No one would ever confuse Motown with Monaco, but in the 1980s the two cities had at least one thing in common: both were hosts to grand prix. In 1982, in an effort to showcase the home of Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler as a world-class city, community leaders lured […]
Irvine, CA (January 2007) – When one of the world’s most powerful and exclusive automobiles – Carroll Shelby’s personal Shelby Cobra 427 “Supersnake” – was consigned to the Barrett-Jackson Auction, it was in urgent need of paint revitalization. Meguiar’s, the century-old leader in automotive appearance care, received the call. Within […]
February 6 – The name of the venue for SCM’s February 16 Retromobile reception in Paris has changed from Cafe Jambon to ZINGER Alsace. The location itself HAS NOT changed–only the name of the restaurant. Attendees will still find Donald Osborne and the SCM gang at the rear of the […]
Grand cars for a grand hotel.Hong Kong – January 14 – The Peninsula Hong Kong has taken delivery of the largest ever single order of new Rolls-Royce Phantoms with 14 extended wheelbase cars, all finished in signature Peninsula Green. Except for a brief interlude, The Peninsula has used Rolls-Royce motor […]
Eriksson couldn’t have his cake and eat it too (photo: www.engadget.com) We’ll never know what would have happened in the Enzo retrial, because Eriksson abruptly accepted a plea bargain The Ferrari Enzo crash was one of the biggest Internet car stories of 2006, the highest trafficked “Legal Files” on our […]
LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 24, 2007) — Parish Heacock Classic Car Insurance president Ford Heacock III announced he has changed the name of his classic car insurance division to Heacock Classic. “The reason for the change is to simplify our identity so that it is easier to read and remember” Heacock […]
(CANTON)- Motorcar Portfolio will hold a mid-winter inventory reduction auction on Saturday February 10, 2007 at their warehouse in Canton, OH. The auction is a sale of excess titled running and driving automobiles that will be sold at no reserve. Cars slated for auction include: 1985 Alfa Romeo GTV-6 coupe, […]
(Tacoma, WA) – America’s Car Museum will be hosting The LeMay Museum Grand Tour 2007 starting June 25 in Paris, France and ending July 1 in Rome, Italy. Participants will have the option to rent an exotic car of their choice or ship their own to drive while touring some […]
Bowling Green, KY – The National Corvette Museum has announced the three inductees to be recognized as part of the 10th Annual Corvette Hall of Fame Ceremony in 2007. World Class Corvette racer, Doug Hooper, Corvette C4 Consultant and Specialist, Gordon Killebrew, and GM Designer and Stylist, Carl Renner will […]
(February 1st, 2007)- Automobili Lamborghini is now offering a unique approach to “driving lessons” – the Lamborghini Winter Driving Academy. The new program consists of a specially designed training experience where participants have the opportunity to drive one of the world’s most stylish and powerful super cars, the much talked […]