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The no-show cars: a reader rant on mad concepts

Instigated by Harley Earl at General Motors in the late 30s with the quaintly named Buick Y-Job, show cars, or concept cars, were presented to an excited public eager for new things. As the world recovered from a depression and then a war, these vehicles pointed to a better future that many people believed in, including the people who produced them. And, although many of the concept cars of the 50s, with their Jetsons plexiglass roofs and notional nuclear powered engines seem ludicrous now, in their time they weren’t that cynical.

2011 Lincoln MKS Spied: Slightly new look for automaker

The Lincoln MKS sedan hasn't been on the market all that long, but Ford Motor Co. designers are locking down a freshening, likely for the 2011 model year. The bulk of the changes will happen to the front and rear fascia, and to some interior trim.

£1.7m Bugatti Veyron ‘Meo Constantini’ edition revealed

In a bid to eek a few more years out of its record-breaking Veyron hypercar, Bugatti has embarked on a series of Veyron ‘Legends’. This, the Veyron ‘Meo Constantini’ edition, is the third and latest instalment in the Legends line-up so far. Just three examples of the £1.7 million Bugatti will be made for those customers wanting an ultra-exclusive open top Veyron.