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Elmira Pentecostal Assembly puts a twist on their classic car show 02 Jul 2020 13:29 Woolwich Observer Car shows – from large formal events to drop-in gatherings in a neighbourhood parking lot – are a staple of summertime living. Enthusiasts enjoy getting together, and people who love to check out pieces of automotive history flock to such shows. But that …
Dodge Brothers: From family ownership to corporate underling 01 Jul 2020 09:34 Deutsche Welle Most of the thousands of US automotive startups in the past 120 years failed to even get off the ground. Others rolled along for a while and then sputtered out. Very few brands are still around from the early days. One of the few is Dodge Brothers, which …
Classic car given full Lego treatment 01 Jul 2020 05:08 Express and Star Ben Croot has spent the last eight months designing and building a replica of the Bentley “Blower”, which competed in motor racing between 1927 and 1931. The model, which is 40cm long and 15cm wide, is made up of a mixture of Lego and Lego Technic pieces …
Take a full tour of James Hetfield’s customised classic car collection 30 Jun 2020 17:16 Metal Hammer Metallica fans and car enthusiasts now have the chance to see James Hetfield’s collection of customised classic vehicles that were on display at the Petersen Automative Museum in Los Angeles. The exhibition was titled Reclaimed Rust, with Hefield showing …
The epitome of classics: Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class ‘6.9’, the original Q-car limousine 30 Jun 2020 05:47 News • In 1973, Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 produced 210kW/550Nm. • An oil crisis in the 1970s almost meant the end of the S-Class. • New S-Class expected to deliver up to 400kW. With teaser images and prototype spy shots of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz S- …
The annual Woodward Dream Cruise cancels 2020 event 29 Jun 2020 20:59 CHWI TV 60 WINDSOR, ONT. -- The world’s largest single day car event will not be filling the streets of Detroit with classic cars this year. The Woodward Dream Cruise announced on its website the event has been cancelled due to safety concerns surrounding COVID-19. “ …
Major car shows have been struggling for years. But, COVID-19 may mean their ultimate demise. 27 Jun 2020 17:04 Yahoo News "The auto show was certainly on life support already," said Jeff Schuster, lead auto analyst with consultancy LMC Automotive. "With the rolling cancellation of one show after another, the coronavirus may be speeding up their demise."( …
Mural reflects history at Meyers Automotive 25 Jun 2020 20:59 Sturgis Journal - Michigan Meyers Automotive Service has been in Sturgis for 93 years, with a rich history that current owner Barry Lindblom appreciates. Heidi Wolfe has been in the city for only a few years. She came as an elementary school art teacher, bringing her fascination and …
Tesla's Lack of Physical Buttons Identified as One of Worst Automotive Trends 18 Jun 2020 13:41 autoevolution Even before the Model 3 was launched with its single central display providing the only area of interaction with the vehicle, the Models S and X before it had zero actual physical buttons on the dashboard. Most people saw that as a characteristic of the …
Top Gear crew driving insane sports car seen filming in Yorkshire 17 Jun 2020 02:59 Huddersfield Daily Examiner TV crews have been spotted filming the popular BBC series Top Gear in the Yorkshire Dales today, June 16. Three classic sports cars - a silver Jaguar XJ220, red Lamborghini Diabolo and red Ferrari F40 - were seen this morning at Ribblehead. David Holman, …
Virtual car show to raise money for UNICEF 11 Jun 2020 15:10 Daily Record CLASSIC and supercar owners have just a few days left to help raise tens of thousands of pounds for global children’s charity UNICEF by signing up to an online concours. Concours Virtual will be run across social media and the website www.concoursvirtual. …
’80s Car Movies You Probably Forgot About, but Shouldn’t Have 11 Jun 2020 11:20 automobilemag.com At the time of their release, several of these '80s car movies tanked at the box office; in the worst cases, their box-office earnings failed to recover a substantial portion of the production costs. Take the film Speed Zone (1989), for example: With …