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A Florida Dealership Dissolved in 2024. Prosecutors Say the Owner Kept Taking Consignment Cars Anyway
Court records filed in Volusia County lay out a case that has nothing to do with spin or speculation: a…
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A Senate Committee Just Unanimously Advanced a Bill That Could Ban New Mercedes-Benz Vehicles From America in 2027
Mercedes-Benz Group AG has a shareholder problem that has nothing to do with sales figures or software glitches. Two of…
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Congress Wants Federal Cops to Get a Warrant Before Touching Your License Plate Data
Every time you back out of your driveway, there’s a decent chance a pole-mounted camera somewhere on your route is…
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Copart’s Stock Is Flying, But Its U.S. Salvage Auction Business Just Flatlined
Copart doesn’t build cars, sell cars retail, or race cars. It just decides where a huge share of America’s wrecked,…
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Rezvani’s 800-HP Dune Is Real, and the Fine Print Reveals It’s Built on a Lamborghini Huracán
Rezvani Motors just published the photos, the video, and the full spec sheet for the Dune, and buried in the…
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This Carbon-Bodied ‘1968 Charger’ Is Actually a 2023 Hellcat—And It Just Proved How Fast Custom Mopar Money Evaporates
Eighteen months ago, somebody paid $271,555 for a 2023 Dodge Challenger Hellcat wearing a hand-built carbon-fiber body designed to look…
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This $22,000 eBay ‘Cuda Calls Itself a Hemi Clone Because Chrysler Never Built the Real Thing
A Rio Rancho, New Mexico shop just listed a black 1973 Plymouth ‘Cuda on eBay for $22,000, and to its…
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NASCAR’s Trade Secrets Fight Gets a Jury Date Right Before Speedweeks
Federal civil trials rarely get scheduled around a race calendar. This one effectively did.Judge Susan C. Rodriguez has set a…
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What a Restoration Lawsuit Against Jimmie Johnson’s Brother Teaches Car Owners
A civil suit filed in Iredell County, North Carolina has put Jarit Johnson — younger brother of seven-time Cup champion…
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Kyle Busch Invitational: 51 Legends Cars Pack Bowman Gray’s Quarter-Mile
Bowman Gray Stadium isn’t just naming a race after Kyle Busch. It’s building the entry list out of his career.The…
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Aston Martin’s V12 SUV Is Real, Sort Of: Inside the Call of Duty Dreadnought
Aston Martin just built its first V12-powered SUV. You cannot buy it, insure it, register it, or hear it in…
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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…