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Remembering Buddy Baker
Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr., better known to racing fans as Buddy Baker, died this week at age 74, taken down by lung cancer.
read moreThe Show Must Go On. And On. And On…
When I tell people I work for a company that makes hot rod parts they either give me a blank stare, or proceed to ask more questions than I’m usually prepared to answer at a casual Sunday cookout. The standard, honest answer is that I love my job. That’s not to say there aren’t some downsides.
Below are some of the confessions I don’t share when I give my standard small talk response.
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Great Garages – The Cars of Jim Glickenhaus
You’re standing in the garage of Jim Glickenhaus, movie director, sculptor, and most universally, car enthusiast, whose collection has come to include the ex-queen of Yugoslavia’s 1931 Duesenberg and the Baja Boot. It also boasts three models that raced in the 1967 Le Mans, a Ford GT40 Mark IV J6, the Ferrari P12, and, a jewel in the crown of Glickenhaus’ collection, the Ferrari P3/4 0846.
read moreBuy a Ferrari… A Piece of Ferrari
Not long ago, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced a plan to spin off Ferrari, and part of that plan was to sell ten percent of the iconic automaker via a stock sale. This week, that phase drew closer with FCA having filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
read moreRemembering Jules Bianchi
The world of Formula One racing has been rocked by it’s first in-race driver death since the passing if Ayron Senna in 1994. Jules Bianchi, who crashed during last year’s Japanese Grand Prix, has died from his injuries nearly nine months later.
read moreAn Electrifying Result at Pike’s Peak
The annual “Race to the Clouds,” the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb, experienced a paradigm shift on June 28 as Rhys Millen became the first driver to win the event with an electric-powered car.
read moreHatchback Cars and Avocado Appliances: The 70s are back!
Recently, a report on style trends indicated that avocado-green kitchen appliances, a staple of the 70s, may be staging a comeback. Hot on the heels of this is news of Chevrolet’s plan to launch a hatchback version of the next-generation Cruze.
read moreThe Slow, Painful Death of The Minivan
Chrysler, the company that likes to take credit for the invention of the minivan, is these days watching its invention whither on the vine – through May of 2015, sales of Chrysler’s top-of-the-line minivan, the Town & Country, are down more than 45 percent from the prior year.
read moreFor the Mom and Pop Racetracks, the Checkered Flag Looms Too Close for Comfort
Fifty years after the heyday of drag racing, everyone from local tracks to national circuits feels the pressure of changing times, an aging fanbase, and competition for entertainment dollars.
read moreThe New Dodge Viper Brings Track to the Roads
This 2016 ACR, at 645 horsepower, has more than 195 horsepower than its original 1999 inspiration. Throughout the generations, weight was shed, torque was added, and power distributed, to help produce this fastest street-legal Viper track car in all of history.
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Editorial
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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.
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I have a certain appreciation for the Edsel. I was not quite six years old when the car was introduced, and as part of the introduction the dealers were offering an incentive: Come test-drive the new Edsel and receive a scale model of the car. My father took the test drive, and I got the scale model.
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Rat Rods and Concours winners
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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