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Mario Andretti, TQ Midget Racer
Most people know of Mario Andretti for his having won the Indianapolis 500 in 1969 or the Formula 1 World Championship in 1978. Racing fans also know of his upset victory in the 1967 Daytona 500 and his four Indycar series championships.
But it was on March 3, 1962, that Mario Andretti won what he later described as his “first victory of any consequence.”
read moreHigh Roller: BMW Announces a Rolls-Royce SUV
In the category of “now we’ve heard everything” comes the announcement that Rolls-Royce will develop an ultraluxury SUV.
read moreAAA, LeMans, USAC, and the Tragic Year of 1955
Sixty years ago, when the calendar flipped to begin 1955, the American Automobile Association began its 54th season as the major sanctioning body for auto racing in the United States.
AAA ran racing with an iron hand and drivers with aspirations of competing at the Indianapolis 500 were forced to work their way up the AAA sanctioned ladder of midget and sprint car events before receiving authorization from AAA officials to compete in the most prestigious race in the country.
read moreBreeding Out the Car Enthusiast
The most basic elements of owning and maintaining a car – specific to every single make and model on the road, oil and electricity and engines, and they are now slipping out of the reach of our clean, unstained fingers, in search of a modern, computerized type of car ownership.
read moreWill Electric Cars Replace Diesels in France?
France wants to rid its roads of old diesel cars – the country has announced that it is adjusting fuel taxes to be less favorable to diesel and offering a remarkable incentive to encourage owners of older diesels to buy electric cars.
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MINI Cooper’s Big Adventure
While the Mini Cooper line has managed amazing feats through cinema history, and proven a stalwart companion to the small city driver, it’s never gotten a chance to test its chops off-road, and, looking at the Mini Cooper Paceman Adventure, you have to wonder why.
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Rico Abreu and the Chili Bowl
Rico 2015We have been to the Chili Bowl previously, and are itching to return, but this year we had to settle for watching a live video stream. But even via the miniature speakers of an Ipad we could hear the crowd chanting Rico! Rico! Rico! after 2014 USAC champion Rico Abreu won the 29th running of the world’s largest indoor motor race.
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Has Your Jeep Been Recalled?
In June of 2013, 1.56 million 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty and 1993-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee models were recalled, to mitigate a condition which can cause the vehicles to catch fire after being rear-ended – is yours one of them?
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside
As the calendar turns from one year to the next, a typical fan of racing – at least in the northern parts of the country – is waiting for the return of warmer weather. But in some areas, the cold winds of winter do not stop racing, they just move it indoors.
read moreReevaluating the Word ‘Drive’
Plight of the suburban driver. For, in all honestly, it is fair to call the act ‘driving’ at all? Would it not be better suited to the term ‘accident avoidance’?
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Editorial
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Review: The Little Car Show, Monterey Car Week 2025
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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.
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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