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The T-Bird that Almost Flew
You won’t find too many former Ford executives who are willing to talk about it. In fact, you won’t find too many that will even admit it ever happened. In 1960, Ford had deep enough pockets to insure that any word of “Project Flying Bird” would ever see the light of day. But even with anyone connected to this top secret project sworn to utmost secrecy, there are some indisputable facts that have surfaced.
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Those We Lost in 2024
Today we honor those who greatly influenced the automotive industry that passed in 2024.
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2024 Monterey Car Week
In tribute to the element of exclusivity, this edition of the Guide to Monterey Car Week contains almost double the number of pages from last year’s issue with the addition of images of some of the unusual and rare cars competing in past Pebble Beach Concours.
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American Cars in an International Setting
In the U.S., summer is prime car show season, giving rise to a sense of anticipation and enthusiasm of the local and large-scale events that are held during this period. Car enthusiasts in other countries undoubtedly experience the same feelings, but none more so than in what intuitively may be an unlikely location: Sweden. The land and people that gave us the niche brand Saab along with Volvo, producer of the original yuppie status symbol, are avid show attendees.
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Mark Stehrenberger Art Exhibition
Crown Classics & Exotics – Ventura, CA
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Murphy Auto Museum closing
Murphy Auto Museum, Oxnard. CA
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Q&A With Andre Swygert
MEET THE AUTHOR — A Q&A With Andre Swygert A new book By A Car Show Safari team member focuses on a decades-long and unique aviation program conducted at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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Those We Lost in 2023
Today we honor those who greatly influenced the automotive industry that passed in 2023.
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2023 Monterey Car Week and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The following pages contain a one-stop guide to the history and events that constitute what has come to be known as Monterey Car Week, identifying the period leading up to its climactic event, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
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A New Height In Publicity, Part 2
Part 2 relates the rest of the story of a unique combination of automotive and aviation technology utilized in a demonstration that deserves a lasting place in marketing textbooks.
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Editorial
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In the U.S., summer is prime car show season, giving rise to a sense of anticipation and enthusiasm of the local and large-scale events that are held during this period. Car enthusiasts in other countries undoubtedly experience the same feelings, but none more so than in what intuitively may be an unlikely location: Sweden. The land and people that gave us the niche brand Saab along with Volvo, producer of the original yuppie status symbol, are avid show attendees.
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Crown Classics & Exotics - Ventura, CA
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Murphy Auto Museum, Oxnard. CA
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This is a list of the Car Shows you will want to experience before you die.
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Moment of Decision: John's 1963 Corvette Resto-Mod: Choosing whether to Restore or Resto-Mod an older Corvette isn’t always easy.
Motorama
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This third installment begins an exploration of Ford Motor Company’s involvement in also building airplanes during WWII by focusing on the story of its facility in Willow Run, MI.
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Henry Ford was able to indulge a long-standing interest in mass-producing airplanes when in 1941 the Ford Motor Company garnered a contract to produce complete B-24 bombers at a specially-built plant in Willow Run, MI.
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It may not be well-known but there is more history of automobile manufacturers who have also produced aircraft, of which Honda is only the most recent example.
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This St. Patrick’s Day, celebrate both Irish pride and the arrival of Spring by taking a drive in your 1959 Shamrock.
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On March 17, 1834, Gottlieb Daimler was born in Germany. Had he been born 100 years later, he would have seen an automotive industry the likes of which early automakers could hardly dare dream, and yet, had he been born 100 years later, that very auto industry might never have come to pass.
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