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Lomakov Museum of Antique Cars and Motorcycles - Auto Show & Event Coverage - Motor Trend (#)

„It has only been in the last decade or so since the end of the Soviet era that economic conditions have improved enough for ordinary citizens to aspire to owning a daily-driver, let alone a weekend classic. The cars built before then were never designed or styled compete for buyers' rubles (the government and party officials were both the target customers and the major shareholders), so there is no emotional or social attachment to Russia's old-timer cars ...“

http://www.motortrend.com/features/travel/ 112_0612_lomakov_museum_tour - Cached

Nissan Announces Green Program 2010; Aggressive Plan Includes Clean Diesel, Fuel Efficiency, Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrids and EVs (#)

„He gets help from the auto industry donating cars and such, but the car companies are just not into it. They want to sell lots of cars and the old phrase from the 70s "Americans will never buy small cars" keeps coming back in one way or another. Corporations do what is in their interests and not the interests of the people or the country. So, if they can make higher profit margins selling big SUVs up until mid 2005, that is what they do.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/12/ nissan_announce.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/12/11

Autoblog (#)

„While that hypothetical TA clearly looks to the 70s for inspiration, I'm going back to the previous decade for today's bit of retro-marketing fun. It's got everything you'd expect: great old cars, entertaining period voice-over work, clever needling of the competition from Mercury, Ford, and Plymouth, plus a soundtrack that somehow lends the whole affair a sense of urgency. In fact, after viewing this I felt a strong desire to fly home in a magnificent new Pontiac Firebird...tonight.“

http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/ - Cached

Showdown! Old And New Musclecars Duke It Out - Popular Mechanics (#)

„Testing the classics on their original bias-ply tires would have been like asking Michael Jordan to wear 30-year-old Chuck Taylors. So we evened things up by mounting brand-new, stock-size BFGoodrich Radial T/As on stock-looking wheels supplied by Coker Tire (800-251-6336), of Chattanooga, Tennessee, on all the old cars. Then, we ran all 13 cars through our usual acceleration, slalom and 60-0-mph braking exercises.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/reader_rides/ 1267526.html?page=1 - Cached

Best NEBRASKA Roads - Car and Driver (#)

„Platte River Whooping Crane Trust in Carhenge, a recreation of Stonehenge using old cars north of Alliance; Trailside Museum in Fort Robinson State Park, with its star attraction-a wooly mammoth; Fort Robinson for jeep rides through the buttes, horse rides and an indoor pool; and Sowbelly Canyon for rugged scenery in the Pine Ridge area. On Route 2, 4 miles north: Toadstool Park: (308) 432-4475. Moon-like landscape makes an unusual picnic site.“

http://www.caranddriver.com/bestroads/nebraska/ - Cached

Dr. Mohler's Blog (#)

„The weather was glorious much of the winter -- clear, light air, brilliant sunlight, dry, frosty snow. But the cold was bitter in unheated tenements, in the flophouses smelling of sweat and Lysol, in the parks, in empty freight cars, along the windy waterfronts. With no money left for rent, unemployed men and their entire families began to build shacks where they could find unoccupied land ...“

http://www.albertmohler.com/blog.php - Cached

Classic "Barn Find" Car Photos Wanted! - Motor Trend (#)

„Then send us a photo, and tell us the story. There are still thousands of great old cars squirreled away across America, and we're looking to learn their secrets. It doesn't matter if you've bought the car, know the details, or simply heard the rumor. Send us some snapshots -- hopefully prior to the car being moved or restored -- and anything else you know about the situation.“

http://www.motortrend.com/womt/ 112_050419_womt_photos - Cached

Automotive: Jay Leno's Garage - Popular Mechanics (#)

„As someone who likes to work on his own cars and motorcycles, I miss those old-style owner's manuals that told you how to do maintenance and repairs. For example, the 1939 Ford owner's booklet actually explains how the ignition points work and gives the correct points settings--there's a detailed cu... (Published in the March 2006 issue)“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/jay_leno_garage/ - Cached

Autoblog (#)

„Julio and his brothers were long recognized as the spark that ignited the lowriding trend in Los Angeles. Working on old cars out of their uncle's shop, the brothers cruised local boulevards before starting the Dukes in 1962. After Vietnam, one of the brothers, Fernando, opened Ruelas Custom while Julio, who worked at a grocery store, scrounged parts ...“

http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/ - Cached

Survey: 3 Out of 4 Americans Want Detroit and Washington to Impose 40 MPG Fuel-Efficiency Standard (#)

„Going forward -- we'll see where the average fleet economy goes over the coming years, both the average economy of all new cars sold, and the average economy of the total fleet in service (as best it can be estimated) as new cars enter and old cars are retired.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/11/ survey_3_out_of.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/11/21

Bum steer: NHTSA investigating Toyota Tundra for bad ball joints - Autoblog (#)

„#2 Before you start bashing toyota, what do you see more on the highways? Old Toyota's or old GM's cars? Yup thats right, more Toyota's. (its very hard to see an old GM car nowadays, they ship them to 3rd world countries since their not worth anything in the states anymore)“

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/18/.../ - Cached

Letters to the Editor - 2/19/07 - AutoWeek (#)

„When the Barrett-Jackson auction (AW, Feb. 5) was first televised, it was like an automotive This Old House: an interesting assortment of old cars lovingly restored. Now it is an automotive Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Who wants to sit around watching two guys bid a Shelby GT350 to $250,000?“

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070216/free/70214015/.../ free - Cached

Disney/Pixar's 'Cars' Movie Review & Behind the Scenes - Motor Trend (#)

„One of the company's founders and current chief creative officer, Lasseter has directed several of its films. "'Cars' is a personal story," notes the animated, somewhat cherubic 49-year-old. "My dad was a parts manager at a Chevy dealer, and I grew up around automobiles. I used to deliver parts in a Chevy LUV truck.“

http://www.motortrend.com/features/scenes/ 112_0607_disney_pixar_cars - Cached

CES 2007: The Cars of CES Part I - Autoblog (#)

„These are cars from the 50-79's. And older cars like 30s-40s. all these cars are great and maybe everyone needs a reality check when they say THESE are show cars. Go to a Tennessee rod run, or any local cruise in adn you'll see!“

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/09/ces-2007-the-cars-of-ces-part-i/ - Cached

KPMG: Auto Execs See Permanent Shift Toward Fuel-Efficiency and Hybrids (#)

„You are the exception. All you have to do is look at the number of new vehicles you see on the roads versus the number of 10+ year old cars (of course this could be dependant upon where you live if you are in a rural or area with low average income [El Paso, TX for example]).“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ kpmg_auto_execs.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/01/04

IZoom.com - the online home for auto enthusiasts (#)

„Villages along the route staged festivals to celebrate the old cars coming through, and crowds had gathered at seemingly every intersection in the French countryside between the towns to cheer and photograph the cars.“

http://www.izoom.com/racing.aspx - Cached

Feel Good Cars Introduces the ZENN (#)

„Commuter Cars - they have sold one, i think. but they will make one for you if you have the dosh. they want to mass-produce and sell a slower version for less than $30k, but it appears they haven't been able to prove there is a market yet.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/05/ feel_good_cars_.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/05/07

European Automotive Hall of Fame (#)

„Twenty-seven-year-old Battista "Pinin" Farina was so curious about cars and how to design and build them that he traveled from Turin to the United States in 1920. He wanted to see that country's growing auto industry firsthand.“

http://www.autonews.com/files/euroauto/inductees/ pininfarina2002.htm - Cached

Showdown! Old And New Musclecars Duke It Out - Popular Mechanics (#)

„The Super Duty also impressed us with its brakes, outstopping all the other old cars. In the slalom, however, the car was not happy. The problem was rear traction–touch the gas and we were facing where we came from.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/reader_rides/ 1267526.html?page=12 - Cached

Concept Camaro To Concept Trans Am - Popular Mechanics (#)

„I hated GM for that. But, they can redeem themselves if they come out with one like all the other companies are making the old cars. They should bring back the bird.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/ 2211262.html - Cached

Used Honda | Find Honda Cars for Sale in Classifieds at Motor Trend (#)

„Oldsmobile“

http://www.motortrend.com/used_cars/01/honda/ index.html - Cached

 

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Posted at March 7, 2007 03:40 PM