Remember when the Ford Taurus was cool? Scratch that — it was more than cool. When Robocop rolled down the streets of Old Detroit looking for drug-addicted perps to pummel, he didn’t drive a Yugo, a Toyota, a Saturn, or a Volvo. To facilitate his nightly exercises in ass-kickery, OCP’s favorite officer would slip behind the wheel of his trusty, flat black Ford [...]
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2010 Ford Mustang Revealed (Partly)
The 2009 Dodge Challenger and the 2010 Chevy Camaro may be getting lots of attention these days, but Ford wants to remind everyone that the Mustang is still a player in the muscle car market. Ford is planning a refresh of the Mustang for the 2010 model year, and has been steadily leaking teaser images [...]
2008 Denver Auto Show: Mustang Bullitt, Shelby GT500KR
photo: © Jeff James
Ford had one of the most expansive booths at the show, including such gems as the Mustang Bullitt (created in honor of Steve McQueen and the 1968 390 GT Mustang he drove in the film Bullitt) and the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR.
The GT500KR (pictured) is also a movie star of sorts: a modified [...]
The 2008 Denver Auto Show
photo: © Jeff James
In the auto show circuit, conventional wisdom dictates that the largest shows–mainly the behemoths held in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, and New York every year–have a lock on launches and the latest production and concept vehicles.
That axiom largely held true with the 2008 Denver International Auto Show. There weren’t any new vehicle introductions, but most [...]
2007 Detroit Auto Show: Holden Efijy
With the flurry of new product introductions and concept vehicles being unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show this year, standing out from the crowd can take something special. I came across that something special in my first 30 minutes of walking the show floor: the Holden Efijy concept.
Developed by a team of engineers and designers [...]
2007 Detroit Auto Show:
A Visit to COBO
photo: © Jeff James
Held every January at the COBO Exhibition Center in downtown Detroit, the Detroit Auto Show attracts thousands of journalists, automakers, suppliers and other auto enthusiasts from all over the globe to Motown for a few weeks to see the latest the automotive world has to offer. I’ve been hunkered down on the outskirts of [...]
MazdaSpeed3 Unveiled in New York
Mazda unveiled the zippy MazdaSpeed3 at the New York Auto Show this morning, a new variant of the popular compact that should appeal to those wanting a bit more zing with their zoom-zoom.
Fans of the old Mazda 323 GTX, ubiquitous Civic Si or beloved Dodge SRT4 should be happy to see that this beast comes [...]
Acura Joins the American Le Mans Series
We’re big fans of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) here at DLB, with yours truly having fond memories of a rainy day in July 2004 feeling the concussive, ground-trembling blat of C5R Corvettes as they blasted around the confines of Lime Rock Park. Other folks must have had similarly positive experiences, with ALMS claiming [...]
Ford Announces the Shelby GT-H
Although it hasn’t been one of the better-kept secrets in the car industry, Ford announced today the impending arrival of the Ford Shelby GT-H, a modern homage to the legendary gold-on-black “Rent-A-Racer” Mustangs that were available for rent at Hertz Rent-A-Car back in the mid-1960s. Urban legend has it that the original models were a [...]
