Please remember that you can doubleclick any image to see it full screen in high res You may wonder why a place as entertainment-centric as Las Vegas doesn’t have a world class concours. It’s not for a lack of trying, as several groups have attempted to launch just such an event. None of them ever…
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Automobile, Lowrider and Truck Trend will be discontinued, among others, according to a memo to MotorTrend Group staffers. I was somewhat disturbed yet not entirely surprised to learn that TEN, The Enthusiast Network Publishing — (formerly, long long ago, Petersen Publishing Company, PPC) is dynamiting most of the rest of its remaining print titles in…
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I love this place (and of course the world needs more car museums, yes?). It’s not fancy or going to put the Petersen or the Guggenheim out of business, but it’s worth your visit any time you’re near Los Angeles International Airport. Please doubleclick on any photo to see it full screen and in high…
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It’s hard to believe that as recently as 1999-2000, Volvo wasn’t completely sure that it could survive without being sucked up by Renault, nor did it fully believe that it needed a line of SUVs to survive and prosper. In the modern eras, its really Subaru and Volvo that launched the notion of making its…
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If you are the gift-giving type, then your car guy/gal might enjoy some of the new car guy/gal stuff out this season. As always, you can doubleclick any item to see it full screen in higher res. Happy shopping…and please scroll all the way to the end as this is a longish one with lots…
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I will admit that it had been some time since I’d sampled any of the current Mitsu product line so it was time to fix that void. I’ve always seen Mitsu as a bit of an underdog automaker in the North American market, and in spite of Evos and some of the racier models, viewed…
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Words and photos by Kirk Gerbracht; please doubleclick on any image to see it full screen and in high res Plenty of food and wine, relaxing music, and a gentle breeze on a crystal-clear day all recently came together on the grounds of the Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland, Oregon for the annual Auto Europa,…
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I recently visited the City by the Bay to once again follow the footstep and tireprints of Lt. Frank Bullitt and the greatest movie car chase scene ever filmed. Of course I had to do it in a new Bullitt edition Mustang, and want to share the journey with you. And it’s all in preparation…
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Anxious to see the new Ford v Ferrari film about The Ford GT’s road to Le Mans victory? So am I. And thus the world famous Petersen Automotive Museum is getting into the spirit of the times and the film which opens in public theater release November 15. The Museum is proudly displaying a captivating…
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Now, truly, among the greatest car shows on earth. The list of first rate, big game car designers who went to school and graduated from the Transportation Design Program at the Art Center College of Design (now more casually referred to as ArtCenter, with no space between the t and the C) is long and…
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