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October 11, 2014

1. Buy a Naked Dodge Viper. 2. ???? 3. Profit

1. Buy a Naked Dodge Viper. 2. ???? 3. Profit
Bring a Trailer discovered this 2003 Dodge Viper up for sale on Craigslist for just $14,900(USD). The only catch is it doesn’t have any body panels, bumpers, windshield, roof, side mirrors, and much more.…
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October 11, 2014

$300,000 Slot Car Track Available at Neiman Marcus

$300,000 Slot Car Track Available at Neiman Marcus
Did you purchase a slot car track concealed inside a 1969 Camaro Z28 from Hammacher Schlemmer for $85,000? Pffft! You should’ve saved your money for this 1:32 scale hand-made slot car track from Neiman Marcus.…
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October 9, 2014

Help Save this Rare Ferrari 348 Challenge Race Car

Help Save this Rare Ferrari 348 Challenge Race Car
Paul Kitchener’s Ferrari 348 Challenge race car has seen much better days. Paul used to race this amazing 1994 car until the early 2000s, and would later use it to give kids Make a Wish rides, and to provide advanced driving lessons.…
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October 7, 2014

Volvo Makes 2-Liter, 4-Cyl. Engine with 450+HP

Volvo Makes 2-Liter, 4-Cyl. Engine with 450+HP
With the exception of race cars, it’s rare that you see a small 4-cylinder engine with more than 300 horsepower. Even when they’ve been turbocharged, most of them end up in the 200s.…
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October 7, 2014

Venturi America 400hp Electric Buggy

Venturi America 400hp Electric Buggy
Venturi Automobiles has unveiled the America, a unique electric crossover vehicle at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. With a 407 horsepower electric drivetrain, this crossover buggy is targeted at exploring the great outdoors.…
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October 7, 2014

BMW Building Performance Driving School in California

BMW Building Performance Driving School in California
To complement BMW’s Performance Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the automaker has announced it will be building a second performance driving center outside La Quinta, California.…
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October 4, 2014

Watch a BMW i3 Get Built from Start to Finish

Watch a BMW i3 Get Built from Start to Finish
While most cars on the road start out as sheets of coiled steel or aluminum, the BMW i3 starts out as sheets of lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastic.…
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September 28, 2014

2015 Roush Ford Mustang S550 Teased

2015 Roush Ford Mustang S550 Teased
The latest aftermarket tuner to show off what it plans to do with the new 2015 Ford Mustang is Roush Performance. While we won’t have all of the details until later this year, the photos shown off at Automobile magazine are highlighted by an aggressive new body kit which sharpens the edges of the stock ‘Stang.…
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September 28, 2014

Flashback: Chevy’s 1930s Animated View of a Gasoline Engine

Flashback: Chevy’s 1930s Animated View of a Gasoline Engine
There are more than 210 million licensed drivers in the Unites States, but how many people know how an internal combustion engine actually works? What better way to learn than to travel back in time to this amusing 1930s animated feature from our good friends at Chevrolet?…
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September 25, 2014

Inside Ford: Creating Clay Models

Inside Ford: Creating Clay Models
Having recently visited Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan headquarters to see how they designed the 2015 Mustang, I was extremely impressed with the skills of the designers and modelers who brought the car to life.…
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September 23, 2014

Toyota Touts a Future with Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Toyota Touts a Future with Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the FCV Concept, will go on sale in 2015 and the car could have a significant impact on the future of transportation.…
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September 23, 2014

Regular Car Review: 1988 Chrysler Conquest TSi

Regular Car Review: 1988 Chrysler Conquest TSi
Regular Car Reviews reminisces about the car known in most of the world as the Mitsubishi Starion, but sold here in the U.S. as the Chrysler Conquest.…
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September 22, 2014

Rare 1986 Zimmer Quicksilver Hits eBay

Rare 1986 Zimmer Quicksilver Hits eBay
It’s doubtful you’ve ever seen a Zimmer on the road. Founded in 1978, Zimmer Motorcars certainly embraced the prior decade of automobile design when it unveiled the Zimmer Quicksilver.…
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September 18, 2014

Pit & Paddock: An Archive of Motor Racing

Pit & Paddock: An Archive of Motor Racing
Automotive racing history is filled with stories of heroic drivers, incredible cars, and astounding victories. The non-profit Auto-Archives Automotive & Motor Sport Library and Research Center is working to preserve the rich history of the automobile and is working to create one of the biggest collections of automotive materials in the world.…
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September 17, 2014

Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 Scale Replica Auction

Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 Scale Replica Auction
The Aston Martin DB5 is one of the most iconic cars ever made, in large part due to its appearance in the James Bond movies. Now, you can own a DB5 identical to the one that Sean Connery drove 50 years ago in Goldfinger – with one major exception – it’s just 1/3rd of the size of the actual car.…
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