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Scott Bartosiewicz, the infamous Chrysler F-bomber who got his company fired over a mis-tweet, was just hired as the social media community manager for Arts, Beats & Eats, a local Detroit festival in Royal Oak, MI. The event's last major sponsor? Why Chrysler, of course. More »
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The Newport Royal was priced a couple hundred bucks lower than the regular Newport; it came with less gingerbread and a 360 instead of the 383 engine, but was otherwise the same car. See, that's to get you hooked on Chryslers; the guy who buys the Royal now will go on to buy a Corboba a few years later, and by now he's in a Cirrus. Just like eating peanuts! More »
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Here's your chance to buy the "Rolls Royce of Rolls Royces," a pristine 1954 Phantom IV H.J. Mulliner Limousine, and one of only 18 built. This particular example belonged to Princess Margaret, the only member of the British royal family known to have engaged in a life-or-death struggle with her breakfast. Phantom IVs were only available for purchase to royalty or heads of state, and came equipped with a 5.7-liter side-valve straight-eight and the all-important four-bottle "drinks cabinet." More »
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Reader Brian tipped us off to this little curiosity, an Indian-built Royal Enfield motorcycle powered by biodiesel. It's on eBay, and the auction closes tomorrow. It's a 350cc single, and since Enfields aren't known for their ZX-12-smashing performance, we wonder what difference the biodiesel conversion has made in terms of output. Still for pistonheads who aren't petrolheads, it's kind of an interesting toy, non? More »
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