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Cartoonist Peter Bagge Explains How, Why Amtrak Sucks [Trainlopnik]

After checking out our Ten Worst Train Stations post, I recalled Hate Comics creator and brilliant libertarian ranter Peter Bagge's insightful comic entitled "Amtrak Sucks." Now, there's nothing wrong with public transportation per se, as long as it gets the job done. Oh, sure, your ty...

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Carpocalypse Hasn't Yet Brought Down One Of The Last Independent Auto Parts Stores [Auto Parts]

Not many downtown car-parts stores remain viable these days, what with the Carpocalypse on one hand and the relentless spread of big chain parts outlets on the other. Lee Auto Supply in Alameda remains, though! In many ways, hanging out with the über-gearheads at Lee's during my formative au...

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One Week Until 24 Hours Of LeMons New England, Peugeot 504 Will Race! [24 Hours Of Lemons]

Did you think that the Craptation X-11 Citation and UDMan's '63 Corvair were the only Index Of Effluency heavyweights coming to the New England LeMons race next week? Stand aside, Detroit heaps- France has arrived! At this point, all our European readers are no doubt sputtering "You ignoran...

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DOTS Pontiac Makes Parade Appearance [Parade Cars]

So the Alameda Fourth Of July parade- which used to be a lot better, back when the Navy was still here and every ship had a marching band- passes right by my front door. And here's the DOTS '42 Pontiac rolling by, representing the Alameda Naval Air Museum. This car's no museum piece, though- it l...

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Engine Of The Day: Honda F20C [Engine Of The Day]

A 9,000-RPM inline-four engine that makes 247 naturally aspirated horsepower out of just two liters of displacement? That's what the Honda S2000's powerplant does! These days, the North American and Japanese versions of the S2000 gets the F22C1 engine, a stroker version of the F20C that trades 1,...

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1961 Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon [Down On The Street]

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. How about we follow up one vintage Chevy wagon with another? We've seen a '64 Bel Air wagon, a '60 Bel Air sedan, and a '63 Bel Air Sedan so far in this se...

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