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Adopted by Neighbors, a VW Camper Spreads Happiness
By JIM KOSCS
A 12-year-old boy falls in love with his neighbor’s derelict 1977 Volkswagen camper van, and after much persistence, and bartering some yard work, brings the van home.
The durable Toyota Corolla is one of the nation’s most popular cars, but it’s hard to feel passionate about it. The new version attempts to be more compelling, but still fails to make the heart race.
A 12-year-old boy falls in love with his neighbor’s derelict 1977 Volkswagen camper van, and after much persistence, and bartering some yard work, brings the van home.
The 63-year run of the Volkswagen van will come to an end after production halts in Brazil this year.
A horde of low-mileage classics gathered over a lifetime by a Nebraska Chevrolet dealer is sold off in a soybean field.
So what do you do if you’ve just bought a classic car that’s a mess and needs work. Do you fix it and possibly reduce its value or leave the car in its original condition?
The United Automobile Workers is taking a campaign global to promote a unionization effort at Nissan’s plant in Canton, Miss.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company provides a weighted suit to a young reporter to demonstrate what it’s like for old people behind the wheel.
N.H.T.S.A. is out of commission while the federal government is shut down, but G.M. issued this recall on its own.
Video shot by a motorist of a blazing Model S has led to a tumble for the company’s stock and questions about the safety of the car’s battery.
Bernie Ecclestone, who has wielded unfettered control in Grand Prix racing for decades, is facing legal action and criticism from race teams and track owners.
Crashes plagued IndyCar and Nascar races over the weekend, with Dario Franchitti, the IndyCar driver, injuring his spine and sustaining other injuries.
The 2014 Corolla has emerged longer, lower, wider and just a little bit wilder. But it still risks getting lost in the crowded compact-sedan class.
With a little persistence, some elbow grease and a mom’s support, a young man’s dream car — in this case a VW camper van — was brought back to life.
The redesigned Santa Fe comes in two versions: a muscular midsize crossover and a Sport model that trains its sights on best-selling compacts.
The Ray Lambrecht collection, which goes on sale later this month, includes American classics from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.