A LOOK INTO THE PASTNEW ALICE RAMSEY EXHIBIT Gilmore Car Museum honors Alice Ramsey, the first women to drivecross-country in an automobile. Hickory Corners, MI One of the newest exhibits at the Gilmore Car Museum, in Hickory Corners,MI., honors the role Alice Ramsey had in automotive history as the firstwoman […]
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Ferrari Expected to Break Auction Record at RM Monterey
RM AUCTIONS TO OFFER MOST VALUABLE CAR IN AMERICA’S AUCTION HISTORY AT 2006 MONTEREY EVENT Famed 1958 Ferrari 412 S, One of the Greatest Racing Ferraris in History,Expected to Break $6.5 Million Record at Prestigious Auto Auction – August 19, 2006 BLENHEIM, Ontario, Canada (July 19, 2006) – RM Auctions, […]
Aston Martin Racing DBR9s Triumph at Salt Lake
Aston Martin Racing claimed a second successive American Le Mans Series(ALMS) GT1 victory in the Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park, SaltLake on Saturday 15 July. The team’s brace of DBR9s crossed the finish line first and second after thecars ran without any major issues in ambient temperatures of […]
Not Quite A Devin
Between 1948 and 1974 Ferrari built approx. 475 even-numbered competition cars (chassis #0002-0896 and 1002-1050). Today almost all of these super rare cars are accounted for. Only a handful is still missing and may be lost forever. We all dream about barn finds and very few people have been lucky […]
Obituary for Le Mans Winner Ed Hugus
Obituary from Art Evans: It is with deep sadness that I must report to you that Edward James Hugus died on June 29, 2006, one day before his 86^th birthday. This column is being written only a few days following his passing, but the constraints of monthly magazine deadlines dictate […]
New 911 Targa 4 and 4S Available in November
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 17, 2006–Porsche today announcedthat the new 911 Targa 4 and 911 Targa 4S will go on sale in November,2006. For the first time, the Targa models will be availableexclusively with permanent all-wheel drive and a rear body profilethat is 44 millimeters (1.73 in.) wider than the standard 911Carrera(R). […]
Ritchie Bros. Auction Results
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Sets New Records at Prince George and Texasauctions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2006 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA Last week, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers(NYSE: RBA, TSX: RBA), the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, held threeunique and record-breaking auctions in Prince George, British Columbia;Lubbock, Texas; and Fort Worth, Texas. Fort Worth, […]
Rock Out with the Petersen Museum
Cars and Guitars Live! A Rock ‘n’ Roll Concert with Musicians Institute Thursday, July 27, 2006, 7-9 PM Petersen Automotive Museum Second Floor Grand Salon The Petersen Automotive Museum in collaboration with Hollywood’s Musicians Institute: welcomes you to this summer’s unique rockin’ event. Experience Southern California’s custom blend of music […]
Park Place LTD Announces Superperformance & Shelby Product Lines
2007 Shelby MustangPark Place LTD is proud to announce the addition of Superformance and Shelby product lines and is the Northwest’s premier authorized dealer featuring a full line of Shelby CSX Cobras, the legendary Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, Superformance MKIII as well as the GT40 Continuation Series. The quality, engineering […]
Chinese Automaker to Build MGs in OK
Nanjing Automobile Will Build MG Coupes in Oklahoma (Update2)c.2006 Bloomberg News(Adds comment by MG Motors executive in fourth paragraph.)By Barbara PowellJuly 12 (Bloomberg) — Nanjing Automobile Group Corp., a state-owned Chinese company, plans to open a factory in Oklahoma to build MG sports cars. It also will begin producing other […]