Fifty years from now the Petersen Museum may feature a diorama dedicated to the social gathering once known as an “automotive swap meet.” Young children will tug on their daddy’s shirtsleeves and ask, “Thousands of people just showed up and walked around for hours, hoping they might find something?” And […]
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Coronado Speed Festival Announces New Web Site
SAN DIEGO, May 30, 2007 – The Coronado Speed Festival, the cornerstone event for Fleet Week San Diego, is pleased to announce a new and improved website. The Coronado Speed Festival’s chair, Larry Blumberg, and Fleet Week San Diego’s Executive Director, Tom Caughlan, joined together with the mission of putting […]
Lifeskool TV Unveils Surprising Survey Results
NEW YORK, NY – May 30, 2007 – America has spoken, and if you want to get “busy” this summer, you best get behind some smokin’ hot wheels. Lifeskool TV, the only free On Demand television network providing exclusive content that inspires and informs, today released the results of its […]
All Four Current English F1 Drivers Confirmed for Festival of Speed
Hamilton, one of F1’s youngest stars After much anticipation, young British Formula One sensation Lewis Hamilton has now confirmed his attendance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Festival will be the first opportunity for British motor sport fans to see Lewis in action in an F1 car on UK […]
Fiskens to Co-Sponsor Le Mans Legends Race
Fiskens have announced that they will co-sponsor the Le Mans Legend Race which will form part of the support package at the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours. The company, founded by sports car racer Gregor Fisken and internationally recognised as the leading dealer of fine historic automobiles, will offer its […]
Hagerty Partners with AutoWorld Radio
Boston, MA (May 29, 2007) Bob Long, host of AutoWorld Radio, is pleased to welcome Hagerty Insurance Agency (www.hagerty.com) as the show’s exclusive automotive insurance sponsor. Hagerty is the largest and most proactive community of collector car enthusiasts in the country. Hagerty offers collector car insurance, financing and roadside assistance, […]
Classy Chassis Concours Ready to Take Over Houston
Held on the air-conditioned field of Reliant Stadium on June 10, the Fourth Annual Classy Chassis Concours will host more than 100 rare automobiles from around the world valued at more than $50 million. Cadillac is the featured mark, and cars on display will include: * A 1930 Rolls-Royce from […]
Worldwide to Sell JFK Hearse on eBay
May 23, 2007; The Worldwide Group announced that the 1964 Cadillac Miller Meteor Hearse that Carried President John F. Kennedy on November 22nd, 1963 and the only known original copy of the death certificate for President Kennedy will be auctioned off simultaneously on Ebay by The Worldwide Groups’ Online Division. […]
Fiberglass Car Enthusiasts Wanted
Geoff Hacker and Rick D’louhy of Tampa and Ormond Beach Florida are currently in the throughs of a book on Fiberglass cars of the 1950’s tentatively titled “Forgotten Fiberglass – American Sports Car Specials with Drop on Bodies”. Some of the cars they will be including are the Brooks Boxer, […]
RM’s Maranello Sale Sets the Bar
RM’s one-day-only sale at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy, totaled more than $45m from 32 cars. In the process, the Canadian firm established a number of collector car auction records, including totals for a one-day sale. Another record was the $9.2m price achieved for a 1962 330 TRI/LM, making […]