FARGO — The marquee of the Fargo Theatre might have said it best: “Beep Beep! The Great Race saved the best for last!” And the estimated 3,000 people who lined Broadway to watch the finish probably agreed. “I just love old cars and this is the coolest thing that’s ever come to Fargo!” said Kari Schlepp of West Fargo. She’s had friends who have driven in the race. … Source link
Read More »Great Race plans a great finish Sunday in downtown Fargo; Detroit Lakes offers look at vintage racers, too – InForum
FARGO — Vintage car fans will have plenty of opportunities to take in the final miles and finish of the Great Race in downtown Fargo on Sunday, June 26. Similarly, fans of four-wheeled beauty will be able to get an eyeful in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, on Saturday, June 25, with local car clubs showing off their highly burnished babies before the Great Race rolls into that town for an afternoon and early evening stop. The weather should be a plus. Winds out of the northwest are… Source link
Read More »Fargo to be destination cross-country vintage car voyage
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – The Hemmings Motor News Great Race is a time, speed, endurance rally for 1974-and-before collector vehicles. The event has taken place each summer since 1983, and the route changes every year to cover new territory. This year’s route began in Warwick, Rhode Island on Saturday, June 18th, and has been making its way through 10 states- with North Dakota as the destination. There are approximately 130 cars in competition, and folks travel from around the world… Source link
Read More »Cousins with area ties anticipate fun homecoming as Great Race finishes in downtown Fargo – InForum
FARGO — If there’s one thing Chris Brungardt and Jerome “Jay” Reinan have come to count on in all their years of running The Great Race , it’s the karma of their current car, a 1918 American LaFrance. It started as a fire engine, was chopped and turned into a speedster after World War II, and is as over-engineered and close to indestructible as anything its age can be, the cousins say. “Last year, we lost a valve cover, which is a huge part of… Source link
Read More »Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stock Rating Lowered by Wells Fargo & Company
Ford Motor (NYSE:F – Get Rating) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on F. Barclays cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $23.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Thursday, April… Source link
Read More »Wells Fargo & Company Boosts Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Price Target to $26.00
Ford Motor (NYSE:F) had its target price increased by Wells Fargo & Company from $24.00 to $26.00 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, PriceTargets.com reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the auto manufacturer’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of 44.12% from the stock’s current price. A number of other analysts have also weighed in on F. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Ford Motor from $20.00… Source link
Read More »Start your engines: 2,300-mile antique car race set to roll into Fargo – InForum
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
Read More »Rev the engines, but don't go too fast: Great Race of 120 antique cars starts June 18 at Rocky Point, ends June 26 in Fargo, N.D. – Johnston Sun Rise
Rocky Point Park fondly remembered as an amusement park where rides of all kinds from bumper cars to the flume made for thrills will now make the automobile history books. Last week Hemmings Motor News announced the Great Race presented by Hagerty Drivers Club will start Jun 18 at the park. The selection of the park to start the race was Mayor… Source link
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