(NHTSA)
Vince and Larry crash the Smithsonian
The crash-test dummies who promoted auto safety for 25 years in public service TV ads are headed to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Motors and Volvo are donating auto safety objects to the museum. The collection includes several costumes and "severed limbs" from Vince and Larry, the famous crash-test dummies. Their popularity inspired toy lines, cartoons and even a video game. The donation also includes a real GM crash-test dummy, a three-point safety belt from a 1961 Volvo and an energy-absorbing steering column from a 1967 Chevrolet.
--The Associated Press
(Ford)
Ford Edge gets a boost from Mustang
The 2011 Ford Edge Sport is getting sportier with a new engine swiped from the Ford Mustang. It's the first time the Mustang's 3.7-liter engine has gone into an Edge (shown above). The 305-horsepower V-6 engine will give the Edge Sport 40 more horsepower than the current model -- and 41 more horsepower than the V-6 on the Chevrolet Equinox, a close competitor that outsold the Edge in the first half of this year.
--The Associated Press
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