Nostalgia Highway

Memories sparked for family as they prepare for Pebble Beach

(July 10, 2015) PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Richard "Dicky" Riegel III, a member of the duPont family, has a strong first memory of the only duPont Model H in existence. As he and friends emerged from their first grade classroom, his grinning father awaited him in the one-of-a-kind car.

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'Ultimate' Land Rover Defender to be auctioned Aug. 29

(July 8, 2015) LONDON — Classic Car Auctions (CCA) will be offering the ‘ultimate’ Land Rover Defender in its auction at CarFest South on Aug. 29. When the 90 and 110 Land Rover models were launched in 1983 they revolutionized the model in terms of both road handling and off-road ability and paved the way for what would become known as the Defender.

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'Miami Vice' hero car speeds into Mecum Auctions Monterey

(July 8, 2015) WALWORTH, Wis. — The star of the ‘80s-era television series “Miami Vice” is coming to the Mecum Daytime Auction in Monterey this Aug. 13-15. No, not Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs — the flashy detectives played by Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas who fought episode-after-episode against the seedy underworld of Miami — but their 1986 Ferrari Testarossa.

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Classic car week takes hold of the Monterey Peninsula

(July 8, 2015) MONTEREY, Calif. — The heart of historic downtown Monterey will be transformed into an outdoor motorsports museum when historic race cars line Alvarado Street between 5 and 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7,  as Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca kicks off the annual Monterey Classic Car Week activities.

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The Bentley boys are back in town

(July 5, 2015) SILVERSTONE, England — This year’s 25th anniversary Silverstone Classic July 24-26 will celebrate its milestone Silver Jubilee with its widest-ever spectrum of glittering motor sport history.

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Mecum declares Denver auction success with $12 million in sales

(July 3, 2015) DENVER — Mecum Auctions’ first-ever Denver-area auction brought enthusiasts flocking to the Colorado Convention Center leading to standing-room-only crowds both days, June 26-27. With 396 cars sold, a 66-percent sell-through rate was achieved and overall sales totals reached $12,003,418.

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'Conquering Roads' a fascinating look at our highway system in 1937

(June 30, 2015) Chevrolet's 1937 promotional film, "Conquering Roads," is a fascinating history lesson into road building 78 years ago. It depicts surprisingly modern highways of the era, including some intriguing footage of road construction.

Just as interesting are the cars and trucks of the time.

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Chrysler Nationals to attract 2,500 vehicles to Carlisle


Photo by M. M. “Mike” Matune, Jr.

(June 30, 2015) CARLISLE, Pa. — Welcome to a true Mopar-lover’s paradise. There’s nothing quite like it anywhere in the world with over 2,500 vehicles from all eras of the Chrysler brand, classics, muscle cars, high-performance new models all converge on Carlisle for a one of a kind weekend.

The Chrysler Nationals will be held July 10-12 in Carlisle, Pa.

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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 'woody' sells for $250,000

(June 23, 2015) LONDON — A 1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost carrying ingenious painted "wood-effect" shooting brake coachwork from a car once owned by the future Edward VIII — one of the earliest "woodies" — burst through its £120,000 upper estimate to sell for £161,280 ($250,000) at H&H Classics’ June 20 auction. The sale was held in conjunction with the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club Annual Concours & Rally at Burghley House, Lincolnshire.

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First Ferrari to race in California to return to Pebble Beach in August

(June 22, 2015) PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Hopes ran high for the 1949 Ferrari 166 Mille Miglia owned by Jim Kimberly when it pulled to the starting line of the 2nd annual Pebble Beach Road Races in 1951. It was the first Ferrari ever to race in California. Just a few weeks prior, it had triumphed over all of the competition in its first West Coast race in Palm Springs.

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