Autos
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Classic Recollections: 1947 Chevrolet 3100 & 2003 Chevrolet SSR, Cliff Steif, KildeerFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - Production of factory hot rods are usually few and far between because it can be a challenge for automakers to build a four-wheeled winner enthusiasts embrace straight o...
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Gas prices are highest ever for this time of yearFeb 17, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year. At $3.53 a gallon, prices are already up 25 cents since Jan. 1. And experts say they could reach...
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Classic recollections: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28Feb 13, 2012 5:00 am - Even as a young boy, Mike Kochanski was infatuated with V-8-powered machines made to move fast. He regularly walked to a Des Plaines shop, Grand Automotive, to look at a...
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High-tech car gadgets distracting, experts sayFeb 12, 2012 10:00 pm - One of the best things about media day at the Chicago Auto Show is the hyperbole. Where else would you hear "it's got Alfa Romeo DNA with Dodge passion" to describe the...
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Under the hood: High-mileage autos likely driven to the shop oftenFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - I was having a conversation with the salesman from one of our vendors the other day. We got to talking about the fact that he had more than 200,000 miles on his Pontiac....
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Chicago Auto Show is vroom and zoom, not doom and gloomFeb 09, 2012 4:30 am - The next big thing is small. After years of hype over super-sized Humvee-type vehicles, much of the buzz at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show media preview Wednesday focused o...
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Images: The 104th Chicago Auto ShowFeb 08, 2012 12:00 am - ...
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As auto show opens, suburban car dealers back in driveFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - It was 2009 and the Big Three automakers were barely surviving. After accepting an unpopular government bailout, General Motors and Chrysler dealerships closed across th...
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Classic recollections: 1965 Ford Mustang G.T. 350Feb 06, 2012 5:00 am - Any discussion of factory performance vehicles has to include the name Carroll Shelby. Few others have influenced the way manufacturers cultivate race-ready machines lik...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: Putting off repairs a risky businessFeb 05, 2012 11:00 pm - When I drove into the shop the other morning there was a car sitting in the parking lot with its right front end fallen down on the tire. That’s a clear sign of a blown-...