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CAR CLASSIC '09 COMING TO ART CENTER
Submitted by Roy Nakano Jul 2009
| Burt Rutan, Mike Melvill, and “TV” Tommy Ivo join this year's Art Center Car Classic. Historic watercraft, aircraft as well as vintage vehicles will be on display Sunday, July 19, 2009, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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TRANSFORMERS 2
Submitted by John Grafman Jul 2009
| Round two of the ultimate battle of the bots hits the silver screen.
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THE NEW “IT” VEHICLE
Submitted by Brian Kennedy Jul 2009
| No, it’s not even a car. It’s the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor.
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LIGHTS…CAMERA…RAPTOR!
Submitted by The Traffic Guy Jul 2009
| A star is born, but the name of this one is the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, the featured performer in “Raptor – Born in Baja”.
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AL & ED & 32 LAMBOS
Submitted by John Grafman Jul 2009
| What happens when you combine Al & Ed’s of autosound fame, and a bunch of roaring Lamborghinis? Well, it certainly isn't Silence of the Lambs.
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IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T?
Submitted by Doug Stokes Jul 2009
| The 350 and F versions of the Lexus IS sport sedan have been getting most of the glory, but with gas prices a major concern, there's a good reason to take a harder look at the 2009 IS 250. But can it hang?
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Z
Submitted by John Grafman Jul 2009
| The new 2009 Nissan 370Z establishes a new benchmark.
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ROYAL PEARL JAM
Submitted by John Grafman Jul 2009
| Royce Royce adds some rock and roll to dial up the head-turning quotient for the 200EX concept.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH IAN CAMERON
Submitted by John Grafman Jul 2009
| LA Car's John Grafman interviews Royce Royce's Design Director Ian Cameron.
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DUO LEXI
Submitted by Kurt Fuhrmann Jul 2009
| First drive of the new Lexus IS 350 Convertible and HS 250h.
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BACK SEAT DRIVING - JUNE 2009
Submitted by Roy Nakano Jul 2009
| Welcome to the Southland driver's diary, f.k.a. the
LA Car Blog (all opinions are those of the respective author).
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GIVE ME YOUR HUDDLED MASSES
Submitted by Jeff Mathews Jul 2009
| Yearning for a Jeep Liberty. There are some major changes to Jeep’s second-generation off-roader with the on-road emphasis. Our drive time behind the roomy 2009 Liberty Limited 4X4 bears this out.
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CC RIDER
Submitted by Harold Osmer Jul 2009
| Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels did it. So did Lightening Hopkins, Lead Belly, and The Animals. For 2009, Volkswagen does its very own version of the CC.
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LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX 2009: FROM THE GALLERY
Submitted by John Grafman Jul 2009
| Scenes from the 2009 Long Beach Grand Prix.
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LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX 2009: MORE FROM THE GALLERY
Submitted by Kurt Fuhrmann Jul 2009
| More scenes from the 2009 Long Beach Grand Prix.
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LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX 2009
Submitted by the Editors Jul 2009
| More than just a race, the 2009 Long Beach Grand Prix is now home to an American Le Mans Series competition, a drifting competition, the Speed World Championship, a Green competition, as well as the venerable IndyCar race, and much more. It's a virtual racecar three ring circus!
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STILL STOKED ON DIESEL
Submitted by Doug Stokes Jul 2009
| Contributing Editor Doug Stokes couldn't get enough of the 2009 Jetta TDI at Volkswagen's premiere, so we gave him a test vehicle for seven, very full days.
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EXTRA-LARGE, AND IN CHARGE
Submitted by the Editors Jul 2009
| The fashion may be leaning toward smaller vehicles, but sometimes you just gotta
have something like the extra-large 2009 Infiniti QX56 in your stable.
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THE FOCUS ON FORD
Submitted by Brian Kennedy Jul 2009
| Did you know that Ford offers a sporty two-door coupe version of the Focus? Neither did our Editor-at-Large when he tested the 2009 Focus SES Coupe.
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REVOLVER
Submitted by the Editors Jul 2009
| More revolutionary than evolutionary: Be careful when you pull the trigger of the all new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X MR.
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MINI-TIRE COMPARO
Submitted by John Grafman Jul 2009
| LA Car’s 2009 mini-tire comparo on our company mini-car, the (what else?) Mini Cooper.
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SMART FAQS
Submitted by Roy Nakano Jul 2009
| The 2009 Smart ForTwo is the answer to the question not enough people ask.
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KPFK'S THE CAR SHOW
Submitted by Roy Nakano Jul 2009
| America's longest-broadcasting show on cars celebrates its 35th anniversary.
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LOOK DOWN THE ROAD: THE WRITINGS OF LEN FRANK
Submitted by Roy Nakano Jul 2009
| The timeless automotive writings of the late Len Frank. The much-admired co-host of the longest-running automotive program on the
airwaves, and one of journalism's best minds lives on at LA Car.
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