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For the love of the automobile.

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In Defense of Minivans

I own a Dodge Viper and a minivan, and if I could only keep one of them, it would be the minivan.

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M3 Owners..

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Meet Richie Parker. He likes to fix up old cars in his spare time. He drives a very sweet 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS. At his day job, he's an engineer for NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports. Oh, and did I mention that he doesn't have arms?

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You can't not smile at this.

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1978 BMW M1

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One of the most epic NSX videos you will ever see.

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Sharing Parts.

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That's how you do it.

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This is what I used to love about Honda, the way their things just last. The car not only ages well mechanically, but the design is still clean, uncluttered, and simple. A lot of car companies forget that sometimes their cars won't be forgotten, whether it be for better or for worse. 

The new Accords feature gaudy reflectors next to the tail lamps as part of the mid-cycle refresh. They're there to mimic the tail light assemblies on the Japanese-market Honda Inspires, but all I see is fail. The lights on the trunk lid of the Inspire are actual, working assemblies that lie flush with the trunk whereas the reflectors on the North American Accord are just tacked on bits. In twenty years, would you be able to sleep at night knowing that you made such an awful decision and are reminded of it on the road every day? I probably wouldn't. 

The Inspire's trunk lid with working tail lamps. The lamps extend all the way into the license plate tray and you can see through the lens:

The Accord's tacked-on reflectors. These don't go all the way into the license plate tray and are opaque instead of clear:

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I told the blokes here at Jalopnik I was pissed at Ferrari and wanted to tell a few people. They said I could do it here. Stay with me, this might take a while. I think it started in 2007 when I heard that Ferrari wanted to know which test track we were going to use for Autocar's 599 GTB road test,...