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GOGGOMOBIL: DOWN UNDER DART   Aussie car guy Bill Buckle built 697 Darts using imported German Goggomobil chassis and trim parts. In the 1950s, Bill Buckle contracted with Goggomobil of Germany (Bavaria) to purchase chassis and [...]

CHEVROLET 100: BOW TIE BASH   The AACA Museum in Hershey, PA celebrates Chevrolet's Centennial on June 15 to October 14. Sponsored by Palmyra, PA Chevrolet dealer, Klick-Lewis, the AACA Museum's Chevrolet Centennial Exhibit will [...]

100 MOST POWERFUL CARS: HANDICAPPING SUPERCARS   Wimps need not apply, as 544 horsepower is the price of entry in this sweepstakes. "The 2009 SSC Ultimate Aero, above, is the most powerful car ever," according to Edmunds' InsideLine.com. The [...]

2012 PORSCHE 911: EVOLVING THE SPECIES   Porsche has evolved its latest 911 Carrera S into one of the most complete sports cars money can buy, blogs Road Test Editor Howard Walker. Naturalist Charles Darwin would have loved Porsche's latest [...]

BUICK REGAL GS: GRAN SPORT REDUX   Buick's luxury sport sedan hits 162 mph in the Nevada Open Road Challenge, finishes second in 135-mph class. It's déjà vu all over again for Buick's iconic Gran Sport high-performance [...]

CARROLL SHELBY: CELEBRATING HIS LIFE   Shelby's last professional race was at Laguna Seca and his life and cars will be celebrated at this year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. [...]

MILLE MIGLIA STORICA: BRESCIA TO ROME + BACK   An Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 driven by Argentinians aces the 1,000-mile enduro. Argentine duo, Scalise and Claramunt, top, drives their vintage 1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 (#68) to victory at the 2012 Mille [...]

FIAT ABARTH MASERATI: TOPOLINO THAT ROARS   Limited edition Fiat 500 breaks cover at the start of the 2012 Mille Miglia.   The Fiat Topolino (mouse) has come a long way since its humble beginnings as an econo minicar. Powered by a 180 [...]

CHEVY SUPER SPORT: SS REDUX   Chevrolet gets back to 'Win On Sunday, Sell On Monday' strategy with track & traffic versions of latest SS.   Chevrolet has listened to enthusiasts and announced today the return of a V-8 [...]

PORSCHE 918 HYBRID SPYDER: GREEN IS GOOD   Mid-engine hybrid sports car tops out at 200 mph and sprints to 60 mph in 3.0 seconds.  Few people outside of the Porsche organization are more ecstatic to hear about production plans and [...]

SHELBY 1967 GT 500: ONE + ONLY   Historically significant GT 500 was the first and only 1967 big-block GT convertible and one of two Shelby GTs classified as 1968 prototypes. Initially assigned to Carroll Shelby as his personal [...]

PHASE III 454 CHEVELLE: MAXIMUM MOTION MUSCLE   Adam Tuckman's Baldwin-Motion 500-plus horsepower Chevelle is the quintessential muscle car. The cover of the April 2012 issue of MUSCLE CAR REVIEW showcases what is arguably one of the finest [...]

ALAIN PROST: FORMULA ONE LEGEND   TAG Heuer to present a remarkable photographic exhibition dedicated to Alain Prost at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. To mark its second year as the official timekeeper of the Goodwood Festival [...]