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Viper on the Sidelines
DETROIT – Chrysler Group LLC has announced that it is discontinuing its SRT (Street and Racing Technology) Motorsports racing program in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).
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Paul Revere, Car Guy?
The Paul Revere of whom we write today is the Paul Revere of “Paul Revere and the Raiders,” the pop group of the 1960s and 70s, who died on October 4th at age 76.
read moreWould You Drive a DS?
What’s DS? It’s a sub-brand of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen, launched in 2010 as a division of Citroen in Europe and in China, and becoming a stand-alone brand earlier this year. “We want to make DS a global premium brand, and you cannot be global without the U.S.”
read moreThat Didn’t Take Long
General Motors’ new midsize pickups, the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, have been shipping to dealers for only two weeks, but on October 2 GM halted their sale because of a pending safety recall to fix an airbag defect.
read morePutting the Wild in Wildwood
Up and down the street revs a first generation Camaro, leaving a pile of smoke where its tires once stood. Like a cruise in reverse we can drive these stretches of road, keeping our eyes out for parked marvels – classic Mercurys, heavy engined muscle cars, the British sports cars you posted to your bedroom wall. It is an enormous, overwhelming, brightly lit, timeless and endless car party affair, and the whole town is invited
read moreRemember When “Hack” Meant a Cabbie?
In an announcement from Detroit in September, General Motors said that it has created the position of first “chief product cybersecurity officer” in order to deal with the growing challenge of providing safe and secure computer and wireless technology in vehicles.
read more2015 Mustang: An Odyssey
The Mustang has been pushing Ford’s brand image for five decades now, an amazing feat for the blue-collar hero. It’s been an eventful 50 years, but it hasn’t always been pretty. The looks have been everywhere from chiseled to pathetic, with some generations being a downright embarrassment. So, here’s a brief, “live rear axle” crash course through the Mustang’s semi-illustrious past in hindsight:
read morePushing the Hobby Forward
The photo was taken at the Central Jersey Volkswagen Society’s annual “All Air-Cooled Gathering” on September 21, a show that is of course VW-centric but which welcomes air-cooled vehicle of all stripes, which is why it includes Porsches and Corvairs and other air-cooled cars far less common.
read moreBig Ol’ Caddy
General Motors has confirmed today that it will build a new top-of-the-line Cadillac, a large, rear-wheel-drive sedan starting in late 2015.
read moreRemembering Earl Ross
A remembrance to Earl Ross, the only Canadian driver to ever win a race in NASCAR’s top series.
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Editorial
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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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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.
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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.
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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).
Motorama
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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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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.
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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.
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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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