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Sports Car Digest Dot Com

Hey Gang, Hope you are all doing fine and well out there as winter and COVID begin to thaw. I’m pleased to clue you in to a terrific online magazine that I’m pleased to have recently begun working for. That being www.sportscardigest.com. It’s just about what it sounds like, sports cars, vintage and classic of…

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2021 GT500 on Road and on Track

2021 GT500 ROAD (AND TRACK) TOUR REVEAL FORD’S BEST-EVER MUSTANG IRVINE, Calif. — By now you’ve read of the new Ford Shelby GT500’s legendary performance and scintillating test numbers; you know those well sub-4.0 second 0-60 times and quarter-mile times in the low 11’s. Not to mention its high grip levels, anchor-dropping brakes, and Formula 1…

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BEST-OF-SHOW HISPANO-SUIZA XENIA RETURNS TO THE AMELIA CONCOURS ON MAY 23, 2021

Jacksonville, FL – Two decades ago Andre Dubonnet’s stunning 1938 Hispano-Suiza Xenia won the sixth annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance’s Best of Show award. The one-off 1938 Xenia, with an H6B engine, is the glamorous product of aperitif heir Andre Dubonnet’s vision, creativity, intellect and automotive passions. Photo: 1938 Hispano-Suiza H6B Dubonnet Xenia courtesy of Michael…

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PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM ADDS NEW VEHICLES TO THE VAULT PRESENTED BY HAGERTY

1959 Deutsch-Bonnet HBR5 Coupé The museum has added more than eight iconic vehicles, including supercars, movie cars and historic cars, to The Vault presented by Hagerty LOS ANGELES (March 30, 2021) – The Petersen Automotive Museum has added more than eight new vehicles to The Vault presented by Hagerty, offering guests an updated tour experience. New Vault…

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Calendar Alert – New Dates for Steve McQueen Car & Motorcycle Show

Gang – as you know, this very special event is of deep importance to me, especially the place at which its held. This is a marvelously varied, highly accessable, and very enjoyable weekend of events, especially if you are a Steve McQ fan. Of course you’ll see plenty of Highland Green Mustangs, and more than…

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Petersen Automotive Museum Reopens (yay)

It pleases me a ton that my automotive Happiest Place on Earth has reopened, and hopefully for good this time. Lots of new things to see, so please visit again soon…. PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM REOPENS TO THE PUBLIC MARCH 25 The museum will strictly adhere to safety and social distancing guidelines, and will also offer…

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Bondurant High Performance Driving School Evolves into Radford Racing School

Many of you have wondered, and some have asked me, what has become of Bob Bondurant and his famous high performance driving and racing school. So just below is a very recent press release from the school, which updates the story. Bondurant himself told me the story of how, while in hospital recovering from…

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Zero260 Announces Auctions Site

Here’s a significant announcement I thought y’all might enjoy…MS At Zero260.com we scour the internet for the best deals on the coolest collector and special interest cars for sale so you don’t have to. We provide original content, market valuation, and direct links to the seller’s original listing, all neatly packaged and delivered to our…

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Riding With Mario

As Originally published in SportsCarDigest.com Riding with Mario photos by me, and Mel Stone No matter how good a driver you are or think you are, I’ve learned that you really discover how marginal a driver you might be when you ride with or get schooled by someone really good. Or superlative. Or legendarily world-class…

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Ford San Jose (now a regional shopping mall) was an historical Ford Assembly Plant

MILPITAS, CA — Modern automotive assembly plants are usually the size of small towns, with similar sized populations. They are most often named after the cities in which they are located (or by the main streets on which they sit) and become famous and are identified by those names – such as the early Ford Model T…

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