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December 22, 2006
After having driven over a million miles on his Saab car and donating it to a museum in Wisconsin, the Swedish car maker decided to give him a replacement car for his next million. Salesman Peter Gilbert got more than what he wished for when he received a brand new Saab 9-5 Aero after having owned a Saab 900 for over 17 years. "I am on cloud nine right now. This is exactly the car I wanted," Gilbert said.
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December 15, 2006
David Woods, 30, drove his Oldsmobile on three tires and a rim to the local auto parts store albeit not making it very far before he was caught by authorities. Beckley Police Detective Sgts. Dean Bailey and Gant Montgomery said the car had been speeding and was "all over the road. "
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December 3, 2006
Topics car, hitler, russian, tools, auto, lovers, paris, technology, france, personal, army, war, cars, house and world
A 1939 Auto Union D-Type, a racing car commissioned by dictator Adolf Hitler is expected to become the most expensive car ever sold at an auction. Christie's Auction House is set to auction the D-Type, believed to be one of only two in existence, in February in Paris, France. It was created by Ferdinand Porsche after a personal request from Hitler who wanted the car to be one of his propaganda tools to show off the technological superiority of the Third Reich.
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October 30, 2006
A 15-year-old boy was arrested after he stole a bus and began driving a route and collecting fares from passengers along a public transit route on Saturday. Authorities said the boy was arrested during incident. The teenager, Ritchie Calvin Davis, drove the bus from the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando, where it was pending an auction sale. The bus is owned by Central Florida Transportation Agency.
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September 25, 2006
An Ohio auto dealer apologized to anyone they offended after proposing an advertisement proclaiming "jihad" on the US auto market. The Ohio Chapter Council on American-Islamic Relations is expected to offer the Mitsubishi dealership a form of cultural or sensitivity awareness counseling after the incident.
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