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Well, this is a different twist on the Pro Street formula…

Among the post-war uses for war-surplus utility vehicles were ranching (see Roy Rogers and Nellybelle), forestry services, expanding power lines into remote areas, and fighting wilderness fires. All of which brings us to the debut of the Bronco + Filson Wildland Fire Rig concept vehicle unveiled by Ford. 

The three most iconic concept cars ever are up for sale

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a competitive race was on for luxury-market share among the major Japanese automakers.  Honda took a chance on the notion that North American buyers would embrace a lineup of higher-priced vehicles with premium amenities, and the Acura brand was born in 1986. 

Acceleration addicts have a new incentive for excelling in the Dodge//SRT Drag Racing course at the Bondurant High Performance Driving School, which has added an NHRA-approved “9 Second” driving program leading to a 9 Second license from the drag-race sanctioning group.

Seemingly everyone with any interest in automobiles immediately recognizes the red oval with the white word across its face as the emblem of Bugatti. 

Hagerty has acquired ownership of the acclaimed California Mille for its portfolio of collector car events, with the historic road rally joining the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance and other programs owned by  the Michigan-based and family-owned insurance, valuation and automotive-lifestyle brand.

Vintage Morris Minor vans and pickups are cute and appealing, and much less common in the US than Minor sedans, convertibles or Traveler woodie wagons. 

GMC has unveiled what it is calling “its new supertruck,” the 2022 GMC Hummer EV, an electric-powered off-roader pickup that appears to be General Motors’ answer to the variety of Jeeps and to the forthcoming Ford Bronco.

Hagerty has scheduled what it calls a “Motor-In Movie Night” for October 29 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, where a big screen will be erected on the track’s “lakebed” area.