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A 1967 Shelby GT500 And The Open Road [Car Porn]

Alex Kostiouk snapped this picture of a 1967 Shelby GT500 this weekend. It’s a fine example of American Muscle, American Roads and Americana. RIP Carroll. More »

New Jersey Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Two Rental Ferraris [Video]

“Prepare to be at the center of attention when you rent this car” reads the description on exotic car rental company Gotham Dream Cars‘ page for the Ferrari F430 that killed a motorcyclist when the two collided head-on yesterday morning in New Jersey. More »

Chevy Celebrity Was The Sedan No Import Could Match [Video]

What was the midsize car to beat in 1983? According to this slightly delusional vintage Chevy commercial it was clearly the Celebrity. No import at any price could match “the room it gives you for the mileage it gives you at any price”. More »

Dean Martin’s Custom 1962 Ghia L6.4 Can Be Yours [Car Stars]

It’s no secret famed Rat Packer Dean Martin is still about as cool as it gets, so it only makes sense he would choose a vehicle as cool and unique as a 1962 Ghia L6.4 as a mode of transportation. More »

See What A Stolen Rental Camaro Looks Like After A 150 MPH Police Pursuit [Car Crime]

While there’s certainly nothing wrong with a little rental car abuse in the name of fun, we’d say 150 MPH Police chases in a car you didn’t actually rent is a slightly different story. More »

Watch A Troop Of Baboons Test Out A New Hyundai [Video]

To test out the durability of their new i30 Hyundai UK decided to let “some real cheeky monkeys”—their words, not ours—loose on the car and the resulting video footage is a strange sight that must be seen. More »

What Is The Best Luxury Coupe Ever Made? [Question Of The Weekend]

Watching Lincoln’s mid-eighties offering to the luxury coupe market earlier today got us thinking about the world of posh two doors. This weekend we want to know what you believe is the best luxury coupe. More »

Was This The Lincoln That Could Finally Compete With Mercedes? [Video]

When it came time to advertise the new for 1984 Continental Mark VII Lincoln took the road less traveled, admitting they had been unable to compete with their competition—until now. More »

What People Are Saying About Carroll Shelby [Carroll Shelby]

From the time he was a child, Carroll Shelby was into cars. After a brief but understandable diversion into airplanes during World War II, Shelby eventually made his way back to his passion, racing and later building some of the world’s fastest cars. More »

Carroll Shelby, Automotive Legend, Dead At 89 [Carroll Shelby]

Before reality TV, and even still to a very large degree now, the best known name associated with performance cars to the average person is Carroll Shelby, and with good reason. Shelby has been considered a legend in the field for decades, and his influence is still strong to this day. He died today at [...]

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