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The evolution of the Batmobile from comic books to ‘The Lego Batman Movie’

Evolution of the Batmobile
It’s fitting that one of the most iconic super heroes has one of the most iconic modes of transportation. Introduced first as just Batman’s car, the Batmobile has grown into one of the Dark Knight’s greatest assets in Gotham City. It’s more than just a vehicle – it’s one of his best weapons. Over the years, the Batmobile has gone through many customizations and structural upgrades. From the simple Cord Roadster-based design to the seemingly indestructible Tumbler to the adaptable vehicle of “The Lego Batman Movie,” check out the Batmobile’s evolution, below.       Read More
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My first car: Red, sleek and fast, it made a lasting impression

Toyota Supra - 1984
  A 1984 Toyota Supra. It wasn’t my first car, exactly, but it’s first in my heart. The sleek, red, two-door, now-classic performance car with sun roof, distinctive black trim and what I refer to as Frogger (retractable) headlights is the one I remember the best. The Supra was my reward (from my wife and myself) for finishing graduate school. A demonstrator for a small-town Pennsylvania Toyota dealership, it sold for about $16,000, which seemed like a fortune at the time. But it’s a price I happily would pay now for a clean Supra. Sitting in the driver’s seat of… Read More
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How to have a winning weekend in Houston

How to have a winning weekend in Houston
  If you’re on your way to Houston for Super Bowl LI, you can safely put a tick next to “attend the biggest event in town,” if not the country. There might even be a selfie in the offing. But whatever the result on the field, here are five other things to do while you’re there to ensure it’s a great weekend. Space Center Houston Whether your team puts in a star performance or encounters an almighty “Houston, we’ve had a problem” moment, a trip to the space center provides plenty of fascination and fun. Space Center Houston offers a… Read More
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An Atlanta road trip filled with meaning and new memories

Atlanta road trip - Downtown Atlanta
  It was sort of a last-minute idea. My husband hadn’t seen his Atlanta-based sister and nephew in quite a few years and his sister hadn’t ever met our youngest, 7-year-old Westley. So, what better way to catch up with far-away family than with an impromptu road trip? In addition to a sister, my husband’s nephew and family of four also lived near Atlanta, in the northern suburb of Alpharetta. So, we’d decided to make an event of it. It would be a holiday family… Read More
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My first car – I couldn’t drive it, but I loved it!

1982 Ford Escort
  My dad agreed to buy both my brother and I our first cars. Any vehicles we owned beyond those, we were on our own. I was a lucky kid and I knew it. I wasn’t picky about the car I got. After all, I wasn’t paying for it, so how could I possibly afford to be picky? I only wanted three things: 1. Any color EXCEPT brown 2. No manual transmissions 3. Good gas mileage Then, we stumbled upon a used vehicle at the Ford dealership… Read More
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A learning experience: Standards, stalling, and never going back

A learning experience: Standards, stalling, and never going back
I was the third person in my family to have the same first car. My father bought my mother a brand new 1981 Toyota Corolla Tercel to haul my sister and me around town. It was a solid car, dependable, easy to work on, great gas mileage, but pretty basic. My sister got her learner’s permit right around the time my father decided it was time to get my mother another new car, so the Toyota became my sister’s first car. She drove it for a few years and, while she took good care of it, it was showing its… Read More
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My first car: A royal entrance, with billows of smoke

1983 Ford Crown Victoria
  I grew up living with my grandmother, so I knew that my first car wouldn’t be anything special. But, I was still excited when “Momma Nancy” told me that she had a friend who was getting rid of his old car. Most of my friends had gotten their cars while in high school, and here I was in college and still no wheels. I had saved up a little money from my summer job, but it wasn’t going to be enough to… Read More
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My gateway to freedom, for a whole nine miles

1989 Chevrolet Cavalier
  Ahhh, my first car and the open road… Whoa. Hold on. Wait a minute. Uh oh. Oh no. Hmmm… Whelp, that can’t be good. Welcome to a typical trip in my first car. Hop in. Let’s take a ride down memory lane. No doubt we’ll stall out along the way, but what’s the rush? We’ll eventually get to where we’re going. My first car was a 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier.* No, not the convertible that the girls would have admired. Nope, not the coupe that the gearheads would have wanted… Read More
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Celebrities and their cars: 25 tweets to love [Infographic]

Celebrities and their car tweets
Celebrities adore their cars. And their unique position in life means they have some entertaining experiences in the world of automobiles. Not to mention a few thoughtful reflections. They’ve taken to Twitter to give us all a look through the window, and here are 25 of their most hilarious and heartwarming tweets. Have you tweeted about your ride? We’d love to hear it. Let us know on Twitter and Facebook.     Read More
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The days of jamming to Lady Gaga in my beloved grandma-mobile

Buick Park Avenue - my first car
  Myrtle. That’s the name my brother bestowed upon the 1998 Buick Park Avenue that became “the kids’ car.” My parents bought the car from my grandparents in 2008 for a grand total of $1,000. The name perfectly fit the car’s personality, not only because she was at one point owned by my grandparents, but she was definitely a car from an older time. Myrtle had an elongated, narrow body style that was indicative of the late ‘90s. Her exterior was a deep maroon with glitter in the paint that would shimmer when the sunlight hit her just right. At… Read More
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