Autos
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Car Club CalendarOct 13, 2011 2:00 pm - Monthly meetings Chicago Alfa Romeo Owners Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at The Ram, 1901 McConnor Parkway, Schaumburg. For more informatio...
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Classic recollections: 1968-1972 ChevellesOct 10, 2011 6:00 am - Of all the cars General Motors has produced in its 10-decade history, several come immediately to mind, such as the Corvette and the Camaro. Another GM model that genera...
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Will Volt, Leaf catch on in suburbs?Oct 10, 2011 12:00 am - There was a glorious autumnal haze over Chicago as I pulled up to my parking spot at the Merchandise Mart in my $40,000 Chevy Volt. (The above is all true, although I do...
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BMW struggling to enlarge market for MiniOct 09, 2011 5:00 am - Boris Knoblich is one of the reasons BMW is struggling to create a bigger market for the Mini. The 37-year-old media consultant from Berlin doesn’t have the Munich-based...
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Mazda to stop making rotary-engine vehiclesOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - TOKYO — Mazda will stop making cars with its signature rotary engines after a 45-year production run that included powering the first and only Japanese car to win the 24...
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Classic recollections: 1939 Pontiac Model 25Oct 03, 2011 6:00 am - When assembling a classic car, sometimes you can't help but think how sweet it would be to start over with a clean slate. Having a second crack at modifying your machine...
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US auto sales up in September on big trucksOct 03, 2011 12:00 am - DETROIT — U.S. buyers shrugged off economic worries and snapped up SUVs and pickups last month, surprising the auto industry and raising hopes that a bumpy year will end...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: Tire pressure systemsOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I worked for an automotive center and I’m wondering if TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) is really necessary as opposed to traditional valve stems for automo...
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Hoffman Estates to demolish old police station to make way for Audi dealershipSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - The village of Hoffman Estates is moving forward with demolition of its former police station after village trustees approved a deal last Monday to sell the property to ...
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Classic recollections: 1956 Ford Fairlane SunlinerSep 26, 2011 6:00 am - Exposure to perilous weather isn't the only threat to old vehicles. Ron Grove and his dad quickly learned this during their search for a father-son restoration project i...