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Friday, February 1st, 2008
In the February 2000 issue of the Magazine, we examined the evolution of C&O stock cars from the close of World War I through the 1930s - when cars such as the 95250-95299 series, an interior view of which is shown above, were built.We conclude this look at stock car ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
CAR GROUP, the struggling second-hand car dealer which issued a profits warning last week, delivered further bad news yesterday when it revealed it is in talks over a refinancing. The company's shares skidded a further 26 per cent lower to 26p on the annouCar Group, which operates car supermarkets, is ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
Motoring website www.motorcarloans.com has launched a new car finder service that searches listings of over 250,000 new and used cars in the UK.
The search results enable potential buyers to compare new and used car prices and packages for finance deals.
The site, which was launched in March 2004, also includes ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental both plan to use touch- screen kiosks at rental location to speed up check-in times. Alamo and National are both owned by Tulsa-based Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc.
The new system is expected to cut check in times by 50 percent. The kiosk ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
The New Haven, Conn., Police Department will equip officers with infrared scanners to read license plates to increase effectiveness in tracking down the most wanted fugitives.
An officer with a scanner can read the plates on a car, whether parked or moving, and feed the information automatically into a computer system ...
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
The French automaker Renault is one of the past masters at creating market segments that others did not know existed. One only has to think of the Espace, which for so long was the standard bearer for minivans in Europe. Then along came the trend-setting Scenic, a pint-sized minivan that ...
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Willingly or un-, most of us use a car or truck; might as well buy smart. judging by my mailbag, a number of WER, readers have saved a bundle by using this outhor's previous book. The Car Buyer's Art, to advantage. It has served me well, too. That book applied ...
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
As foot-patrol officers have been increasingly replaced with police in cars, the force admits that the price of petrol could have an impact. Already some officers on community beats who use their own vehicles have been forced to dip into their own pockets.
Now Derbyshire says it could be forced to ...
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
The latest edition of the Car and
Locomotive Cyclopedia, published
by Simmons-Boardman in various
formats since 1879, is one of the
most complete railroad technical
resource books available.
This is the first new edition of
"The Cyc," as it has come to be
known over the years, since 1984.
In addition to chapters covering
freight cars, locomotives, and their
various subsystems ...
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
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