TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (November 2004) – The Hagerty Fund for Historic Vehicle Preservation and Education has awarded a $30,000 grant to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles to jump-start its Free School Bus Program. An integral part of the Museum’s ongoing endeavor to build community by being an educational resource, the Free School Bus Program provides transportation for students grades K-12 at no cost to participating schools.

The three-year grant period, which begins in January 2005, will enable the Read More

Congratulations to the Volvo XC90 for being voted the overall winner at Mudfest 2004. This is the third consecutive year that the Volvo XC90 has been voted the overall winner.

The Kia Sorento was voted Best Value for Mudfest 2004.

Category winners are:

Under $25,000: Hyundai Tucson

$25,001 to $35,000: Subaru Outback VDC

$35,001 to $45,000: Jeep Grand Cherokee

Over $45,000: Volvo XC90

Edmunds.com has listed the outgoing model-year ’04 Chevrolet Corvette as one of ten popular vehicles that are now available at near record low prices, as customers gravitate toward the new 2005 C6 Corvette. Edmunds lists the Corvette as transacting at thousands less than its retail price, and advises that such deals are especially good for buyers who want to hold on to the car for a long time. In the shorter term, such deals aren’t as good as they sound, Read More

Corvette Mike is coming to town, yes the Greater Chicago area location is currently under construction for the next Corvette Mike location.

The new site is in Burr Ridge IL and will contain Corvettes and muscle cars from all the great eras.

We will be displaying at the Chevy Vette Fest November 20th and 21st and we encourage you to stop by and say hello. Mike Vietro will be on hand to discuss the new venture along with Bill Kotzum Read More

WHAT: General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Infiniti and Volvo are among car companies that will pull out all the stops to turn the unveilings of never-before-seen vehicles like the all-new HUMMER H3 into informative and telegenic spectacles at the California International Auto Show on Wednesday, October 27. B-ROLL OF ALL THESE NEW PRODUCTION AND CONCEPT VEHICLE UNVEILINGS WILL BE UPLINKED FOR SATELLITE DOWNLINK. See coordinates and other details below.

Coverage Opportunities include:
New Vehicle Reveal Press Events from Chrysler, Read More

Don’t Forget!

Call this week to register as a bidder or seller for the upcoming FALL K.C. DREAM CLASSIC, December 3rd, 4th, and 5th in Kansas City, Missouri, at the BTC Exhibit Hall (formerly the KC Market Center.) 815-568-8888

Also, you MUST check our website for our recent Record-Breaking auction results from our 9th Annual Fall Premier!

For more information, please visit the Mecum Auctions Web site at http://www.mecumauction.com, send an e-mail to info@mecumauction.com, call 815-568-8888 or Read More

Dallas – October 27, 2004 – Native Texan Carroll Shelby drove into Dallas in one of his 1965 427 Cobra’s with a $25,000 donation for the Children’s Medical Center Dallas on October 15, 2004. The legendary racecar driver and automotive innovator presented a check on behalf of the Carroll Shelby Children’s FoundationÔ before visiting children at the hospital.

“I have a special place in my heart for Texas,” said Mr. Shelby. “I grew up here and many of my Read More

ANAHEIM, California The fever to buy a new car burns white-hot at the California International Auto (CIAS), which runs through Sunday, October 31, at the Anaheim Convention Center. Now the temperature of new-car fever will grow even hotter, because, in an innovative move that other auto shows are sure to copy, CIAS will give its attendees the opportunity to drive all-new 2005 vehicles right at the show .

Both Chevrolet and Volvo will offers selections of their newest, most Read More

Meguiar’s honored SEMA chairman, Corky Coker, as The Collector Car Hobby’s Person of the Year 2004 at its 10th anniversary gala celebration at The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. This is the grand celebration of the car hobby which puts a spotlight on every segment of the car hobby and on the shared passion that ties us all together.capturing some of the most historic moments and events of the past year. It will be aired as a one-hour special on Read More

CHICAGO – October 18, 2004 – For the first time in its nine-year history, the 2004 California International Auto Show, being held October 27-October 31 at the Anaheim Convention Center, will provide automotive journalists with immediate access to press information with the introduction of electronic news distribution and a new electronic newsroom hosted and maintained by Newswire One. With just the click of a mouse, media will be able to review press materials and download high resolution images from convention Read More