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Junkyard Find: 1948 Dodge Custom Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Chrysler managed the feat for the 1949 model year; we admired a Plymouth Special Deluxe sedan from that year in a Colorado car graveyard last summer, and today we're going to take a look at an example of one of the last of the stopgap postwar Chrysler products : this '48 Dodge in a yard just south of Denver. liter) version with 95 horses.

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This cheap electric half-car/half-truck looks like a botched Alibaba El Camino

Baua Electric

The Chevy El Camino (or Ford Ranchero, Dodge Rampage, or your coupe utility of choice) certainly makes the cut. The post This cheap electric half-car/half-truck looks like a botched Alibaba El Camino appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The spork is a good example, representing the peak of culinary engineering.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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BYD ute BYD ute patent shows what the EV ute will look like BYD is the biggest threat to Tesla globally and it’s also shaping up to give the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger something to worry about with a new ute. The much-hyped BYD ute is due in 2024 and it’s already been leaked in online patent images.

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2024 Ford Mustang GT Review – Pony Power, Premium Price

The Truth About Cars

It was almost certainly a coincidence that the site Ford chose to launch the 2024 Ford Mustang GT was near a horse-racing track. Full disclosure: Ford flew me to Southern California, fed me, and housed me for two nights. GTs are differentiated from EcoBoosts by a hood extractor that Ford says is functional. fender badge.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Mazda 323 Base Hatchback

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For (slightly) bigger spenders, the $5,490 Ford Festiva (a Mazda design built by Kia), $5,495 Chevrolet Sprint (Suzuki Cultus) and $5,556 Subaru Justy awaited. Then you had a bunch of cars with prices from $5,899 through $5,999, including the Dodge / Plymouth Colt , Dodge Omni / Plymouth Horizon , Volkswagen Fox , and Toyota Tercel EZ.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Dodge EV muscle car – from Hemi V8s to electric motors, Dodge says its 2024 EV take on the muscle car will bring bigger performance than any ICE. Ford E-Transit – the first EV Ford confirmed for Australia is slated for mid-2022. Ford has also confirmed the smaller Transit Custom to go EV.