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Crash Test: Chevy Malibu vs. Chevy BelAir
30638511 Posted September 24 2009 04:05 PM by Jason Cammisa

In celebration of the organization's 50th anniversary, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted an offset crash test between a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu.

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Ames Performance Tri Power Pontiac Nationals

29377200 Posted August 11 2009 02:02 PM by David Zenlea

Last Sunday I made my way down to the Pontiac Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. Officially, I was there to seek out vintage cars for the magazine’s monthly “Collectible Classic” section. Unofficially, it served as an engagement...

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A collection from an obscure corner of automobilia.

Original auto trademarks
19678896 Posted June 26 2009 05:46 PM by Joe Lorio

Every brand name and logo used in the United States must be registered with the patent and trademark office in Washington, D.C. Naturally, that includes all the automobile makes, both the current ones and (many, many more)...

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What's this ’73 Chevrolet Impala doing at a classic car auction?

19071774 Posted June 14 2009 07:07 PM by Joe Lorio

 At the Bonhams collector-car auction in Greenwich, Connecticut in early June, there were many highly regarded classic cars for which the well-heeled bidders might raise their paddles: a 1931 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron...

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How The SHO Got Its GO

Ford's Stillborn GN34 Paved Way For Taurus SHO
16867105 Posted February 11 2009 09:44 AM by Evan McCausland

If either the original or reborn Ford Taurus SHO captures your fancy, you have this stillborn two-seat sports car to thank.

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Ad campaigns gone wild: 1940s Chryslers that were promoted but never built.

16852486 Posted February 10 2009 08:26 AM by Rusty Blackwell

The sad state of the economy has recently caused several manufacturers to cancel some exciting pending models, such as the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck and the Lexus LF-A supercar. But these makers would have even more egg on...

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Land Rover Goes Cab Forward

A Chance Encounter with a Land Rover FC 101
12246678 Posted January 5 2009 11:15 AM by Evan McCausland

On rare occasion, I'll see a vintage Land Rover or two (usually Series II/ Series III models) on the road here in Michigan, but I've never seen an FC 101 in person until last week.

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Say yah to MGs in da U.P., eh!

British car nuts raise money for children’s charities
10601494 Posted October 16 2008 12:45 PM by Rusty Blackwell

Driving a car across a big bridge can sometimes be humbling, overwhelming, or even a bit unsettling. Driving my 2300-pound MGB/GT across the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge, which suspends traffic up to 199 feet above the...

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How the Ford Mustang Station Wagon Didn't Happen

10740068 Posted October 8 2008 09:47 AM by Automobile Staff

When it comes to body variations in the history of the Ford Mustang, most will think of three: hardtop, convertible, and fastback.  Though that's mostly been the case over the past forty-five years, Ford toyed with...

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1968 Lamborghini Miura Bertone Roadster Re-emerges

10567559 Posted September 5 2008 11:37 AM by Evan McCausland

While we found the Lamborghini Miura to be one of the 25 most beautiful cars, we'd have to argue this one-off Miura Roadster, built by Bertone, is even better.

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GM's Ten Favorite Concept Cars

10531424 Posted August 28 2008 06:22 AM by Evan McCausland

Along with picking out its favorite production realities, the folks at GM dug through its portfolio and selected their top ten concept cars of the past 100 years.  Here are the cars it deemed worthy of such a title.

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GM Picks Top Ten Greatest Production Cars

10833933 Posted August 27 2008 11:15 AM by Evan McCausland

Even with a hundred years of history behind it, General Motors has refrained from looking too much into its past.  That said, with its centennial celebrations scheduled for September 16, 2008, GM decided to dig into...

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2008 Woodward Dream Cruise

10754742 Posted August 18 2008 01:46 PM by Evan McCausland

If sitting in gridlock traffic along Woodward Avenue on Thursday night sounds stupid, I willingly did the same all day on Saturday.  Then again, it wasn't just any traffic - it was officially the 2008 Woodward Dream...

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Seeing and being seen at the Dream Cruise

2008 Woodward Dream Cruise in a 2008 Audi R8
10754133 Posted August 18 2008 10:04 AM by David Gluckman

The Woodward Dream Cruise. It's my favorite day of the summer; a collection of everything vehicular that one could possibly imagine (or dream, even) parked along or rolling down Woodward Avenue.

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A Woodward Preview

Cool Cars Are Out Before 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise
10426817 Posted August 15 2008 08:12 AM by Evan McCausland

O.K, so the actual Woodward Dream Cruise doesn't occur until this Saturday.  However, as cruisers continue to flock to the boulevard (a phenomenon that begins weeks in advance), more interesting rides begin to appear...

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