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Those We Lost in 2022
Today we honor those who greatly influenced the automotive industry that passed in 2022
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A Checkered Past
Al Unser, Jr’s Confessional: In Al Unser, Jr., A Checkered Past, the highly successful racer shines a bright light on his dark side. The book chronicles his rise through the ranks in racing, and his fall back down to rock bottom.
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Andre’s Guide to Monterey Car Week
Today, there are many Concours d’Elegance held around the world as celebrations of automotive excellence. Among the most-recognized and respected of these is the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
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From Cars to Planes and Back Again, Part Five
The prior installments of this series about car companies that have also produced aircraft looked at divisions of GM and Ford. This latest article explores Nash-Kelvinator, the corporate entity that was the result of the merger of the venerable Nash automotive company and the appliance maker Kelvinator and which later became American Motors.
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From Cars to Planes and Back Again Four
Ford Motor Company’s monumental effort that resulted in its completion and delivery of a record number of B-24 bombers during World War II (WW II), along with their pre-war history as a builder of the legendary Tri-Motor airliner, has resulted in its being the most recognized car company that also produced aircraft.
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From Cars to Planes and Back Again, Part III
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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From Cars to Planes and Back Again, Part Two
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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From Cars to Planes and Back Again, Part I
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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The Car Show Bucket List
This is a list of the Car Shows you will want to experience before you die.
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The Air Show Bucket List
This is a list of the Air Shows you will want to experience before you die.
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Editorial
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Plymouth's Savoy was a popular police vehicle from the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s. A beautiful example of a 1964 model owned by the San Jose California Police Department is at the scene of a freak aircraft accident that disrupted the tranquility of a local suburban neighborhood.
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Review: Ferrari Owners Club Concours, Monterey Car Week 2025
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Review: Broad Arrow Auction, Monterey Car Week 2025
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Review: Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, Monterey Car Week 2025
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Shell Oil aired a commercial in 1997 of a speeding Ferrari F310 seemingly being refueled from an aircraft as a component of its then-current campaign entitled “The Future Is In The Making.” The campaign was developed to emphasize Shell’s obsession with developing innovative solutions to satisfy customer’s current and future fuel needs.
Motorama
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Plymouth's Savoy was a popular police vehicle from the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s. A beautiful example of a 1964 model owned by the San Jose California Police Department is at the scene of a freak aircraft accident that disrupted the tranquility of a local suburban neighborhood.
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Shell Oil aired a commercial in 1997 of a speeding Ferrari F310 seemingly being refueled from an aircraft as a component of its then-current campaign entitled “The Future Is In The Making.” The campaign was developed to emphasize Shell’s obsession with developing innovative solutions to satisfy customer’s current and future fuel needs.
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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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