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Meet the New Auburn Cord Museum Director at Cars & Coffee

Meet the New Auburn Cord Museum Director at Cars & Coffee

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 08/16/2018 sponsored by RM Auctions, is Saturday, August 18 in the Education & Exhibit Plaza at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, 1600 Wayne Street, Auburn, IN 46706. The plaza is a great spot to show off your favorite car, see other automobiles, and s ... Continue reading

Lane's Hobbycar Sinks to Bottom of Lake

Lane's Hobbycar Sinks to Bottom of Lake

Lane Motor Museum's Amphibious 1992 Hobbycar B612 sank to the bottom of Percy Priest Lake in Nashville on Saturday, August 11 during the Lane Motor Museum's Annual Amphibious Vehicle event for Museum Members. Nobody was hurt as Lane's Amphicar was nearby to help the passengers from the sinking vehicle. ... Continue reading

WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE ACTIVITIES, 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF MUSTANG ALLEY

WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE ACTIVITIES, 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF MUSTANG ALLEY

WHAT: Ford is pleased to serve as presenting sponsor of the 2018 Woodward Dream Cruise – America’s largest annual celebration of automotive history and culture WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 16 through Saturday, Aug. ... Continue reading

RumbleOn Launches Online Powersport Vehicle Buying and Selling Site and Mobile App

RumbleOn Launches Online Powersport Vehicle Buying and Selling Site and Mobile App

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--RumbleOn , the only 100-percent-online powersports marketplace, today announced a new mobile application for both iOS and Android, alongside a revitalized website experience. RumbleOn is transforming the way pre-owned powersports vehicles are bought and sold by providing users with the most efficient, ... Continue reading

Academy of Art University's Automobile Museum Appoints Rob Fisher as Chief Executive Officer (Story Includes Collection)

Academy of Art University's Automobile Museum Appoints Rob Fisher as Chief Executive Officer (Story Includes Collection)

San Francisco, Aug. 08, 2018; Academy of Art University is thrilled to welcome Mr. Rob Fisher to the Academy family as CEO of the university’s Automobile Museum. ... Continue reading

Ford's Mustang - 10 Million Cars and Counting Plus Lot's Of Memories

Ford's Mustang - 10 Million Cars and Counting Plus Lot's Of Memories

By Martha Hindes Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel If you wanted to prove you’re on top of the world, there are some prime ways to prove that. Among them go sky high, in numbers and in altitude. ... Continue reading

Chicago Classic Auto Show Announces Vehicles To Be Showcased September 8-9

Chicago Classic Auto Show Announces Vehicles To Be Showcased September 8-9

The Chicago Classic Auto Show announced a selection of vehicles to be showcased at the inaugural show from private owners, collections and museums. Among the most exciting vehicles to be shown will be the 1953 General Motors Futurliner #10, one of 12 large dual-front wheeled display vehicles that crisscrossed the count ... Continue reading

Zynga’s CSR Racing 2 and Porsche Celebrate 70 Years of Iconic Cars with Exclusive New In-Game Content for Players and Video Series

Zynga’s CSR Racing 2 and Porsche Celebrate 70 Years of Iconic Cars with Exclusive New In-Game Content for Players and Video Series

SAN FRANCISCO--Zynga Inc. , a leading social game developer, and premier sports car maker Porsche, today announced a global content partnership. In honor of this year’s 70th anniversary of the Porsche brand, the partnership includes new in-game content in CSR Racing 2 (CSR2), the world’s most popular mobile racing ... Continue reading

Japanese Automotive Invitational to Pebble Beach Automotive Week

Japanese Automotive Invitational to Pebble Beach Automotive Week

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – INFINITI is partnering with a magazine publisher group to bring the inaugural Japanese Automotive Invitational to this year's Pebble Beach Automotive Week on Aug. ... Continue reading

An Enthusiastic Thanks! To All That Supported The Automotive Heritage Awards!

An Enthusiastic Thanks! To All That Supported The Automotive Heritage Awards!

😎 Automotive Heritage Awards UPDATE July 31st, Our 2018 Automotive Heritage Awards program reached its apex on Sunday, July 29th. A buzz filled the Brembo media hospitality tent on the Concours d’Elegance of America show field at 10AM, just as they opened the public gate to the Concours. AHA producer, Steve Purdy, ... Continue reading

McLaren Reveals Name of World's First Hyper GT: SPEEDTAIL

McLaren Reveals Name of World's First Hyper GT: SPEEDTAIL

McLaren Automotive has informed the 106 clients fortunate enough to have reserved an example of the car they previously knew only as BP23 that it will be named the McLaren Speedtail. The world’s first Hyper-GT and McLaren’s next entrant to its Ultimate Series, the Speedtail will achieve the highest top speed of any ... Continue reading

Hyundai Concept Le Fil Rouge Unveiled in Michigan

Hyundai Concept Le Fil Rouge Unveiled in Michigan

Le Fil Rouge creates proportional character based on the golden-ratio – a common mathematical ratio found in nature – which enabled Hyundai designers to create an aesthetically pleasing, natural looking composition embodying charisma. Unique proportions also are achieved using a long wheelbase, large wheels and sho ... Continue reading

The Automotive News Digest Week Ending July 22, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

The Automotive News Digest Week Ending July 22, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Week Of July 16-22 2018: FCA Replaces Ailing CEO Marchionne; Auto Tariffs, PSA Looks For North American Home' Dodge Angry Bee Unveiled, Tesla Troubles; AHOF Inductees,Whalberg A Dealer Now, Audi Boss In Jail, California Air Standards Ubiquitous?, Vietnamese Vehicles At Paris Car Show, Pikes Peak-e, Big Ford Recall ... Continue reading

Simeone Museum Wins Prestigious "International Automotive Museum of the Year" for Second Time

Simeone Museum Wins Prestigious "International Automotive Museum of the Year" for Second Time

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 17, 2017; The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia – a collection of 65 rare and significant racing sports cars – has been selected as 2017 "Museum of the Year" by the Octane Awards (formerly known as the International Historic Motoring Awards) for an unprecedented second time. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Live from New York Saturday July 21, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB Live from New York Saturday July 21, 2018 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234, New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok and a panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts providing honest, practical and street-smart car repair and auto relevant news and buying advice. ... Continue reading

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