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Is Dead Man’s Curve the Future of Lead East?
For the younger car enthusiasts, the sticking power of speed and creativity of early drag racing holds a greater appeal than the jukebox era of big Fords and pre-Muscle cars.
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The King Retires. We Think.
Two years ago we covered the announcement by Sammy Swindell that he was retiring from Sprint Car racing, and would henceforth race only the midwinter indoor Chili Bowl.
Swindell’s retirement didn’t last long.
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A Poke in the Nose Reunion at Pocono
In 1963, one day after winning the Indianapolis 500, driver Parnelli Jones punched fellow driver Eddie Sachs in a headline-making post-race confrontation.
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USAC Bounces Back
The United States Auto Club’s (USAC) National Midget series endured a painful ten-day period following the tragic loss of Bryan Clauson, but when the cars and drivers got back on the track for the first time since the Kansas heartbreak, a thrilling and uplifting night of racing was the result – and just what everyone needed.
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Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance: What to Know Before You Go
Pebble Beach is a traveling affair, not unlike some Great Gatsby-inspired confection, that lasts several days and spans the California coast.
For any car enthusiast, from the exotic sports car collector to the DIY hot rodder, the Pebble Beach Concours is the event of a lifetime.
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Kutztown: Does Any Other College Town Offer This?
Action Track USA fueled by VP Racing Fuels, but everyone just calls it Kutztown.
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Car Show Road Trip
A summer road trip always offers the opportunity for discovery.
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Bonneville Salt Flats: The Mecca of Speed
Tomm tells his own tale of the Bonneville Salt Flats in years past.
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Bryan Clauson: The Instantaneous Cruelty of Racing
On Sunday, August 7, Bryan Clauson, an Indiana native and a grassroots…
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Detroit Autorama Part II!
Detroit is an ideal place to show the cream of the crop in American-built customs.
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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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