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This Military Hummer Restomod Rolls Into a No-Reserve Sale Looking Ready for Anything
Long before the Hummer H1 became a civilian status symbol, the military-spec M998 was hauling troops and gear over terrain…
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Atlanta Survived the World Cup. Surely Summerhill Can Handle Two Hours of F1 Cars
Apparently Atlanta’s latest infrastructure emergency has 18-inch tires.Red Bull is bringing Formula 1 machinery to Summerhill on August 1. From…
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This Rare 1971 ‘Cuda 383 Project Just Listed for Nearly $65K
Not every survivor from Detroit’s muscle car peak gets the glamorous barn-find treatment. Some spend years going through teardown, media…
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This Week Went Full Throttle: 35 Car Stories You Shouldn’t Miss (July 13–17)
Thirty-five automotive stories from July 13–17, covering wrecked Corvettes, diesel rules, F1, motorcycles, trucks, auctions, EVs, and practical buyer guides.
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Top 10 Most Wrecked Corvettes Currently Listed on IAAI
America’s sports car has a dark side, and it lives on the salvage lot. Every single day, gorgeous Corvettes roll…
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The Diesel Delete Crackdown Collapsed in 2026, and EPA’s Next Rule Might Make Part of It Official
Ripping the emissions system out of a diesel truck used to be the kind of decision that ended with a…
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Hyundai Just Cut $6,300 From the IONIQ 5 N’s Price — And Threw In Tesla Supercharger Access
Hyundai’s maddest EV just got a lot easier to sign for. On July 15, Hyundai Motor America announced that the…
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Honda’s Boosted V3R Just Left a Paper Trail in Australia, and It’s Not Even Using a Turbo
Somewhere in the paperwork filed with IP Australia’s design registry, wedged between office-chair patents and cutlery diagrams, ten grayscale line…
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Boss Hoss Still Builds a Motorcycle Around a 600-HP Big-Block Chevy, and the Cruiser Bike Is the Purest Version of the Idea
Boss Hoss has spent 35 years selling a premise that sounds like a bar bet: take a full-size Chevrolet V8,…
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This 1958 Nash Metropolitan Once Belonged to Jimmy Buffett, and It’s Heading to Auction
A pastel-hued little convertible with an outsized backstory is rolling across the auction stage this month, and its celebrity connection…
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Kim Kardashian Bought a $285K 1973 Ford Bronco—Here’s What That Money Actually Buys
Kim Kardashian’s Instagram feed moves markets in ways car companies spend millions trying to replicate, and her July 14 photo…
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Deal Alert: Nowell Leather’s Hand-Stitched Wallets and EDC Gear Are Built Like a Well-Kept Ride
This post is done in partnership with Nowell Leather.Anyone who’s spent time restoring a project car knows the appeal of…