The final Lamborghini Gallardo.
A roundup of motoring news from the web:
¦ After a 10-year run, the last Lamborghini Gallardo rolled off the automaker’s assembly line in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy. Lamborghini says the angular Gallardo was its most prolific model. (Motor Authority) ¦ A Mazda CX-5 crossover crashed Nov. 10 at a dealership in Japan when its automatic braking feature failed. The police said both the driver and passenger in the car were injured in the crash. (Bloomberg) ¦ George Blankenship, the executive responsible for marketing and retail expansion for Tesla Motors, has left the company. He told The San Jose Mercury News that he wanted to spend more time with his family. (San Jose Mercury News) ¦ According to the Humphrey Bogart Estate, Bonhams sold the 1940 Buick convertible used in the final scene of “Casablanca” for $380,000. The auction also included memorabilia, posters, screenplay manuscripts and promotional photographs; a statuette from “The Maltese Falcon” sold for $3.5 million, the estate said. (Twitter) ¦ A Toyota dealership in Houston plans to lift its Black Friday sales by marking down the price of three of its cars to $1. Since the promotion – known locally as the “Slicer Sale” – began in 2008, it has attracted a crowd at the dealer’s gate as early as 5 a.m. (Automotive News, subscription required) ¦ As they turn 25 and attain classic status, the original 1990 Mazda Miatas are still affordable. Often dismissed as cutesy roadsters, the Miata has, over the last quarter century, attracted a large following among enthusiasts. (Hagerty)
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