Fourteen million eight hundred forty thousand U.S. dollars. That was the amount of money spent on a trio of Alfa Romeo cars this past Wednesday, October 28, 2020, when the hammer fell at the RM Sotheby’s auction house. These Alfa Romeo cars are unlike the ones you may know. These are not famous cars, such as
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Tag Archives: Heritage
Remembering a few of our ‘fathers’ for Father’s Day
As people around the world salute their fathers this Sunday for Father’s Day, we want to honor a few of our “fathers” who have helped make FCA what it is today. Walter Chrysler: He launched the Chrysler Corp. in 1925 from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Co. In addition to creating the Chrysler, Plymouth
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60 Never Looked So Good
Who would have ever thought that one car could become such a legendary symbol of Italian style—a style that never goes out of fashion? That car, the iconic Fiat 500, celebrates its 60th anniversary on July 4, 2017. First introduced and built in Turin, Italy, in 1957, the Fiat 500 has maintained an unmistakable design
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Ohio man restores Jeepster bought as a teen
Do you have the patience to take apart, restore and clean nearly every piece and component of a car? If you’re a machinist, a machinist like Ed Masuga of suburban Akron, Ohio, you do. As a teenager in 1950, Ed Masuga (right), now 83, bought a used 1948 Jeepster from his brother-in-law, Dan. As his
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Modern Old School: 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona and Challenger T/A
The Dodge brand revels in its old-school heritage, especially during Woodward Dream Cruise week in the Detroit area. So maybe it’s no surprise that during his introduction of the new 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona and 2017 Dodge Challenger T/A models Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Cars – Dodge, Chrysler, SRT and Fiat, FCA – North
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Off the Line: Joe Nudi
With his trademark bald head and big smile, Joe Nudi may be a familiar face to family, friends and coworkers, but recently his face appeared on the national stage — perhaps one of the biggest stages in the United States: the Democratic National Convention (DNC). A third-generation auto worker, Joe’s story aired in a video
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Paying tribute to a four-wheeled wartime ‘vet’
75 years ago this week a boxy, lightweight, flat-fendered workhorse rolled off a Toledo, Ohio, Assembly Plant production line and onto the World War II battlefields of Europe. The very first Jeep® vehicle was a true original. It was instantly embraced by military servicemen and women as an indispensable tool in helping win the war.
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