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Review: Volkswagen Passat CC

January 21, 2010

I know what you are thinking-”Hm. Another attempt by VW to go upscale. Can’t they just leave that market for Audi?” For the better part of the past decade, VW has tried to move its brand upmarket. In North America at least, the results have been a catastrophe. Few buyers could be found for the [...]

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ebay find of the day: 1935 Single Overhead Cam Offenhauser Midget Race Car

January 21, 2010

This might be one of the coolest cars ever to grace ebay! The only single overhead Offy ever built is in this midget, the Packard Bell Radio Special. It was raced from 1936 to the early 40’s by the likes of Bob Swanson, Louie Durant, Perry Grimm, Don Welsh, Mel Hansen, and Andy Guthrie. Rather [...]

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Ford Mustang Named 2010 Daytona 500 Pace Car

January 20, 2010

Race fans are going to be treated to quite a preview of the 2011 Ford Mustang GT, as the ‘Stang will be the official pace car of the 2010 Daytona 500. One of NASCAR’s most famous races, Daytona kicks off the new racing season. This is the first time a Mustang has ever served as [...]

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It always starts with a letter about a car

January 20, 2010

Almost 3 years ago I wrote above Shannon Larratt at Price of His Toys and his Laser 917 kit car. That little post still generates a fair bit of traffic and occasionally we get e-mails about cars for sale. Last night I received one such e-mail from photographer Paul Harmon who is helping out a [...]

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Carnival of Wheels: Resurrected!

January 19, 2010

Long time readers will remember the Carnival of Wheels, my weekly tour around the automotive blogs. Many writers, including yours truly, spend more time reading than they do writing so it sort of makes sense to share what we read. The problem is, to do it well takes time. Time that was getting more and [...]

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Jean Todt’s Big Headache

January 19, 2010

With all the anticipation and euphoria over the seeming new era in F1 with Jean Todt in charge there is a major potential disaster looming. Everyone is looking forward to this year with all the new teams and the new rules banning refueling. Lurking in the backgound for 2011 is the 1,000 pound problem. Although [...]

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Maybach Zeppelin: Have they forgotten the Hindenburg

January 19, 2010

One of the core missions behind the ultra elite Maybach brand is to recreate the opulence of days gone by. In fact, the name Maybach was resurrected from a luxury brand that left the market many years ago. Perhaps though they could have come up with a less ironic name for their stunning new machine.

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Editorial: To All the Mopar Haters…

January 17, 2010

I spent a good amount of time reading about the Detroit auto show, especially about Chrysler. With nothing new to show, Chrysler arrived in Detroit tooting about revised model lines, new standard equipment, etc. Hardly exciting stuff. Checking out the responses from readers at various auto-related blogs, a good deal of the general public seems [...]

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Robert Barg at Mosport

January 17, 2010

As I’ve mentioned, a bunch of these great old racing photos we’ve been sharing have come through Robert Barg. As you might have guessed, Barg was a rather successful sedan racer back in the day.
In this photo, Robert is sitting on the pre-grid at Mosport. The sedan race is a support event for the Can [...]

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BMW X5M saves auto writer’s life

January 15, 2010

We’ve all experienced it, the fear that grabs you when a giant chunk of winter flies off the roof of a tractor trailer as it sails down the highway. Last night, Canadian auto writer Justin Pritchard had just that feeling. Heading off to a movie, a giant sheet of ice flew off a truck into [...]

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