11. The Weirdest Collector Car Bruce Baldwin Mohs was the owner of the Mohs Seaplane Company of Madison, WI. Clearly the man’s day job as a seaplane manufacturer was not weird enough. And since there were apparently no ornithopter or harpsichord manufacturing companies on the market, Mohs decided to ensure […]
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Parks Museum Sending 11 Cars to Goodwood Event
Pomona, CA. May 2, 2008 –The relationship between the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, and the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed continues to prosper. The Museum has been supplying cars to the event for a few years, according to Tony Thacker, executive director […]
Driven to Find a Cure
Join us for a memorable day of motoring excitement and friendly competition combined with great food and wine … all the while raising money for a great cause !! The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world’s largestvoluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and […]
Bargain 'Big Block' Under the Hammer
Chrysler’s sledgehammer 440-cid ‘Big Block’ V8 that made the Plymouths and Dodges of the late 1960s and early ‘70s the benchmark of performance sedans, also powered one of Britain’s great Grand Touring cars of the same era. But with the value of American models fitted with the huge 7.2 liter […]
H&H consigns a Timewarp Bugatti Type 57 and Barn Find Lister Sports Racer for its Summer Sales
South to Surrey Set amidst the rolling Surrey Hills and yet within easy reach of Guildford, Loseley Park can trace its history back to the Domesday Book of 1086. A trusted adviser to Queen Elizabeth I, Sir William More built the present Manor House between 1562 and 1568 using masonry […]
Classic Cars Enthusiasts Invited to Tour the Bluegrass
Louisville, KY. April 29, 2008 –-Join the adventure by participating in the Bluegrass 1000 Road Tour, October 6-9, 2008. Classic cars and their owners will take to the most beautiful roads in Kentucky for the event. Registration for participation is being accepted now. Accommodations will be top-drawer, and well-equipped support […]
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up. The 20 Craziest Collector Car Stories of All Time (Part 1)
1. The Most One-Sided/Short-Sighted Car Deal of All Time In 1962, Dick Rowe an executive with Decca Records rejected a young music group called the Beatles opining that “groups with guitars are on the way out.” In a blunder of similar magnitude two years later, in 1964, fishing equipment magnate […]
2008 Concorso Italiano
Marina, CA. – Monterey Bay – Concorso Italiano®, the Celebration of Italian Style™ is pleased to introduce a new chapter in the long history of this wonderful event. Earlier this year after learning that the on-going hotel and golf course construction at Bayonet Black Horse Golf Courses would restrict our […]
Cameron Reynolds Argetsinger
Cameron Reynolds Argetsinger, 87, Watkins Glen race founder and lawyer died peacefully, April 22, 2008, at home. He leaves his beloved wife of 67 years, Jean, their nine children, fifteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. He lived in the farmhouse near Burdett where his father was born in 1883, overlooking the […]
Fifth Annual Niello Concours at Serrano
Sunday, October 5, 2008 marks the fifth annual Niello Concours at Serrano located at the spectacular Serrano Visitors Center in El Dorado Hills. Attendees over the past four years have expressed overwhelmingly positive feedback, declaring that the event was a truly memorable experience. Plans are being made for an even […]