50 years ago James Dean was killed; to some he

50 years ago James Dean was killed; to some he still defines cool (Seattle Times)
At 5:45 p.m. on Sept. 30, 1955, a Porsche 550 Spyder collided with a Ford Tudor sedan in Cholame, killing a 24-year-old actor from Los Angeles...

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
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Iron and Steam: Locomotive relic rolling into town brings back memories (Idaho State Journal)
POCATELLO - team billowed from the million-pound locomotive's black stack like smoke from a wildfire, and its booming whistle carried through the cool morning air.

2005 Monterey Historics
A weekend of amazing cars and racing superstars at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California.
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The Beaumont Enterprise - News - 09/30/2005 - Protect cars while coming home (Beaumont Enterprise)
Patrick Burris was driving through Houston last weekend, shortly after Hurricane Rita had passed. Along the edge of Highways 59 and 288, he said, were at least 60 abandoned cars, victims of the mass exodus that had taken place a few days before.

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
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Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
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Talladega Superspeedway Is Nextel Cup's Wild Card (Washington Post)
Sunday's UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, a restrictor plate race that keeps cars under 200 mph, is the unpredictable, wild-card affair in the Nextel Cup chase.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
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Save energy (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)
As I watched the evacuations of the Texas Gulf Coast with Hurricane Rita approaching, I was mesmerized with pictures of traffic jams that stretched for over a hundred miles, with cars running out of gas and people running out of patience.