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“You asked for it, you got it, Toyota,” was the Japanese automaker’s big tagline for the U.S. market through much of the 1970s. You might have known that already. But I bet you’ve never heard the full-length funk song based on the slogan that was pressed onto vinyl records! Crank this. No, seriously, it rules.

Just last September, Bentley announced it would be painstakingly recreating 12 examples of its most famous race car, the 4 1/2-liter boosted 1929 Blower Bentley. Those plans hit a major milestone this week as engineers pushed through the current crisis to finalize the CAD modeling of every part of the original Blower.

Remember motorsports? Remember outside? Jalopnik remembers. As do our friends over at Schofhauser Media who sent over these beautiful pics of last year’s Olympus Rally in Shelton, Washington.

Got some time on your hands right? Well now is a perfect time to sit down and enjoy all that the longest-running movie franchise in history has to offer. That would be the 24 James Bond movies, but if you don’t want to sit through all of them, here are the ones that deserve a second chance.

The new Race Motion video series is a collection of badass clips from desert races. That’s it. But they’re intensely cinematic and I’m big into them, so please enjoy the latest installment in this visually impressive series: The Mint 400 at night.

The last time Cadillac did a wagon, it was in 2014 and it had 556 horsepower. That was a long time ago, but the company’s chief engineer has revealed the new Cadillac CT5 may end up with more roof over the trunk, too.

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I have had this 1982 Honda MB5 for quite some time. It has a special place in my heart because I commuted on it daily for a year in the metro Atlanta, Georgia area. Sadly it has been sitting idle for almost a decade, as I’ve brought it with me through four different moves, including two moves of more than 1,000 miles.

Today is the 56th anniversary of the Ford Mustang’s 1964 debut at the Word’s Fair, an occasion that reminded me that I own a beautiful 1966 Ford Mustang. It’s a car that has languished in garages over the past eight years, but that changes this summer. It’s time to get this red [insert pony or other horse-related…

The phrase “shout it from the mountain tops” is meant to invoke imagery of someone proclaiming some heartfelt sentiment to everyone, whether acquainted or not. Usually used as a way of professing love for someone or something. In the case of this Zytek-powered Ferrari F355, it is the thing doing the shouting for which…

Remember that period in your life before you could actually legally drive but you still loved cars and also before you got all lanky and weird-looking and couldn’t stop thinking about what’s going on in crotches? I sure do. It’s called childhood, and as a former child, I was delighted to see that there’s finally a…

How long has it been since you went to a car show? If you’re in a northern state, the answer may be since last summer. The current international health climate isn’t exactly conducive to large meetings of like-minded enthusiasts. If you’re looking for a way to get involved in the car scene without leaving your house, …

Earlier this week, Ford said that it expected a $600 million pretax loss in the first quarter, though it wasn’t sure what the tax expenses might be. Ford has now revised its loss figure very much downward.

It’s mid April but being stuck indoors makes it feel like it isn’t quite spring yet. Luckily the weather outside is nice and it’s the perfect time to detail your car. An activity you can easily perform while social distancing, cleaning your vehicle inside and out gives you something to do and helps you maintain the…