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Tony Borroz is an automotive writer and communications specialist with a bad jones for all sports cars, especially those that are red and end in the letter i. In addition to being an automotive writer, he has worked in the airplane industry, as a game designer and all around geek wrangler.

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“Barn” Find Of The Century: 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia

Friday, April 30, 2010

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“Barn” Find Of The Century: 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia

Just how far would you go to restore a car? Would you dive to the bottom of a frickin’ lake and haul an old wreck of a car just to resurrect it like Lazarus? You would, or at least I would, if it was a 1925 Bugatti. And that’s just what some total nut jobs, [...]

1969 McLaren M6 GT For Sale

Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Yes, you read that right: A 1969 McLaren M6 GT For Sale. A REAL 1969 McLaren M6 GT. Not a copy. Not a kit car. But a real, honest to Jehovah, McLaren M6 GT as designed by Bruce McLaren himself, and build and driven (on occasion) by Bruce and Denny (yeah, that would be Denny [...]

Mercedes-Benz G-Class Returns To UK Market

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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Mercedes-Benz G-Class Returns To UK Market

Turns out the Mercedes hasn’t sold their boxy but (sort of) loveable G-Class in Merry ‘Ol England for a while. I guess that explains why bad guys in Guy Ritchie movies weren’t riding around in these tanks. They do have a certain, well, drug dealer/villain/not to be trusted guy quality about them. In addition to [...]

Jaguar XF Police Cars On Duty in England

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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Jaguar XF Police Cars On Duty in England

Hello God? It’s me, Tony. Are you jerking me around? Seriously man. I know we don’t talk all that often – oh and hey, I really want to thank you for Caitlin – but I really want to know just what the Hell your thinking letting Jaguars being turned into cop cars. Honestly, man. Yes, [...]

A Brace of MG Metro Group B Cars For Sale

Monday, April 26, 2010

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Ah, Group B rally cars. They’re full on crazy, yet they had to produce enough of the little guys that on occasion they pop up for sale. And indeed, here we have not one, but two, MG Metro Group B cars for sale. Sure, MG Metros were probably the worst (i.e. slowest) of the Group [...]

Dodge Considering Challenger SRT10 Production?

Friday, April 23, 2010

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What? Really?! A new Dodge Challenger with a Viper engine?! Right ON! Okay, this isn’t official (yet) (hopefully) but there’s been a Dodge Challenger SRT10 Concept roaming the streets of Michigan recently spied. And add to that the Challenger SRT10 Concept made its debut at the 2008 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Since the ’08 [...]

Ferrari Still Courting Valentino Rossi For F1

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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Ferrari Still Courting Valentino Rossi For F1

It’s a rumor that just won’t die, so does that make it more than a rumor? Ferrari, the most successful F1 team in history, is STILL after Valentino Rossi, the most successful MotoGP racer in history. Rossi has tested with the Maranello based team on a bunch of occasions, but neither of them can seem [...]

Next Audi S8 May Have Lambo-Sourced 620 HP V10

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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Next Audi S8 May Have Lambo-Sourced 620 HP V10

I was wondering when this was going to happen. Magic 8-Ball says that the next iteration of Audi’s S8 flagship will have a big, Lamborghini V10 sitting ‘neath the bonnet and it will be cranking out, gulp, 620 horses. Since both Audi and Lambo are owned by the same corporate parent (Volkswagen) I always thought [...]

VW Amarok priced at $35k in Europe

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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So Volkswagen finally announces pricing for its Amarok 4 door pick up. Bottom line: €26,203, or $35,260 U.S. And it was widely speculated whether VW was going to bring this truck to the U.S. or not. Guess the answer to that is a resounding not. That is a lot of money for a newcomer to [...]

Volt-Like Extended Range Electric Minivan Coming From GM?

Monday, April 19, 2010

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Volt-Like Extended Range Electric Minivan Coming From GM?

Well maybe (just maybe) General Motors is starting to get it. It seems that some patent drawings have leaked out that shows the once largest carmaker in the world to be working on (or at least covering their patent bases) on a hybrid minivan. It makes logical sense, in a bunch of realms, so maybe [...]