Autos
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Detective's search uncovers 1968 Fastback MustangNov 17, 2014 5:00 am - It's hard to not consider Steve McQueen's character as one cool dude in the film “Bullitt.” Not only was he an undercover cop but he also got to tear up the streets in o...
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Reader has suggestion for steering problemNov 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Here is a follow-up from one of our readers regarding the steering problem on an Astro van, which I wrote about several weeks back. “In your Nov. 2 column, there was a p...
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Ford makes aluminum-bodied F-150 in factory Henry Ford builtNov 15, 2014 10:00 pm - DEARBORN, Mich. — At Ford's Rouge factory, where Henry Ford began building Model A cars almost 90 years ago, the automaker Tuesday officially began manufacturing an adva...
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Uruguay leader won't sell car even for $1 millionNov 15, 2014 12:01 am - MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Uruguay's President Jose Mujica says he's turning down a $1 million offer for his famous 27-year-old Volkswagen Beetle. Mujica says an Arab sheikh ...
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Ford starts production of new aluminum F-150Nov 11, 2014 12:01 am - DEARBORN, Mich. - It's Ford Motor Co.'s biggest bet in decades: an aluminum-sided F-150 that could set a new industry standard - or cost the company its pickup truck cro...
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UAW says union close to claiming victory at Tennessee VW plantNov 11, 2014 12:01 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The United Auto Workers union is hailing a new Volkswagen policy as a vehicle to soon gain representation of workers at its first foreign auto plant i...
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Buggy travels far from the sand dunesNov 09, 2014 11:00 pm - A whole host of diverse automotive offerings were available in 1971. Yet that year Don Sussland bypassed all the readily found, turnkey muscle machines when looking for ...
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Nissan recalls 52,000 vehicles for faulty air bagsNov 08, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Nissan is recalling more than 52,000 vehicles for passenger air bags that can explode with too much force and send shards of metal into the passenger compartm...
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Hyundai, Kia to pay $350 million for fake mileage claimsNov 05, 2014 5:03 am - Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. will pay the equivalent of $350 million to settle U.S. claims that they overstated fuel economy on the window stickers car buyers ...
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Falling for a 1960 Chrysler with a quirky personalityNov 03, 2014 5:00 am - Noel Hastalis inherited his love of unusual Chrysler vehicles from his father. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, the family rode in such unique rides as a 1955 Wi...