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1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1: The Original Eleanor

After “Gone in 60 Seconds” starring Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie was shown in cinemas around the world, people always picture “Eleanor” as a gun gray 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 with black stripes, aftermarket body modifications and fat wheels. The ’67 Shelby was, of course, a clone because nobody would dare desecrate and wreck a rare original that now ...

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Bridgestone, the World’s No. 1 Tire, celebrates 88 Years: “3 Plus One” Promo Launched in the Philippines

The Tyre Press, the world’s leading publication for the wheel and tire industry, recently published a report about the top tire manufacturers in the world. It named Bridgestone of Japan as the No. 1 tire brand in the world, in terms of global sales, production and total earnings. Michelin (France) was 2nd, Goodyear (USA) was 3rd, Continental (Germany) was 4th ...

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Rolls-Royce Celebrates 115 Years of Excellence and Innovation

On May 4, 1904, Charles Rolls and Henry Royce met for the first time at The Midland Hotel in Manchester, England. It was an encounter that will change the course of automotive history. Henry Royce started an electrical and mechanical business in 1884 and made his first motor car, a two-cylinder Royce 10, in his Manchester factory in 1904. Charles ...

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Customer Service Specialist To Head Ford Philippines By July 1, 2019

Ford Motor Company announced the appointment of PK “Uma” Umashankar as the Managing Director of Ford Philippines effective July 1, 2019. He will replace Bertrand “Bert” Lessard, who will repatriate to his home country of Canada. Umashankar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras and an MBA in Finance from the Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA). ...

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80 Years of Flat-Four Porsches

Most Porsche enthusiasts regard the 1948 Type 356 as the first Porsche simply because it was the first model sold by the company. To celebrate this milestone, Porsche celebrated their 70th Anniversary in 2018 as “70 years of sports car passion”. However, if we look at the company’s history, Porsche actually started producing sports cars as early as 1939 but not ...

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2019 Volkswagen Santana: CW Home Depot’s Preferred Fleet Sedan

Volkswagen Philippines recently turned over nine Santana sub-compact sedans to CW Home Depot. This recent acquisition by the pioneering home construction and renovation store brings the total number of Volkswagen vehicles in its fleet to 17. In 2017, CW Home Depot got four VW Jetta sedans in its executives’ use, and in 2018 got four VW Santana sedans for its managers. ...

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2016 Suzuki Ciaz 1.4 GLX A/T Part 6: Battle Scarred But Still Loved

Here’s the last part of our revisited series of long term test on our 2016 Suzuki Ciaz. We hope that you found our series of reports still relevant since our Ciaz is the same model currently being marketed by the Suzuki Automobile dealers across the country. However, the price of the top-of-the-line GLX A/T variant has increased from P888,000 when ...

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2016 Suzuki Ciaz 1.4 GLX A/T Part 5: Things That Go Bump In The Night

Upon the request of many of our readers, we revisited our series of long term test on our 2016 Suzuki Ciaz. Our report remains somewhat relevant because our Ciaz is still the same model currently being marketed by the Suzuki Automobile dealers across the country. In Part 5, we write a short and sad report about one of the realities ...

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2016 Suzuki Ciaz 1.4 GLX A/T Part 4: Love Your Own

Upon the request of many of our readers, we revisited our 2016 Suzuki Ciaz. We hope that our report is still relevant since it’s still the same model currently being marketed by the Suzuki Automobile dealers across the country. Here’s Part 4 of our long term test report: We’ve been pampering our long-term 2016 Suzuki Ciaz 1.4 GLX A/T after we ...

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1969 Sunbeam Alpine GT: Baby Barracuda from Britain

I was browsing the website of BarnFinds.Com and saw a photo of this white two-door fastback for sale at Hemmings for $18,500 or best offer. Immediately, I concluded that it was a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda but upon closer inspection, I knew that it was not. “Is it a Fiat Dino or an Opel Kadett?” I asked myself and again, I ...

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