Monday, March 15, 2010
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Kaiser Darrin beat Corvette's fiberglass-body
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Chevrolet Corvette certainly is America's most popular fiberglass-bodied sports car, but it wasn't the first. The Kaiser Darrin beat it to the street by one month.
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Autos
- Toyota casts doubt on man's speeding Prius claim - 05:01 PM
- China trims holdings of Treasury securities - 04:55 PM
- Stocks end mixed ahead of Fed's rate meeting - 04:53 PM
- Boston Scientific suspends defibrillator sales - 03:21 PM
- NYC ex-bank prez charged in bailout fraud - 05:12 PM
Auto racing
- Andretti uninjured after scary accident in Brazil - 06:09 PM
- Power wins rain-shortened IndyCar opener in Brazil - 05:41 PM
- Alonso marks Ferrari debut with Bahrain victory - 04:54 PM
- Edwards wins, tops qualifying at Gainesville - 07:35 PM
- Andretti believes F1 can still succeed in US - 07:02 AM
'Gold Digger' wins the Autorama's Ridler Award
Tammy Ray, whose gold 1933 Ford phaeton was parked just inside a main Autorama entrance at Cobo Hall, had been so thrilled when a car she entered in the Ridler competition in 2006 made it into the Great Eight finalists she decided to design a car named "Gold Digger." She was even more thrilled Sunday when her "Gold Digger" won the 2010 Autorama's coveted top Ridler Award. She was the first woman to do so.
Classic car auction damaged by thunderstorm
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It was supposed to be a celebration, the biggest event yet for the 10-year-old Russo and Steele collector car auction company.
Flyer captures the lead at classic car auction
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For the second year in a row, the vehicle that brought the most money at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction wasn't a car at all. It wasn't a truck, either. Nor was it a sport utility.
Gooding classic auction still defies crumbling economy
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Fashion Square shopping center may no longer be the most prestigious place for purchasing consumer goods in this upscale Phoenix suburb, but each January, two large tents are set up in the parking lot near the Dillard's department store and buyers from around the world come in person, by telephone, by Internet or by proxy to bid, sometimes in shocking amounts, on classic automobiles.
British sports cars take a lead in collector auction
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- People may joke about classic British sports cars, how they leaked oil and other fluids, how their electrical systems seemed to be haunted, but there was some very serious money paid for a variety of classic British sports cars at RM Auctions' 11th annual "Automobiles of Arizona" event here at the Biltmore Resorts & Spa.
Ear-popping race cars show off technical advances
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- In 1996, Arie Luyendyk set speed records at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that, because of ensuing rules changes, have yet to and may never be broken.
Convertibles put a shine on a cloudy economy at Detroit Auto Show
It wasn't long ago that convertibles disappeared despite the way some of us were attached to them. Luckily it hasn't been so long since convertibles came back, this time with much of the same fun and considerably more safety.
Motorized campers started out 100 years ago
ELKHART, Ind. -- The recreation vehicle industry celebrates its centennial in 2010, but you can take in the sweep of RV history any time you choose with a visit to the RV/MH Hall of Fame Museum & Library here at Exit 96 on the Indiana Toll Road.
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