Spittal, a veteran autocrosser who drives a C4 Corvette, had borrowed his friend Doug Barrett’s Porsche GT3 for the last lap of the event at Portland International Raceway’s parking lot. At the finish line, the right-offset pedals on the Porsche caused him to hit the clutch instead of the brake […]
The Worldwide Group, a leader in the vintage automobile auction industry, announced today that it has produced and published a video tribute to John F Kennedy in preparation for its sale of the 1964 Cadillac Miller Meteor hearse which carried President Kennedy from Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas to Air […]
Cage was one of several clients swindled by Brotman (artfiles.art.com) By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA – A classic-car broker who swindled actor Nicolas Cage and other clients before he was caught in Spain was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison and $1.8 million in restitution. Peter Brotman, […]
Snodgrass, longtime anchor of BrumosSCM has just learned that Bob Snodgrass died in his sleep last night of an apparent heart attack. Snodgrass was CEO of Brumos Motor Cars and team owner of Brumos Racing, Vice Chairman of the Grand-Am Sports Car Series, and a fixture each year at the […]
Toyota Surpassed GM in First Quarter Sales, Foreshadowing Toyota’s Inevitable Position as World’s Largest Automaker According to Edmunds’ AutoObserver.com What: According to quarterly sales results announced today, Toyota became the world’s number one car company for sales for the first three months of this year. Toyota surpassed General Motors, the […]
Tulsa, Okla. – Excitement is growing for the unearthing of a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried in downtown Tulsa for 50 years, and the City of Tulsa and Tulsa County recently added to that excitement with some important announcements. Mayor Kathy Taylor has announced that the City of Tulsa will waive […]
Mooresville, NC, (March 2007)…Zoom Performance Products, long known for manufacturing some of the worlds’ most advanced clutches, has moved its headquarters to Mooresville, NC, the effective center of the racing universe. Zoom is one of the few clutch companies that manufactures its own products, which gives the company total control […]
Scottsdale, AZ (April 20, 2007) – Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auction has one of the finest 1965 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350 R competition models racing over their auction block in Monterey this August 16-18, 2007. This fastback is one of 36 factory created competition models that will satisfy any […]
Portuguese barn houses 180 cars, all covered with decades of dust Huge collections like the one in Portugal don’t just happen. Cars are accumulated by someone with a purpose By Tom Cotter One day this January, I received at least ten forwarded email attachments to a web site that featured […]
(Traverse City, Mich. April 2007) – Hagerty Insurance Agency, the nation’s largest insurance agency for classic and collector vehicles, organized a birthday tribute to one of America’s most iconic and beloved cars – the ’32 Ford Deuce, which turns 75 years old this year. The celebration took place on April […]
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