365 Days of Motoring News

365 Days of Motoring

• Influential Family-Owned Businesses in Los Angeles: California Car Cover Company 15 Nov 2018 19:47 Los Angeles Business Journal CALIFORNIA CAR COVER COMPANY Founded in 1989 by Jim and Loraine DeFrank, California Car Cover Company started as a small mail order company in Van Nuys and was primarily an opportunity for Jim and Loraine to preserve and promote their love of classic cars. …
• Automotive Innovator, Rick Tewell, Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Velodyne Lidar 15 Nov 2018 13:52 Calgary Herald SAN JOSE, Calif. — Velodyne Lidar, Inc. announces the promotion of Rick Tewell to Chief Operating Officer. Tewell assumes leadership of the company’s vast manufacturing efforts at its Megafactory in San Jose, California. He joined the company in September …
• Selling dad's classic car collection proves profitable for 12 Nov 2018 22:57 Houston Chronicle Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle Published 12:21 pm CST, Monday, November 12, 2018 PHOTOS: Classic cars sell for up to $35,000 at Jackson Family Auction  Dan Jackson on Saturday auctioned his father's massive car collection of roughly 125 Oldsmobile and …
• Classic wheels drive high-tech teens 11 Nov 2018 09:43 The Star Democrat EASTON — While most high school students are surfing the web, texting friends or playing Xbox on any given Thursday night, about a dozen Talbot County teens are learning the fine art of classic automobile restoration. Eleven students, ranging from high …
• Iconic 110-year-old shop Alec’s Automotive leaving Vancouver to make way for rental housing 09 Nov 2018 21:40 Vancouver Province Doug Borden, who spent 35 years rebuilding engines at Alec’s Automotive, flanked by sons Rob and Kevin who now run the shop. After 70 years, the shop is leaving its Vancouver location for Burnaby. Alyn Edwards Alec’s Automotive, a fixture on Vancouver’s …
• Houston-area man auctioning father's massive classic car 09 Nov 2018 00:20 Houston Chronicle Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle Published 9:58 am CST, Thursday, November 8, 2018 PHOTOS: Houston-area man auctioning father's fleet of classic cars Dan Jackson is auctioning his father's massive car collection of roughly 125 Oldsmobile and …
• Classic cars with electric hearts 05 Nov 2018 09:13 euronews In Las Vegas every year there’s a show that celebrates all that is outrageous in the automotive world. Huge engines are the name of the game, and fuel consumption isn’t something that strikes high on the agendas of the visitors. You can smell the fuel from …
• Roomy yet sleek, Audi gets it right 02 Nov 2018 23:53 Nation Audi is intelligently picking the right models to offer in Thailand, looking at areas where it can match or even beat rivals with attractively priced imported models. Take the A7 Sportback, for instance. Priced at Bt5.399 million, this is a full-sized high …
• New v Old: Return of the cult classics 01 Nov 2018 15:33 Daily Star New: McLaren Speedtail The new McLaren Speedtail takes the Brit supercar manufacturer to new heights, with a rumoured top speed 'in excess of 250 MPH'. Only 106 units will be built at a price of £1.75million plus taxes, and is the most powerful and …
• Toyota Supra Invades SEMA With Classic Models And Racing Concepts 30 Oct 2018 19:25 Motor1.com TOYOTA TAKES YOU PLACES AT SEMA 2018 From Supras, a Pizza-making Tundra, Corollas, and Trucks, Toyota Brings Those Places to Life PLANO, Texas, Oct. 30, 2018 — Toyota’s suite of vehicles on display at the 2018 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) …
• Ford Is Discontinuing Every One Of Its Cars By 2020 – Except These Two 30 Oct 2018 00:34 Axcess News Ford has long been synonymous with classic, family-friendly cars that offer drivers reliability, performance, and a sense of style. Generations of children have piled into the backseat of cars like the Focus, Escort, and Fusion, but with sedan sales …
• Rising from the ashes: Langley couple replaces classic car collection lost to fire last year 29 Oct 2018 22:30 Vancouver Sun Garry Cassidy in the newly-rebuilt shop with some of the collector cars replacing those lost in last year’s fire. Alyn Edwards / PNG Garry Cassidy remembers the early morning hours of last Oct. 25. It was 3:25 a.m. and he and his wife Darlene were …
• Loveland-area things to do: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 24 Oct 2018 06:41 ReporterHerald.com WEDNESDAY "World History on One Page" with Jim Found, 1-3:30 p.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Found has developed a single-page chart depicting the last 4,000 years of global history. Free. Call 962-2401 or visit …
• Safety for Self-Driving Cars, a Hot Topic at the World AV Safety Summit 23 Oct 2018 10:48 Odessa American SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 23, 2018--Held on October 18 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA, the World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology provided a unique forum for discussion about the ways in which autonomous technology can be …
• Is The Electric Porsche Taycan The First Real Proof Porsche Is Finally Serious About Electric Cars? 23 Oct 2018 10:03 CleanTechnica Cars Published on October 23rd, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart 0 October 23rd, 2018 by Nicolas Zart  It can get difficult sifting through the future of electric vehicles (EV) just from reading carmakers’ press releases. Some use 80% of their press releases to talk …
• Classic and modified cars enthrall visitors 23 Oct 2018 09:19 Peninsula Qatar DOHA: A fascinating display of classic and modified cars in a special pavilion at Qatar Motor Show (QMS) has attracted a huge turnout of car lovers.  Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), in cooperation with Mawater Center, has launched a special pavilion …
• Over 25,000 enthusiasts visit Qatar Motor Show 22 Oct 2018 14:38 Peninsula Qatar  22 Oct 2018 - 9:39 Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula DOHA: The eighth edition of Qatar Motor Show (QMS) ended on a successful note, as over 25,000 families and car enthusiasts visited the show to know about  latest trends and new launches in the …
• Sentimental Humans Launch A Movement to Save (Human) Driving 20 Oct 2018 17:30 News Car enthusiast McKeel Hagerty -- also the CEO America's largest insurer of classic cars -- recently told a Detroit newspaper about his "Save Driving" campaign to preserve human driving for future generations. Hagerty said he wants people- …
• Special Report Bugatti: The rebirth of the world's fastest, most beautiful cars 18 Oct 2018 12:20 CNN In a tunnel lined with blazing white lights, workers can look for tiny imperfections in the finished product. Elsewhere, they slide a 16-cylinder engine into its home just behind the driver's seat. Occasionally, they gather at a central table for a …
• Bugatti: The rebirth of the world’s fastest, most beautiful cars 18 Oct 2018 12:18 KBZK Bozeman News Inside the small glass building where some of the fastest cars in the world are made, there is never a sense of haste. There is also little noise. In a tunnel lined with blazing white lights, workers can look for tiny imperfections in the finished product. …
• Toyota to Host 2018 Classic Car Festival at Meiji Jingu Gaien Park 18 Oct 2018 07:41 JCN Newswire TOKYO, Oct, 18 2018 - (JCN Newswire) - The Toyota Automobile Museum will host the 2018 Classic Car Festival at Meiji Jingu Gaien Park in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on November 17. The goal of the car festival is to nurture and promote automobile culture, as well as …
• Classic cars to roll back into South Florida Fairgrounds for swap meet | Gallery 16 Oct 2018 14:19 Boynton Forum Drivers will parade their classic cars into the South Florida Car Swap Meets event from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 at the South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., in West Palm Beach. The automotive and antique swap meet features vendors …
• Stark State hosts classic car fest 14 Oct 2018 23:24 CantonRep.com Independent staff report Sunday Oct 14, 2018 at 4:33 PM Oct 14, 2018 at 5:10 PM Owners showcased their unique, historic vehicles Sunday during a Canton Carnival of Wheels event. JACKSON TWP.  Car buffs got a meaty taste of automotive history and class …
• Here’s how much you can expect to pay for a classic Beetle in South Africa – after VW said it would stop making them 14 Oct 2018 13:21 News In September, Volkswagen announced that it would be ending worldwide production of its iconic Beetle. The manufacturer confirmed that last VW Beetle will roll off the line from the company’s factory in the state of Puebla, Mexico, in July 2019. VW had been …
• Greatest cars that never were 08 Oct 2018 07:01 Digital Burg Jan Baedeker is editor-in-chief of Classic Driver and editor of "Fast Forward: The Cars of the Future, the Future of Cars," published by Gestalten. The automotive industry is facing some of the biggest changes in its history. In the foreseeable …