m told this has been on eBay before, but it was new to me. The Challenger is sitting on top of a 1978 Ramcharger. The work was done 20 years ago, before E-body prices went through the roof, but this was originally a 318 car. Pretty cool, huh? Winches front and rear are a nice touch. Only $69,000!!! More pics after the jump and you can see the for sale ad here. (Don’t you love it when sellers can’t spell convertible?)

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I just got word from Bruce that his EV Duster is now running and driving! He hasn’t quite sorted out all the kinks yet, but still, it’s pretty impressive to see an old A-body running on electricity while maintaining that tough muscle car stance. Be sure to check out his ride page, and you can also read his blog for more details. Bruce is promising video soon, so stay tuned!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I like BMW race cars and I like Andy Warhol, but do they really belong together? This 1979 BMW M1 Group 4 racer painted by Warhol is one of four BMW “art cars” traveling around the country right now. Warhol spent all of 23 minutes painting the car, and it went on to be raced just once, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. With the Warhol paint job I doubt that this M1 will never be driven on the track again. Kind of a shame. More on the traveling BMW collection at Autoblog.

I knew they wouldn’t be able to resist the Joe Dirt jokes! Look for the EV Duster at the 4 minute mark.

So if you’re a Mopar Or No Car kind of guy and are sick of high gas prices, what do you do? You build an electric Duster. Bruce bought this A-body back in 2006. It had a fresh 360 but otherwise was pretty rough. Over the course of two years he did a resto-mod on the car, which included body work, new paint, and even digital gauges and an RFID keyless ignition system.

But Bruce didn’t stop there. With gas prices on the rise, he was already researching alternative fuels. Then he heard about Tesla and the Volt. In June he picked up a copy of The Zero-Carbon Car, and within an hour was planning his new project. Since he’s a meteorologist, he decided to call it the Electrical Storm. Continue reading…

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As you might imagine, there won’t be much left from this old ’71 Land Cruiser when Jonathan Ward and the rest of the ICON guys are done with it. And you won’t believe the motor this one is getting. Check out the ride page for pics of the build so far.

People often ask me how to get their car in the magazine. Sometimes it’s luck–which is technically when preparation meets opportunity. One of our readers, Koichiro Kanda, posted some photos of his S2000-powered ’71 Celica on our message board a while back. Our interest was piqued, and while visiting Southern California our art director photographed the car. Fast forward to today, and the issue featuring Koichiro’s car is now on the newsstands. Cool, huh?

Editor’s note: coincidentally, Jen saw this same Celica on CarDomain a while back and put it in the blog!

Playboy is the third owner of this beautiful 1971 Chevy Impala, which is incredibly clean and straight. The numbers matching 400 SBC breathes a little easier with an Edelbrock intake manifold, 600 Holley 4 bbl carb, Hooker headers and Flowmaster exhaust. Playboy drove over 1,000 miles to pick up the low mile survivor, and I’d say it was worth it. And I’m generally pretty old school, but I think it looks great with those 24s (which, apparently, he is selling). What’s next, 26s?

Edit: whoa, just noticed the truck nuts! And it looks like our buddies at Jalopnik noticed before I did!

Ronald special ordered his 240Z before leaving for Vietnam in 1971. The photo below was taken shortly after he returned and took delivery in 1972. The car was subsequently painted red and then dark gray and was driven over 100,000 miles before Ronald began a full restoration in 2006. A lot of time and money went into body and paint, and Ronald has carefully documented the entire process on his ride page. He’s not quite done–he still wants to finish the engine compartment–but the results so far are stunning.