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Obituaries • Dr. Hilke (Thiessen) Breder, 79, of Brattleboro. Died Dec. 7, 2021 at Pine Heights nursing home. Hilke was born on March 7, 1942 in Hamburg, Germany. She attended the Kunsthochschule (Art School) of Hamburg and left Hamburg in 1965 to live in New York City. After a number of years in New York City, Hilke moved to the Midwest where she graduated from the University of Iowa in 1972. She continued her studies in medicine, graduating in 1976 from University of Iowa Medical… Source link

I never met Tom Veitch, but I knew his work and rather enjoyed it, especially his series The Nazz with Bryan Talbot from DC Comics and The Light And Darkness War with Cam Kennedy at Marvel Comics, which saw him picked up by George Lucas to write for Star Wars. Tom Veitch passed away this week and we republish the following obituary, provided to us by his brother, comic book creator Rick Veitch. Tom Veitch was born September 26, 1941, the eldest of six children, growing up in Walpole NH and… Source link

Koenigsegg has just released news of an impressive breakthrough in powertrain technology with its Quark electric motor. Developed for the Gemera hypercar, the Quark weighs just 63 pounds and can produce 335hp and 443 lb-ft of torque. Koenigsegg drove home the point of how compact the motor is by photoing the… Source link

The enlarged museum would cost $20 million and will be completed over the next five years. The extra space would allow about 250,000 artifacts now stored in nearby buildings to be displayed. They include a large bicycle collection, racetrack and railroad memorabilia and larger vehicles, such as Mack trucks and fire trucks. The expanded museum will host major events, including 500 to 600 car shows a year and possibly a drive-in movie occasionally on the wall of one of the buildings. The… Source link

The larger EV600 will be built at CAMI Assembly in Ontario starting in late 2022. Production of the EV410 is slated to start in 2023 at CAMI. · The Detroit News Canada proposes deal to align electric vehicle credits with US Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has put forward “a number of solutions” for resolving its complaint over a proposed U.S. tax incentive on electric vehicles made only by unionized American workers. Canada has slammed the tax credit as a violation of the North… Source link

For years, CBS’ WWJ-TV Detroit held the dubious distinction of being the only major network owned-and-operated station without a news department. But that’s about to change: 20 years after eliminating its news presence, WWJ (Channel 62, branded as “CBS 62”) will launch a news department in 2022, as part of an ambitious plan to create a “CBS News Detroit” hub. The announcement was made Tuesday by Wendy McMahon, president and co-head, CBS News and Stations; Adrienne Roark,… Source link

1. Hershey, Pennsylvania — AACA Museum, 100-plus cars. Cruise along the Lincoln Highway through Pennsylvania’s undulating landscape. Watch out for clip-clopping Amish buggies in Dutch Country: aacamuseum.org. Support Local Journalism Your subscription makes our reporting possible. {{featured_button_text}} 2. Huntingdon,… Source link

Beijing (Gasgoo)- China’s top SUV manufacturer Great Wall Motor sold 112,069 vehicles in October, representing a year-on-year decrease of 17.33%, due to the sales decline of its Haval brand and WEY brand. By the end of October, the automaker’s cumulative sales of this year totaled 996,114 vehicles, jumping 22% from a year ago. That represented a gap of 500,000 vehicles from its 1.49 million sales target for this year, indicating that the average sales of the last two months should… Source link

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