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2008 Hybridfest Celebrates Green Transport

2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Posted July 18 2008 07:32 AM by Evan.McCausland

While most summer car shows focus on power and performance, the third annual Hybridfest, scheduled for July 19 and 20 in Madison, Wisconsin, celebrates a different characteristic: ecology.

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GM Dealers Buy $1 Million in GM Stock

GM Headquarters Posted July 17 2008 01:24 PM by AutomobileStaff

In a move that would send Jim Cramer into a roaring fury, a group of twenty General Motors dealerships joined together and purchased a collective $1 million in GM stock.

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Tesla Roadsters Begin Final Assembly

Tesla Roadster Posted July 15 2008 07:26 AM by Evan.McCausland

Fear not, Tesla customers: Roadsters are starting to trickle into Tesla's Menlo Park, California, facility for final assembly.

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Former Chrysler VP Joins Tesla Motors

Tesla Roadster Posted July 11 2008 10:20 AM by Evan.McCausland

Mike Donoughe, a former Chrysler vice-president of product development, has moved to Tesla Motors to spearhead their future electric vehicles.

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We're Not Dead Yet...

TVR and Sagaris Coupe Reborn for 2009
TVR Sagaris Posted July 10 2008 11:20 AM by Evan.McCausland

After a series of corporate buyouts that had more twists and turns than a daytime soap opera, British sports car manufacturer TVR appears to be reborn.  Enthusiasts and dealers were invited to the firm's headquarters...

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La Fiero Française

(Or why I want to buy this 1980 Talbot-Matra Murena.)
1980 Talbot-Matra Murena Posted July 1 2008 01:58 PM by Evan.McCausland

Lord knows I’ve been tempted to buy a project car from eBay Motors a time or two, but never have I been so inclined to hit that little “Buy It Now” button than I have with this: a beautiful 1980 Talbot-Matra Murena. ...

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Raquel Welch as a racing trophy queen

Raquel Welch as a racing trophy queen Posted June 10 2008 07:37 AM by rblackwell

Pre-Hollywood photographs of Barbara Eden and Raquel Welch--when they posed for pictures with winning race car drivers--will be featured in a new “Trophy Queens” exhibit at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in...

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Vintage Speedboats Go Electric

Edison Marine Posted June 6 2008 01:51 PM by Evan.McCausland

O.K, so it's not an automobile.  But we've lauded Chevrolet's Tahoe Hybrid for its towing ability, and I think Edison Marine's all-electric speedboat makes for an awesome - and equally green - towable plaything.

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A push-start home from my first car show.

I wonder what that wire was for? Posted June 4 2008 08:21 AM by rblackwell

Should I be worried that the other MG owners weren't at all surprised that my car wouldn't start? And that they all had more tools in their trunks than I have in my garage ... ?

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A Packard Homecoming at Pebble Beach

1934 Packard V12 Convertible Victoria - Front Thre Posted May 28 2008 09:16 AM by Evan.McCausland

We're expecting a diverse and storied fleet of cars at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 17th, but for one Packard - a 1934 V12 Convertible Victoria owned by Marvin Zukor - the event marks a homecoming...

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In the driver’s seat at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

In the driver’s seat at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The IMS scoring tower, with Kosuke Matsuura in the Posted May 16 2008 05:00 AM by rblackwell

One year ago today, one of our favorite local motorsports writers, Mike Brudenell of the Detroit Free Press, published an excellent story about driving an open-wheeler at the hallowed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We’ve...

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Has the world gone mad for the Geo Metro?

1993 Geo Metro XFi Posted May 15 2008 02:18 PM by Evan.McCausland

I'm not very proficient at calculus, but I did happen to craft my own theorem the other day: As the upper limit of gas prices increases, personal insanity approaches infinity. Unlike any of my limit problems in high...

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Fisker Shocks Tesla with Countersuit

Fisker Karma Concept Posted May 14 2008 12:48 PM by Evan.McCausland

If the legal battle between Tesla Motors and design firm Fisker Automotive wasn't shocking enough, Fisker's CEO, Henrik Fisker, effectively threw a battery onto the fire.  Earlier today, the firm launched a...

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From (Stalinist) Russia, With Love

Stalin's ZIS 110 For Sale in Finland
1949 ZIS 110 Posted May 7 2008 09:40 AM by Evan.McCausland

Looking for a vintage car with historical provenance and a piece of Cold War memorabilia?  Look no further than ZIS - a 1949 ZIS 110, that is.  From 1950 until 1953, this Soviet speedster served as the personal parade car...

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Pininfarina Goes Electric

Coachbuilder preps factory for upcoming EV
2004 Pininfarina Nido Concept Posted May 6 2008 02:14 PM by Evan.McCausland

It's been a while since a vehicle was sold in the United States under the Pininfarina nameplate, but a new EV project may change that.  The Italian design house/ coachbuilder recently set aside space at its San...

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