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The Amazing London to Brighton Run: If Your Car Was Built After 1904 It's Not Eligible!
Filed in archive Antique Autos , Fun Events , Great Drives on September 22, 2008
Of all the sights to be seen in the old car hobby, perhaps nothing is more remarkable than the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. The world's longest-running motoring event, it attracts en...
Richmond, Virginia, Paints Itself into a Classic Cars Poster
Filed in archive British Cars , Concours , Fun Events on August 15, 2008
If I were designing a concours poster I'm not sure I'd put contemporary skyscrapers in the background. But the folks at the Central Virginia British Car Club obviously know more about the appe...
Antique Cars Honour Franciscan Priest in Pebble Beach Drive
Filed in archive Fun Events on August 13, 2008
The fabled Pebble Beach/Monterey week is already in full swing. Unfortunately my 2008 travel budget is maxed-out but that doesn't prevent me from linking you to the Concours, auctions, art shows, ...
Ford Model T Racers in a Trio of Colors
Filed in archive Antique Autos , Fun Events , Racers on July 30, 2008
It's my intention to feature the Model T in all of this week's blogs, so hopefully those of you who can't quite relate to antique vehicles won't tune out. But after seeing some 800 Mod...
Brass Makes the Model T Beautiful
Filed in archive Antique Autos , Ford , Fun Events on July 28, 2008
The Model T was renowned for its simplicity and attention to quality but that didn't mean it couldn't be elegant. Some cars were embellished with brass fittings that gave them a hint of luxury...
We Attend The World's Largest Gathering of Model T Fords
Filed in archive Antique Autos , Ford , Fun Events , Museums on July 25, 2008
Just when you think you've seen it all, you open your eyes to the sight of 800 Model T Fords, all in one place! That's what happened to me in Richmond, Indiana early this week, when Model T ow...
Serious Classics at Serious Coffee
Filed in archive American Independents , Fun Events on July 21, 2008
There seems to be a trend sweeping the country (perhaps I should say "countries" as it includes the US and Canada) towards weekly classic car meets adjacent to coffee houses and restaurants....
Ford Model T Celebrates 100th in Fabulous Birthday Bash
Filed in archive Ford , Fun Events , Historic Transportation on July 14, 2008
It was the Car of the Century, the car that put America on wheels, the world's best-selling car until the VW Beetle broke the production record. It's the Ford model t and 2008 is its 100th ...
Hot Rods and British Cars Gather in Victoria on Saturday Evenings
Filed in archive Fun Events , Romantic Notions on July 11, 2008
"Coffee and cars in the morning" was the subject of a recent blog about car guys meeting on Saturdays in California and Nevada. I complained that no such thing would happen in Sidney, BC, wh...
2008 Gumball 3000, Invitation to Disaster?
Filed in archive As We See Things , Fun Events , Rally/Retro-Rally on June 23, 2008
We seem to be in an era when ultra-long distance car rallies (around America, around the world) are popular with those who can afford the time and expense. Let's start with the Gumball 3000, inspi...
Let's Celebrate International Ford Model A Day
Filed in archive Ford , Fun Events on June 22, 2008
The other day I was writing about Porsche's 60th birthday and now I'm extolling the 80th anniversary of the Ford Model A. What a difference 20 years made in the development of the automobile! ...
Cars and Coffee on a Saturday Morning. Great Way to Start the Weekend
Filed in archive Fun Events on June 9, 2008
This is something I wish would occur in my town but unless I move to Vegas or Irvine, California, it ain't gonna happen for me. It's called Cars and Coffee (the name's already been tradema...
Great British Car Show Coming, Road Show to Follow
Filed in archive British Cars , Concours , Fun Events on May 5, 2008
I'm really annoyed with myself for booking a trip to Toronto while the All British Field Meet is taking place in Vancouver, just a few miles across Georgia Strait from where I live. That'll te...
Lincolns to Gather in Lincoln as Zephyr Breezes Through
Filed in archive Ford , Fun Events , Lincoln on April 9, 2008
One glance at this poster should send you packing to the joint National Convention of the Lincoln Owners Club and the Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club, which will take place on June 4-8 in (appropriately) L...
Chevrolet Corvairs to Fly and Drive at Old Rhinebeck
Filed in archive Chevrolet , Fun Events , General Motors on April 7, 2008
If there's anything that captures my attention instantly it's news about Corvairs and/or aircraft. The former because I once owned a pair of Corvair Corsas (though not at the same time) and th...
Jay Leno, Nigel Matthew, Zack Spencer on Classic Cars Radio
Filed in archive Fun Events on February 18, 2008
Listen Up! Here's your chance to hear our very own Nigel Matthew interviewed by Motormouth's Zack Spencer! Nigel first comments on the state of collector prices and the Scottsdale auctions, th...
Sizzling Hot 1960 Corvette Hits the Track in 2008
Filed in archive Chevrolet , Fun Events on December 26, 2007
This desirable-looking 1960 chevrolet corvette has obviously had the treatment... and I mean THE treatment, especially in its wheel wells with those ultra-low profile tires sitting on very handsome ri...
California Dreaming in a Ferrari 250 GTO
Filed in archive Ferrari , Fun Events , Great Drives , Rally/Retro-Rally on December 10, 2007
Be honest. If this photo doesn't set your adrenalin to racing, you're not a carguy or cargirl, you're not challenged by twist and turns, the ocean doesn't move you, and you can't s...
How Two Crazy Canucks Survived the Crap Car Rally to Mongolia
Filed in archive Canadian Cars , Fun Events , Rally/Retro-Rally , Roads to Remember on November 28, 2007
Today my copy of Westworld magazine arrived, a bi-monthly travel/auto mag send out as a reward for joining the BCAA (British Columbia Automobile Association), which I did during my most recent failed ...
Classic Triumph Cars to Cross North America in Fund-Raising Drive
Filed in archive British Cars , Fun Events on November 27, 2007
You have to admire someone who's willing to do something with classic cars to help others. And if it means a coast-to-coast drive on an unfamiliar continent, so much the better... better still if ...
Vote For the Collectible Car of the Year!
Filed in archive Ford , Fun Events on November 25, 2007
Nothing like a contest to boost audience numbers, so the New York Times autos section has one aimed at classic car fans. Awfully nice of them, as how often does that happen in our hobby? Win two ticke...
3-Day Concours Livens Up Scottsdale Auction Week
Filed in archive Auctions , Concours , Ferrari , Fun Events on November 23, 2007
At last, there is something more to Scottsdale's auction week than auctions. Three whole days of concours delights are coming your way on January 18-20, thanks to the 2007-2008 National Tour organ...
Welcome to the Ferrari Celebration Party
Filed in archive Ferrari , Fun Events , Vintage Racing on November 4, 2007
You had to be there, I guess, to really appreciate the sights and sounds of the Final Mondiali but Classic Driver magazine offers us a great online look at Ferrari's annual end-of-season salute to...
Why Is This Girl Not Smiling?
Filed in archive As We See Things , Fun Events on October 11, 2007
Out of a lifetime of changing jobs I managed to survive one career for 30 years. I was a copywriter, then a creative director, in the advertising agency business. Much of my work in Toronto, New York ...
Shoot Your Car for $5000
Filed in archive Fun Events on September 26, 2007
It's not every day you can win cash with your collectible automobile. But my faithful Internet morning read, the New York Times, is actually offering $5000 for the best photo of a collectible car....
LeMay Museum's Grand Tour 2008: If You Have to Ask How Much, You Can't Afford It
Filed in archive Fun Events , Museums on September 18, 2007
"The Rich Are Not Like You and Me" goes the saying. This became painfully obvious when reading the entry information for the LeMay Museum's Grand Tour 2008, a road trip from Paris to Rom...
Wrong Airport, Safe Landing
Filed in archive Fun Events on September 15, 2007
My first view of Hershey, PA, was from the air. I was flying a Cessna C-172 from Toronto Island Airport along with three other pilots, all but one newly licensed. Our lone female pilot had flown the p...
Cruising by the Beach in California
Filed in archive Fun Events on September 1, 2007
The weekend of June 20 through June 23, 2008 seems like a long way into the future but already Just Cruzin Productions is encouraging entrants for the 23rd annual Pismo Beach Classic, advertised as &q...
New Video Series Takes You to Woodward Dream Cruise
Filed in archive Fun Events on August 16, 2007
The one-day Woodward Dream Cruise rolls out on August 18 and although more than 1,000,000 visitors attend each year, there are millions more who'd love to be in Detroit but can't make it. So G...
Rock Star Covets Bugatti Royale
Filed in archive Fun Events on July 3, 2007
Classic Driver's Steve Wakefield, in his report on the Goodwood Festival of Speed, refers to rock star Brian Ferry's wish to be driven home in one of the five Bugatti Royales that appeared in ...
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