When a single Renault 16 Hatchwagon is simply not enough, welding two of them together into a horse drawn limousine will do nicely. The Renault 16 Super Hatchwagon Limo seen here was hatched as an alternative vehicle to transport Sacha Baron Cohen to the world premiere of Borat at Grauman's Chinese Theater. The build came about after Hollywood decided that Paul Greenstein's … [Read more...]
Twice Datsuns Deluxe
Angelo Limnios' Datsun has a story to tell. It involves two cars, a few transmissions, one worked 1200 cc engine, multiple trips to the boneyard, and about 160,000 miles of commute drudgery turned into daily entertainment. His 1973 Datsun 1200 is currently driven 25 miles each way from home base to work at NUMMI in Fremont, California. What started out as a weekend race car … [Read more...]
Starlet and Starion Conquest
While seeing a Starion and a Starlet together in the same driveway may be something we're used to around here at Clunkbucket, rarely are the two cars ever seen together in the field. Andrew Layman is the only other person we know of that has not only a Starlet, but also a Starion. In this case the Mitsubishi is a 1986 Conquest-by-Dodge version Starion, and the 1982 Starlet … [Read more...]
Two Dogs Ford F-250
Karl Richofsky purchased this 1963 Ford F-250 pickup truck in 1965. He was looking for a tough, low mileage, heavy-duty truck. He got one. Over 700 thousand miles, five engines, countless sets of tires, and 44 years later he still has the same truck - now known as Two Dogs. Karl is a retired Operating Engineer, who can be found these days working in the pits on front engine top … [Read more...]
The Golden Gator
More can be better when it comes to forced induction. The Al Lidert Golden Gator rear-engine dragster ran with Chase Knight at the wheel, a supercharger on top of the intake manifold, and not one but two turbochargers feeding the 464 cubic-inch hemi engine underneath all the plumbing. Two turbos boosting a supercharger through a Hilborn mechanical fuel injection system at 60 … [Read more...]