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Ford door protector takes the sting out of dings

Nothing ruins car joy like a door ding--whether it's the first blemish on your pride and joy or the latest door divot. Now, the engineers at Ford in Europe have developed a way to take the sting out of the parking lot--a retractable door-edge protector for the Ford Focus. It's no surprise that this comes from Europe, where roads are narrow and parking spaces are squeezed tight.

One Lap of the Web: Ayrton Senna's NSX is for sale

-- The late great Ayrton Senna's 1992 Honda NSX (yes, it was sold as a Honda in Europe) is for sale. We are not worthy of owning such a machine, and we're not really sure who might be. The list is small.

Drive trailer gets our right foot all twitchy

Once in a while, in between the Fast and Furious movies, we pine for some real old-school car chases on film--whether they involve police, murderers or other race-car drivers. Le Mans comes to mind, along with Bullitt, or anything by John Frankenheimer. And if a car-centric movie wins a few indie awards, that's all the better.