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Road Trip News: 2021 TOYOTA VENZA TO STINKING CREEK ROAD . . . AND BEYOND

Road Trip News: 2021 TOYOTA VENZA TO STINKING CREEK ROAD . . . AND BEYOND

Tennessee discoveries with friend and field producer Joe. Our ultimate destination is the west edge of the Cumberland Plateau in Middle Tennessee, a lovely place in spring. ... Continue reading

Don't MIss 2021 Automotive Heritage Awards

Don't MIss 2021 Automotive Heritage Awards

Hosted by M1 Concourse during their Woodward Dream Show August 20th, 4:00 PM Woodward and South Boulevard, Pontiac, Michigan Get your tickets now! Guests: Registration Code: AHA25 for discount $75 ticket We are part of the M1 Concourse two-day Woodward Dream Show activities on the weekend of the epic Woodward Dream Cru ... Continue reading

2021 Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s Survives a Storm

2021 Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s Survives a Storm

Bookends for Chairman Larry Moss By Steve Purdy Shunpiker Productions [Larry Moss deserves a medal of valor for keeping a cool head in the face of adversity saving this important Concours d’Elegance - perhaps the third most prestigious show of its kind in the country - from natural disaster . . . twice. [Larry Moss] ... Continue reading

TODAY! - Final Concours d’Elegance of America at St. Johns July 23-25, 2021 Before New Era Begins

TODAY! - Final Concours d’Elegance of America at St. Johns July 23-25, 2021 Before New Era Begins

First, let me remind you that the prestigious Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s is coming up this weekend, July 23-25, on the golf course at the Inn at St. ... Continue reading

The Yugo - The Rise and Fall of The Worst Car in the World - Book Review And Link To Yougo Library

The Yugo - The Rise and Fall of The Worst Car in the World - Book Review And Link To Yougo Library

THE YUGO THE RISE AND FALL OF THE WORST CAR IN THE WORLD By Jason Vuic Published by Hill and Wang, New York A Book Review By Steve Purdy Detroit BureauThe Auto Channel I met Jason Vuic during an author’s book fair at the Detroit Public Library’s National Automotive History Collection a couple weeks ago. A ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Helps Car Shoppers Navigate Electric Car Tax Credits

Kelley Blue Book Helps Car Shoppers Navigate Electric Car Tax Credits

Electric cars undoubtedly are the wave of the future, and growth in the segment is on quite an upward trajectory. According to data from Cox Automotive, electrified vehicles accounted for 7.8% of the total Q1 2021 sales, up from 4.8% in the same period last year. ... Continue reading

Used Car Review - 2018 Subaru Crosstrek By Steve Purdy

Used Car Review - 2018 Subaru Crosstrek By Steve Purdy

Redesigned for 2018, Crosstrek is loosely based on the Impreza compact sedan but it is quite a different vehicle. It gets a tiny bit bigger than the outgoing model, the result of styling that follows modern trends for small crossovers. It is most certainly not flashy, eschewing excess sculpting, jewelry and aggressive ... Continue reading

2020 Toyota Avalon Road Trip Scottsdale To Jerome By Steve Purdy

2020 Toyota Avalon Road Trip Scottsdale To Jerome By Steve Purdy

The sun is just up glowing over my left shoulder as I cross I-17 on Carefree Highway just north of Phoenix and pass the last traffic signal. It took nearly an hour to break away from the oppressive suburban environment of Scottsdale and out into the open spaces of the Sonoran Desert. ... Continue reading

2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review by Thom Cannell and Steve Purdy

2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review by Thom Cannell and Steve Purdy

Car Review, Hyundai Review, The new 2020 Sonata Hybrid updates styling and design with yet more swoopyness and tweaks engineering details substantially while enhancing content needed to keep pace with competitors. From what we heard today it sounds like the competition should be worried. ... Continue reading

TACH Automotive News Library Indexed By Single Topics (1993-2023)

TACH Automotive News Library Indexed By Single Topics (1993-2023)

Single Topic Automotive Content Index ... Continue reading

New “MotorCities At Home” Virtual Zoom Programs Debuts with a Look at Cool Hood Ornaments +VIDEO

New “MotorCities At Home” Virtual Zoom Programs Debuts with a Look at Cool Hood Ornaments +VIDEO

Since we're all still staying at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, MotorCities is presenting a new series of virtual programs featuring members of our Speakers Bureau discussing interesting automotive history topics. Each program is FREE and presented as a live Zoom conference. ... Continue reading

2020 Automotive Heritage Awards Call For Entries

2020 Automotive Heritage Awards Call For Entries

Greetings Supporters of the Automotive Heritage Awards: We’re about six weeks out from the entry deadline for the 2020 Automotive Heritage Awards, so it’s just the right time to broadcast as widely as we can the call for entries. We’ll be reminding our potential entrants and asking relevant organizations and asso ... Continue reading

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