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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 unleashed at Detroit Motor Show 2014

Hoist up your Stars & Stripes and crank up your Bruce Springsteen tunes, because the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has finally broken cover at the 2014 Detroit Motor Show. This is a Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 like we've never seen before. And given that Chevrolet claims it's the "most track-capable Corvette in history", you may find it hard to keep up with it, too.

Toyota Camatte 57s concept

You may remember last year we reported the unveiling of a customizable, modular little concept car called the Toyota Camatte at the Tokyo Toy Show. This year Toyota has returned with an updated version called the Camatte 57s with more scope for families to personalize their space-framed little machines with a total of 57 external panels (as its name suggests) as well as the removal of the roof which apparently "adds to the fun factor and allows everyone on board to enjoy the colorful exterior they have created". Like last year's car the driving position can accommodate both adults and children with gown-ups sat in the right rear seat able to intervene should the infant pilots go astray.

Famed Detroit customizer Larry Alexander dies

Larry Alexander, who with his brother Mike ran the famed Alexander Brothers car customizing shop in Detroit, died Wednesday, Aug. 25. He was 79 years old.