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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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The Boat Show Bucket List
This is a list of the Boat Shows you will want to experience before you die.
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We’ll Take Manhattan
The New York International Auto Show dates back to 1900, when it first took place at the original Madison Square Garden, and in a city that is notoriously not car-friendly the annual exhibition of automobiles continues to thrive in Manhattan’s newly-expanded Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
The show opened on April 15 this year and the two press days that precede the ten-day show have long been a must-do for members of the CarShowSafari.com team. This year was no different.
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The Drivin’ ‘O the Green
This St. Patrick’s Day, celebrate both Irish pride and the arrival of Spring by taking a drive in your 1959 Shamrock.
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Bonnie and Clyde, Thelma and Louise, Daimler and Maybach
On March 17, 1834, Gottlieb Daimler was born in Germany. Had he been born 100 years later, he would have seen an automotive industry the likes of which early automakers could hardly dare dream, and yet, had he been born 100 years later, that very auto industry might never have come to pass.
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Moment of Decision: John’s 1963 Corvette Resto-Mod
Moment of Decision: John’s 1963 Corvette Resto-Mod: Choosing whether to Restore or Resto-Mod an older Corvette isn’t always easy.
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I Bought a Car
I have a certain appreciation for the Edsel. I was not quite six years old when the car was introduced, and as part of the introduction the dealers were offering an incentive: Come test-drive the new Edsel and receive a scale model of the car. My father took the test drive, and I got the scale model.
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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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