Grab a burger and meet SO-CAL Speed Shop's Alex Xydias and Pete Chapouris this Saturday!
Hamburgers are an American icon, and so are hot rods. These two icons will come together on the Miracle Mile on September 19, 2009. The world renown Petersen Automotive Museum will hold a Grand Opening Celebration for the new Johnny Rockets restaurant located in the Museum right on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.
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Added by Petersen Automotive Museum on September 18, 2009 at 12:53pm —
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There may not be a car person on the planet (much less a muscle car person) that does not agree: vintage racing muscle cars rock! Specifically, 1960’s and 70’s era NASCAR and Trans Am cars. Why? Because these cars were…well, just like the real thing – only race cars.
In the early days of NASCAR, the Stock Cars that ran the track were….stock…cars. Well, technically, they were modified a bit, but they started out as Detroit models and…
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Added by Robert Kibbe on September 18, 2009 at 12:20pm —
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I have just put the finishing touches to my latest vintage racing DVD, this is the fourth and I think it's probably the best yet. As per usual, it runs for just on an hour and this time features an Amilcar Rally in the South of France, an interview with Team Lotus Team Manager Peter Warr, part 2 of our interview with Ron Tauranac, a piece on the un-raced Lotus 58 and some footage from the Club Lotus show at Donington with a feature on Jim Clark's race cars.
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Added by Gary C on September 16, 2009 at 12:51pm —
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Just spent a couple of days sorting and labeling more photos. Found some from SCORE Off-road races in 1978/1979, also some from the Riverside 6-Hour enduro race. Also more from the IROC races at Riverside. Then there are the pictures from the Monterey Historics 1977/1978/1979. What a collection.
Added by Daniel Mensinger on September 14, 2009 at 10:56pm —
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Having vacationed in Savannah, GA. just a few weeks ago a friend forwarded this to me thinking I would get a kick out of reading it. Someone posted this on Craigslist in the Personal section. I found this to be very entertaining to read so I thought I would share it!
To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me in Downtown Savannah night before last.
Date: 05-27-09, 1:43 A M EST.
I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly…
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Added by mybookbarn on September 11, 2009 at 9:07am —
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A question to pose this week: is your muscle car too nice to drive? By that, I mean to say, is your muscle car too valuable to drive – or built with so much care and so many special touches – that the risk of driving it on the open road is too great?
Would you risk taking this GTO out on the open road?
I’m on vacation in St Louis this week, and Labor Day was just a few days ago. Here in St Louis I saw two mid-1980’s Buick GN’s on…
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Added by Robert Kibbe on September 10, 2009 at 10:18am —
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For those of you that are fans of
The V8TV Show, this week I had the opportunity to interview Kevin Oeste (head of V8TV Productions) for
The MuscleCar Place online podcast.
If you've ever wanted to have your car restored - on a TV show - this is the show…
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Added by Robert Kibbe on September 7, 2009 at 10:29pm —
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After much thought and input from Friends of Hellé, the decision has been made to postpone the placing of the marker for Hellé Nice until September of 2010. It is thought that having it coincide with the annual Bugatti gathering at Molshiem, it may insure there are many more Bugattis and enthusiasts in the area to attend the memorial. I really would like to see the French Bugatti enthusiasts as well as racing and classic car enthusiasts have a wonderful "once in a lifetime" procession from…
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Added by Sheryl Greene on September 7, 2009 at 8:00pm —
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Anyone headed to Goodwood in two weeks?
We will be there with two cars. http://www.moorespeed.com/news/index.html
Added by David Moore on September 4, 2009 at 10:00am —
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Whether you currently own a classic muscle car or you’d like to, and regardless or the year, make, or model involved, we all have one very common need: insurance.
Should you insure this '69 Daytona in the same you do your Toyota Camry? Not on your life!
Ah, insurance – the one word that almost everyone (except insurance agents) say with a tone of disgust. Most of the time, people take on auto insurance policies and pay the…
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Added by Robert Kibbe on September 3, 2009 at 11:19am —
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This is one of the best car forums I have been to. I have an STI and a Honda Prelude SH. The SH is my daily driver and the STI is what I pull out of the garage every weekend for a little fun. If you have any improvements or mods that are not so expense and give good results please let me know. I'm always looking to sup up the Subi.
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Added by Gritz Daddy Dos on September 2, 2009 at 8:34pm —
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GT RACER Season II premiers on Discovery HD
September 1, 2009, New York City – John Galt Films, Inc. announces the premier of the second season of Alexander Davidis’ popular TV-series GT RACER on historic racing.
Season two’s first episode airs in the US on Friday, September 4 at 8 PM ET on Discovery HD Theater, available on Optimum Digital Cable Channel 765, Comcast Digital Cable and Time Warner Digital Cable channel 819. In the UK…
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Added by Alexander Davidis on September 1, 2009 at 9:59pm —
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What do Chicago Stockyards, Havana, and Watkins Glen have in common?
They are among the 125 tracks Pete Hylton writes about in his newest release, More Ghost Tracks. These three are joined by ghost tracks in Texas, the Rockies, the Mid South and Gulf Coast, as well as famous hillclimbs, and airport tracks. More Ghost Tracks also includes the history of tracks through such famous parks as Paramount Ranch, Pebble Beach and Palm Beach Shores as well as an entire chapter devoted…
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Added by Marsha on September 1, 2009 at 8:30pm —
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Mr Bean to make 'live' World Debut at Goodwood Revival
Goodwood Revival regular Rowan Atkinson to make his first ever live public appearance in character as Mr Bean.
Mr Bean’s live appearance will be part of Goodwood’s celebration of 50 years of the Mini – Britain’s best-loved car – plus 20 years since the Mr Bean character was created.
Mr Bean to drive from the roof…
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Added by Stephen Page on August 31, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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hi all, please go here : http://wipednews.com/features/a-driving-passion-reclaiming-missing-motor-sports-footage/
It's an article on my film collection, you may find it interesting.
Added by Gary C on August 29, 2009 at 2:46pm —
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Beauty is in the function.
The national SHO Owners Association has just recently finished their national meet in Nashua, NH. One of the highlights, for many, was being able to get up-close to the new 2010 SHO from Ford. Most came away very impressed and the comments on the various on-line communities sing it’s praises. The one thing that really bothers me is the engine cover. One of the major joys in the original SHO models…
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Added by DJ Martin III on August 26, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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With the fall season of our area Vintage racing series about to start back up I
started thinking about the term "Vintage Racing" and what it really signifies,
at least to my warped way of thinking.
The last two or three weekends saw a fairly good amount of time spent in my hot
and steamy garage working to get the 61 ready for the upcoming September race at
Texas World Speedway.
Fortunately the work required was mostly of a maintenance nature as opposed…
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Added by Al Brussich on August 26, 2009 at 1:20pm —
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A somewhat pioneering technology in lighting has arrived at the scene in the form of Xenon HID lights that have given traditional Halogen lights a run for their money. Xenon lights are better in every aspect than Halogens. They are more cost and energy-efficient and last even ten times longer. Five times more light is also generated by Xenon HID lights. If the popularity of Xenon bulbs continues like this, you’ll soon find Halogen bulbs missing from automobile headlights.
Xenon HID…
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Added by Peter Kesel on August 26, 2009 at 1:46am —
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I am very proud of this awesome DVD which was four years in the making beginning from the day I picked up a rusted shell to start a ground up building of a 65 GT350R for the 2007 La Carrera Panamericana. Not only was the car build documented but the entire 2007 LCP was professionally shot using state of the art in-car camera as well as from various locations along the route. This is by far the most exciting LCP video ever shot and is a must have for anyone involved with LCP or simply someone…
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Added by Gary Faules on August 20, 2009 at 8:09pm —
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I''ve added some copy and paste links here to a couple of photo slide shows from the second week of August 2009, the big enthusiast week in our area.
The first link is my own collection.
http://picasaweb.google.com/alan.boldventure/PebbleBeachTourAtCarmebtSea81309?authkey=Gv1sRgCNeu-4Tqgbr1Sg#
The second is a collection from my friend Dave Molloy of Pro Photo Photography from Campbell, Ca. Dave has produced an outstanding colletion of images fro the concours at…
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Added by Alan Szarek on August 20, 2009 at 9:00am —
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