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found 6 days ago by Murilee Martin
Even after the resolutely anti-convertible Malaise Era ended in 1983— hey, I invented the term "Malaise Era" so I get to define when it ended— your convertible-shopping options were still fairly...
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found 6 days ago by Murilee Martin
When life gives you a rented Mercury Grand Marquis, you might as well take it out for a few rainy laps at Stafford Motor Speedway!...
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found 6 days ago by Murilee Martin
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the City That Rust Sorta Ignored: Denver, Colorado. Here's a '56 that's managed to avoid the...
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found 6 days ago by Murilee Martin
I'm coming out of NPOCP retirement for this one; sure, Graverobber's being doing a helluva job, but after reading The Rise And Fall Of The Worst Car In History, I feel compelled to put this dilemma...
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found 6 days ago by Murilee Martin
Having been the recipient of mountains of hate mail from the likes of the Corvair Jihad and the Edsel Zealots, I know all about the power of the single-interest online car forum. You say something...
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found 6 days ago by Murilee Martin
You see all sorts of desert pirate ships at Burning Man, but most of those machines can't roll on public roads. Come to Denver, however, and you might find this Chevrolet-truck-based vessel raising...
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found 5 days ago by Murilee Martin
Dropping an L28ET yanked from a Datsun 280ZX Turbo into a third-gen Firebird and racing the result was a good idea, which makes today's swap a great idea!...
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found 6 days ago by Murilee Martin
When we started the race in hot, muggy Connecticut, 75 or so cars set out onto the track. When the race session ended at 10:00, only 35 cars were still running... and a BMW E28 had the lead!...
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found 5 days ago by Murilee Martin
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the City That Rust Sorta Ignored: Denver, Colorado. Remember the Veggie Tales Fiat 500? Here's a...
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found 5 days ago by Rob Krider
Drag race, rallycross, paved circle track, road course, and a dirt quarter mile oval, win it all in one crappy car at the Leadfoot Rally and you could be crowned The Ultimate Shoe....
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found 5 days ago by Murilee Martin
You probably remember the Police Brutality BMW M70 V12-Powered '63 Thunderbird, which suffered from some teething problems on the track. If so, you'll be pleased to know that it now sports reliable...
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found 5 days ago by Ray Wert
Here's an early sneak peek at the Audi A7 Sportback, the newest member of the Auto Union's aluminum und shteel Bundeswehr, showing off its big back end ahead of tomorrow's official unveiling....
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found 5 days ago by Ray Wert
Is the torrent for this week's episode of Top Gear not done yet? Itchin' to see Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise drive a Kia on the Top Gear track? Then hit the jump for our YouTube open thread....
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found 5 days ago by Murilee Martin
It looked like the Near Orbital Space Monkeys' BMW 528e had the 2010 New England 24 Hours of LeMons in the bag, but a certain Civic just kept looming closer and closer in the rear-view....
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found 5 days ago by Murilee Martin
When a LeMons team races a '61 Cadillac, then runs a '63 Ford Thunderbird at, drops a BMW V12 into the car and races it, then stuffs a BMW turbodiesel in it and races that... well, IOE glory will...
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found 5 days ago by Ray Wert
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz each took an expletive-filled run on the Top Gear track. How did two 'mericans fare on the world's most popular motoring show? Here's a hint. Cruise managed to get the...
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found 5 days ago by Ray Wert
No, it's not a joke. This is the 2011 Ford Explorer. But, built on the same not-at-all-off-road-ready platform that birthed the Ford Taurus and Ford Flex, it's just not worthy of the name....
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found 5 days ago by Graverobber
Few cars have fully captured their past glories as well as has the Ford GT. The rooftop modification on today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe GTX1 prototype appends that glorious history, with what could...
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found 4 days ago by Ben Wojdyla
In addition to a painted hard top, the 2011 Jeep Wrangler's getting a hugely upgraded interior with new styling, navigation, chrome doo-dads and steering wheel controls. Looks great, but it also...
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found 4 days ago
Check out our own Ray Wert taking on Tesla's Elon Musk in yesterday's New York Times. [NYT]...
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found 4 days ago by Matt Hardigree
Dialogue like "Hell's already walking the Earth" means it's time for another Nicolas Cage movie. He's another hell-borne avenger, but this time Cage is saving a baby with a classic Dodge Charger....
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found 4 days ago by Sam Smith
Volkswagen's CEO has expressed interest in buying Alfa Romeo. No build quality jokes there. [AW/WSJ]...
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found 4 days ago by Matt Hardigree
The benefit of Porsche 911 ownership is piloting one of the planet's supreme sports cars. The downside is what others may think of your personality. Semi-NSFW. (H/T to Qutaiba_Elleel!) [via...
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found 4 days ago by Ben Wojdyla
For your premium luxury grand touring needs, the newly minted Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG offers a 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 with 536 hp. Need something faster? The CL65 AMG has a 5.9-liter twin-turbo V12...
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found 4 days ago by Matt Hardigree
If you're like many of us, you happily lined up to watch the fourth season of Mad Men kickoff. In case you missed it I won't give anything away, but the episode does open with manly adman Don Draper...
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found 4 days ago by Martin Grossinger
Microcars may be the smallest cars on the road, but their Napoleonic complex often leads to great feats of engineering and design. Here are ten tiny cars that you think cram a lot of awesome into a...
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found 4 days ago by Matt Hardigree
Ford CEO Alan Mulally mentions a "new Ranger" on CNBC today. Like this, please....
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found 4 days ago by Matt Hardigree
The 2011 Ford Explorer is the most off-road-capable Ford Taurus ever, but it's not an SUV. As automakers attempt to recapture their faded glory, what car or truck name do you not want to see...
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found 4 days ago by Ray Wert
The all-new 2011 Ford Explorer unveiled today in its natural habitat — outside of Macy's in Manhattan's Herald Square. Mike Rowe was even there. It's a dirty job to reveal a new crossover, but...
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found 4 days ago by Peter Orosz
Marille is not a box of Kraft macaroni and cheese. It is a 1983 skunk works pasta engineered by Giorgetto Giugiaro, perhaps the most prolific Italian car designer ever....
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