Aston Martin has announced two exciting developments for both new and existing customers of the company’s flagship Vanquish S. Just 40 examples of a new Vanquish S Ultimate Edition will be handcrafted at the company’s Newport Pagnell production facility in Buckinghamshire. The model represents a luxurious and unique limited edition […]
PICKERINGTON, OHIO – The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, America’s premiere showcase of motorcycling heritage and history, has announced a full schedule of events for 2007, beginning with the Annual Fundraising Breakfast. Featuring Harley-Davidson design expert and Motorcycle Hall of Fame member Willie G. Davidson as the honored speaker, the […]
FERNLEY, Nev. – Feb. 12, 2007 – The Reno Historic Races will honor the H-Modified racing class, the longest-lived internationally sanctioned racing class in existence, at this year’s event. The fourth annual Reno Historic Races will take place May 4 through 6 at the Reno-Fernley Raceway, located at 1855 Hwy […]
February 9 – Christie’s today announced that it will postpone the sale of the 1939 Auto Union Grand Prix V12 Type D race car from the February Retromobile sale in Paris pending further exploration into the car’s race history, in collaboration with Audi Tradition. No other information is available at […]
The 16th Annual Palm Beach Cavallino Classic was presented in Palm Beach, Florida at The Breakers Hotel, on January 23-28, 2007. This meeting was a six day convention for Ferrari owners and enthusiasts, with over 700 participants and over 400 Ferraris attending from the U.S., the Americas, Europe and Japan. […]
(Ann Arbor, Mich.) – The Ecology Center today released its second Lead-Free Wheels Survey of new vehicles. Lead wheel balancing weights represent one of the largest ongoing uses of lead in the world. The survey of new 2006/2007 model year vehicles showed that while many automakers have aggressively phased out […]
Joining a 1929 Grand Prix Alfa Romeo on the front of the grid for H&H’s classic car sale on March 1 sale at Cheltenham is an ex-Jim Clark Lotus 25. Clark drove the 1962 single-seater, Chassis No.R5, to victory in the Pau and Imola Grands Prix of 1963, en route […]
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 […]
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