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theautowire.com > 07/17/2026 > 1965-pontiac-gto-tri-power-convertible-up-for-grabs-in-the-gto-dream-giveaway

This 360-HP Tri-Power 1965 Pontiac GTO Convertible Could Be Yours for the Price of a Raffle Ticket

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (270+ words) A first-generation Goat near the top of your bucket list? Take a close look at the latest GTO Dream Giveaway. The prize is a sharply restored 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible. It wears Starlight Black paint over a parchment interior and a…...

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theautowire.com > 07/17/2026 > ford-already-fixed-the-explorers-flying-roof-rails-once-guess-how-that-turned-out

Ford Already 'Fixed' the Explorer's Flying Roof Rails Once. Guess How That Turned Out.

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (796+ words) Ford Already ‘Fixed’ the Explorer’s Flying Roof Rails Once. Guess How That Turned Out. The Auto Wire Ford Already ‘Fixed’ the Explorer’s Flying Roof Rails Once. Guess How That Turned Out. Ford is recalling more than 288,000 Explorer SUVs because the…...

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theautowire.com > 07/17/2026 > hyundais-cameras-are-seeing-ghosts-and-the-recall-just-went-global

Hyundai's Cameras Are Seeing Ghosts, and the Recall Just Went Global

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (138+ words) Garage-worthy EDC gear, on sale this week. The Auto Wire flagged the U.S. side of this story when Hyundai first filed it with regulators. What hasn’t gotten attention yet is how far the same defect traveled, and what that says about…...

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theautowire.com > 07/16/2026 > winnebago-grand-design-maxxair-fan-recall

Winnebago And Grand Design Just Recalled The Same Fire Hazard. Neither One Built It.

22+ hour, 26+ min ago  (502+ words) That’s not a coincidence. It’s the RV industry accidentally admitting, in a federal filing, that it doesn’t build the parts that can burn its product down. Neither company designed that fan. Neither company built it. Both companies just bolted it…...

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theautowire.com > 07/16/2026 > tesla-ntsb-katy-crash-fsd-override

NTSB Says the Tesla That Killed a Katy Grandmother Wasn't Self-Driving. That's Not the Relief Tesla Wants It to Be

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (166+ words) That last detail is the real story here, and it has almost nothing to do with artificial intelligence. Here is the first thing worth sitting with: ten years ago, none of that would have been knowable this quickly, or this…...

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theautowire.com > 07/16/2026 > ford-turned-an-illegal-tariff-refund-into-a-great-quarter-a-mach-e-owner-wants-his-cut

Ford Turned an Illegal Tariff Refund Into a Great Quarter. A Mach-E Owner Wants His Cut.

21+ hour, 51+ min ago  (128+ words) This is the real story, and it has almost nothing to do with whether one Mach-E buyer in San Diego gets a check. It’s a story about who is structurally positioned to capture the upside when a government policy gets…...

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theautowire.com > 07/16/2026 > 10-wrecked-ford-mustangs-are-sitting-on-copart-right-now-just-waiting-for-someone-brave-enough-to-rebuild-them

10 Wrecked Ford Mustangs Are Sitting on Copart Right Now, Just Waiting for Someone Brave Enough to Rebuild Them

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (344+ words) This Grabber Blue GT is only a few years old and still has its keys, but a side impact that also reached the undercarriage was enough to earn it a Maryland certificate of salvage rated at more than 75 percent damage....

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theautowire.com > 07/16/2026 > california-wrote-an-ev-rebate-for-exactly-two-companies-and-tesla-isnt-one-of-them

California Wrote An EV Rebate For Exactly Two Companies, And Tesla Isn't One Of Them

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (110+ words) Very few disqualification clauses get written with that kind of precision. Sacramento built the exemption and then quietly built the parachute for when it fails. Shawn Henry has been writing about cars long enough that it's less a job than…...

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theautowire.com > 07/16/2026 > barrett-jackson-columbus-auction-results-boss-429-record

Barrett-Jackson Crashed Into the Midwest With a $38.1 Million Auction — and Shattered the Boss 429 Record

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (267+ words) Check This Out: 5 Genius Garage Upgrades Under $100 That Make a Big Difference Chairman and CEO Craig Jackson framed the debut in familiar terms. He said the event “captured the exact same look, feel and energy as our iconic Scottsdale Auction....

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theautowire.com > 07/16/2026 > a-two-bay-tuffy-in-indiana-just-went-bankrupt-wall-streets-biggest-tire-chain-almost-joined-it

A Two-Bay Tuffy in Indiana Just Went Bankrupt. Wall Street's Biggest Tire Chain Almost Joined It.

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (220+ words) Automotive Solutions runs two stores. Monro, Inc. runs more than 1,100 of them, under banners like Monro Auto Service, Tire Choice and Mr. Tire, and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker MNRO. It is not a struggling franchisee by any normal…...