Archive for August, 2008
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Filed under: In the Autoblog Garage, SUVs, Jeep
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Jeep Compass
We weren’t really sure what direction Jeep was heading when it introduced the Compass in 2007. Built on a shared platform with the Dodge Caliber, the Compass goes against what we normally think ...
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Ford, Australia, FPV
“You guys are obsessed with rear wheel drive,” Alan Mulally mused to the Australian press after a browbeating about which pair of wheels might propel the Falcon into the future. Try as they might, the Ford Chief wouldn't be pinned down about the chassis architecture ...
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Filed under: Motorsports
Click above image for high-res gallery of Grand Prix of Sonoma
Motor racing is, of course, highly competitive, and the logistics highly complicated. The higher the level of racing, the more competitive and the more complicated. But racing fans expect to see it duked out on the track, not ...
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Filed under: Motorsports, Celebrities
In the world of Hollywood where so many people are vacuous prima donnas, Paul Newman is one of the great exceptions. He's considered one of the greatest American actors and one of the classiest human beings. However, after 83 years, the Newman era is drawing to a ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Filed under: Auction Action, Chevrolet, Celebrities, Special/Limited Editions
Click above for more images of the Batmobile, circa 1989
Built atop a lowly Chevrolet Impala chassis (or two), we don’t imagine that the next owner of the Batmobile in this auction will be pulling too many Batman-esque stunts. Still, to own one of ...
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