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Droptop, Olds Cutlass what’s not to love? We couldn’t resist this awesome 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible at the 2024 Iola Car Show.
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Old joke: When I was young, I really wanted a BMW. Nowadays, I’d be satisfied with a “BM.”
This column is a little embarrassing, because it shows what a dumb cluck I was when I was younger. However, many “life lessons” have been acquired by making dumb mistakes and learning from them.
At age 15-1/2, I was obsessed with cars. I read Motor Trend magazine, Road & Track, Cars & Parts and every other car magazine I could find—even … Read the rest
Packard Proving Grounds
On October 20th the Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby Township, Michigan will open its doors for its Annual Fall Open House. There will be a Cruise-In car show, Packard taxi rides, vendors, live music and even a bake sale. It will be held rain or shine, and admission is FREE. The open house will take place … Read the rest
Bonhams|Cars Motorcycles
Stafford, UK – A rare piece of racing history, a c.1938/1939 BMW RS M255 Kompressor Grand Prix Racing Motorcycle will be sold by Bonhams|Cars Motorcycles at the forthcoming Autumn Stafford Sale on October 12-13. As an ex-works Grand Prix machine, it is one of only seven surviving examples from fewer than 10 ever built and this model was famously ridden by Georg Meier in his historic 1939 Isle of … Read the rest
General Motors – More than 7,000 General Motors employees, retirees, and their families gathered at the company’s Milford Proving Ground site in southeastern Michigan Saturday to mark the 100th anniversary of the company’s flagship vehicle testing facility.
Rarely open to visitors, Milford covers 4,000 acres and features nearly 150 miles of roads for testing GM vehicles. Guests at the event were offered a self-guided tour of the facility, which includes a 2.9-mile racecourse, steep hills, both paved and dirt roads, … Read the rest
Bring-a-Trailer
The master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock apparently loved Bentleys.
The 1958 Bentley S1 “Flying Spur” Continental was originally purchased new by Hitchcock. It was one of 16 left-hand-drive Bentleys produced by the coachbuilder H.J. Mulliner and featured a 4.9-liter inline-six with twin SU carburetors.
It started life as a Tudor Gray sedan but received its dark green facade when it was refurbished at D&D Classic Automobile restoration in Ohio.
The Hitchcock Bentley … Read the rest