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Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog The rust repairs begin. The bottom of the left door was dented up and rusted pretty badly. To repair the damage, the rust was cut out and a new panel was fabricated. It was almost the entire bottom of the door. The edge of the lower door skin was pried [...]

The Mazda RX-8 undergoes its first significant update since its introduction in 2001. But even after five years it is hard to place the Mazda RX-8 in just one category, and not just because of its unique rotary engine. The RX-7 had one of those t0o, but someone could easily answer that it was a rear-wheel-drive two-seat sports car [...]
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There may be life after GM’s death for the Solstice and Sky. Admirers of the sports cars are crossing their collective fingers on word from GM CEO Fritz Henderson’s statement that GM is entertaining the notion of selling the Wilmington Delaware plant where the two roadsters are built. If General Motors would be willing to sell its Wilmington [...]
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Melling reveals full tech details of 550bhp Speed Six conversion
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Time did the math, and reports that the total cost of the recent wave of automotive industry “assistance” has reached $83b. With Chrysler’s bankruptcy not going well (286,687 2009 models and 36,370 2008 models languishing on lots, according to Fortune) and GM about to join it in court, that number will top $100m by the [...]
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?Today’s equity offering is another example of the fast, decisive action we are taking as we build momentum on our plan, including further progress on improving our balance sheet.” Well, he would say that, wouldn’t he? And now’s as good a time as any for Ford CEO Alan Mulally to cash-in some of his employer’s [...]
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Our own Ken Elias (who predicts a May 29 filing for The General) is torn between two motors, feeling like a fool. Loving a BMW is breaking all his rules. The man puts about 12k on the odo per year, and claims he only drives fast on rare occasions [when it is safe to do [...]
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?Today’s equity offering is another example of the fast, decisive action we are taking as we build momentum on our plan, including further progress on improving our balance sheet.” Well, he would say that, wouldn’t he? And now’s as good a time as any for Ford CEO Alan Mulally to cash-in some of his employer’s [...]
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Time did the math, and reports that the total cost of the recent wave of automotive industry “assistance” has reached $83 billion. With Chrysler’s bankruptcy not going well (286,687 2009 models and 36,370 2008 models languishing on lots, according to Fortune) and GM about to join it in court, that number will top $100 million [...]
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