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Give Patrick Carney Some: My 1993 Ford Escort

Patricklogo100eFYou probably know drummer Patrick Carney as half of the Black Keys, the acclaimed Akron, Ohio, duo he formed in 2001 with guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach. But Carney has been equally prolific with his own ventures, including Audio Eagle (his record label and recording studio) and now Drummer (a band featuring four other Ohio skinsmen that just released Feel Good Together). Carney, the nephew of multi-instrumentalist Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, They Might Be Giants), always seems to have a lot going on, including Blakroc (a Black Keys project with rappers such as Jim Jones, Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA and Ludacris with an album due next month) and a Black Keys New Year’s Eve show in Chicago. Carney will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com this week. Read our Q&A with him.

Ford-EscortCarney: My 1993 Ford Escort hatchback with manual transmission—I loved that damn car. Ran like a fucking dream, save for one potentially life-threatening problem. The front left tie rod had a tendency to snap off in transit. It happened three times, sending me into a full spin in the middle of traffic each time. I heard on Car Talk, some years after the car finally bit the dust, that this was a common issue with early-’90s Escorts. Apparently, it was some engineering flaw; the car was unevenly weighted or something, which put too much strain on the front tie rods and caused them to wear out before their time. I could have been killed. But hey, other than that, hell of a car. Video after the jump.

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