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Why Can’t the Press Get Tesla Right?
The issue stems from the fact that Tesla is not just another electric car. With the design influence of supercars, the company transparency of a Scandinavian government, and a powerhouse CEO whose full time job is running his personal space station, Tesla is unlike anything the world has ever seen.
read moreMeanwhile, in China
Volkswagen says its numbers are up – but where, and by how much are they talking?
read moreA Silent Finish
It may run a fantastic time, it may rip to shreds the quarter-mile of every GTR, Stingray and M3, it may hold the title of fastest car of the year, leave trails of eco-friendly tire behind, but, short of summoning Captain Planet himself, electric car racing will not be exciting to watch.
read moreInside the Lines
Ford’s marquee Mustang of the mid-1960s came in Dynasty Green, Skylight Blue, and Wimbleton White. Interior leather and convertible tops offered respite from single tone body hues, and the garages of daily drivers were festooned in colors like Yosemite Yellow and Cote D’Azure Blue.
It was an auto industry where style ruled and color was king.
read moreBeetle Bomb
Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle (the new Beetle, not the New Beetle) are down this year, down 7,600 units on the year as compared to last year. We probably can’t blame the car – VW sales overall are down almost 33,000 this year, so it’s not only the Beetle that is suffering. No VW model has sold better in 2014 than it did in 2013.
read moreBlue Plate Special (Black and Yellow, too)
SEMA’s Washington, D.C., staff has reminded us that California Legacy License Plates are available for pre-order, and that without sufficient orders the program may be truncated.
read moreStudebaker Did It First
Into the void left by the disappearance of the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari small vans have come the Ford Transit Connect and Nissan NV200 van. Now Toyota wants a piece of that market, gauging interest with a distinctive concept van that, with its retractable roof section, reminds us of the Studebaker Wagonaire of 50 years ago.
read moreAu Revoir, Chevrolet
At the end of 2015, the Chevrolet brand will no longer be available. But before you lump Chevrolet in with Pontiac and Oldsmobile and Mercury and Plymouth, understand that this piece of news applies only to Europe.
read moreYou Gotta Hand it to ‘Em
Somewhere along the way, and far more recently than one would imagine, traffic regulations became commonplace. Stop at traffic lights and stop signs, do not exceed speed limits, keep to one side of the road. It all made sense, except for one tiny question – which side?
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The Future of Green Technology
Across the country, schools are advocating for charging station infrastructure, and designing and producing alternative energy racing technology. They are reaching out to the best young minds, inviting them to help create the new wave of green car energy, with the rise of gas prices and the decline of the environment’s resilience.
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Editorial
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In the U.S., summer is prime car show season, giving rise to a sense of anticipation and enthusiasm of the local and large-scale events that are held during this period. Car enthusiasts in other countries undoubtedly experience the same feelings, but none more so than in what intuitively may be an unlikely location: Sweden. The land and people that gave us the niche brand Saab along with Volvo, producer of the original yuppie status symbol, are avid show attendees.
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Crown Classics & Exotics - Ventura, CA
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Murphy Auto Museum, Oxnard. CA
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This is a list of the Car Shows you will want to experience before you die.
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Moment of Decision: John's 1963 Corvette Resto-Mod: Choosing whether to Restore or Resto-Mod an older Corvette isn’t always easy.
Motorama
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This third installment begins an exploration of Ford Motor Company’s involvement in also building airplanes during WWII by focusing on the story of its facility in Willow Run, MI.
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Henry Ford was able to indulge a long-standing interest in mass-producing airplanes when in 1941 the Ford Motor Company garnered a contract to produce complete B-24 bombers at a specially-built plant in Willow Run, MI.
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It may not be well-known but there is more history of automobile manufacturers who have also produced aircraft, of which Honda is only the most recent example.
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This St. Patrick’s Day, celebrate both Irish pride and the arrival of Spring by taking a drive in your 1959 Shamrock.
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On March 17, 1834, Gottlieb Daimler was born in Germany. Had he been born 100 years later, he would have seen an automotive industry the likes of which early automakers could hardly dare dream, and yet, had he been born 100 years later, that very auto industry might never have come to pass.
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