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Strange Facts about Driver’s Licenses All Over the World
by Ed Attanasio Did you know that there’s no universal standard for getting a driver’s license? It’s true.Testing procedures and driving requisites vary greatly from country to country, and some of them are extraordinary! We’ve put together a list of some of our favorite fun facts about driver’s licenses from around the world. Check them…
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Report from Sema – ‘Madam X’ by Chip Foose Revealed
The latest Sema show wrapped up last Thursday. One of the cars that caught many eyes was “Madam X”, a car designed and built by Chip Foose. Here’s a video of the car: From CarScoops.com: Foose’s Madam X has been inspired by a concept sketch from 1935 created by GM designer Art Ross that was originally…
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Top 5 Women in Automotive History
by Ed Attanasio You probably already know the names of the world’s most famous women of all time, such as Sojourner Truth (abolitionist), Amelia Earhart (pilot), Lucille Ball (actress) and Billie Jean King (tennis), for example. In honor of Mother’s Day, we thought we’d clue you in on some of the greatest women in automotive…
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A Day in the Life of a Body Shop in 2035
by Ed Attanasio If you work in the collision repair industry, you know that this is an incredible time to be in the body shop business. With aluminum vehicles now part of your daily lives and innovative tools that can allow you to do more work faster than ever before, this is a prime time…
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Volvo’s Self-Driving Car Project, Real People and Real Roads
Source: Autoguide.com In a continuation of our last post, Volvo has recently started it’s ‘Drive Me’ project. Volvo is calling it: “world’s most ambitious and advanced public autonomous driving experiment.” The new XC90 builds upon Volvo’s current semi-autonomous technologies, which they already deploy in their production vehicles. In special autonomous driving zones around Gothenburg, Sweden…
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Automated Vehicle Technology
The next greatest leap in vehicle technology is becoming more and more mainstream every day. It won’t be long until you see one of these in your neighborhoods, a fully automated vehicle. It was once a dream, pictured in movies and the imagination of Americans for generations. Ever since the rise of the ‘horseless-carriage’ itself,…
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Monterey Car Week
Every year in Monterey, California some of the most amazing, beautiful, and most expensive cars on the planet show their faces. High end and performance cars from all over the planet assemble and engage in a multitude of automobile events this week, August 15-21. Maxim magazine has shared their top 6 supercars up for auction,…
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BMW Madness – M2 vs 1M Coupe vs M4 Track Comparison (video)
When Road and Track came out with a video article placing some of the hottest BMW sports sedans on the market, we had to share it with our readers. They placed an older 1M Coupe, the new M2 sedan, and a M4 (the bigger brother of the M2). We enjoy our BMWs, and we know…
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Classic F1 Ferrari
We came across this wonderful article by www.roadandtrack.com and thought we would share it’s awesomeness. This 1970 Ferrari F1 car was equipped with a state of the art at the time three-liter flat-12 engine. Here’s an excerpt from the article: Remember when Formula 1 cars sounded truly magnificent? It seems like not too long ago,…
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Protecting the Environment with Waterborne Paint
We take care of our customer needs to the fullest, and no tiny detail is overlooked. At Dabler Auto Body, we have a commitment to reduce our pollution, recycle, and conserve energy where appropriate. Part of that commitment has been to use waterborne paints from BASF, as opposed to solvent based paints. BASF notes by…
