Posts Tagged ‘rebuild’
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
As the self-appointed family car reviewer for Autoblog, I have some opinions on the topic. If money were no object, my nomination for the ultimate family car would be split between the Mercedes-Benz R-Class and the BMW 5 Series wagon. But the R-Class entry price is $42k, and the Bimmer's is close to......
Tags: 2004 holden torana, 4-Door Sports Car, accurate measurement, autoblog, class leader, clr x 650, ClrX650, curtain airbags, desert don, dinner table, dukes of hazard, dupont registry, electronic stability program, ford, freedom fries, goodstein, GoogleEarth, GwynethPaltrow, highway mileage, hsci, hump night, lumma, lumma clr x 650, LummaClrX650, mark phelan, mercedes benz, milan, northstar, nuclear mishap, proposal, RadioControlledCars, rallying, rebuild, Stolen Corvette, timing technology, vehicle dynamics, wireless headphones, worldwide distribution
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
If Consumer Reports is right, Volkswagen is well on its way to attaining its dream of outselling Toyota by 2015. In the magazine's June 2008 issue, CR threw a handful of hatchbacks into the ring and the VW Rabbit hopped out the winner. The magazine cited the Rabbit's "very well finished" interior fo......
Tags: 530xi, aerio, architecture, CasinoRoyale, Chelsea tractors, ChelseaTractors, cts-v nurburgring, cts-v2009, definite statement, fast food, foot plunge, FordFiveHundred, freedom fries, gallardo, highway mileage, homeless person, hummer owner, innovative products, leverage, maneuvers, mazda, mg tf, mini pickup, mullet, new face, north american international auto show, number plates, NumberPlates, performance magazine, PitBullInEngine, PitBullMod, porsche, privacy concerns, proposal, rebuild, reunite, revolving, rotating, stomach, supercharged audi s4, walter witthoef, WalterWitthoef, wireless headphones
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
While it may seem that the coolest cars are only available to those with means, the industry continues to compete most heavily in their largest volume segments. The result is that there is a wealth of "cool cars" available for less than $18,000, and Kelly Blue Book has compiled a list of their top t......
Tags: 30 gallon tank, 530xi, AlfaRomeo-spider, allocations, beehive, chocolate bar, cobo, crystal skull, fake kick, fiat auto, fifty cents, gallardo, GayCars, haggle, highway mileage, irwindale speedway, Lexus LF-A Roadster Concept, MaryPeters, Mustangs puerto rico, NewMiniVideo, news brief, product introduction, rebuild, Secretary of Transportation, southern spain, spider limited edition, u s news and world report
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
This quarter, the Volkswagen Rabbit knocks the Toyota Yaris out of the top spot on Gaywheels.com's list of top-researched cars. The Yaris, which had hung on to the numero uno spot for the last twelve months, dropped to third place as the VeeDub managed to snag the second spot as well with the hardto......
Tags: 70k, aerio, ArizonaSupremeCourt, automobile, bmw TT four-cylinder, BmwTtFour-cylinder, Cannonball Run, definite statement, ferrari daytona geneva, freedom fries, GwynethPaltrow, Hitchhike, independent sources, luxist, maneuvers, miles per hour, mississippi alluvial valley, Naza, negotiation, oakville ontario, PalmBeach, pink, power target, ram van, rebuild, reunite, Tyson'sBentley, UkPolice, W-series, weight gain, wireless headphones, world's most
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Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
In 2002, Matt Frame's 1967 Camaro SS was stolen from outside his hotel room. Losing such a wonderful car is bad enough, but sentimental reasons meant that the vehicle was truly irreplaceable. Purchased as a $1,000 basket case while Matt was in high school, the restoration was a father-son project; w......
Tags: 1967, camaro, cancer, Crystal River, CrystalRiver, ebay, father-son, general motors, GeneralMotors, gm, muscle car, musclecar, pony car, PonyCar, rebuild, restore, reunite
Posted in Auction Action, Coupes, chevrolet, gm | No Comments »