http://www.examiner.com/x-547-Sports-Car-Examiner?cid=exrss-Sports-Car-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:12:18 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:03:01 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-547-Sports-Car-Examiner~y2009m11d22-The-Foulest-Turkey-Cars-For-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-Sports-Car-Examiner In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought it would be a great idea to look back on some cars that despite their manufacturer's best intentions turned out to be "turkeys".  Perhaps the most famous "turkey" car ever built in America ... auto Chevy Cadillac Porsche 911 Cars Infiniti drivin' ivan katz drive Ford Turkey Thanksgiving Pinto Edsel Yugo car driving chevrolet controversy classic drivers Awards clunkers Drives cursed cars corvair pacer Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:03:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-547-Sports-Car-Examiner~y2009m11d22-The-Foulest-Turkey-Cars-For-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-Sports-Car-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-547-Sports-Car-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Cash-For-Clunkers-The-Way-It-Should-Have-Been-Done?cid=exrss-Sports-Car-Examiner The Cash For Clunkers program was certainly a success in terms of the boost it generated in the US Economy.  About 700,000 "clunkers" have been traded in on trades for newer, more efficient vehicles. 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