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27th

Vile Gossip: Generation of Heroes

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Vile Gossip: Generation of Heroes
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Racing's goddess, Miss Linda Vaughn

As our popular series "A Generation of Heroes" comes to a close in this issue with the portraits and profiles of Jackie Stewart, Richard Petty, Stirling Moss, and Mario Andretti, I'm missing someone we were never able to catch, the one "great" who could spin a fine tale about all seventeen guys we've written about. It wasn't for lack of us trying to get her; Linda Vaughn -- Miss Hurst Golden Shifter for forty years -- went to Indy as she has for the past forty-nine years but didn't surface for her photo call.


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Nov
27th

GM to tout driving fun of Chevy Spark EV: Electric mini car debuts at Los Angeles auto show

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General Motors is launching an electric version of its
Nov
27th

Jeep Mighty FC Concept: Autoweek drive review video: Another drive in our favorite truck of 2012

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An awful lot of enthusiasts love sports cars and super cars, but there are just as many truck lovers out there. For them we offer, once again, one of our favorite
Nov
27th

BMW reveals coupe i3 at Los Angeles Auto Show: Today’s concept likely to join i-brand lineup

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27th

2013 Mini John Cooper Works GP: Autoweek drive review video

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The 2013 Mini John Cooper Works GP is nearly as ferocious as the track-ready
Nov
27th

Quest Driving Safety covertly follows teens

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Teaching your teen good driving habits can be an endless, nerve-wracking pain in the driver's seat. Even with insurance or internet-supplied GPS units, you can't tell if your child is doing 50 mph on the road or 50 mph in a parking lot.
Nov
27th

2014 Chevrolet Impala to use new MyLink: 2014 Corvette also gets second-gen infotainment system

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The redesigned
Nov
27th

FRANCE: General Motors in "advanced" talks to sell Strasbourg transmission site

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General Motors says it is in "advanced" discussions with Punch International and ZF Friedrichshafen, which are seeking to acquire the US automaker's transmission plant in Strasbourg.
Nov
27th

US: Fisker hires ex-GM’s Ewanick

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Luxury electric car company Fisker Automotive has named General Motors' former chief marketing officer Joel Ewanick as its new chief commercial officer.
Nov
27th

INTERVIEW: Martyn Cray, plant director Vauxhall Ellesmere Port

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Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant is currently on tickover and operating at around 65% capacity. But that is about to change, as Martyn Cray, the plant's director, tells Tony Lewis.
Nov
27th

UK: More efficient cars choke UK gov tax revenues

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A tax trap is closing in on the UK government as the rising efficiency of today's new cars threatens to starve the Treasury of tax revenue, according to analysts at CAP Automotive.
Nov
27th

2012 Mini John Cooper Works Coupe review notes: Max Mini performance packed into an oddball wrapper

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ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: These John Cooper Works Mini vehicles are very fun, but for almost $40k, all that fun comes at a price.
Nov
27th

GERMANY: Opel hails fleet sales growth for Ampera

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Opel says it has more than doubled its Ampera fleet customer base in the space of just six months, from around 700 in March to almost 2,000 in October across Europe - an increase of more than 180%.
Nov
27th

Former GM exec Joel Ewanick joins Fisker: Green luxury automaker nabs marketing veteran with GM, Nissan and Hyundai roots

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Fisker Automotive has hired ousted General Motors' global marketing boss
Nov
27th

JAPAN: Toyota’s new pre-collision system effective at high speeds

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Toyota Motor (TMC) has announced that it has developed a pre-collision system (PCS) with collision avoidance assist that is effective in helping mitigate high-speed collisions.
Nov
27th

HUNGARY: Hungarian government shows commitment to Suzuki

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As Europe's economy stutters and automakers eye restructuring moves, Suzuki has secured a 'strategic partnership' with Hungary's government to secure its low-cost manufacturing operations there.
Nov
27th

LA SHOW: 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV shown

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The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV has been shown today, ahead of the Los Angeles International Auto Show.
Nov
27th

MEXICO: Metlsa to buy ISE Automotive

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Metalsa says it intends to acquire the global assets of ISE Automotive, a portfolio company of private equity fund Nordwind Capital, subject to standard conditions of completion, including regulatory and other approvals.
Nov
27th

CHINA: Mazda sees recovery ahead for Japanese brands

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Mazda sees recovery in the first quarter of next l year in the Chinese market for Japanese brands hit hard by anti-Japan sentiment in China.
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27th

Renault mulls car production in Venezuela

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Renault is mulling the possibility of building an assembly plant in Venezuela to increase its production capacity outside struggling Europe. The carmaker already has three plants in Latin America -- in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.
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