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MILLERTON, NY – It was a few years ago that Rob Cooper of Millerton, N.Y. bought a defunct gas station on Route 44 east of downtown, just a short ways from the Connecticut border. He had a retro goal and started work.  “I put a big screen up to hide …

The identity of the dealer isn’t known, but a video posted on Sept. 15 on YouTube by Jason Grubb shows a bright red 2024 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 tumbling from a lift in the store’s service department. It provides a lesson for all Chevy dealers. The mid-engine model has its weight …

A shutdown of the the “Big Three” automakers in Detroit could happen soon. A strike authorization vote by 150,000 members of the United Auto Workers has passed overwhelmingly, the UAW announced Friday, with 97 percent in favor. A strike can still be averted, but the UAW now has the right …

What’s a crumpled, burned hunk of scrap metal worth in “as-is” condition? If it’s a 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider, the answer is $1,875,000. That’s what the Ferrari sold for late last week at an RM Sotheby’s auction in Monterey, CA. — The 500 Mondial Spider was one of 13 …

After a three-year hiatus, Toyota is bringing the Land Cruiser back to the United States, and in hybrid form, the company announced Tuesday. It will arrive in spring 2024 with an MSRP pegged “in the mid-$50,000 range.” The 2023 Land Cruiser will have a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder powertrain that produces 326 …

Seeking “rosy projections” of how far its electric cars could drive before needing to be recharged, Tesla rigged dashboard readouts that displayed range, the results of an investigation by Reuters revealed Thursday. The news service also reported that when customers complained about poor driving , the company last summer created …

DETROIT – Chevrolet’s electric Bolt models aren’t going away after all. Having announced in late April that production of the Bolt and larger Bolt EUV would cease by year’s end, bringing end to the model’s existence, Chevrolet announced Tuesday that a “next-generation Bolt” is now in the works. 2023 Chevrolet …

NEW MILFORD, CT – The third annual Colonial Concours d’Elegance planned for this weekend at Candlewood Farms has been postponed until late September due to soggy grounds. It will now be held Sept. 23 and 24. The show’s organizer met with farm owner Carl Dunham both Monday and again this …

DEARBORN, MI – Citing increased plant capacity and “improving battery raw material costs,” Ford today dramatically lowered the MSRPs of its electric F-150 Lightning pickups. The prices were slashed from nearly $10,000 to more than $6,000 on seven models, effective immediately. The biggest drop came with the F-150 Lightning Pro, …

MALVERN LINK, Worcestershire – After a four-year absence, Morgan models from England are being sold in the United States again. The company announced today that its new Super 3 three-wheeled, two-seat model is now becoming available at dealerships across the country. There’s but one dealership in the Northeast – Morgan …