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Vancouver car voted one of top 10 customs in 1963
Car Craft magazine was one of the bibles for the rapidly escalating interest in car customizing when, in 1963, it published a special edition identifying the 10 best custom cars for 1963. This was at...
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The car that gets the girl: beware false upfront advertising
She was beautiful up there on the stage at Harrison Trimble High School in Moncton, New Brunswick, in 1967. Her silky flaxen hair delicately swayed as she finessed the bow over the strings of the first...
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Pot and driving just a really bad idea
Marijuana is a hot topic in British Columbia and across North America these days, especially since the Canadian government recently changed the rules on who can produce and distribute the controversial...
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Car seats have an expiry date
I have a confession. I do not know what the movie Frozen is. I am ignorant of the plot line and any of the characters. Heck, I don’t even know whether it’s animated or not. I assume it is as “Frozen”...
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California cruisin’: from the sublime to the oddball
Just back from an amazing trip for “Car Week” to the Carmel area, where I took in a few auctions, the Vintage Races at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway, the Consorso Italiano, the Concorso d’LeMons and, of...
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High school shop class the secret to success for grads who love cars
Two years out of high school, Evan Fischbach is earning $40,000 a year. His secret: shop class. Fischbach, 19, has known he wanted to work on cars ever since he took an automotive class in his junior...
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Mazda could be mulling AWD Speed3 and Miata Coupe
File this under things we would really like to see: An all-wheel-drive Mazdaspeed3 and a Miata Coupe, both cars that Automotive News reports could be on their way. Mazda is currently working on big...
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Volkswagen to launch new Golf in 2017, report says
Volkswagen, which just launched the seventh-generation model of its popular Golf this year, is already thinking of a whole eighth-generation overhaul for 2017, reports say. A German magazine via...
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Seven of the worst things you can do to damage your car
For all the expense, worry, and inconvenience of automotive maintenance and repairs, you’d think we would know better. But time and again, we ignore or do certain things to our vehicles that will...
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Chevrolet, Buick achieve sole gains in annual auto satisfaction survey
General Motors, under scrutiny for its slowness in handling a recall linked to fatalities, was the only automaker to have two brands that gained ground in a widely watched survey of customer...
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SUV Review: 2014 Range Rover Evoque Dynamic
We’ve been lauding Range Rover’s sultry Evoque for its segment-busting beauty almost from the moment it took to the floor of the Geneva Motor Show. Sleek, stylish and sexy are just some of the plaudits...
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Reader Review: 2014 Nissan Micra vs. the 1980s original
Mark Radford is a self-proclaimed “giant man,” so when he drove the Nissan Micra when it first came to Canada in the 1980s, he got a lot of slack for it. He didn’t care, though. He drove the reliable...
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Mercedes-Benz to rename ML-Class SUV
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning a shakeup with its model names, and the next model on the list is the ML-Class SUV. Along with a mid-life refresh, Car and Driver says the ML will be renamed to the...
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Volvo officially unveils 2015 XC90 SUV
Volvo, which has come to symbolize Swedish durability since its founding in 1927, is sticking to its Scandinavian roots with its first model since being acquired by Chinese owners four years ago....
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Cadillac ATS-V set for L.A. debut, CTS-V headed to Detroit
In its ploy to take on the likes of BMW’s M and Mercedes’ AMG divisions, Cadillac is reportedly set to unveil the ATS-V sedan this November. We already knew a high-performance variant of the ATS sedan...
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Respect your elders: the history behind Audi’s RS breed
In the beginning, there was the word, and the word was quattro. Here, at the top of a mountain, a meeting between two machines that represent the best of Audi’s commitment in building machines that...
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Here’s proof how everyone can experience racetrack thrills
Four cars — a Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart, a Porsche Cayman and two 911s, one finished in a bright turquoise — were lined up outside Canadian Tire Motorsport Park’s Driver Development Track. As the...
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Suzuki recalls 19,000 Kizashi sedans over spiders
If you own a Suzuki and aren’t a fan of spiders, take notice: the Japanese automaker is recalling more than 19,000 midsize cars. The automaker is calling back 19,000 examples of its Kizashi sedan built...
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Next-gen Ford Focus RS likely for North America in limited numbers
Over the last few months, rumours have begun swirling over Ford offering a successor to the high-performance Focus RS based on the current model. Now, according to Road and Track, it’s inching closer...
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Mitsubishi planning new look across entire lineup
Mitsubishi might not be the biggest brand out there right now, but it’s planning some big changes in the coming years. Looking ahead at the next three years, Automotive News says the Japanese automaker...
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