Archive for June 17th, 2009
Vintage car show is June 27; Event to benefit SETX Hospice - TheRecordLive.com
Vintage car show is June 27; Event to benefit SETX Hospice
TheRecordLive.com, TX
The club will sponsor its first-ever car show from 9 am to 3 pm June 27 in the Lutcher Theater parking lot, corner of Sixth Street and Main Avenue, showing classic and perhaps even some vintage motorcycles. Organizers hope the event, free to the public […]
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Racing vet rekindles an old romance - Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
Racing vet rekindles an old romanceGlobe and Mail, CanadaIn the early 1970s, he managed the rock band Rough Trade, got involved in vintage racing and began acquiring historic racers – including a pair of Canadian-built cars, a “Formula Ferocious” open-wheeler and a sports racer, built by rear-engine pioneer …
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Enthusiasts turn out for car show - Mankato Free Press
Enthusiasts turn out for car showMankato Free Press, MN“The Buick was my wife's car, and the Volkswagen was a piece of crap.” Vintage car owners are of two minds — those who believe their precious restorations should be driven and enjoyed, and those who wouldn't put rubber to road to save their lives.
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Vintage cars rolling down Baker St. - Nelson Star
Vintage cars rolling down Baker St.
Nelson Star, Canada
By Sam Van Schie - Nelson Star Vintage cars will take over the east end of Baker St. and part of Hall St. on June 20 from 10 am until 3 pm. The Vintage Car Club picked this new date for their annual Show and Shine after getting snow […]
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Cuba is "rolling museum" of vintage US cars - Reuters
Reuters
Cuba is "rolling museum" of vintage US carsReuters"We have a museum here, but it rolls," said Marin, referring to the vintage American cars from the 1940s and '50s that are everywhere in the Cuban capital. The cars predate communist Cuba's 1959 revolution, having rolled off the assembly line decades …
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Vintage Car Auction - MyFox Birmingham
Vintage Car Auction
MyFox Birmingham, AL
(WBRC-TV, MyFoxAL.com) - The Vintage Car Auction will have cars from the early 20s to the late 1960s. The Old Car Heaven Museum Auction will take place on June 19th and 20th at the museum itself, in Birmingham. Admission is by catalogue, available for …
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Classic car show drives into town - This Is Cheshire
Classic car show drives into townThis Is Cheshire, UKWarrington Market, Golden Square, the Cockhedge Centre and other small independent retailers across the borough have teamed up to bring the show featuring a variety of vintage cars to Warrington. The event will be building on the success of last year's …
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Ban smoking in cars say campaigners
Banning smoking in cars "for the sake of the children" is the latest target of Ash, the Action on Smoking and Health charity.
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Artist help over roadside sculpture
An artist in America has been arrested after stealing three traffic barrels to create a roadside sculpture.
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F1 champion backs road safety calls
An international campaign to cut the number of deaths on roads around the world has received the support of Formula One star Lewis Hamilton.
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