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For Sale: FIR212 Historic retired Coast Guard ship

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Fir WLM 212 was the last lighthouse tender built for the U S Lighthouse Service and one of the longest serving vessels in the United States Coast Guard Fleet …
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BMW Introduces R 20 Concept: Roadster Features Big Boxer Engine (Bike Reports) (News)

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While the 2,000cc Big Boxer engine is already featured in several BMW production models, it now shows up in a new concept called the R 20. The minimalist design strips unnecessary components to force even more attention to the giant motor propelling the relatively lightweight machine. An exposed drive shaft transfers power from the updated […]
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1954 was a watershed year for Packard

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New Packards for the pivotal year of 1954 graced auto shows from coast to coast. This show photo was taken at a show in San Francisco.
Gerald Perschbacher LL.D

Between the time merger talks between Packard and Studebaker began in 1953 and when the actual merger was realized in October 1954, the Detroit-based Packard Motor Car Co. cleaned up its act. The intent was to strengthen the luxury-car company that had a long history of wise moves in the auto … Read the rest

Old Cars Reader Wheels: 1957 Pontiac Laurentian

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This one hails from the Great White North. Pierre Prezeau has one hot looking ’57 Poncho!

“This is a 1957 Pontiac Laurentian Sport Coupe, Canadian built on the 115″ wb Chevrolet frame, front fenders are 5″ shorter than American Pontiacs using 1957 Chevy wheel wells and radiator support, seats and steering are same as ’57 Chevy. The original 283 has been replaced with a 350. Some are calling it ‘Frankenstein’ or ‘Cheviac,’ but I don’t care. It gets

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For Sale: 2017 120 8M DP 2 MPSV DSV OCV ROV AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE SALE

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Built in 2017 this Multipurpose Specialized Diving Support Subsea Construction Vessel is designed by highly reputable Norwegian naval architects and has a Twin 3 Men Bell …
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Car of the Week: 1969 Ford Cobra

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Ford poised the Cobra to take on the likewise midsize Chevrolet Chevelle SS and Plymouth Road Runner, and this Cobra did just that in the early 1970s while in the hands of original owner Warren Mansfield.
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In 1963, Warren Mansfield was looking over the magazine rack at his local Rexall drugstore in Woodbury, Conn., when he came across a copy of Motor Trend magazine. He opened the magazine to an article about the Daytona 500 race … Read the rest