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Stolen Before It Reached a Dealer, This 1985 Camaro Z28 Just Sold for $21,000 After 20 Years in Storage
Most survivor-car stories start with an owner who parked the car and never got back to it. This 1985 Chevrolet…
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This Dodge Daytona Spent a Decade in a Missouri Junkyard as Fraud Evidence — Bidders Still Wouldn’t Clear $355,000
Dodge built exactly 503 Charger Daytonas for the 1969 model year, and on paper this one should have been a…
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Waymo’s Robotaxis Keep Getting Stuck in San Francisco, and Washington Just Ran Out of Patience
A self-driving car has exactly one move when trouble shows up: follow the program. It can brake, reroute, or call…
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Three Tow Vehicles Teamed Up to Free a Stuck Motorhome in Utah, and Ripped Its Face Clean Off
A Class A motorhome sitting nose-down in soft sand along a Utah shoreline looked like an ordinary boondocking mishap, the…
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No, the EU Isn’t Slapping Satellite Speed Limiters on Motorcycles (At Least Not Yet)
If you’ve seen a headline this week claiming Brussels is about to bolt a satellite-controlled speed governor onto every scooter…
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Chad ‘Chadillac’ Solis Dies After E-Skateboard Crash, Exposing Nevada’s Adult Helmet Law Gap
Chad Solis was 49 when a crack in the pavement ended his life on June 10. Solis, known across the…
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Toyota Sued Over Claims Its Website Kept Tracking Visitors Who Clicked ‘Decline’
Clicking “decline” on a cookie banner feels like closing a door. A new class action filed against Toyota argues that…
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Vasseur Takes Aim at Stewards Over Hamilton Penalty at Belgian GP
Lewis Hamilton’s opening lap collision with George Russell left more than a Mercedes driver nursing a retirement on Sunday at…
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Watch: A Florida Motorcyclist Fled An FHP Trooper Twice — His Bike Ended The Chase By Catching Fire
Jason Ortiz had at least two clean chances to just put his kickstand down. He took neither, and by the…
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Formula E’s Citroën Racing Team Principal Cyril Blais Has Died
Citroën Racing confirmed over the weekend that Cyril Blais, team principal of its Formula E operation, has died. The news…
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Georgia Driver Charged With Aggravated Assault After Pointing What Looked Like A Gun At A Motorcyclist
A Hamilton Mill Road traffic light turned into a felony case on June 10, when a Jeep pulled alongside a…
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Race Weekend Recap: Logano Ends His Drought, Antonelli Rules Spa, and Pajari Stuns in Estonia
Motorsports fans had plenty to watch this weekend, as major series across several continents delivered breakthrough wins, championship-shaking results, and…