Car of the Week: 1954 Pontiac Bonneville Special GM Motorama show car

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Pontiac originally described the 1954 Bonneville Special’s color as metallic red, but the unrestored car could also be considered bronze. It’s low at 48.5 inches tall and has an overall length of 158.3 inches, making it 8.7 inches shorter than the overall length of a 167-inch-long 1954 Corvette.Freeze Frame Image LLC

The most original, unrestored General Motors Motorama show car in existence is, without a doubt, the 1954 Pontiac Bonneville Special. The car carries still carries its original hand-applied … Read the rest

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Austrian MotoGP Sprint and full Race Results (News) (Race Results)

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Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) won both races this weekend in Austria to re-take the points lead over Jorge Martin (Ducati) who finished second behind Bagnaia in both Saturday’s Sprint and Sunday’s full GP.   Finishing third on Saturday was Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro, while Enea Bastianini (Ducati) finished third on Sunday.   While the other manufacturers strive […]

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See the Lincoln Elvis gifted his dad at the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum

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A 1967 Lincoln Continental sedan purchased by Elvis Presley for his father, Vernon Presley, is currently on display at the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum.Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum

Hickory Corners, MI – A 1967 Lincoln Continental sedan purchased by Elvis Presley for his father, Vernon Presley, is currently on display at the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum. The museum is located in Hickory Corners, Michigan on the campus of the Gilmore Car Museum.

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Des Moines Concours has a lot to offer – 2024 schedule of events

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2023 1st Place Classics Winner was also the winner of Best of Show – the 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II owned by Irving Jensen.

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DES MOINES, IOWA – Car lovers are in store for a  showcase of automotive history and design at the highly anticipated Des Moines Concours, scheduled to take place on September 8, 2024. Travel from Back Roads to Boulevards as the event transforms the picturesque John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown … Read the rest

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Rare Silver Ghost heading back to England

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ELKHART, IN — The JBS Collection, owned by Jack Boyd Smith Jr., takes one of its automotive crown jewels—a rare, American-made 1923 Springfield Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall—to the Salon Privé Concours at Blenheim Palace, August 28-31, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. The event marks Smith Jr.’s inaugural participation in Salon Privé, one of the premier Concours events in the UK.

Presented by Aviva, the 2024 Salon Privé Concours at Blenheim Palace features 13 distinct car classes, including Pre-War Open, … Read the rest

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