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Forum: Corvette September 9th 11, 09:48 PM Posted to alt.autos.corvette
Replies: 1
Views: 1,335
Posted By JLA
A loss to the Corvette world - Betty Skelton has died at the age of 85

From AW

Betty Skelton, former acrobatic airplane pilot, Chevrolet Corvette
test driver and daredevil speed racer, died at the age of 85 on Aug.
31.

Skelton established a concrete precedent for...
Forum: Chrysler September 3rd 11, 11:11 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
Replies: 1
Views: 952
Posted By JLA
PIC: Beth Paretta leaves Aston Martin to join Chrysler Group LLC - to head marketing for SRT

From Chrysler


Beth Paretta, one of Autoweek's 10 Secret People in 2009 (Autoweek,
Sept. 21, 2009) has left her position as operations manager at Aston
Martin to join Chrysler Group LLC as marketing...
Forum: BMW September 2nd 11, 04:26 AM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
Replies: 0
Views: 638
Posted By JLA
Recall Notice for 2,120 BMW X5 Models - Fuel Pre-heater - Diesel

From BMW

Report Date : August 31, 2011 at 11:49 AM
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V441000

Vehicle Make / Model: BMW / X5

Model Year(s): 2009

Manufacturer: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC Mfr's
Forum: BMW September 2nd 11, 04:26 AM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
Replies: 3
Views: 621
Posted By JLA
Recall Notice for 241,000 3-Series BMW Cars for faulty taillights

From BMW

Vehicle Make / Model:

Model Year(s):
BMW / 325I

2002-2005
BMW / 325XI
Forum: Alfa Romeo September 2nd 11, 01:19 AM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
Replies: 1
Views: 1,844
Posted By JLA
PICS: BYE BYE to the Alfa Romeo 159

From IT Speed
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The yanking last month of the Alfa 159 from the company’s UK
pricelists signals the wind-down of production of this D-segment
sedan, its sales on all markets being already...
Forum: Audi August 29th 11, 04:05 AM Posted to alt.autos.audi
Replies: 0
Views: 1,634
Posted By JLA
Hopefully this is NOT the future of Audi - Urban Sportback..

Hopefully these dreadful looking concepts - The Audi Urban Sportback
and Audi Spyder Concepts will not be the future of Audi Automobiles

From AW

After teasing us with a couple of videos and a few...
Forum: Audi August 24th 11, 11:22 PM Posted to alt.autos.audi
Replies: 2
Views: 2,036
Posted By JLA
Here comes the 2012 Audi A8 HYBRID

From Audi
Consistently efficient – the Audi A8 hybrid

The luxury sedan with hybrid drive is on its way in 2012
245 hp system output, fuel consumption under 6.4 liters per 100 km
Four-cylinder...
Forum: BMW August 16th 11, 04:21 AM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
Replies: 6
Views: 953
Posted By JLA
PICS: Dealership abandoned still full of 1980's NEW BMW cars

Surely everyone has heard of Barnfinds where you find some unmolested
car from years ago. But what about a dealership find? More
specifically an abandoned BMW dealership new cars that have...
Forum: BMW August 16th 11, 04:21 AM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
Replies: 0
Views: 716
Posted By JLA
PICS: Dealership abandoned still full of 1980's NEW BMW cars

Surely everyone has heard of Barnfinds where you find some unmolested
car from years ago. But what about a dealership find? More
specifically an abandoned BMW dealership new cars that have...
Forum: Ford Explorer July 27th 10, 12:03 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.ford.explorer
Replies: 11
Views: 4,082
Posted By JLA
PICS: The 2011 Ford Explorer is COMING

> JLA wrote:
> New article about the 2011 Ford Explorer from MA
>
> The Ford Explorer has had a mixed past--rollover lawsuits,
relatively ancient underpinnings and styling that hasn't always...
Forum: BMW July 26th 10, 09:16 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
Replies: 2
Views: 777
Posted By JLA
PICS: BMW delivers FULLY RESTORED 1972 BMW 3.0 CSI

BMW 3.0 CSi premieres at the BMW Welt. The first full restoration of
the new BMW Classic Center is handed back to its delighted owner.

Munich. Wednesday, 7 July 2010 was a red-letter day. The 1972...
Forum: Chrysler July 19th 10, 11:17 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
Replies: 17
Views: 883
Posted By JLA
GOODBYE to the PT Cruiser

> JLA wrote:
> From AB
>
> ***
> Chrysler's long-lived PT Cruiser will finally roll off into the
sunset next month after a decade in production. According to the
Detroit Free Press, when the...
Forum: Chrysler July 19th 10, 11:17 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
Replies: 0
Views: 368
Posted By JLA
Toledo plant expansion has been DELAYED by Chrysler

From AB

It's no secret that Chrysler's future plans are in a constant state
of flux right now. After all, the automaker just went through a
ridiculously fast bankruptcy where bits and pieces were...
Forum: Ford Mustang July 16th 10, 08:07 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
Replies: 3
Views: 564
Posted By JLA
Ford limits 2011 Shelby GT500 to 5500 units

From AB

We've just gotten off the horn with Ford's SVT performance division,
and we've learned that the Blue Oval's hot-rod arm is going to limit
production of the 2011 Shelby GT500 to 5,500 units...
Forum: Alfa Romeo July 16th 10, 12:47 AM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
Replies: 12
Views: 2,668
Posted By JLA
Happy 100th Birthday Alfa Romeo

> JLA wrote:
> From AW
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> *****
> It hasn't been sold in the United States for the better part of two
decades. Its last Grand Prix victory was in the early 1950s. The
reliability of some of its...
Forum: Alfa Romeo July 15th 10, 04:34 AM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
Replies: 1
Views: 1,212
Posted By JLA
Alfa Romeo planning NEW Giulietta Sprint Coupe

From AB

Connoisseurs of historic Alfa Romeos – which seem to be coming out of
the woodwork now that the firm is celebrating its 100th anniversary –
will recall that the original Giulietta came in a...
Forum: Dodge July 15th 10, 04:29 AM Posted to alt.autos.dodge
Replies: 0
Views: 243
Posted By JLA
PICS: The 2011 Dodge Challenger got a FACELIFT - Changes!

From CS

Here are some new photos of what appears to be the facelifted 2011
Dodge Challenger in R/T trim without a single trace of camouflage.
The cosmetic changes over the 2009/2010 muscle-coupe are...
Forum: BMW July 14th 10, 11:07 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
Replies: 0
Views: 260
Posted By JLA
NO Maintenance Agreement - no BMW Frozen Gray M3 for you!

From AB

If you were one of the 30 Bimmerphiles to snag a 2011 Frozen Gray M3
Coupe last month, expect to fill out another round of paperwork
before you take delivery of your new matte gray...
Forum: Antique cars July 13th 10, 03:07 AM Posted to rec.autos.antique
Replies: 0
Views: 2,098
Posted By JLA
City of Detroit STILL hunting for Packard Plant owner

From AB


Detroit may be one step closer to wiping the old Packard automobile
plant off the face of the map for good. For years, the structure has
stood derelict as a symbol of the city's decay as...
Forum: BMW July 13th 10, 12:45 AM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
Replies: 0
Views: 362
Posted By JLA
Happy 25th Birthday to the BMW M3

From AB

It's been 25 years since the BMW M3 first hit the scene. During that
time, the car has evolved from a bantamweight fighter capable of
taking on heavy hitters of the sports car world to the...
Forum: Dodge July 7th 10, 02:29 AM Posted to alt.autos.dodge
Replies: 0
Views: 242
Posted By JLA
NADA - Dodge to increase Challenger pricing in a BIG way

From AB

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Chrysler hasn't officially let loose with 2011 Dodge Challenger
pricing, but you can build the car at the NADA Guide site and there
are prices attached to the various options. It...
Forum: Ford Explorer July 2nd 10, 10:41 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.ford.explorer
Replies: 0
Views: 1,752
Posted By JLA
VID: 2011 Ford Explorer Air Leak and Panel Gap Testing

From AB

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Today's vehicles are quieter than ever, and while that's partially
thanks to new computer modeling techniques, it also has plenty to do
with repeated testing of each and every vehicle...
Forum: Audi July 2nd 10, 07:55 PM Posted to alt.autos.audi
Replies: 0
Views: 1,609
Posted By JLA
4.2-liter V8 Audi R8 Spyder is coming to USA in 2011

From CS

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You knew it was coming ever since Audi released the V10-powered R8
Spyder 5.2 FSI. Now it's official. Ingolstadt's rag-top supercar will
soon be available with the coupe's entry-level...
Forum: Chrysler June 29th 10, 07:55 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
Replies: 17
Views: 883
Posted By JLA
GOODBYE to the PT Cruiser

From AB

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Chrysler's long-lived PT Cruiser will finally roll off into the sunset
next month after a decade in production. According to the Detroit Free
Press, when the 2010 model year winds down...
Forum: Alfa Romeo June 29th 10, 04:09 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
Replies: 2
Views: 1,314
Posted By JLA
Alfa CEO sets 500,00 Car Goal....

From LL

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Despite teetering around 100,000 global sales last year, Alfa Romeo’s
CEO says that he intends for the heritage-laced Italian brand to sell
500,000 cars annually by 2014.

“In the past...
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