Kirk Gerbracht photos Carroll Shelby passed away in May of 2013. So every spring, the Carroll Shelby Foundation, Shelby American, and all the other related Shelby companies and entities mark the occasion – but don’t you dare call this fabulous event, hosted at the historic Shelby Los Angeles facility in Gardena, California, a memorial. It’s…
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Auctions America’s most recent California sales have been at a hotel in Burbank. Nothing wrong with that, but now the company has changed to a more exciting and romantic venue and moved its dates up so as not to be so close to all of the Monterey Car Week action. They recently brought a few…
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I’m away this week on two separate octane fueled adventures that I will share with you upon return. So no updates here until after Memorial Day. Enjoy the Indy 500!…
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By know you may have heard that Denise McCluggage passed away last week at 88. I knew her for many years, and pretty well. Among many other things, she was a superlative racing driver, competitive skier, and sports and automotive journalist. I won’t recount her entire bio here, as that’s been done now a dozen…
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When I first saw the Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG at an auto show, I knew it was a car I had to drive and evaluate as soon as possible. I immediately liked the CLA’s curvy styling, and was interested that Mercedes had again elected to offer a more value priced “entry level” model to attract younger…
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Some news from my friends at the Automobile Driving Museum that I thought you might enjoy…. (El Segundo, CA) The Automobile Driving Museum (ADM), a non-profit museum that preserves historic automobiles, is proud to present “Woodies in the Park” picnic and car show on Saturday, July 11th, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The…
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Newman Racing Documentary Opens I’m pleased and proud that my book, The Winning Life of Paul Newman, has been made into a proper documentary film. My big thanks to Adam Carolla and his great team for taking on this job and doing a wonderfully professional job of it. I hope you can go see it…
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Bonds Have More Fun 007 Wannabe Meets a Movie Machine from “Quantum of Solace” “Quantum of Solace” movie stills courtesy Sony/EON Productions “Yes, we do, in fact, have one of the DBSs from the filming of “Quantum” in the States at the moment. Would you be interested in driving it?” The properly British-accented Aston Martin…
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If you still believe that diesel-powered cars are slow, smokey, and noisy, it’s really time to let go of that notion. I’ve recently spent some time and lots of miles at the wheels of two different Volkswagens running modern TDI “Clean Diesel” engines, and I promise you they are anything but slow, smokey or noisy.
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CARMEL, Calif. – April 8, 2015 – The Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) will return to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance® on Sunday, August 16 with a collection of their best automotive artwork to celebrate their 30th year. Sponsored by The Lincoln Motor Company, the AFAS exhibit will feature the latest creations of the finest…
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