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Like countless other automotive enthusiasts in the 1980s, Anthony Battista was infatuated with exotic cars, but the Lamborghini Countach more so than the decade’s other motoring luminaries. “The first time I saw one in a magazine” he remembers, “I said to myself, I’m buying that car.” Despite his relative youth, the 28-year-old from Connecticut was in the enviable position to make that dream a reality, having saved enough to purchase one under the right… Source link

Chuck Spielman grew up around cars because his father had a Chevy dealership in New York. He’s around cars now by choice. They’re choice, all right. Spielman has one of San Diego’s most admired collections, a rotating cast that currently includes a 1923 fire engine, a 1934 Packard, a 1964 Shelby Cobra, a handful of vintage Corvettes and about two-dozen others. They are housed in a private Sorrento Valley museum that also showcases thousands of items of automotive memorabilia: road signs,… Source link

Ever despair of ploughing through those hefty car user manuals? Audi R8 has the longest, spread over 308 pages and requiring over 43 hours to read By Ray Massey Motoring Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 16:52 EDT, 1 April 2022 | Updated: 16:52 EDT, 1 April 2022 Ever despair of ploughing your way through those hefty car user manuals? Some of those tomes really will… Source link

March 30: Ever since its acquisition by OtakuKart last year, DaxStreet has managed to register exponential growth in the motor news part of the online media. Raking in millions of fresh and returning users, the website has ballooned in terms of monthly traffic and engagement. Adding to the tally of its feats and accolades, the website has now added another trophy to its ever-expanding shelf of acclaim.  The big win came when DaxStreet bagged the 2021 Fastest-Growing Car News Website Award…. Source link

The fastest-growing car news website of 2021, DaxStreet is expected to bag yet another acclaim to his name. Ever since its acquisition and revival by the entertainment news media network, Otakukart, DaxStreet has achieved plenty of milestones and accolades in a short time. The latest significant stride the website made when it recently got nominated for the ‘Best Car Review Website’ award. The website is in line to win the coveted award along with some of the biggest names in the automobile… Source link

JOHN GITTINGS Chula Vista Resort has had its fair share of automotive events over the years and is adding another in June. The Hemmings Motor News Great Race, which is a gathering of 120 pre-1974 vintage vehicles that travels 2,300 miles through 19 cities as part of a 9-day tour, will stop at the Wisconsin Dells resort on June 23. Chula Vista is a stop for the race for the first time in its 39-year history. “It’s kind of an interesting event,” said Krissy… Source link

The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is now simply The Amelia, one of the changes wrought as the Florida event founded by Bill Warner 26 years ago is taken over by Hagerty. The classic car insurance giant has also acquired concours in Detroit and Greenwich, Connecticut, as well as, in 2017, Driveshare, an Airbnb-type peer-to-peer enthusiast car rental community. Hagerty now has a 40%stake in Broad Arrow Group, which will host a live classic car auction during Monterey Car Week in… Source link

Breadcrumb Trail Links Vintage & Collectible Collector Classics Last year online vehicle auction sales eclipsed live auction numbers for the first time ever Our collector car expert never thought of himself as an ‘online auction kind of guy,’ but that’s exactly how he bought this beautiful 1955 Ford Sunliner. Photo by Alyn Edwards Article content I had never considered buying a car through an online auction. A few years ago, a lawyer friend told me that he began… Source link

1. Fargo leaders clash at fiery meeting on police staffing, morale Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski and other police officials addressed staffing and morale concerns during a heated informational meeting of the Fargo City Commission Tuesday morning, Jan. 18,… Source link

FARGO — The Hemmings Motor News Great Race will end this year in front of the Fargo Theatre on June 26. The race will begin in Warwick, Rhode Island, on June 18, and “120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles” will begin rolling onto Broadway in downtown Fargo at about 1 p.m., according to a news release from the Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Great Race is an old car rally presented by Hagerty Drivers Club. It has a history of 39 years, and so far has… Source link