LOS ANGELES — The race to determine the title of “Fastest Street Car in America” is back as HOT ROD Drag Week 2024 Presented by Gear Vendors returns to premier tracks in four Midwest cities Sunday, Sept. 15 through Friday, Sept. 20. In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, the 2024 HOT ROD Drag Week will return to two of the tracks visited in the … Read the rest
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Madison Classics Swap Meet & Car Show celebrates 46 years in Jefferson
Jefferson, Wisc. – Fall is on its way and so is the 46th Annual Jefferson Swap Meet & Car Show on September 22- 24. The show will be held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds located at 503 N Jackson Ave, Jefferson, WI 53549 just off Hwy. 18 in Jefferson Wisconsin.
Madison Classics has always strived to provide a great place for auto enthusiasts to buy/sell/display a variety of auto related items and vehicles. The very first Madison Classics … Read the rest
Intricacies of the Tucker story 75 years later
The Tucker 48 by any measure is an intriguing and almost irresistible subject, but to focus on the car itself might be overlooking an equally interesting aspect of the Tucker narrative.
… Read the rest“The story’s really about Tucker, the man, his personality and how that got displayed in the product he was trying to bring to the
On April 24th, 2023 it will be 130 years since the automobile first came to St. Louis
Back on April 24, 1893 J.D. Perry snuck up on the unsuspecting folks of St. Louis with his self-designed, electric horseless carriage.
On April 24, 1893 – 130 years ago – a 19-year-old St. Louisan introduced area society to the first personal encounter with a locally made, self-propelled, privately-owned vehicle, quietly operated by electricity. The mere sound of its spindly steel-rimmed buggy wheels on horse-trodden dusty streets seemed peculiar since it moved without the accompanying “clop” of horseshoes. Its remarkable … Read the rest
Apple Hits Best Third Quarter Global Smartphone Market Share in Twelve Years in Q3 2022
According to new research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments fell -9% YoY to 297 million units in Q3 2022. Samsung topped the global smartphone market with a healthy 22% share in Q3 2022. Apple ranked the second place with 16% share, the highest third quarter performance over the past twelve years. Xiaomi, OPPO (including OnePlus) and vivo stayed in the top five list.
Global smartphone shipments fell -9% YoY to 297 million units in Q3 2022. This is … Read the rest
Bruce McLaren’s ‘Jolly Green Giant’ unearthed after 57 years
The first McLaren badged car affectionately called, ‘ Jolly Green Giant’ was unveiled by Bonhams and will be part of their Goodwood Revival sale September 17th.
Bonhams – One of motor racing’s most legendary classic sports-racing cars, Bruce McLaren’s 1964 Cooper-Zerex-Oldsmobile ‘Jolly Green Giant’ – which became something of a long-lost ‘Holy Grail’ – has been unearthed and returned … Read the rest