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One Lap of the Web: Remembering the dearly departed

-- With news that Toyota is leaving the great state of California for the greater (by landmass, anyway; your own opinion may vary) state of Texas, it's worth reminding ourselves that Toyota in America started as one lonely building on 6000 Hollywood Blvd., having taken over a former Rambler dealership. (The site is still a successful Toyota dealership.) That first year of sales in 1958 saw 287 Toyopet Crowns and one Land Cruiser sold -- more as curiosities than as practical transportation, we'd wager. -- At any rate, Toyota's move from California to Texas is moving from "one of the most eco-friendly states in the union," according to Ward's Auto, "to the U.S.’s equivalent of China." -- Ten years ago today, the last Oldsmobile rolled off the line at Lansing Car Assembly.

Producer explores the Buick Grand National in Black Air documentary

The Buick Grand National is one of those cars that most car fans have a story about. Its production numbers are some of the lowest in Buick history--today, they're rarer than ever. Banking on our love of semiclassic (read: '80s) muscle, producer Andrew Filippone Jr.

Bentley SUV Geneva debut?

Bentley SUV debut imminent? Reports suggest that the Bentley SUV – Bentley’s first all-terrain car – will debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. It seems certain that we will get a Bentley SUV at some point to mop up sales from wealthy car nuts in emerging markets and the Middle East.