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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XI)

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Sales skyrocketed, and the trajectory for the remainder of the second generation was set! price tag in 1953, the 1954’s ask of $5,738 ($65,496 adj.) Cadillac was on top of the luxury world in the Fifties, and Eldorado sales jumped from 532 cars in 1953 to 2,150 in 1954. With its $7,750 ($89,460 adj.) seemed a complete bargain.

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The New Tesla Cyberquad is Less Likely to Injure Your Kids

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Radio Flyer is responsible for the Cyberquad, which comes with a $1,900 price tag and is back on sale with no mention of the safety issues that plagued it before. Radio Flyer replaced parts of the rear suspension and changed the age limit from 8 to 12 years to a minimum of nine years. Image: Tesla] Become a& TTAC insider.

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The Jeep Wrangler Sends the V8 Off With a Bang

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Back in the early 1990s, when I was in high school, a friend’s dad owned an off-road parts distribution company, and we had a ton of fun with his Chevy big block-swapped Jeep CJ. That said, the price tag buys not only the Jeep, but a serious tool kit, a Warn winch, and more. Image: Stellantis/Jeep] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Nissan Dealership Handed Over 400 Charges

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On this Friday afternoon, we find ourselves adding yet another post to our ‘Dealers Behaving Badly’ tag. As part of a press release by the NCDMV, we learn the investigation may have started looking into suspected shenanigans surrounding titles for salvage vehicles, only to grow in scope over time.

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

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Our own Corey Lewis has written the definitive history of the Mitsubishi Diamante as a four-part Rare Rides Icons series, going all the way back to the original Sigma. Before continuing here, you'll need to read the whole series first: Part I , Part II , Part III , Part IV. Was it a runner? We can't know.

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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe -- Open for More

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So tagged because the liftgate opening is larger. The XRT concept we saw in Santa Fe the place will be part of Santa Fe the vehicle. The gasser goes on sale in March 2024 and the hybrid sometime in the spring. Images: Hyundai] Become a& TTAC insider. And, well, there's more. This off-road-oriented trim adds 1.5

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Junkyard Find: 1978 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe

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The two-door was a credibly rakish personal luxury coupe for its time, and probably cannibalized some sales from the Cordoba. The 318 added $176 to the LeBaron's price tag ($856 in today's money), and it came with the often-troublesome computer-controlled Lean Burn ignition system. Images: The author] Become a& TTAC insider.