Autos
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Carroll Shelby's company keeps his dreams aliveMay 21, 2018 6:00 am - The late Carroll Shelby had big dreams for Ford's Mustang and many of them came true. One, however, did not - until now. In 1967, the Texan tuner conducted an engineerin...
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Why you, too, should never be in a hurryMay 21, 2018 6:00 am - May is Motorcycle Safety Month. Motorcycling can be a dangerous sport, and often mishaps are totally beyond our control. But many things are within our control, like our...
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Redesigned Ninja 650 serves dual purposesMay 20, 2018 6:00 am - Last fall I stopped into Nielsen Enterprises in Lake Villa to check out some of the new bikes just launched. It sells Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and also a wide var...
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Luxury automakers cater to their clienteleMay 14, 2018 6:00 am - In 1998, Aston Martin offered customers the most extreme iteration of its Vantage sports car, calling it the V-8 Vantage V600. Fewer than 100 of the supercharged sports ...
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Car club calendarMay 10, 2018 7:01 am - Shows, events May 19 and Aug. 18: Free show sponsored by Central Auto Body, Barrington Road and Tower Drive, adjacent to Tap House Grill, Hanover Park. 5-9 p.m. Foo...
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Motorcycling calendarMay 09, 2018 11:00 pm - May 12: Seventh annual Mother's Day Women Only Ride and Bike Blessing, 11 a.m., Woodstock Harley-Davidson, 2235 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock. Lunch provided. All brands ...
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Tuesday nights are cruise nights at Algonquin CommonsMay 09, 2018 1:00 am - Throughout the spring and summer months, Algonquin Commons will hold classic cruise nights from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays. The cruise nights begin next week on Tuesday, May 1...
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Automakers go the extra mile (or fathom)May 07, 2018 6:00 am - Classic Recreations, an Oklahoma-based coachbuilder, just got the green light and is now officially licensed by Ford to build three modern, turnkey, classic Mustangs: th...
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Pentagon could beat Uber, Tesla in race over self-driving vehicles
May 05, 2018 1:00 am - Forget Uber, Waymo and Tesla: The next big name in self-driving vehicles could be the Pentagon. "We're going to have self-driving vehicles in theater for the Army before...
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Longtime Mount Prospect car wash outMay 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Busse Car Wash in Mount Prospect, which has been in business since 1982, closed April 7. But even though the business no longer washes cars, it's far from being washed u...