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Sep 4, 2026

The parts bin is the news

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Ford's new Ford is a Geely

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Aug 28, 2026

The 1M closes at 1:30. The brake probe grew 350x.

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Ford's second Model T moment costs $28,350

Plus: flax beats carbon on the property nobody advertises, and Ford's EV unit gets healthier by shrinking.

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a stock ticker and consider engineering nerdery a personality trait. Auction
results, real industry news, and zero press-release fluff.

Smart like Engineering Explained. Fun like your group chat.

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Plus: flax beats carbon on the property nobody advertises, and Ford's EV unit gets healthier by shrinking.

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