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This Porsche Carrera GT Was Custom-Ordered by Schumacher Himself — Now It’s Hitting the Auction Block
A 2004 Porsche Carrera GT ordered new for seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher is set to cross the…
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EPA’s New Diesel Rule Could Change What You Pay for a 2027 Truck — Here’s How
Fleets that have been slow-walking replacement orders aren’t waiting on freight rates. They’re waiting on a docket number.On July 9,…
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Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Just Helped a Pop Art McLaren F1 GTR Smash Auction Records at $34.6 Million
Chassis 10R crossed the block at RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale on August 15 as Lot 328 and sold for $34,655,000.…
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California Just Greenlit Driverless Semis From Aurora and Kodiak — But the Fine Print Is Brutal
California’s ban on big self-driving rigs is over, and the two companies that lobbied hardest to kill it now have…
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Alex Fiorio, Lancia’s Eternal WRC Runner-Up, Dies at 61 After Stomach Cancer Battle
Alessandro “Alex” Fiorio, the Italian rally driver who spent the late 1980s finishing just behind some of the greatest names…
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Monterey Car Week 2026 Just Redrew the Collector Car Map, and $636 Million Is the Least Interesting Number in the Story
Every August, a stretch of California coastline between Monterey and Carmel turns into the most expensive parking lot on Earth,…
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An Ohio Seller Wants $5,000 for 14 Geo Metros, Rust and Rare Convertibles Included
Harry has fourteen Geo Metros sitting in a field in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, and he will sell every single one of…
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Man Charged in Greg Biffle Burglary Allegedly Picked Targets by Reading the News
Eight months after someone forced their way into Greg Biffle’s Mooresville home and cleared out a stash of cash and…
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Uber’s $10 Billion Self-Driving Gamble Hits a Wall: Europe’s 250-Car-Per-Country Limit
Uber spent its second-quarter call telling investors it wants to be the app layer for everyone else’s self-driving cars. The…
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The Camaro Restoration Disaster That Proves an Empty Gas Tank Is More Dangerous Than a Full One
A 61-year-old man in Chesapeake, Virginia is home from the emergency room with what firefighters described as non-life-threatening injuries after…
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Kia and Hyundai Mobis Just Paid $11.5 Million to Settle a Georgia Visa Scandal — Here’s What the Filing Reveals
Eleven and a half million dollars is roughly what Kia Georgia’s West Point plant produces in vehicle value on a…
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Koenigsegg’s 1,600-HP CCGT1 Is the Le Mans Monster the FIA Never Let Race
Koenigsegg spent Monterey week doing something it has never really done before: apologizing to itself for a decision the FIA…