James Hetfield’s Black Pearl. Photos courtesy Goodguys. Wherever lies the line between coachbuilt car and custom car, between handcrafted work of rolling art and aesthetically altered automobile, rock star James Hetfield and custom car builder Rick Dore have obliterated it Read more
Alberto Ascari at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1952. Photo courtesy IMS Photo. In today’s corporate-driven, spit-and-polish world of Formula 1, Italian champion Alberto Ascari would never make it as a driver. Carrying enough extra pounds to earn the nickname “Ciccio” Read more
Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Crossover, Subaru, Design/Style, Diesel Subaru is in the middle of a new product bonanza. It has recent replacements for the Impreza and Forester at dealers, and soon we’re getting the WRX, Legacy and if rumors Read more
Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Performance, BMW When BMW unveiled the M3 and M4 at the Detroit Auto Show back in January, we told you that the new sportsters were starting at $62,000 and $64,200, respectively. That leaked info, though, only Read more
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James Hetfield’s coach built “Black Pearl” he designed with builder Rick Dore has been named Goodguys’ 2014 Custom of the Year. James Hetfield’s coach built “Black Pearl” he designed with builder Rick Dore has been named Goodguys’ 2014 Custom of Read more
1975 Volkswagen Rabbit (or Golf, outside North America). Photo courtesy The Samba.com. On March 29, 1974, the first production model of the car that was to replace the beloved Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Wolfsburg, West Germany. Read more
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