I saw this at the Ecology junkyard down on Broadway and it made me smile. I wonder how long this car drove around with that on there. It’s kind of funny, since it’s not a Honda. It’s actually a Mk2 Golf, but of course, you probably already guessed that. Who else but a VW super-hipster would take a sharpie to his valve cover just for the sake of a little internet meme-derived irony?
Green tea is good.
Found at a hotel not far from where we found Isaac Zaragoza’s #3z X-mod (Who took the checkered flag in his class at the Tribute to Indy race last night at Canyon Speedway, bringing him from 14th to 10th overall in points in the X-Mod class) I spotted this southwest modlite car. As you can see it’s #21 driven by Jimmy Terstriep. He placed 13th overall in his class last night. Better luck next time, Jimmy.
When I first caught a glimpse of this thing from across the parking lot, my gut told me it was a newer Chevy truck. I’m not really sure why though since it doesn’t really look like one at all. Maybe my subconscious mind picked up on some proportion that was similar to a Chevy in there somewhere, but I can’t put my finger on it. It wasn’t until I got closer to it that I realized it was a chopped Dakota with some sort of homemade DeSoto grille. I wasn’t sure what to make of it at first, but after looking at it again, I’ve sort of warmed up to it. There are a couple things I don’t really care for, like the word “taboo” above the grille, and I’ve never been a fan of pinstriping. Plus the whole Dodge thing. On top of that, this truck is partly responsible for the discontinuation of the best mid-sized truck of all time, the far superior Jeep Comanche.
But I do like the stance of this truck and the satin paint actually kind of works for it. Plus, extra points are awarded for being a man and using actual paint and not some lame ass vinyl wrap bullshit. And you’ve got to appreciate the amount of time someone spent chopping that top. I know that’s not an easy thing to pull off. I wish I could have taken a look under the hood though. Dodge’s offerings for the first gen Dakota were all over the place. Under that hood could be anything from a 97 hp 2.2L to a pretty damn impressive (for the time) 230 horse 318, and everything you could possibly imagine in between. All in all, I’d say it’s earned its place in the “car shows” category instead of the tasteless section. I approve.
I must say that I’m guilty of not following local racing. I find myself getting more and more into racing as I get older and the local Speedway is beginning to look enticing. Today I found an X-Mod driven by Isaac Zaragoza. From what I’ve been able to research, he was able to pull a strong string of wins together in the 2010 season. The only evidence found of him for 2011 is of him running his #3z X-mod you see here as a pace car for a local karting event. He was listed as a “former racer”.
Judging by the spare tires on the trailer, the fuel cans in the bed of the truck and the engine stand next to the fuel, He’s likely going to be racing tonight at Canyon Speedway’s 1st Annual Salute to Indy, which is located only a few miles from the hotel these pictures were taken at. According to info found on Canyon Speedways page, he finished 3rd last night in his class and is at 14th overall in points for the season. Good luck Mr. Zaragoza!
What words would you use to describe a shark?
To me, a shark is a large, powerful, menacing, smooth, streamlined, graceful, terrifyingly aggressive creature who’s sole purpose in life is to indiscriminately fuck shit up and strike fear into the heart of any poor bastard who happens to get in his way. And seriously, if I had to pick a car that least demonstrated every single one of those qualities, the 3rd Generation Jetta would probably be it.
But then again, it’s not like the car is actually trying to be a shark, I suppose. Sharks don’t exactly swim around in the ocean with airbrushed graphics of other sharks and blood and weird designs all over their bodies. That would be really weird. I guess it would be best to think of this car as some sort of rolling, over the top shark tribute. But why on Earth would somebody do something like this?
You know what? Forget it. I really don’t think I even want to know.
Pardon the play on words but this dually Dodge has seen better days. The first and most apparent thing you will notice is that this is clearly a work truck and not a show piece, and there is nothing wrong with that. Pride of craftsmanship speaks worlds.
On a positive note, they did paint it a similar shade of grey.. and the tail lights are still red!
