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Ford GT designer takes his creation to artful zenith

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Ford , Design/Style Remember this chromed Buick Regal ? At the time of publication, we said there were some cars that looked better in chrome than others, and this is what we had in mind. A specialist aftermarket firm called GT Guy LLC solicited the talents of Camilo Pardo – the designer of the Ford GT – to create the one-of-a-kind supercar you see here. To create Merkury 4, the team started with a solid red Ford GT and gave it a Mirrachrome paint job with a black-bordered fluorescent orange stripe.

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Ford GT designer takes his creation to artful zenith

Why yes, this is a chrome Buick Regal

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Filed under: Sedan , China , Buick By and large we’re not big fans of the full-on chrome-finish treatment here at Autoblog. Most of us lean more toward matte than mirrored. But some cars wear the garish look well.

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Official: GM commits another $68M to Oshawa to build Impala

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Filed under: Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Chevrolet , Canada General Motors has announced that it will invest an additional $68 million into the company’s Oshawa assembly plant to produce the next-generation Chevrolet Impala . Those funds are on top of over $100 million headed toward the facility to help launch production of the Cadillac XTS in the plant. The Impala marks the fifth new model to be manufactured at Oshawa since 2009, and GM says the new investment will secure approximately 350 jobs.

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Autoblog Podcast #260

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Filed under: Podcasts , Acura , BMW , Buick , Chevrolet , Dodge , Infiniti , Land Rover , Scion , Fiat Dodge Dart teased, Scion FR-S First Drive, Fiat 500 crash test, Acura NSX and ILX, BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe Episode #260 of the Autoblog Podcast is here with Chris, Dan, Chris Paukert and Zach this week. Topics include the teaser images Chrysler has released of the 2012 Dodge Dart, our first drive of the Scion FR-S, the Fiat 500 crash test aftermath, A new Acura NSX and ILX, and the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe. Your questions and comments power the end of the ‘cast, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel , thanks for taking the time.

http://www.autoblog.com/podcasts/12-13-11-autoblog-E260.mp3

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