Andrew Ganz, Senior Editor
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Does a bus really need a driver? IBM and crowd-sourcing automotive outfit Local Motors don't think so, as their new Olli concept recently demonstrated on the roads near Washington, D.C.
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'Leave it to Beaver' star reunited with his Corvair
Wally Cleaver and the sporty Corvair that he bought as a teenager because of his TV fame have been reunited after 50 years apart. Tony Dow, who played big brother Wally on the hit early 1960s sitcom, ordered his first car: a new 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder from a dealer in Los Angeles. Sprayed in...
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Ford Flathead V-8 rebuild timelapse video is mesmerizing
Our friends at Hagerty Insurance spent six grueling days rebuilding a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Flathead V-8 that they bought at the Hershey Swap Meet last year. Fortunately for us, they've condensed this epic project down into about six and a half minutes in this highly-entertaining video. You...
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Lego Ford GT on display at Le Mans
Ford thinks it has all the pieces together to dominate the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year, but the automaker's racing car isn't quite put together the same way as the 4,000-piece Lego model it is displaying on the sidelines of the grueling race in France. Rendered in 1/3 scale, the Lego version of...
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Lamborghini overhauls museum
Visitors to Central Italy will now have a new reason to stop in Sant’Agata Bolognese, a small town that Lamborghini has called home for generations: The Italian supercar manufacturer has opened the doors to its freshly renovated museum. The museum itself dates back to 2001 but was growing a...
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U.K. firm to offer insurance for autonomous cars
Driverless cars aren't yet ready for consumers, but a British firm has already stepped in to cover one potential hurdle: Insuring the vehicles. British insurance underwriter Adrian Flux says it will offer what it believes to be the first policy to cover autonomous cars. Interestingly, since those...
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You may not be able to buy a new 1960s Ford Bronco, but a St. Louis-area firm is offering you the next best—and maybe better—thing.
As originally reported by The Detroit News, Seth...
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Watch the Audi R8 safety car drift at Le Mans
During a rainy practice session ahead of this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans, an Audi R8 safety car dramatically sped around the track but was caught on camera in the midst of an epic, apparently unintentional, drift. The R8 was said to be piloted by Yannick Dalmas, a four-time Le Mans champion, but...
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British police suit up with Ford Mustang GTs
It might be as American as apple pie, but the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang looks surprisingly correct swathed in the distinctive neon Battenburg paint scheme of the British police. Ford's pony car is being "assessed" by police forces in the United Kingdom as a potential patrol car. British...
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Watch this Mitsubishi Evo rock a hill climb in Lebanon
With the 100th anniversary of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb just weeks away, here's a video out of Lebanon to whet your appetite. It shows a Mitsubishi Evo rally car making all the pops, growls, and snarls we want to see from a dedicated rally car. Lebanese rally driver Roger Feghali was on his home...
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Google founder Page working on flying car
Some details have finally made their way online regarding Google founder Larry Page's ultra-secret startup, Zee.Aero, and they might surprise you: He's working on a flying car. Zee.Aero is entirely unrelated to Google, which Page is no longer running (he's still in charge of Google parent company...
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New classic car auctioneer promises the finest
The classic car auction world just got a little more crowded, but the promotional video released by The Finest Automobile Auctions suggests that this company may live up to its heady name. The Finest Automobile Auctions says that it plans to offer their well-heeled clientele "the finest experience...
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The folks at Pennzoil took a thoroughly customized Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon for a punishing blast through the desert. Luckily for us, they filmed it.
This video is ostensibly designed to...
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The new Ghostbusters Ecto-1 will surprise you
A reboot of the "Ghostbusters" franchise is headed to theaters soon, and instead of dusting off the classic (and rather iconic) 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance that was such an integral part of the original film, this latest installment updates things in a somewhat surprising direction. The...
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Ford ups Fusion V6 Sport's torque to 380 pound-feet
Ford Motor Company [NYSF: F] has raised the bar for its new Fusion V6 Sport. Instead of the 350 pound-feet of torque the automaker initially said its 2.7-liter V-6 would produce, the Blue Oval now says to expect a staggering 380 lb-ft when it is run on 93 octane fuel. The horsepower projection...
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Startup looks to be the AirBnB of garages
One of the biggest factors limiting would-be car collectors from amassing a fleet of their own is often storage—but it is one that GaragePointer hopes to help owners overcome. If you live in a city, or even on a quarter acre suburban lot, parking more than a couple of cars at home may be a...
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Chinese firm to begin testing drone taxis in Nevada
The future depicted by Hollywood is officially here—or at least on the way. Chinese firm Ehang plans to begin testing a fully autonomous drone capable of carrying human passengers in Nevada, according to the state's Office of Economic Development. The Ehang 184 debuted earlier this year at...
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Faraday Future hires ex-Ferrari exec, plans to test cars in Michigan
Mysterious Chinese-backed electric car startup Faraday Future has hired an experienced executive away from Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], one of the best signs yet the company is serious about entering the auto industry. The company has brought onboard Marco Mattiacci, reports Business Insider. Mattiacci is...
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Jerry Seinfeld's hit web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee returns to the Internet June 16 with a star-studded guest list.
A trailer reveals the new season, officially number eight, will...
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Lexus navigation crashes after over the air update
An update sent to certain Lexus vehicles with the automaker's Enform infotainment and navigation system has caused the system to crash—or brick. According to users on Reddit, the glitch was part of a standard operating system software update that was delivered over the air. Lexus owners...
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McLaren to build special carbon fiber-bodied 675LT
McLaren's Special Operations will build a glossy, carbon fiber-finished version of the company's 675LT Spider inspired by a similar-finished P1 hypercar it displayed at this year's Geneva Motor Show. The McLaren Limited Edition MSO Carbon Series LT might have a wordy name, but it is composed of 40...
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VW considers bringing its Skoda brand to U.S.
Dieselgate-plagued Volkswagen may have a mainstream option for the American market already in its portfolio: Skoda, the Czech, value-driven automaker it has owned for 25 years. A Skoda spokesperson told Handelsblatt (via Reuters) the automaker is evaluating expanding into additional markets where...
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Sold out: nine new 1957 Jaguar XKSS sports cars go for $1.5 million each
Nine buyers have ponied up $1.5 million each for the right to buy a new 1957 Jaguar XKSS sports car. How is this possible? Let's take a trip down history lane--or Browns Lane, as it turns out. In the mid-1950s, Jaguar was planning a road-going version of its D-Type racing car, but it subsequently...
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Volvo S90, V90 will get Polestar love
Volvo's Polestar performance division says it will offer a full drivetrain "optimization" for the automaker's new flagship sedan and wagon, the S90 and V90. Although those two haven't yet hit the market, Polestar has been hard at work "improving throttle and off-throttle response, gearshift speed...
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