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Famed 1931 Duesenberg Whittell Coupe on the block at Gooding Pebble Beach auction

Gooding & Co. is set to auction what it claims is "America's most elegant automobile," a 1931 Duesenberg Model J by Murphy, at the company's 2011 Pebble Beach auction in August. Not to be confused with any run-of-the-mill Duesenberg Model J, this particular car is known as the Whittell Coupe after its owner, California playboy Captain George Whittell Jr.

What does owning a car really cost you?

Not many things are more terrifying than looking at your bank statement every month to see how badly you blew it. But aside from the day-to-day expenses, ever wonder where exactly all of your money is going? Our friends at The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch site say that AAA's annual report on driving costs for 2013 suggest that it's your car sucking the life out of your bank account.

Concept Car of the Week: Bertone Lamborghini Genesis (1988)

After its beginnings as a tractor manufacturer, Lamborghini quickly became synonymous with exciting supercars and luxurious gran turismos and it's remained so ever since. Bertone was responsible for the design of its finest cars including the Miura, Countach and Marzal concept amongst many others. However along the way there have been a few quirks in this otherwise thoroughbred bloodline – remember the weapons-grade LM002 SUV?