$18 million worth of Italian beauty…

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1963 Ferrari 250 GTO Sells For $18 Million
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$18 million worth of Italian beauty… How much do radio hosts in the U.K. make, anyway?

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1963 Ferrari 250 GTO Sells For $18 Million
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Filed under: Etc. , Tesla It’s not all that often that a messy divorce pops up with a billionaire on one side and somebody who wants part of the money on the other, right

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Wife of Tesla CEO demands 10-percent stake in company and a Roadster in divorce
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Filed under: Spy Photos , Coupe , Performance , Hatchback , Alfa Romeo You didn’t think Alfa Romeo was done celebrating its centenary already, did you? The 100-year-old Italian automaker kicked off the festivities by launching the new Giulietta hatchback, then teamed up with three of Italy’s hottest coachbuilders - Bertone , Pininfarina and Zagato - for a trio of mouthwatering concepts. But the party’s just started, people.

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Spy Shots: Alfa Romeo testing GTA versions of 8C, MiTo for centenary launch
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Filed under: Classics , Convertible , Coupe , Budget , Performance , Auctions , Ford , Mercedes-Benz , Celebrities Here’s our chance.

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New KITT up for auction along with Iron Man Cobra and The Hangover Benz
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If Shaft was an android, he’d drive this. It’s the 1977 Panther 6, a six-wheeled monster with a roaring 500-cubic-inch (8.2-liter) twin-turbocharged Cadillac V-8 stuffed under its louvered haunches

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Cyber-Shaft’s Ride: 1977 Panther 6
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There are times when I think that all the creativity in the automotive world is dead. Cars are sharing platforms, nameplates and just about every other component you can think of in an effort to save money and move more vehicles. The practice is nothing new as automakers have been doing this for years.

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Is this the new 2012 Dodge Magnum / Durango?
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Filed under: Chrysler , Ford , GM , Honda , Nissan , Toyota Detroit automakers have a long history of less-than-rosy relations with their supply bases, while Toyota and Honda worked to keep their suppliers happy.

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Report: Ford, GM make quality gains in new supplier study
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Filed under: Sedan , Etc. , Rolls-Royce , Russia , Luxury When a custom-tuned Rolls-Royce Phantom dubbed the “Centurion” showed up on eBay Motors three years ago, the seller wrote it “will become one of the most historically significant Rolls Royce Phantoms of recent times.” In response, our own Alex Nunez replied, “We tend to agree, as bad things do make history.” It appears that when the Centurion met history, they didn’t get along: that’s the car above, abandoned next to railroad tracks in the Russian suburbs. Even if the Centurion was ugly, it’s still a Phantom, and one would think it would be worth something more than a lonely death down by the tracks.

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Where’s The Love: Russian Rolls-Royce Centurion abandoned by train tracks?
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Filed under: Sedan , Etc. , Rolls-Royce , Russia , Luxury When a custom-tuned Rolls-Royce Phantom dubbed the “Centurion” showed up on eBay Motors three years ago, the seller wrote it “will become one of the most historically significant Rolls Royce Phantoms of recent times.” In response, our own Alex Nunez replied, “We tend to agree, as bad things do make history.” It appears that when the Centurion met history, they didn’t get along: that’s the car above, abandoned next to railroad tracks in the Russian suburbs.

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Where’s The Love: Russian Rolls-Royce Centurion abandoned by train tracks?
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Artist rendering of the NASCAR Hall Of Fame Today is the opening day of the new NASCAR Hall Of Fame museum, celebrating the evolution of stock car racing from it’s bootlegging roots to the corporate mega-teams of today’s Sprint Cup series.

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NASCAR Hall Of Fame Opens In Charlotte, North Carolina
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Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Porsche , Racing 2010 One Lap of America - Click above for high-res image gallery This year’s running of the One Lap of America wrapped up this weekend after a tidy 3,480 miles, and after a one-year absence from the top spot on the podium, a Porsche 911 has emerged victorious. The No. 3 GT2 (shown above) of Doug Wilks and Leh Keen outlasted all comers, including the No

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2010 One Lap of America: No. 3 Porsche 911 GT2 outlasts all comers
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Aston Martin has a proud 96-year history. The V12 Vantage, one the most awesome sports cars many of us have ever seen, has a surprise! In fact, Aston Martin will be making history late this year with the introduction of the V12 Vantage to both North and South America for late 2010.

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Aston Martin’s Sports Car Surprise
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Subaru has a winner on their hands with the new Outback, and customers in certain regions (the Northeast, for example) are having a difficult time finding Outbacks on dealer lots. Subaru of America just enjoyed their best sales month in history, selling 23,198 vehicles to U.S. customers.

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Subaru To Boost Indiana Plant Output By 40%
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Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Plants/Manufacturing , Land Rover Land Rover , which has worn the “beleaguered” tag for too long, is getting more and more rays of light its way. The latest bit of sunshine comes in the form of a hiring flurry - according to Autocar, the company’s Solihull factory is upping its 5,000-strong workforce by the not-insignificant number of 275 workers due to strong sales. The 2010 model line has begun to show what Land Rover is really capable of - the LR4 and RR Sport especially - and March’s sales numbers were the best in the company’s history, with over 11,300 new keys handed over

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Feel-Good Post of the Day: Land Rover is hiring
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Disguised X3, similar to Birkmann’s. Photo: Car Advice New Yorkers are a bit gun shy these days when it comes to things like potential car bombs, so when BMW executive Martin Birkmann left his psychedelic-camouflage-wrapped BMW X3 idling near the American Museum of Natural History, a passer-by dialed the NYPD. The bomb squad was called out and Central Park West was shut down until police determined the vehicle was not a threat

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New BMW X3 Bombs In New York
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Filed under: Spy Photos , Government/Legal , Safety , Crossover , BMW 2011 BMW X3 prototype - Click above for high-res image gallery Note To Self: Don’t leave camouflaged prototypes parked with the engine running next to Central Park in Manhattan. Just a week after a failed car bomb attempt in Times Square, Manhattan is understandably still a bit jittery. An apparent error in judgement by Martin Birkmann, head of product planning for BMW North America, reportedly triggered a bomb scare and the resulting evacuation of several blocks along Central Park West near the American Museum of Natural History this afternoon.

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BREAKING: BMW X3 prototype reportedly causes bomb scare outside NY museum
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Filed under: Wagon , Hyundai Hyundai Sonata Wagon - Click above to enlarge It’s always nice to know that someone is listening to your ramblings. A couple of days ago when we saw a speculative rendering of a station wagon version of the new Kia Optima , we postulated that its cousin the Hyundai Sonata would make a great Shooting Brake.

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Rendered Speculation: Ask and ye shall receive, Hyundai Sonata Shooting Brake
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Filed under: Safety , Technology Once upon a time, in a history not that far removed from present day, automakers descended into design madness by equipping all of their vehicles with federally-mandated rubber bumpers wide enough for a Boeing to land. It was a dark time that eventually saw the svelte chrome bumpers of old banished for good. Now it looks like one MIT graduate would like to see similar technology come to small cars in the form of side bumpers

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Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Europe , Buick , GM , First Drive , Luxury 2011 Buick Regal on the N
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Filed under: Motorsports , Volkswagen Formula 3 Dallara-Volkswagen Arguably more than any other automaker, Volkswagen has been the subject of much debate regarding a potential F1 program over the past year or two. The German industrial giant is one of the largest never to have competed in the pinnacle motorsport series

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Volkswagen wants to supply F1 with new four-cylinder "world engine"
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Filed under: UK , MISC , Racing Chevron GR8 - Click above for high-res image gallery Fast. It’s what every sportscar and racing car manufacturer has in its sights, but Chevron - as deep as its history runs - has found speed in another regard

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Chevron GR8 ready for first round of new Challenge Series
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Filed under: UK , MISC , Racing Chevron GR8 - Click above for high-res image gallery Fast. It’s what every sportscar and racing car manufacturer has in its sights, but Chevron - as deep as its history runs - has found speed in another regard. It’s been barely six months since the British firm announced the GR8 project , and though few thought it could be done, the first batch is already built, and the one-make racing series they’re earmarked for is set to kick off this coming weekend

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Chevron GR8 ready for first round of new Challenge Series
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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , GM It’s been 50 years since Chevrolet first took a class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the 1960 Briggs Cunningham Corvette . General Motors has decided to mark the occasion by swaddling the very first 2011 Chevrolet Corvette in the same livery worn by the champion

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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , GM It’s been 50 years since Chevrolet first took a class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the 1960 Briggs Cunningham Corvette . General Motors has decided to mark the occasion by swaddling the very first 2011 Chevrolet Corvette in the same livery worn by the champion. The car wears blue stripes and other decals as homage to the company’s racing history, but it also packs a few performance tricks from the Chevrolet playbook at the same time.

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First 2011 Corvette honors 50th anniversary of marque’s first Le Mans win
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Cheap holidays to Greece offer sun, sea, culture and history. What more could you want? To reach its total of a massive 380+ beaches, Greece, we have to report, has cheated.
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Filed under: Crossover , Chrysler , Jeep , Reviews 2010 Jeep Patriot - Click above for high-res image gallery The year was 2006, and Chrysler was fresh off the successful launch of the gangsta 300 and the oddly well-received Dodge Charger .

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Review: 2010 Jeep Patriot deserves a second look
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Filed under: Classics , Honda , Motorcycle , Design/Style There are quite a few automotive enthusiasts who also have a passion for motorcycles, a fact evidenced by the Honda CB450 you see above. This machine was built by Johann Keyser, who is also the man responsible for those sweet Gulf Oil-themed GT40 replicas that have graced our pages in the past. As you can see, Keyser was going for a retro Norton Manx look with his Honda cafe custom, and by all accounts he appears to have succeeded with flying colors.

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GT40 builder switches focus to classic Honda motorcycle
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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Nissan , Specialty , Racing Nissan BRE 370Z - Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Peter Brock’s famous toppling of the Germans and Brits at the SCCA Championships at Road Atlanta in 1970, and with it comes the BRE 370Z , a liveried nod to Nissan’s storied racing heritage.

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Nissan commemorates first Z-car championship with BRE 370Z
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Filed under: Budget , Hatchback , Alfa Romeo , Fiat , UK , Celebrities , Design/Style Fiat 500 - Click above for high-res image gallery If the Fiat 500 does as well here in the U.S. as it has in the rest of the world, Chrysler is going to have plenty to celebrate. Fiat just announced that it has sold a staggering 500,000 500s in just three years

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Your Face Here: Fiat celebrating half a million 500s with owner-inspired paint job
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Filed under: Budget , Hatchback , Alfa Romeo , Fiat , UK , Celebrities , Design/Style Fiat 500 - Click above for high-res image gallery If the Fiat 500 does as well here in the U.S. as it has in the rest of the world, Chrysler is going to have plenty to celebrate.

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Your Face Here: Fiat celebrating half a million 500s with owner-inspired paint job
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Filed under: Etc. , Celebrities Top Gear America caught filming - Click above for high-res image gallery We understand if you don’t believe that the History Channel has adopted Top Gear America

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Top Gear America caught filming on Mullholland
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Filed under: Etc. , Celebrities Top Gear America caught filming - Click above for high-res image gallery We understand if you don’t believe that the History Channel has adopted Top Gear America . After all, you’ve been burnt before.

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Top Gear America caught filming on Mullholland
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Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety , Motorcycle In a preliminary report, the Governors Highway Safety Association recently indicated a 10% drop in motorcycle related fatalities around the U.S. in 2009. This decline marks the first such improvement in over a decade as deaths have been on the rise consistently from 1997 onward.

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First drop in motorcycle related deaths in a decade, are we really any safer?
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Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Technology , GM Autoblog builds an LS9 V8 - Click above for high-res image gallery Ah yes, the classic small block Chevy . No other engine in history carries as much nostalgia and General Motors looks poised to push its mouse motor well into the future by adding new technologies designed to clean up the mill’s emissions and improve fuel mileage.

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GM investing $890M in next-gen small block V8s
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Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Ford , Specialty 2010 Hurst Ford Mustang Pace Car - Click above for high-res image gallery Ford and Hurst have a long and illustrious history of working together to create special edition Mustangs , and the latest fruits of their labor can be seen in our high-res image gallery below.

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Hurst debuts Ford Racing Mustang Challenge pace car at VIR
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Filed under: China , Buick , Beijing Motor Show Beijing area Buick dealer - Click above for high res image gallery Over the course of the 20th century, the so-called “developed world” changed faster than at any time in recorded history, but not all parts of the world changed at the same pace. Late in the century some regions attempted to catch up, most notably China and India

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Beijing 2010: 90% of Buicks in China bought for cold hard cash
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Ultra-rare SHO-powered aluminum-bodied Mercury Sable AIV spotted in Canada
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Filed under: Motorsports , Europe Michael Schumacher at the 2009 Race of Champions - Click above for high-res image gallery Every Fall, the Race of Champions stands as the season’s final show-down between drivers from a wide variety of motorsport disciplines. But while the last few years have seen DTM champ Mattias Ekstrom and WRC czar Sebastien Loeb alternating for the individual crown, the Nations’ Cup has been won the past three years running by the German team of Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel.

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2010 Race of Champions returns to Germany
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Filed under: Toyota , Earnings/Financials The last year has more than likely been the worst in Toyota’s illustrious history, but a report in Automotive News suggests that the fiscal year ending March 31 wasn’t that bad after all for the Japanese automaker. That’s because AN cites a report the Nikkei that claims Toyota will announce a profit of up to $532 million for the year in spite of the weakness of the U.S. auto industry and sagging sales resulting from the company’s recall woes.

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Toyota likely to report profit for fiscal year?
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Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Chevrolet , GM “The Heartbeat of America”, “Like A Rock” and “An American Revolution” are but three of the memorable Chevrolet ad campaigns created by ad firm Campbell-Ewald over the past 91 years. Those tag lines have been ingrained into our minds over the past several decades, but a memorable history of selling the Bowtie to America wasn’t enough to salvage the business relationship between General Motors and the company’s long-standing ad firm. The General has announced it will drop Campbell-Ewald in favor of Publicis Worldwide, which currently handles accounts for Coca-Cola and Whirlpool.

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Chevrolet ends 91-year advertising relationship with Campbell-Ewald
