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Alfa Romeo
, Automotive Art
, Famous Drivers
, Racers
by Philip Powell on January 30, 2009
Michael Schumaker, Ayrton Senna, Jimmy Clark, Juan Fangio... if your acquaintance with Grand Prix race drivers is limited to contemporary heroes you may not be aware of Tazio Nuvolari. In the postwar ...
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German Cars
, Museums
, Porsche
by Philip Powell on January 28, 2009
A confessed automobile sentimentalist, I believe that every auto manufacturer with a recordable family tree should maintain a museum featuring the most significant cars of its legacy. Considering that...
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Concours
, Design
, Fun Events
by Philip Powell on January 26, 2009
Pebble Beach, Villa d'Este, Amelia Island... watch out! Your concours may be world class but there's a bright new competitor ready to join you in the list of "events not to be missed.&quo...
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American Independents
by Philip Powell on January 23, 2009
A Tucker Convertible? The Internet is alive with speculation according to Old Cars Weekly, which says "whether or not an unfinished, legitimate Tucker convertible-one that was designed and at lea...
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Romantic Notions
by Philip Powell on January 21, 2009
Like millions around the world I watched the Obama inauguration, one of several historical moments I've seen live on television during my lifetime. The moon landing was the most awesome, the World...
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Auctions
, Chevrolet
, Oddball Autos
by Philip Powell on January 19, 2009
Among the exotic classic and sports cars at the Scottsdale auctions you can always find something totally unique. Barrett-Jackson, more than any other auction company, excels at featuring such vehicle...
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Auctions
, Ferrari
by Philip Powell on January 18, 2009
Until now, the Barrett-Jackson folks have had a virtual monopoly on video coverage of Scottsdale auction week, with many hours live on Speed Channel followed by endless repeats throughout the year. It...
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European Specials
, Rally/Retro-Rally
by Philip Powell on January 16, 2009
This baby looks like a combination of several small sports racers of the 1950s and in a way it is. But the HB Special is actually brand new and in very, very "limited production." Developed ...
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Auctions
, Buick
, General Motors
by Philip Powell on January 14, 2009
Looking through the Gooding Company Scottsdale catalog site is like flipping through the car cards that titilated our dreams when we were kids. The images may have been small but they became big in ou...
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Chevrolet
by Philip Powell on January 12, 2009
To be honest, I can't imagine anyone spending really big bucks on this "vintage" GM Tracker when it rolls onto the Barrett-Jackson 2009 Scottsdale stage. But to be equally honest I could...
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American Specials
, Design
by Philip Powell on January 10, 2009
During the 20's and 30's, when fast wooden runabouts and racers captured the imaginations of boat lovers, marine architects terminated their hulls in a sleek stern not unlike that of a duck. ...
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Vintage Racing
by Philip Powell on January 10, 2009
One of my unfulfilled motoring dreams (there are many) is to attend the Le Mans 24 Hours which, along with the Monaco GP and the Indianapolis 500, is one of the world's three greatest races. If I ...
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American Independents
by Philip Powell on January 8, 2009
The actor/racer Steve McQueen and I had a few things in common. We were both good-looking (you laugh but I was once a male model!). We both raced Porsches. We both worked in the film business. We both...
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As We See Things
by Philip Powell on January 7, 2009
Arizona, you're beautiful. We first met when a girlfriend and her mother were spending a few days at Scottsdale's Inn at McCormick Ranch and I was invited to join them. We took a Jeep tour int...
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Barn Finds
, French Cars
by Philip Powell on January 5, 2009
Just when I think all the world's "barn finds" have been found (or the barns converted for trendy living spaces), along comes another one. Yet few, if any, were as spectacular as what th...
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As We See Things
, Information About
by Philip Powell on January 2, 2009
As 2009 rolls in I'm going to do something I've never done before: make predictions. Dire ones for the most part, but concluding with a cheerful prediction just to keep you smiling.
Because...
