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AUTOS: Best Of The Web
Your weekly car-guy guide to the automotive obsessions of the Internet.
Bob Golfen  |  Posted April 12, 2012   Phoenix, AZ
Lotus Group officials responded to critics with a wide-ranging rant on Facebook. (Photo: Motor Authority)
Lotus blossoms
Group Lotus, besieged by critics, launches into a bizarre Facebook rant. Check out: On the Record.

End of the road
A 93-year-old woman hangs up the keys to her 48-year-old Mercury Comet (which she’s had since new) after 567,000 miles. Story and video. Check out: Long Drive.

Go daddy-o
A groovy slide show of rat rods, low riders, lead sleds, tail draggers, all the rockabilly rides from the recent Viva Las Vegas car show. Complete with a fine Duane Eddy soundtrack. Check out: Primer Paint and Tattoos.

Old cars rule
The extensive website for Old Cars Weekly has something for every kind of collector-car addict. Check out: Weekly Reader.

More Lotus blossoms
A video of Swedish Volvos introduced by very-sexy Chinese models dancing to American pop music at the Taipei Auto Show in Taiwan. That’s so international. Universal, too. Check out: Asian Babes.

Dearborn delights
Here’s a website submitted by the total Ford fanatic who invented it, with loads of goodies geared toward fellow Ford fanatics. Check out: Ford Magic.

Hover scooter
Say hello to the amazing Hover Scooter with a vintage video that once again supports the axiom: It’s funny because it’s British. Check out: Flying Low.

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