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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.

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Death to Diesels?

Prime Minister Manuel Valls was quoted as saying “In France, we have long favored the diesel engine. This was a mistake, and we will progressively undo that, intelligently and pragmatically.”

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Rarer Than Hen’s Teeth

Tony West’s current model hardly fits the mold of what has come before. It is not known for its speed or racing credentials, and it has likely never graced the walls of a young car enthusiast’s bedroom, but that’s probably because they’ve never gotten a chance to see one. It is a 1955 Studebaker Commander Regal, one of only ten remaining.

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Two-Tone is Too Cool

I think we should start pushing the boundaries of car design, start begging for a little more from our everyday embarrassing-to-be-seen-driving people-carrying vans, start asking why family cars have to be boring cars.

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Instrument Flight Rules

As car enthusiasts we want not only to control our own vehicles, but we want all the other drivers to do so too. Dashboard touch-screen interfaces and voice-command systems are here, and while they are far more distracting and far less intuitive than the old-fashioned knobs and levers, there is not likely to be any going back to the old ways.

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There’s no “L” in S.U.V.

Built for the front lines of World War II, the SUV has both history and acronym to support its claim as a Sport Utility Vehicle. SUV stands for a car that can weather the weather. It stands for adventure, leaving roads behind, taking chances. By its very name the Luxury SUV does not exist.

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  • Illustrated List Of Pebble Beach Concours Best Of Show Winners.
    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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  • Special Report: Pebble Beach Golf Links’ Miracle Workers
    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.
    Read more...
  • Special Report: Marques That Have Never Won Best Of Show at Monterey
    This year’s Guide to Monterey contains a list of Best Of Show winners and the analyses generated from that information. As accompaniment to that history, this article contains illustrations and narrative concerning several marques who do not yet have examples that have won the show’s top award.
    Read more...
  • Automotive Archaeology: The Barn Find – Monterey
    Stories of individuals who have found a classic vehicle in an obscure location will probably always juice the pulses of classic car enthusiasts. The thought of discovering a long-forgotten treasure tucked away in a dusty old barn is a dream that almost anyone with an interest in classic cars has entertained at some point.
    Read more...
  • Army Vehicles at Monterey’s Fort Ord
    During Fort Ord’s 20+ years as a barren maneuvers area and 50+ years as an active U.S. Army installation, its personnel, facilities, and equipment were a visible presence throughout the Monterey Peninsula. From its activation in 1940 until it was shut down in 1994, Fort Ord was primarily a basic training base and later home of the service’s Seventh Infantry Division (Light).
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Motorama

  • Illustrated List Of Pebble Beach Concours Best Of Show Winners.
    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.
    Read more...
  • Special Report: Pebble Beach Golf Links’ Miracle Workers
    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.
    Read more...
  • Special Report: Marques That Have Never Won Best Of Show at Monterey
    This year’s Guide to Monterey contains a list of Best Of Show winners and the analyses generated from that information. As accompaniment to that history, this article contains illustrations and narrative concerning several marques who do not yet have examples that have won the show’s top award.
    Read more...
  • Automotive Archaeology: The Barn Find – Monterey
    Stories of individuals who have found a classic vehicle in an obscure location will probably always juice the pulses of classic car enthusiasts. The thought of discovering a long-forgotten treasure tucked away in a dusty old barn is a dream that almost anyone with an interest in classic cars has entertained at some point.
    Read more...
  • Army Vehicles at Monterey’s Fort Ord
    During Fort Ord’s 20+ years as a barren maneuvers area and 50+ years as an active U.S. Army installation, its personnel, facilities, and equipment were a visible presence throughout the Monterey Peninsula. From its activation in 1940 until it was shut down in 1994, Fort Ord was primarily a basic training base and later home of the service’s Seventh Infantry Division (Light).
    Read more...
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