All Blog Posts Tagged 'car' (50)

New York Times Article that All Car Collectors and Vintage Racers Must Read

I would like to invite all of you myVRL members to read this great article about us on the New York Times that was published this week. http://tinyurl.com/yanwaba

You can go to the main Auto page on New York Times website then scroll down to the article titled: But How Big Is the Garage? or directly to the story… Continue

Added by Robert "BC" Cross on January 29, 2010 at 4:06pm — No Comments

Whoopie...Michael Schumacher returns to Formula 1

Who couldn't win driving the best cars ?

Read my"controversial" comment at the bottom of this page

You probably know by now that 7-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher is returning to the sport he loves, coming out of retirement to drive for the Mercedes GP-Petronas F1 team and reunite with Ross Brawn, the man who has been such a vital part of Schumacher’s career. Here, Schumacher’s shown at Jerez, in Spain, where he… Continue

Added by Don Pentecost on January 26, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

What am I looking for in a Motorsport Investor ?

I am crazy enough to be seeking a motorsport investor at 54 years old. I have previous professional motocross (motorcycle) racing experience....but it's been a LONG time. It can be either Vintage (or new car) racing. I have always had the talent, but never the money to back it up.
I can be reached at 480-241-2331 ( Mesa, Arizona USA ).

Added by Don Pentecost on January 23, 2010 at 12:22pm — No Comments

GOODING & COMPANY ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST-EVER AMELIA ISLAND AUCTION

1931 Voisin Amelia 2009 Best of Show car

GOODING & COMPANY ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST-EVER AMELIA ISLAND AUCTION

Concours-Winning ‘Best of Show’ 1931 Voisin Demi-Berline

Headlines the Sale on Friday, March 12, 2010

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (November 13, 2009) – Gooding & Company, the internationally-recognized auction house, is thrilled to announce that it will be hosting its first-ever auction at Amelia… Continue

Added by Stephen Page on November 13, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Petersen Automotive Museum's Bugatti EB 110 Stretches its Legs

Check out our latest video featuring a "warm up" session with our Bugatti EB 110 that will be at The Caruso Concours d'Elegance at The Americana at Brand in Glendale, CA this Sunday. The Show is free to the public.

Added by Petersen Automotive Museum on October 7, 2009 at 6:47pm — No Comments

GRAND OPENING Johnny Rockets and SO-CAL Speed Shop Exhibit and Retail Experience!

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.

Order food all… Continue

Added by Petersen Automotive Museum on September 18, 2009 at 12:53pm — No Comments

California Car Design Exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum OPENS SATURDAY

CALIFORNIA CAR DESIGN: LOCAL STYLE, GLOBAL INFLUENCE

Opens June 27th at The Petersen Automotive Museum.

From the Packard Darrin to the Mazda Miata, cars designed in Southern California have ranked among the most highly regarded throughout automotive history. California Car Design: Local Style, Global Influence will tell the story of these and other locally designed automobiles and explains how progressive local designers like Harley Earl and Dutch Darrin brought a fresh approach… Continue

Added by Petersen Automotive Museum on June 26, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Book Talk and Signing With Humorist and Gearhead Writer P.J. O'Rourke at the Petersen Automotive Museum This Saturday!

For more than thirty years, famed humorist and gearhead P.J. O’Rourke has written about his love affair with the automobile. His new book, DRIVING LIKE CRAZY: Thirty Years of Vehicular Hell-bending, Celebrating America the Way It’s Supposed to Be – With an Oil Well in Every Backyard, a Cadillac Escalade in Every Carport, and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Mowing Our Lawn, combines his most classic articles with new material and traces the… Continue

Added by Petersen Automotive Museum on June 10, 2009 at 1:57pm — No Comments

See Us At the Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance June 21st!

The Rodeo Drive Committee, in conjunction with the City of Beverly Hills, presents the 2009 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, a unique collection of luxury cars. This annual Father’s Day event will be held on Sunday, June 21, 2009 from 10:00AM – 4:00PM. It is free and open to the public and will take place on the 300 and 400 blocks of North Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

The Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance will feature more than 100 exotic cars on display in Beverly Hills, lining Rodeo… Continue

Added by Petersen Automotive Museum on June 5, 2009 at 6:48pm — No Comments

Hi - I am another Kiwi who has joined this site but have a look at mine on finding car magazine references

HI I have a unique site - I believe no one world wide has what i do

- I document in depth whats in a car magazine (while mostly local kiwi besides many kiwi magazines send them to me free overseas i have to buy and $$$ is tight at the moment:) ) as overseas ones Editors have not got their head around the concept that i promote them for free? (Go Figure .. I come to the conclusion there a lot of thick editors out there!) - I covered details of magazines published 2006-2009

see site… Continue

Added by carmagreviews on February 27, 2009 at 9:10pm — No Comments