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Black Noon, a Somewhat Personal Book Review
I approached the reading of Black Noon with both anticipation and apprehension. It would be, after all, a story about a double fatality in a sport where many non-fans of racing think death is both expected and dismissed. As it turned out, my anticipation was rewarded and my apprehension was unfounded.
read moreThe Race of Gentlemen goes Bi-Coastal
The Race of Gentlemen, affectionately known as TROG, first run in 2012 not far from the CarShowSafari.com headquarters in New Jersey, has from the start proven immensely popular – so much so that a second event, on the California coast, is being planned for this year.
read moreMcLaren’s Tyler Alexander
The passing this week of Tyler Alexander, at age 75, is significant on many levels.
First, he had been an influential figure in worldwide racing for half a century.
Second, he was one of the founders of the McLaren racing organization.
And third, he was an American in Formula One, a sport where American participation is rare.
read moreRemembering Bob Carini
Robert Carini, co-founder of the Model A Restorers Club and father of CarShowSafari.com’s good friend Wayne Carini, died this week at the age of 93.
read moreYour First Car Should Be a Beater
I know transmission problems. I know transmission problems, and brake problems, and shifting problems and heating problems, and water pump problems.
And, while I may not be the expert at actually fixing the source of concern, there is no doubt in my mind that, having experienced shifting problems, heating problems, smoking problems, and braking problems, I am a better driver than someone who has not.
read moreHeating Up Winter with the Chili Bowl
43 cars start the Daytona 500 each year. Typically, no more than 50 show up to try to earn a starting spot.
33 cars in 11 rows of three is a tradition at the Indy 500. In recent years, 33 has also been the number of cars trying to qualify.
But at the 30th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, just 24 cars will line up for the Saturday night finale on January 16, yet more than 335 entries will be competing for one of those two dozen spots.
read moreTurkey Derby Racing at Wall Stadium: Two Views
It’s the day after Thanksgiving and the weather was unseasonably warm and sunny. Perfect weather for racing. My oldest friend and I headed down the Garden State Parkway to Wall, NJ, to watch auto racing at Wall Stadium. And Wall Stadium did not disappoint.
read moreThe 100th Anniversary of the 1 Millionth Ford
December 10, 1915 marked the day that Henry Ford’s hard earned labors showed their worth. One hundred years ago, the famous Ford Motor Company, one of America’s big three automakers, produced its one millionth car in a plant in Detroit.
read moreFor the Car Enthusiast, Spectre Does Not Disappoint
Despite the form fitting tuxedos, the smooth talking shaken not stirred, and the sensual lovemaking scenes in antique overnight train carriages, there is one thing about Bond that any automotive enthusiast will covet above the rest – the cars.
read moreDon’t Call it the Off – Season
For all of us north easterners November signals the tail end of the last hurrah of the most optimistic car show efforts. The season is over. It is well past over. Even stalwart and true car enthusiasts have been forced to put their convertible tops up on the drive home.
So, what do we car enthusiasts, who have the grand misfortune to live where there are seasons, do when the summer is over? Here are a few ideas to help get you through the bleak, show-less winter months.
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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.
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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