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Don’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.
read moreGeorge Barris Was More Than the Batmobile
When George Barris died at age 89 on November 5, most of the published obituaries referred to him as the designer of the Batmobile for the 1960s television series. But among dyed-in-the-wool car guys from the 1950s and 60s, Barris was much, much more than that.
read moreOn the Track at Monticello
Monticello, New York does not seem like the kind of place where automotive enthusiasts might go to live out their teenage fantasies. But this past week we did just that, enjoying two days of testing, on track, road, and off-road, a range of new cars and vehicles.
read moreThrowing Dirt on “Super Dirt Week?”
In October, 1972, dirt-track stock car racing came to the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse for a year-end championship event, and this October, the 44th annual “Super Dirt Week” will take place there. For the last time.
read moreThe Warren Car Show (And What Makes One Good)
There is no perfect recipe for the perfect car show, but a few factors make for a really good car show – and some are even simpler than you might think.
read moreReliving the 50’s (From a Gal Who’s Never Been)
This year, some two decades after my first Lead East Car Show, I am still complaining of tired feet – but I do so with a smile on my face. Lead East is more than a car show. It more than a philly cheese steak vendor in the hot summer sun. It is more than a couple of ripped up Chevy t-shirts bearing nudey lady tattooes. Don’t misunderstand – it is all of those things. But it’s more too.
read moreCustom Mercs to Appear at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
This year the famous Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, known for luxury, class, and panache, is getting an infusion of cool, American style, in the form of post-war Ford Mercury customs – never before seen at the show.
read moreRemembering 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.
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Editorial
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How did an airplane end up on a car dealer’s lot? Pilots are generally fervent about only selling an aircraft to someone within the flying community. In the case of one Piper Cub being traded toward a new car, it is safe to say that passion was overruled by a greater need.
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Review: Astons on the Avenue, Monterey Car Week 2025
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Since ancient times, change of command ceremonies have marked the formal transfer of authority from one leader to another. In the military, time-honored symbolism is integral to the ceremonial aspects of a change of command, including an inspection and review of personnel, gun salutes, and accompaniment by a military band.
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Cars and airplanes have been photographed together in advertisements almost since the birth of their respective technologies.
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This accompanying article to the 2025 Guide to Monterey contains images of each of the winners of the ultimate prize at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in descending order since the event’s inception in 1950.
Motorama
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How did an airplane end up on a car dealer’s lot? Pilots are generally fervent about only selling an aircraft to someone within the flying community. In the case of one Piper Cub being traded toward a new car, it is safe to say that passion was overruled by a greater need.
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Since ancient times, change of command ceremonies have marked the formal transfer of authority from one leader to another. In the military, time-honored symbolism is integral to the ceremonial aspects of a change of command, including an inspection and review of personnel, gun salutes, and accompaniment by a military band.
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Cars and airplanes have been photographed together in advertisements almost since the birth of their respective technologies.
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This accompanying article to the 2025 Guide to Monterey contains images of each of the winners of the ultimate prize at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in descending order since the event’s inception in 1950.
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Golfers of any ability or duration instantly recognize Pebble Beach Golf Links’ par-5 18th hole due to its history as one of the top finishing holes in golf. However, since 1950, a large number of non-golfers know it as the location of the climactic end of Monterey Car Week, where each August the award of Best Of Show for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance takes place.
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