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Aging Ford Ranger small pickup dead in U.S., redesigned for rest of planet
Bentleys recalled for rusty hood ornament retractors
Hearse owners go straight to Hell, Mich., to attempt record
Your car stories: Soldier and his Corvette help Scouts celebrate
Lamborghini tops Top 10 'fantasy cars' list
RetroAd: A 1966 Dodge Charger tears up some road
Chinese automaker to become large GM shareholder?
Tonight's 'Hawaii Five-O' includes original's Mercury Marquis
What car wash is better -- or at least more fun?

Aging Ford Ranger small pickup dead in U.S., redesigned for rest of planet

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:06 PM PDT

Ford Motor is unveiling a redesign for its Ranger small pickup at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney Oct. 15. Bigger more powerful, nicer all-'round -- and we can't have it.

Bentleys recalled for rusty hood ornament retractors

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:22 PM PDT

Finally, a government-ordered recall that seems like it was dreamed up in a luxury automaker's PR department.

Hearse owners go straight to Hell, Mich., to attempt record

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 12:35 PM PDT

You'd think that lining up 43 hearses in procession would be enough to set a world's record, but it fell short by seven.

Your car stories: Soldier and his Corvette help Scouts celebrate

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:33 AM PDT

John Thilman is a sergeant first class in the Army and an Airborne Ranger stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. He is also an Eagle Scout with a 1999 C5 Corvette. He remains active in Scouts, and with the 100th anniversary of Scouting this year, John figured he and his car should join the celebration.

Lamborghini tops Top 10 'fantasy cars' list

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 08:46 AM PDT

High-end luxury and sports cars will forever stir the imagination of consumers, and so the folks at Cars.com asked their readers to fantasize for a bit and come up with their favorites.

RetroAd: A 1966 Dodge Charger tears up some road

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 08:06 AM PDT

Now this is what a car commercial should look like. A hot red 1966 Dodge Charger tearing over dirt roads, the announcer boasting about its "four-barrel carbuerator, dual exhausts and V-8 power."Nowadays, sheer performance has taken a back seat, not a bucket seat, to concerns about air-bags and gas mileage. It's as if no one wants to have fun anymore. There can't even be "Dodge Boys" anymore because there are also, and always were, Dodge girls.So enjoy this commercial from the good ol' days. And wonder wh

Chinese automaker to become large GM shareholder?

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 07:15 AM PDT

China's top automaker SAIC has expressed interest in buying a stake in General Motors once the Detroit automaker begins issuing stock again, a person familiar with the situation told Drive-On colleague Chrissie Thompson of Detroit Free Press.

Tonight's 'Hawaii Five-O' includes original's Mercury Marquis

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:48 AM PDT

When the new Hawaii Five-0 premieres on CBS tonight (10 p.m. ET/PT), the new Steve McGarrett dusts off his dad's old 1974 Mercury Marquis. And it just so happens that the sedan was the one used in the original series.