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Jay Leno And Walmart Partner On Premium Car Care

If you know me at all, you know about my car care and detailing products fetish. I’ve sampled and tested all of Jay Leno’s Garage stuff and find it to be of very high quality, and moderately priced. Up until now, the only place to buy it was on the JLG website — which is…

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When NASCAR went to Le Mans

American cars running world stage endurance races isn’t new or unusual. Previous to the all-conquering Ford GTs, there was Cunningham, some Cadillacs, a variety of Corvettes, not to mention Mustangs, the odd Camaro or so, and Panoz, ad infinitum. As 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic loss of The Intimidator, Dale Earnhardt, Sr.,…

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My Greatest Barnfind was a Field Find

Back when I was a much younger man, in a much more innocent time, my friends and I used to do such mundane things as ride our bikes all around town, just for fun, looking around, and discovering. Of course me being me, there was always a camera in my pack or around my neck,…

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INSIDE SCOOP: EX-EXEC THEODORE’S ‘LAST SHELBY COBRA’ BOOK DELIVERS

INSIDE SCOOP: EX-EXEC THEODORE’S ‘LAST SHELBY COBRA’ BOOK DELIVERS Chris Theodore had enjoyed a major-league, big-game automotive career as a senior product development engineer and executive-level program manager. His resume includes stints at AMC, Chrysler, ASC, and a long, solid run and subsequent retirement from Ford. And Chris’s Ford menu includes the Ford GT, Ford…

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THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT DID: FORD’S VENERABLE 1.6L ‘KENT’ INLINE FOUR

THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT DID: FORD’S VENERABLE 1.6L ‘KENT’ INLINE FOUR Most ardent Ford types can name every V-8 engine family the company ever produced; the Flathead, the Y-Block, the MEL (Mercury Edsel Lincoln), the FE, the original Fairlane Small-block, the 385 Big-block, 427 SOHC, the Mod motor, Coyote. But every four cylinder? Bet not.

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Black Friday – Car book buyer’s guide

Here’s some of the new stuff out this season: And remember you can doubleclick on any image to see it full screen Don, The Snake, Prudhomme, Life Beyond the 1320, by Don Prudhomme with Elana Scherr I predict this to be one of the top new books of this rather strange year. A great book…

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NEW SUPERCARS Exhibit at the Petersen

SUPERCARS: A CENTURY OF SPECTACLE AND SPEED EXHIBIT ON-DISPLAY DATES: October 2020 to May 9, 2021, with possible extension We’ve all been dying for a fix of our favorite automotive events, motorsport, and car museum tours. While many of the world’s great car museums are closed for all the reasons we all know, it doesn’t…

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ICONIC MEYERS MANX COMPANY LAUNCHES NEW ERA AS MEYERS MANX, LLC

Some news I thought you might enjoy…MS LOS ANGELES November 10, 2020 – Bruce Meyers, 94, a prolific artist, inventor, surfer and the creator of the original iconic Meyers Manx that popularized the dune buggy craze known the world over, has along with his wife, Winnie sold their company to Trousdale Ventures, announced today…

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PORSCHE 935 CLASS STARS AT 2021 AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE

PORSCHE 935 CLASS STARS AT 2021 AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE Photo by Dav,e Wendt. Courtesy of The Brumos Collection. Jacksonville, FL — A class of significant Porsche 935s will be featured at the 26th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 7, 2021. Porsche’s landmark 935 made its debut 45 years ago in a world that was reeling…

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