Ford Performance has teased a new electric crate motor which will be revealed at the 2021 SEMA show
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Nissan Breathes New Life Into Z Sports Car Lineup
Nissan Z car’s star has faded in recent years, as dated design and subpar technology have kept it behind newer and more exciting models from the competition. However, that’s all about to change, and if the new Z is anywhere nearly as good as it looks on paper, Nissan has a hit on its hands. After months of rumors and speculation, the automaker just dropped all the details, and they look great. The new Z will arrive in 2023 and will not carry… Source link
Read More »43rd Annual New England Auto Auction this week at Owls Head Transportation Museum
OWLS HEAD — The Auto Auction is the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s premiere annual fundraising event as well as a highly anticipated event in the New England automotive community and beyond, according to Museum, in a news release. OHTM will be holding the 43rd Auto Auction this week, Wednesday – Friday, Aug. 18 – 20, 2021, at the Museum, complete with previews, barbeques, collectibles and memorabilia. “The sale represents one of the finest and most diverse collections of… Source link
Read More »Annual New England Auto Auction begins Aug. 18
OWLS HEAD — The Auto Auction is the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s premiere annual fundraising event, as well as an event in the New England automotive community and beyond. Featured in The Wall Street Journal and Hemmings Motor News, the auction was heralded as “the real thing,” a worthy alternative to Pebble Beach’s Automotive Week. The sale represents one of the most diverse collections of automobiles available in the Northeast. The schedule for this fundraiser… Source link
Read More »Great Race tests teams’ mettle on 2,300-mile journey | Local News
Hull and Stahl’s Ford Speedster, which is painted an eye-catching red, white and blue, is always a crowd favorite, said Great Race Director Jeff Stumb. “‘Stars and Stripes’ is the nickname everyone has come up with for it,” Stumb said. “It’s one of the iconic vehicles.” In addition to the challenge of the race, Stumb said, there is a family atmosphere to the summer event that keeps teams coming back again and again. Teams talk and help one another out with advice and repairs… Source link
Read More »Great Race tests teams’ mettle on 2,300-mile journey | State and Regional News
Hull and Stahl’s Ford Speedster, which is painted an eye-catching red, white and blue, is always a crowd favorite, said Great Race Director Jeff Stumb. “‘Stars and Stripes’ is the nickname everyone has come up with for it,” Stumb said. “It’s one of the iconic vehicles.” In addition to the challenge of the race, Stumb said, there is a family atmosphere to the summer event that keeps teams coming back again and again. Teams talk and help one another out with advice and repairs… Source link
Read More »August car show events slated
EVERY FRIDAY THROUGH SEPT. 27 MONDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN. There will be a weekly cruise-in every Monday night through Sept. 27 from 5-9 p.m. in New Carlisle. It will be in the parking lots of Park National Bank, Brethren Church and April’s Pet Grooming. AUG. 14 CRUSING AROUND DAYTON – CRUISE TO YOUNG’S JERSEY DAIRY. Cruising Around Dayton -Young’s Jersey Dairy Cruise will start at Payne Recreation Center in Moraine at 4:20 p.m. We will also be driving through the Xenia tunnel and then we… Source link
Read More »Munich motor show 2021 model debut preview
Snapshot 2021’s Munich motor show preview A list of all the cars expected Plus, some practical details on the show The IAA Mobility 2021 expo, which we’re calling the 2021 Munich motor show, is a few weeks away. It’s the first major European motor show since the 2020 Geneva show back in March of that year was cancelled. It’s also the start of a new location for the biennial motor show which happens in Germany – its former location was the enormous expo… Source link
Read More »Local youth to drive in vintage race | Thestar
AUBURN — Two local auto museums will sponsor a pair of youth teams in next summer’s Hemmings Motor News Great Race. The Early Ford V-8 Museum and National Auto and Truck Museum will send six young men in two 1940s Fords on the journey of 2,000-plus miles for cars built in 1974 and earlier. More than 100 teams will leave Warwick, Rhode Island, on June 18 and travel through 19 cities in 10 states to arrive in Fargo, North Dakota, on June 26. Although the race… Source link
Read More »Tesla Model S Plaid sets a Laguna Seca EV record
Snapshot Built by Unplugged Performance Driven by Randy Pobst Car also raced at Pikes Peak A modified Tesla Model S Plaid has become the fastest electric vehicle around Laguna Seca. Pro driver and Motor Trend writer Randy Pobst set the record last weekend, lapping the California track in 1:28.2 during a Tesla-only track day. The time shaves a tenth of a second off the Porsche 911 GT2 RS’s best effort, and is just six tenths of a second short of the McLaren Senna’s… Source link
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