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VW Beetle Still Rules in Mexico CIty Neighborhood

Classic Beetle Is Still King
of One Neighborhood

Classic Beetle Is Still King of One Neighborhood

'They say that it drives even just on the pure smell of gasoline'

(Newser) - The classic Volkswagen Beetle went out of production 20 years ago, but the beloved "Vocho" still rules the streets in one Mexico City neighborhood. The iconic car remains a common sight across Mexico's capital, but it's especially popular in Cuautepec, nicknamed "Vocholandia," where having the...

Seinfeld Returns Fire in Suit Over $1.5M Porsche

Jerry Seinfeld's
Fake Porsche
Problem Is
Resolved

UPDATED

Jun 3, 2022 7:20 AM CDT

Jerry Seinfeld's Fake Porsche Problem Is Resolved

Comedian has settled 2 lawsuits related to sale of $1.5M Carrera Speedster

(Newser) - Update: Jerry Seinfeld has settled a lawsuit accusing him of selling a counterfeit Porsche and another suit aimed at the dealer from which he purchased the classic car. Fica Frio Ltd. first raised the alarm about the 1958 Porsche Carrera Speedster, said to have been the only one factory-made in...

'Rogue Reporter' Jumped
on Classic Cars at Auto Show

Oct 23, 2019 2:43 AM CDT

'Rogue Reporter' Jumped on Classic Cars at Auto Show

Sacramento station says he was fired immediately

(Newser) - A TV reporter was fired over what the Sacramento International Auto Show called "astonishingly awful" behavior. In a live segment for KMAX's Good Day Sacramento, Angel Cardenas frolicked among classic cars before the auto show opened to the public, jumping on two 1950s Ford Thunderbirds, the Sacramento Bee...

Buyer Sues Seinfeld, Says '58 Porsche Is a Fake

Comedian in
Car Dispute
Getting Sued

Feb 3, 2019 10:07 AM CST

Comedian in Car Dispute Getting Sued

Buyer of Jerry Seinfeld's $1.54M Porsche says it is 'not authentic'

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld says it's a lawsuit about nothing, but the comedian is being sued by the buyer who plunked down $1.54 million on his 1958 Porsche Carrera Speedster and now claims he "misrepresented" the car's provenance. In addition, Fica Frio Ltd. claims that Seinfeld reneged on...

Car Pulled From 'Watery Grave' 38 Years After It Was Stolen

Owner 'Stunned' After Stolen
Car Is Found 38 Years Later

Sep 1, 2017 12:07 PM CDT

Owner 'Stunned' After Stolen Car Is Found 38 Years Later

Blue Peugeot 104 was recovered from French pond

(Newser) - It's the car coming back from a watery grave. A blue Peugeot 104 stolen in the heart of France's Champagne country in 1979 is being reunited with its owner—38 years later—after French police pulled it, in surprisingly good shape but crawling with crayfish, from a murky...

4K Classic Cars Slumber
in a Georgia Forest

Jul 17, 2015 2:16 PM CDT

4K Classic Cars Slumber in a Georgia Forest

Meet Old Car City

(Newser) - Nestled in a north Georgia forest, more than 4,000 classic cars decorate 32 acres that have been turned into a junkyard museum. Old Car City owner Walter Dean Lewis' parents started the business in 1931 as a general store that also sold auto parts. Lewis grew the collection, which...

Ford Hawking New
'67 Mustang Shells

Dec 22, 2011 8:19 AM CST

Ford Hawking New '67 Mustang Shells

$16K auto part lets fans build classic car from scratch

(Newser) - The 1967 Ford Mustang is no longer an endangered species. Just in time for classic car buffs' Christmas, Ford has added a brand-new shell for the '67 Mustang convertible to its Ford Restoration Parts line, giving enthusiasts a chance to build their own from scratch, the Los Angeles Times...

Vegas Prisoners
Restore Classic Cars

Oct 27, 2011 2:53 PM CDT

Vegas Prisoners Restore Classic Cars

It's an 'amazing' program, says one inmate

(Newser) - When it comes to behind-bars occupations, it’s not all license-plate-making anymore: At the Southern Desert Correctional Center, near Las Vegas, some 33 medium-security inmates show up Monday through Friday to restore vintage cars. "We've got a '56 Jaguar, a '48 Rolls Royce, and a Studebaker...

Biden: They Won't Let Me Drive

priceless Interview

Sep 6, 2011 12:46 PM CDT

Biden: They Won't Let Me Drive

Vice president waxes poetic about his love of convertibles to 'Car and Driver'

(Newser) - Joe Biden is a car guy. His dad ran multiple dealerships, and the VP has owned some drool–worthy classics in his day. “I still have my 1967 Goodwood-green Corvette, 327, 350-horse, with a rear-axle ratio that really gets up and goes,” he boasts in a new interview...

Cuban Reforms May
Endanger Classic US Cars

Apr 23, 2011 4:19 PM CDT

Cuban Reforms May Endanger Classic US Cars

People might be able to buy modern ones for the first time

(Newser) - Cuba is making moves to give citizens more economic freedom, specifically the right to buy and sell homes and cars for the first time. CNN takes note and wonders what that might mean for all those classic Buicks, Plymouths, and Pontiacs cruising the nation's roads. They still exist because...