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​How some characters become cars

​How some characters become cars

Posted by Dale Johnson on Jun 22nd 2022

You meet all kinds. I recently encountered an aging swinger, a well-worn scamp, an old matador, an imp that had seen better days, and a fading celebrity. But I didn’t see any people. I was looking at

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Racing for new car names

Racing for new car names

Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Jun 8th 2022

What do the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Pontiac LeMans and Studebaker Daytona have in common? They all have racing names – but no racing history from those legendary circuits. Since the earliest days

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Hatchbacks a hot way to haul

Hatchbacks a hot way to haul

Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on May 25th 2022

The hatchback body style combines the style of a coupe or sedan with extra hauling capacity. With the rear seat is folded down there’s a larger storage area. And the large hatch opening provides ea

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Old cars provide names for new Ford trucks

Old cars provide names for new Ford trucks

Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on May 11th 2022

When the Ford Motor Company looks for names for new trucks, it often looks at its cars of the past.The newest trucks in the Ford line-up – the small Ranger and even-smaller Maverick – have names that

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First names and car names

First names and car names

Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Apr 27th 2022

While many cars are named after the surnames of the people who created them – like Buick, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Nash, Porsche, Studebaker and many others – in a few cases, first names have bee

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