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RENO, Nevada – Entries are now open for the 2025 Hot August Nights Foundation’s Youth Automotive Challenge, taking place in August 2025 during the main Hot August Nights event in Reno-Sparks, Nevada. The Youth Automotive Challenge is a team-oriented competition where youth participants stand to win more than $ 10,000 in scholarships and prizes, plus access to industry professionals and more.
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In the fall of 1963, Pontiac ad man Jim Wangers sold the idea of the all-new Pontiac GTO squaring off against a Ferrari GTO to David E. Davis, editor of Car and Driver magazine. The challenge was to take place in Daytona, Fla., between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Wangers supplied two Pontiac GTOs for the match-up: a blue car and the featured red car.
Pontiac needed the publicity for its all-new GTO. Sales had only … Read the rest
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Even into the 1950s, one of the raciest-looking cars built in any reasonable quantity was the 1935 and ’36 Auburn Speedster. And until that time, the most powerful engine in a street car remained the 265-hp Duesenberg Model J straight-eight, unveiled to the public in late … Read the rest
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By 1940, the Graham-Paige Motors Corp. of Detroit remained in deep financial trouble. Like other car manufacturers, the company had struggled through the Great Depression, which took the hardest toll on independent car makers. Many independents … Read the rest
Fox-bodies are cool! That’s a fact of life. We saw this sweet ‘Stang from the ’80s this summer at the 2024 Iola Car Show and had to check it out.
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Saratoga Automobile Museum
Saratoga Springs, NY – The Evolution of Performance & Design: The most outstanding examples of today’s high-performance automobiles are the culmination of a rich legacy, steeped in a tradition of extraordinary machines that have defined a century of automotive development. This exhibition will present a thrilling juxtaposition between the iconic vehicles of the 1920s and 30s—the Art Deco era, known for its bold geometric designs and luxurious craftsmanship—and the sleek, modern marvels of today, crafted with cutting-edge … Read the rest