1969 Chevrolet Chevelle - Took A ChanceDNA Restorations turned an eBay gamble into a '69 Chevelle show car in short orderOnline auto auctions are a crapshoot, since you have to trust that what the seller describes is true. Often, it's not. But Dave Sherer and Anthony Musilli of DNA Restorations (Dave and Anthony, get it?) got lucky when they decided to roll the dice on a '69 Chevelle project car
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Say it ain't so! Apparently even Volkswagen is feeling the pinch in the auto market at present, despite its worldwide sales increase of 15 percent for the third quarter. As such, it has decided not to release the mid-engined Roadster concept at the L.A. Auto Show next week, according to the U.K.'s AutoCar. The earliest we might see the Roadster ..
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A few shots of what could be the 2011 Hyundai Sonata have surfaced on the Web.Hyundai-Blog says its photos show the new Sonata during a photo shoot. The pics--one of which is shown here--indicate an ever-more sophisticated look for Hyundai's mainstream four-door sedan.The current car shown below will get a brief 2010 model-year run before ..
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TheCarConnection.com's editors have prepared this preview of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata from official information released at the 2009 Los Angeles auto show . Editors will update this story and bring you a first drive as soon as the new Sonata sedan is available for press previews. Likes Zoomy new styling Fuel-conscious Entertainment ...Browse Photos
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2011 Chevy Caprice Coming to a Patrol Station Near YouChevrolet announced at the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention, in Denver, Colorado the Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle will hit the streets in early 2011 but is for law-enforcement use only.An all-new Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) will join the ranks of law enforcement departments across North America in 201
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1969 Ford Mustang - Coupe 2 FastbackClassic Automotive Restoration Specialists performs a '69 Mustang coupe-to-fastback conversionAs so often happens, the buildup of this car began in a bar. A few years ago, our Senior Vice President, Doug Evans, was sitting at the bar in the Peabody hotel in Memphis, knocking back a few with Editor-In-Chief Freiburger.inline_mediumwraptextrightClassic Automotive
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1953 DeSoto Station Wagon - Copperhead SRT53We take a look at the Taylor family's future Power Tour rideAfter attending the '08 Power Tour(r) in Little Rock, Arkansas, hot rod builder Dennis Taylor (Dennis Taylor's Reproductions) and his wife, Debbie, decided they wanted to be part of the fun. Unfortunately, they didn't own a good road trip-ready rod. Noticing how easy it is to become lost among
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Audi is in the midst of a transformation--according to company executives, it's the right moment in history for the brand to push through brand prejudices in the U.S. and to find a place alongside Lexus, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.Change has already come to Audi for the 2010 model year: this week, Audi took High Gear Media for first drives in the ..
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U.K.'s Autocar reports that VW is speeding a small, Smart-size two-seat minicar to market. They claim that "in its most economical form," the little vee-dub will return 141 mpg, emit less than 60 g/kg of CO2, and rely on nothing but good old internal combustion.How does VW plan to stretch the four-cycle internal combustion engine to ..
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TheCarConnection.com brings you this preview of the 2011 Ford Fiesta, which will go on sale in the summer of 2010. As soon as TheCarConnection.com's editors can drive a production model of the 2011 Fiesta, we will bring you our hands-on review, which will cover styling, performance, safety, utility and features from on-the-road observations. ...Browse Photos
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Super Street Series - Street-Legal Cup CarJeffrey's Custom Conversions Builds A Race Car With A License PlateWe've all seen the cheesy Thunderbirds and Monte Carlos painted up to look like NASCAR Sprint Cup cars, but this is something completely different. This is the Super Street Series (SSS) produced by Jeffrey's Custom Conversions (www.jeffreyscustomconversions.com), and it's no OEM stocker pa
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1928 Dodge Brothers Sedan - One Of KindSteve Darnell's '28 Dodge Bros. sedan is a diesel-powered 11-second rat rodSteve Darnell's '28 Dodge Bros. sedan is quite an attention getter. While rat rods are nothing new, Steve's 693-rwhp, Cummins turbodiesel-powered rat rod is indeed something different. All that power isn't for show, either, as the 3,800-pound rat has run 11.69 at 118 mph in the quarte
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1962 Chevrolet Corvette - C1RSHow Barry Blomquist's basket case '62 Corvette became the C1RS Street MachineWelcome to the Hot Rods section of the mag, where all the car features live. Know of a great ride that should be here? Got killer photos of cars in action along with details about them? Tip us off: email HOTROD@hotrod.com or mail to HOT ROD Hot Rods, 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 9004
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Over at the Mercedes display in January in Detroit's Cobo Hall, the luxury brand will be displaying its new BlueZero concept cars, according to WorldCarFans. One concept relies exclusively on electricity for propulsion, and the other two add gasoline and hydrogen to the electric motivation, respectively.The BlueZero E-Cell is an ..
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We're ramping up for next week's 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, but today at High Gear Media there's more going on than the new Toyota-Subaru coupes and the upcoming Mitsu Lancer Evolution MR Touring. Here's a sample of what you'll find across the entire High Gear Media network right now:TheCarConnectionFull Review: 2010 Porsche PanameraFull ..
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1968 Ford Mustang - Air TimeWe check out Mike Metz's street-legal, 10-second 1968 Ford MustangQuick InspectionMike MetzArcadia, California1968 Ford Mustang Photo Gallery: 1968 Ford Mustang - Nitrous-Injected 10-Second Classic 'Stang - Hot Rod MagazineRead More |
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