street rods recreates corvettes wednesday january 2 2008 larry edsall special to the detroit news mike walker returned from vietnam when he was 21 years old and bought a tavern. it did real well but i couldnt handle the late nights he recalls. so the downstate illinois resident left the tavern in favor of a karate school that he ran for a while before finding a job he likes so much that friends...
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gm electric car takes off on youtube business insider saturday december 29 2007 more than eight years after discontinuing the nownotorious ev1 electric car general motors corp.s quirky little ride just wont go away. fans of the ev1 still havent forgiven gm for halting the electric car program and destroying most of the cars in 1999. that decision inspired the documentary who killed the elect...
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toyota to roll out concept pickup small hybrid truck to debut at detroit auto show adds solar panels to charge gps system and displays. friday december 28 2007 christine tierney the detroit news toyota motor corp. will unveil a concept for a small hybrid pickup at the north american international auto show in january. toyota said the abat show truck was conceived by its u.s. sales and design ex...
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six reasons to buy a squba switzerlands innovative rinspeed maker of the splash hydrofoil car that flies over water released images last week of its new wonder car the squba capable of diving to depths of 33 feet. the squba made by switzerlands rinspeed is capable of diving to depths of 33 feet. rinspeed heres why it belongs on your christmas wish list plenty of free parking. seas and oceans...
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hummer h3 gains a more potent alpha version saturday december 22 2007 revie w richard williamson scripps howard news service after 15 years traveling civilian highways hummer is gaining distance from the original war wagon. just as jeep adapted to a postwar world of cul de sacs and leafy suburbs by branching out into varied vehicles the hummer brand must find a reason to exist beyond its brutish...
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whew theres a crapload of coverage about detroit meeting with president bush. if you are obsessed with reading about heres where to go the detroit news reports bush meeting just beginning of big 3 push. edmunds reports a vibrant domestic auto industry is what bush wants. jalopnik reports rappin with the president wrapup us auto execs play in the rose garden. autoblog reports bush meets...
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