Archive for August, 2010


Kansas City Star

Cars To Be Graded On Fuel Mileage, Emissions Standards
RedOrbit
Conversely, high-performance sports and muscle cars would receive considerably lower marks, including a 'D' (the lowest available grade under the system, ...
US proposes grading cars on emissions, efficiencyReuters India
Letter grade system proposed for fuel efficiency, emissions for 2012 carsWeekly Driver

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Core77.com (blog)

Mazda's new designed-by-committee concept car leaves me confused
Core77.com (blog)
... but this one recalls some of Hyundai's early styling missteps in muscle car territory, ie the Tiburon. I realize that most cars these days are designed ...

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Shelbyville Times-Gazette (blog)

Picturing the Past 76: Wheel School
Shelbyville Times-Gazette (blog)
Here's one of those, Wheel School, as pictured in what I'd guess was the late 1950s judging by the cars and the gym/cafeteria. ...

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Mustangs move into motorcycle city
Rapid City Journal
"Ghost" is a white 2005 Mustang and will be just one of hundreds of the iconic American muscle car that will take over Sturgis Labor Day weekend. ...

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California Literary Review

Review: Mafia II
Escapist Magazine
The game is set in the city of Empire Bay, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. You play as Vito Scaletti, son of an Italian immigrant, war hero and mafia ...
Slick mob life ensnares war vet in cool chaosSan Francisco Chronicle
IN THE SERIESGaming Target
Game Review: Mafia IIBallerStatus.com

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More From Businessweek
BusinessWeek
... changes to the city; everything from the music to the cars to the neighborhoods all reflect a shift from a WWII-era depression to the boom of the 1950s. ...

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Harry Potter characters, 1950s gangsters and race car drivers take part in The ...
Watford Observer
... morning in Abbots Langley was brightened up by the sight of 60 fundraisers dressed as Harry Potter characters, 1950s gangsters and race car drivers. ...

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Show and Shine
The Province
Auto buffs get to show spectators and judges alike exactly what their classic cars, vintage muscle cars, hot rods and street rods are made of. ...

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Fiat takes aim at US again
Anderson Independent Mail (blog)
... the 500 is to Fiat what the Beetle is to Volkswagen — an update of the iconic people's car. The original 500 went on sale in the late 1950s. ...

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AutoSpies.com

Saab is in talks with three automakers to share technology
AutoSpies.com
... said that they are seeking an industrial partner to invest technology and cash in an updated version of Saab's classic 92-modelcompact car of the 1950s. ...

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