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Tear up the streets...Not the planet
July 8th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Dodge is at it again, today announcing the first all-electric muscle car is three years away. 2024. In a huge EV presentation, which also included revealing a Chrysler all-electric, Dodge made this clear, "[We] are reaching a practical limit of what we can squeeze from internal-combustion innovation." The solution? "Dodge will not sell electric cars—it will sell eMuscle." Ever the clever brand, Do...
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Mach E is Car and Driver's EV of the Year
July 7th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Car and Driver just announced its 2021 EV of the Year and the winner is the Mach E. "If an automaker wanted to convert people from EV skeptics to EV evangelists, it's hard to imagine a better vehicle for the job than the Ford Mustang Mach-E," the magazine says. "It arrives in the familiar shape and size of the crossovers Americans love, at a price that competes with gas-powered alternatives, and w...
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Top State License Plates. Where Does Your State Rank?
July 6th, 2021 Chris Phillip
From the days of black and yellow California license plates, I've been fascinated with the coolest looking license plates our 50 United States have churned out. Apparently, I'm not the only one. Autoblog.com ranked license plates from the coolest to the least coolest and, truth be told, my favorite modern license plate came in at number two! Their top 5 are: Colorado New Mexico Vermont Hawaii Dela...
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Orange You Glad Raptor Gets Seven New Colors?
July 2nd, 2021 Chris Phillip
One of our favorite things about classic cars is the cool color names. That art of color naming hasn't been forgotten by Ford as the new colors for the 2021 Ford Raptor demonstrate. The Raptor is available in seven new colors, which should give opponents to the monochromatic automobile landscape (me included!) a reason to celebrate. With no lack of cleverness in their names, the new available colo...
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$3 for a classic Camaro? Maybe!
July 2nd, 2021 Chris Phillip
Today, Dream Giveaway launches its newest classic-car sweepstakes, a genuine Chevrolet Camaro Super Sport with a born-with 350ci engine. If you're not instantly in a serious case of love with the Garnet Red and medium red vinyl interior (It's a nice restoration, and, yes, we've seen it in person!), then there's even more to draw your attention - about $20K of internal engine upgrades, forged crank...
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Fast Kitty Looking for Open Air Adventure
June 30th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Hellcats, Redeyes, Demons, Widebodys. The only thing missing from Dodge's incredible SRT lineup is a Hellcat convertible. Well, we have you covered on that one as Fair Oaks Motors in Chantilly, Virginia, thinks somebody will drop $85K on this drop-top heck of a kitty. They describe it as "Custom Convertible Power Top! Very rare Challenger SRT Hellcat with custom convertible top, stiffened suspensi...
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Ford Cobra Jet 1400 Gets Faster and Faster; NHRA Plans New All-Electric Classes
June 29th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Starting next year, NHRA will introduce two or more electric classes for professional drag racing. To be the first manufacturer off the starting line, Ford is testing an all-electric Mustang called the Cobra Jet 1400, named for its horsepower. Testing last week proved that electric drag racing is serious stuff. We're talking a 8.12 second e.t. at 171.97 mph. "Since revealing the car, we’ve continu...
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Twisted Sisters Win The Great Race in a '32 Ford.
June 28th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Who says the younger generation doesn't have a passion for antique cars? Just ask sisters Olivia Gentry, 20, and Genna Gentry, 18, of Newnan, Georgia. They are the youngest winners of The Great Race, winning a 2,300-mile cross-country competition that spanned nine days and took the sisters from San Antonio, Texas, to Greenville, South Carolina in a time-distance rally. Like the eco-green machines...
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Rush Drummer's Silver Surfers Car Collection Up for Grabs
June 27th, 2021 Chris Phillip
If you were a kid in the 1970s or 1980s, the band Rush needs no introduction. Drummer Neil Peart's "Silver Surfer" cars, as he called his collection, goes up for auction in Monterey, California, next month. Peart, you may recall, passed away in January 2020. As is the case with many car collectors, their significant others' didn't share their passion, so selling off the cars seems to be the norm,...
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V-6 Turbo Hybrid Ferrari Promises 819 Horsepower
June 25th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Ferrari is getting serious about serious horsepower for the future without depending on fossil fuels. The Italian supercar manufacturer announced a new 296 GTB hybrid sports car that takes Italian performance in a new direction. According to Autoblog.com, "Of course, the highlight of this car is the powertrain, a Ferrari first, and it actually gives the car its name, with the 29 standing for the d...
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