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Friends of Laguna Seca Names Lauri Eberhart as CEO to Lead Historic Raceway’s...
The Friends of Laguna Seca, the nonprofit organization tasked with managing the historic Monterey County racetrack, has named Lauri Eberhart as CEO. Eberhart has a long history of motorsports...
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Holy Horsepower! 15 Years of Steve Morris Engines
If you’re a fan of high-powered street cars or Pro Mod drag racing, then you’ve probably heard of Steve Morris Engines. If not, you might be surprised at the kind of horsepower that Morris and his...
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Best in Low Explores the Community, Culture, and Craftsmanship of Lowriders
Although it has spread around the world, the culture surrounding highly customized and personalized lowriders began in Southern California. It’s only fitting that the Petersen Automotive Museum, the...
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Tim Kuniskis, CEO of Dodge and Ram, Retiring after 32 Years
On June 1, Tim Kuniskis will step down from his position as CEO of Dodge and Ram, ending a 32-year career with Chrysler/FCA/Stellantis. His time with Stellantis began in sales and distribution in...
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This Day in History, 1901: The First Speed Limit in the U.S.
On May 21, 1901, Connecticut enacted the first motor vehicle speed limit in the United States. The law passed the State General Assembly after its initial plan to curtail speed was loosened a bit to...
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Cadillac Racing’s Bespoke LMC55.R V-8 Is All Business
Cadillac’s beautiful, sleek LMDh race car has been tearing up the track at endurance events around the globe, racking up plenty of podium finishes since its racing debut in 2023. While the car’s...
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Watch a Scratch-Built V-12 Hit 244 MPH at El Mirage
Racing at El Mirage is not much of a spectator sport. The 1.3-mile course is in the middle of the Southern California desert at an elevation of about half a mile. It’s not difficult to get to, but the...
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GM Patents Clutch for EVs, No Pedal Required
A patent secured by GM Global Technology Operations LLC and published on May 16, 2024, hints that GM is developing a clutch for use on some of its future electric vehicles. The patent describes a...
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Spy Shots Spot AWD Hybrid Ford Maverick
Spy shots show that Ford is filling an important, potentially lucrative missing piece in the Maverick lineup: A hybrid, AWD variant of the compact truck. Photographers captured a 2025 Maverick Lariat...
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6 Stylish Studebakers up for Grabs
Dr. Karl E. Peace, a biostatistician, author, and philanthropist who has worked in public health for decades, has donated his 32-car collection to benefit Georgia Southern University. One of Dr....
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California Legislature Passes Bill to Encourage DIY EV Conversions
California has passed SB 301, legislation introduced by State Senator Anthony Portantino (D-Burbank), which earmarked at least $2,000,000 from the state’s clean vehicle rebate program to be available...
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Mazda Still Considering Rotary-Powered Sports Car
Mazda hasn’t offered a car powered by a rotary engine since the last RX-8 ended production in 2012. The rotary engine’s impact on enthusiasts is so great that many still clamor for the chance to own...
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Roadkill Nights Returns, Highlights Dodge’s Shift to Hurricane Inline-Six Power
Dodge is planning some new thrills for the ninth installment of its annual Roadkill Nights this summer. Once again, Woodward Avenue will be the venue for legally sanctioned drag racing as the Direct...
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Barn Find Hunter Explores the Shelby Cobra Herbie Hancock Has Owned Since New
Tom Cotter made a stop by an old friend’s garage in Los Angeles for the latest installment of Barn Find Hunter. Cotter introduces us to Steve Beck, who owns some very cool cars of his own, but is also...
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Is This the Coolest Mustang II Ever Built?
The Ford Mustang II doesn’t get a lot of respect. They were born during an oil crisis and when they debuted as 1974 models, they did so without a V-8 engine option. Still, their styling, size, and...
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The Fastest Road In the West Is Up For Sale
Willow Springs International Raceway, located about 60 miles north of Los Angeles in Kern County, California, has hosted almost every type of road race since it opened in 1953. Everything from Can-Am...
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2025 BMW 2 Series Coupe Refreshed with New Tech, Subtle Tweaks
BMW is refreshing its sporty smaller coupes with a “focus on digitalization.” The big news is BMW’s new iDrive 8.5 with QuickSelect: It operates the interface on the curved 12.3-inch Information...
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Joe Elmore, Host of Horsepower TV and Musclecar, Dies at 80
If your lazy Saturday mornings were anything like ours, you probably spent hours watching Horsepower TV or Musclecar, both hosted by Joe Elmore, who passed away Monday at the age of 80. Elmore had a...
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All-New 2025 X3 Brings Curved Screens, Improved Power to BMW’s Most Popular...
Despite building its reputation on sports sedans, BMW, like virtually every other auto brand, has an SUV at the top of its sales charts. The X3 has climbed to the top by combining athletic handling,...
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This Week on Hagerty Marketplace: American Luxury and Teutonic Touring
Welcome to This Week on Hagerty Marketplace, a recurring recap of the previous week’s most noteworthy cars and significant sales from the Hagerty Marketplace online auctions. For this week’s selection...
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Modern Classics Star in Eric Kendricks’ Car Collection
Eric Kendricks, now entering his 10th year as an NFL linebacker after signing with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, has been a fan of cars from the get-go. We visited his car collection near his...
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Five Classic Car Nameplates That Deserve a Comeback
Ford CEO Jim Farley stopped by The Smoking Tire podcast earlier this month to talk vintage sports car racing, EVs, and driver assistance, so if you’re a fan of events like the Rolex Monterey...
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Camaro-Powered C10 Restomod Is Velocity’s Second Chevy
Following the addition of the K5 Blazer last year, Florida’s Velocity Restorations now has another restomod Chevy truck product in its lineup, a 1967–1972 C10. Rather than a new 4×4 chassis, the C10...
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Larry Chen Sneaks a Peek at Toyota’s GR Corolla-Swapped GR86
In one of his latest in-depth videos, photographer and hardcore automotive enthusiast Larry Chen gets a peek behind the curtain of one of Toyota’s upcoming builds set to debut at the industry-only...
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George Poteet, 400-MPH Record Holder and Custom Car Patron, Has Passed Away...
We were saddened to hear the news yesterday that George Poteet had passed away. Before he made a name for himself as a land speed racer, which is how we best knew him, George Poteet was an avid car...
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This Week on Hagerty Marketplace: A Half-Track, a Truck, and a T-bird
Welcome to This Week on Hagerty Marketplace, a recurring recap of the previous week’s most noteworthy cars and significant sales from the Hagerty Marketplace online auctions. Hagerty Marketplace...
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Lamborghini Temerario, Successor to the Huracan, Spotted Testing
Lamborghini’s hybrid V-8 successor to the V-10-powered Huracan was recently spotted by spy photographers during testing. While the overall proportion and shape of the greenhouse seem in line with the...
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American Muscle We’ll Be Watching in Monterey 2024
As usual, Monterey Auction Week will gather some of the most exclusive and valuable cars from around the world. That doesn’t mean that American muscle power will be left out—on the contrary, many of...
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Corvette ZR1 Superlatives across Every Generation
The 2025 Corvette ZR1—just revealed today—promises a level of performance that was almost inconceivable just a few years ago. But let’s not forget, the ZR1 moniker has steadily been pushing the...
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1962 Lancer Parked for 25 Years: Will It Run?
The newest Redline Rebuild project car is a 1962 Dodge Lancer wagon that was parked in a barn for 25 years . . . until Davin and the Redline Rebuild crew dragged it into the light of day. The Lancer,...
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Streetwise: We Drive the Velocity Restorations 1970 Ford F-100
The turn-key restomod truck industry is big business these days, with shops like Icon, Gateway Bronco, and Velocity Restorations thoroughly revamping classic iron into powerful and comfortable...
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What Does It Take to Paint an F1 Track?
There’s always a lot of behind the scenes work going on to make our favorite motorsports events happen. Tracks have to be paved, or sometimes dragged, and important locations need to be marked out and...
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This Big-Block ’67 Camaro Makes the Case for Tribute Cars
Muscle car aficionados will immediately know that the 396 was the big-block offered for 1967 Camaros from the factory, and that 454s weren’t available until 1970. But numbers-matching originality...
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At Detroit’s Roadkill Nights 2024, Two Local Drag Racers Defend Their Crowns
On August 10th, the Michigan city of Pontiac played host to what has become a fan-favorite tradition ahead of Detroit’s world-famous Woodward Dream Cruise: Roadkill Nights. It’s a drag racing...
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Speed Demon Team Records Fastest Mile of Speed Week 2024
After a total rain-out in 2022 and a shortened course and delayed racing due to rain in 2023, Speed Week 2024 was due to deliver big numbers, and the course was finally ready. Hundreds of racers and...
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First Drive: 2024 Aston Martin DB12 Volante
Aston Martin’s latest drop-top, the DB12 Volante, seeks to bring new levels of handling and performance to top-down summer cruising, and the company went to great lengths to make sure that the...
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Drag Racer and Hot Rod Garage Host Alex Taylor Enters 200 MPH Club at...
Alex Taylor became one of the newest members of the exclusive 200 MPH Club after backing up a qualifying run on the third day of racing at Speed Week 2024. Taylor was behind the wheel of Keith and...
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Roadkill Nights 2024 Was a Who’s Who of Superb Vintage American Muscle
It’s become a cherished tradition in Pontiac, Michigan, in the days leading up to Detroit’s world-famous Woodward Dream Cruise: Roadkill Nights. For nine years running, MotorTrend’s Roadkill crew has...
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Friends of Laguna Seca Kicks Off 55 Years of Stewardship with Car Week...
Ahead of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Friends of Laguna Seca CEO Lauri Eberhart, along with President Ross Merrill and Vice President Bruce Canepa, spoke to an assembled crowd at Laguna...
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Gallery: Every Car from the Pebble Beach Concours Dawn Patrol 2024
It’s well-established tradition at this point. Hundreds of the most car-obsessed petrolheads gather before sunrise to watch as the cars enter the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It’s the...
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1979 Ford Ghia Probe I Prototype Lost in Fire After Monterey Car Week
A one-of-one styling exercise, the sharp and faceted 1979 Ford Ghia Probe I prototype, was burned in a fire shortly after leaving the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Brandan Gillogly The Pebble...
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Three Stunning Restomods from Monterey Car Week 2024
From vintage racing and car shows that would welcome any make and model to exclusive events and limited-production vehicle debuts, Monterey Car Week offers something for everyone. Perfectly restored...
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Camaros to Cobras: American Pushrod Power at the Rolex Motorsports Reunion
Monterey Car Week is not all about the imported exotics. You can find fine domestic cars at plenty of venues all across the peninsula, even at the exclusive Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. However,...
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This Week On Hagerty Marketplace: Making the Most of Convertible Weather
Some of us are lucky to live with year-long convertible weather, others are stubborn enough to ignore the difference. If you don’t have a convertible, the last few months may have been spent longing...
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Alex Xydias, Hot Rod Pioneer and Publisher, Has Passed Away at Age 102
Alex Xydias lived a remarkable life. A hot-rodder from a young age, he served in WWII as a B-17 crewman, founded the So-Cal Speed Shop, and would go on to claim speed records, film documentaries, head...
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J.D. Power Study Shows New-Car Buyers Are Annoyed by New Tech
J.D. Power’s 2024 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study surveyed more than 81,000 new car buyers 90 days after each person took possession of their new ride. The market research company found that...
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These Four Pickups and SUVs Got More Expensive This Summer
Nobody should be surprised that classic trucks and SUVs, particularly 4x4s, continue to gain popularity as collectibles. Having a pickup for its utility or a 4×4 SUV to take on off-road adventures can...
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Coyote-Powered RWD Focus Brings $42,000 on Bring a Trailer
Dropping a big engine into a smaller car is a simple recipe for performance and fun. That’s how we got the Pontiac GTO, the Sunbeam Tiger, and the Shelby Cobra. Of course, the recipe isn’t limited to...
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Ford Performance Boosts Ranger Raptor and Bronco Raptor 3.0-Liter to 455 hp
The 3.0-liter V-6 EcoBoost crammed into the Ford Ranger Raptor and Bronco Raptor is already quite impressive, boasting over 400 hp and a broad torque curve that peaks at 430 and 440 lb-ft of torque....
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How Modern Tech Brings the Thunder in Historic Trans-Am V-8s
One of our favorite classes at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion pits ’60s and ’70s Camaros, Mustangs, Challengers, Javelins, Falcons, and, appropriately, Trans Ams, against one another just like...
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