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10 April 2007 posted in Convertibles 6 views
Spy Shots: Merc SLR McLaren convertible We've known for a while that Mercedes was hard at work on a drop-top version of the McLaren SLR and now, courtesy of Car and Driver, we get to see it. Clear images they aren't, but there's no mistakin ...
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4 April 2007 posted in Auction Action 4 views
eBay Finds of the Day: Double dose of Delorean history - prototype #0001 and twin turbo No need for lame BTTF jokes for this pair of DeLoreans. These deserve to stand on their own as two of the most significant vehicles in the history of DMC. A pair of DeLorean prototypes owned by Tony I ...
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16 March 2007 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 3 views
Honda earmarks Civic for new plant in Indiana While Honda's Chinese subsidiary is busy recalling more than half a million vehicles, Honda USA will be working on a new Indiana plant that will cost more than half a BILLION dollars. Coincidentally, ...
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19 December 2006 posted in Videos 2 views
VIDEO: Maybach in the sky with Diamonds In a perfect world, money would come with good taste. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world, and so we get the Maybach. And just in case, for even a minute, you were misguided to think that ...
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18 December 2006 posted in Government/Legal 3 views
Automakers reply to California lawsuit Remember that lawsuit filed by California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer back in September? The one accusing the automakers of harming the environment and people's health by building cars that po ...
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6 December 2006 posted in Euro 6 views
Peugeot 207 CC: drop-top good looks Although only a handful are offered Stateside, Coupe-Cabrios – a.k.a. folding-hardtop convertibles – have been gaining popularity overseas. The new Peugeot 207 CC succeeds the 206 CC, whic ...
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30 October 2006 posted in Earnings/Financials views
Grand Prix: some hope for Imola, less for London The San Marino Grand Prix at Imola may be off the F1 calendar for next year, but that doesn't mean it won't make a comeback. The race organizers are fighting to keep the race, but F1 head-honcho Berni ...
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8 October 2006 posted in Etc. 3 views
VIDEO: the $10,000 car wash Not many people would list washing cars as a career aspiration, but then they've probably not seen this video. Here's a guy who gets to work over every detail of the most exotic of exotics, and gets p ...
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25 August 2006 posted in Concept Cars 3 views
VIDEO: Two vids of VW IROC Concept Volkswagen has opened the vaults and released everything it has on the forthcoming IROC concept that will officially debut at the Paris Motor Show next month. Prompted by a European auto mag that spil ...
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17 August 2006 posted in Government/Legal 5 views
Hybrid owners get their own lobby group You know you're in the big time when you have your very own lobbying group in Washington, and American hybrid car owners took that step Thursday, with the unveiling of a new group called "Hybrid Owner ...
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16 March 2006 posted in Time Warp 6 views
Out with the old as the Mercedez-Benz Museum closes The current Mercedes-Benz Museum, located in Stuttgart, Germany, is scheduled to close on Saturday, March 18th in lieu of a new museum opening in May. A party, part of the “Long Night of the Mus ...
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