Category: educational
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A DRIVE HOME: Lemay Museum, Tacoma to Detroit Auto Show
Three vintage cars – a ’57 Chevy Nomad, a ’61 Chrysler 300G and a ’66 Mustang left their safe haven in the LeMay, America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, WA for a 2400-mile cross-country drive to help open the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The project, called “A Drive Home,” promotes the museum…
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It’s show time: The Drive Home, NAIAS, CES, Chicago Auto Show, plus Gorilla Glass and more.
Did you think last week would be a slow news week in the auto world? Well, it wasn’t that slow. Catch up on the latest happenings while you were on your holiday break and enjoying being with your family and not starring at your electronic device at some well know entertainment attraction. Just click right…
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Ford and Google, Oil prices and politics, Air bags and recalls, Nissan Titan pricing and more end of year news.
Hoping you had a Merry Christmas and that travels for you or your family all went OK, here’s the latest news in the automotive world. Just click right here and give it a read. @1ChicagoCarGuy
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VW Fix, Noisy Ferraris, Mazda Leads MPG, Tesla Sells Emission Credits, Purdy Driving Home to NAIAS, Rain Man Buick, Jeep Recall
While you were out doing your Christmas shopping or socializing at those office holiday gatherings, the auto world kept making news. Catch up with just one click right here on what went on. @1ChicagoCarGuy
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Steve Purdy Book Review: Barn Find Road Trip
My Michigan-based colleague Steve Purdy has provided yet another wonderful review of a new book for the auto enthusiast. In BARN FIND ROAD TRIP a writer, a photographer and an automotive archaeologist, Brian Barr, Michael Alan Ross and Tom Cotter, hit the road for 14 days to find and document all the old cars they could,…
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November sales; NAIAS No Shows; e-Porsche; Buick Made in China, Dart Recall & more.
As we roll into the final games that will determine who will play for the NCAA football championship, the auto industry continues to make news. Even in the auto industry there are surprises and some wins by pure luck. Here’s the latest update on what went on last week. Just click here to catch up.…
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How to Build a Car – Book Review by Steve Purdy
Are you looking for a gift for your child? How about a real, hardbound, colorful, intriguing book? Here’s one you can consider for your youngsters – boys or girls, perhaps 5- to 10-years-old, whether or not they are interested in cars – called How to Build a Car: A high-speed adventure of mechanics, teamwork and…
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