Wheels: Why My Heart Aches When Worthless Cars Go to the Crusher

Benjamin Preston A V-8-equipped 1965 Rambler Classic is taken to the crusher at a scrap yard outside Denver.Expanding upon my previous rumination about today’s worthless cars becoming tomorrow’s relatively pricey classics, I had another experience involving a car that isn’t worth a whole lot that was dumped, whole, into a line of cars to be crushed at a scrap yard on the...

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Wheels: Maserati to Recall 7,400 Cars for Suspension Problem

C.J. Gunther Maserati will be issuing the recall for rust-prone tie rod ends that could lead to component failure and increased crash risk.Maserati will recall about 7,400 vehicles because a rear suspension failure can cause the driver to lose control, the automaker has informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a report posted over the weekend on the...

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Wheels: Argentines Win the 2013 Mille Miglia

Jerry Garrett Juan Tonconogy and his co-driver, Guillermo Berisso, streaked toward a Mille Miglia victory Saturday in a 1927 Bugatti T40.BRESCIA, Italy — A sky-blue 1927 Bugatti T40, driven by Juan Tonconogy of Argentina, on Saturday won the 2013 edition of the Mille Miglia Storica. Mr. Tonconogy, and his co-driver, Guillermo Berisso, arrived at the finish line shortly after...

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