Car design - Classic car collector is selling his treasures - Kansas City Star

Classic car collector is selling his treasures - Kansas City Star
LOS ANGELES | As he prepared to watch his treasured 1940 Howard Hughes Cadillac and hundreds of other meticulously maintained automobiles be driven away, broadcast pioneer Art Astor was realizing a piece of his heart will be leaving with them. Astor

The Suds will flow again - Indianapolis Star
The Suds, a 51-year-old Greenwood eatery and car-cruising location that has been closed since late 2005, is set to flourish again, at least on Saturdays. The 46-member Suds Hot Rod Club has just purchased the landmark drive-in. The Greenwood club was

What's up - Chicago Tribune
Observation Run: The 5th annual Wild Fire HOG Observation Run is set for June 29. Signup begins at 10 a.m. at Wild Fire Harley-Davidson , 120 W. North Ave., Villa Park. Fee is $20 per rider, $10 per passenger. Visit www.wildfirehog.org or call Steve

Car show held in Sayre - Daily Review & Sunday Review
SAYRE — Cars and trucks of all sorts, new and old, and those who own them came out Sunday for the Howard Elmer Hose Company No. 4’s 12th Annual Car Show held Sunday at Sayre Riverfront Park. Classic cars of many varieties were lined up on the

Canada Day - Edmonton Journal
Official ceremony kicks off at noon with Mayor Stephen Mandel, MLA Dave Hancock and MP Rona Ambrose, followed by a singing of the national anthem and free cake. Music provided by a DJ and roaming bagpipers, and the Folk Art Council performs at 12:30

Your Saturday, on the go - Detroit Free Press
There's fun to be had on the east side. The Stars & Stripes Festival, the sprawling event taking over downtown Mt. Clemens, should be a blast. There'll be a classic car show, a food fair, family activities and a packed music lineup that includes

GotEngines.com to Offer Consumers a Better Way to Purchase Car Engines and Parts

GotEngines.com is unveiling a new, high-tech way to buy automobile engines and parts. Consumers can now purchase new and used car engines directly from this online marketplace, at prices far below traditional buying methods. GotEngines.com will offer a wide array of engines, both new and used, and will also specialize in offering refurbished and hard-to-find parts for vintage cars or discontinued makes and models of automobiles.

Jacksonville, Fl (PRWEB) April 30, 2008 -- GotEngines.com is unveiling a new, high-tech way to buy automobile engines and parts. Consumers can now purchase new and used car engines directly from this online marketplace, at prices far below traditional buying methods.

GotEngines.com will offer a wide array of engines, both new and used, and will also specialize in offering refurbished and hard-to-find parts for vintage cars or discontinued makes and models of automobiles.


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Toyota Aygo Blue | Road Tests, Auto Features

Toyota has introduced a new model at the top of its city car range to sit alongside the Aygo Platinum. The Aygo Blue is painted in Slate Blue metallic, and the interior trim is colour co-ordinated to suit.

Standard equipment includes air-conditioning, Bluetooth connectivity and - on cars with manual transmission rather than the alternative MultiMode - a leather gearknob. The price of the three-door manual is £7995, though for extra money you can have that MultiMode gearbox and a five-door body style.

On top of that, there are two accessory packs. One is called Xtra Protected, costs £335 and consists of rear parking sensors, mudflaps and unpainted rear and side protection strips. For £595 you can have the Style pack, which includes alloy wheels, front foglights and front scuff plates.


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Sources at Toyota have told AutoCar that the Toyota iQ could be the basis for a larger car. Toyota showed the iQ concept minicar at the Frankfurt Motor Show followed by the production model at the Geneva Motor Show.Toyota plans on selling 100,000 units for the first year. No other automaker has made such a huge investment on a car that it will only sell that many units of. According to sources, that investment will be put to good use as Toyota will use the iQ as a basis for a larger... Read Article .

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Global Auto Giants Recognizing Korean Car Parts

Deepak Feather, a purchasing agent for Ford, and a worker for a Korean car parts manufacturer spoke at a booth in an exhibition.

The worker showed his company�s brochure to Feather and explained which bolts are used in car manufacturing, to which Feather replied, �Very nice.�

�Ford has indirectly bought Korean parts via global car parts providers,� Feather said. �We�re considering buying parts directly from Korean manufacturers because Korean car parts have good quality and lower prices.�

�If the free trade agreement between the U.S. and Korea takes effect, tariffs on Korean products will be abolished. That means the price competitiveness of Korean products will increase and Ford will buy more Korean car parts.�

Last year, Korea shipped abroad car parts worth 12.4 billion dollars, equivalent to a third of the nation�s car exports of 35.7 billion dollars.


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2nd UPDATE: Renault CEO Sees Europe Car Market Contracting In 08

PARIS -(Dow Jones)- The European car market will contract in 2008, French automaker Renault's (13190.FR) Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday. Speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting, Ghosn said the first three months in Europe "were not easy" and said he doesn't see a reason why this could change in the coming months. Mature auto markets are "at best stagnant and very probably contracting," he told shareholders. The slack in mature auto markets will be more than offset by strong demand from emerging markets Brazil, Russia, China and India, so the global car market as a whole will grow, he added. However, the time isn't right for the company to launch Renault in China, because the company is already stretched with projects in countries such as Russia, Iran, India and Morocco, Ghosn also said.


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Small cars sell best

U.S. light vehicle sales fell 6.9% to about 1.25 million sales in April from a year ago, hitting Detroit's automakers hard, as the pinch of $3.60-a-gallon gas combined with a struggling U.S. economy to drive a strong consumer shift to more fuel-efficient cars and crossovers from large trucks.

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Fuel-efficiency a new trend … again

With the price of gasoline consistently more than $3 per gallon, new car customers are taking a closer look at fuel-efficient vehicles. The automobile industry has begun to provide a variety choices in the dealership showrooms for fuel-economy minded consumers. The hybrid-electric vehicles, compact cars and improved performance, 4-, 6- and 8-cylinder mid-size automobiles are drawing a lot of attention, both imports and American-made vehicles. The Honda Insight and Toyota Prius top the chart for the imports, both rated at 60 miles per gallon for city driving. The Insight’s mileage rating jumps to 66 mpg for highway driving, while the Prius slips back to 51. The Honda Civic Hybrid also ranks among the most efficient cars with a rating of 49 mpg in the city and 51 on the highway.

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Go Green and Save on Fuel and Rental Costs with Auto Europe's Peugeot Open Europe Lease Program

PORTLAND, Maine, April 30 -- Auto Europe, a leader in European car rental services for over 52 years, also offers tremendous savings for long-term rentals, 17 days or longer, with their Buy Back Program featuring over 19 factory new Peugeot models.

The new 2008 program includes new vehicle models and equipment that increase fuel savings and enhance your driving experience. These features include new automatic gearboxes similar to a Tiptronic automatic transmission. These new gearboxes save 8% on fuel versus a full automatic transmission and 4% fuel savings versus a manual gear transmission. The gearboxes are also better rated for anti pollution records with lower CO2 emissions.

To introduce the new Peugeot 308, they are offering rates beginning at $39 per day. The benefits of a Peugeot Buy Back include rates that are tax inclusive with non-deductible fully comprehensive insurance, the ability to travel into most former Eastern Block countries with no additional fees, unlimited mileage, 24 hour road side assistance and delivery can be arranged at most major airports and cities throughout Europe.



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U-M to test crash-dodging cars

DETROIT -- A high-tech system to help car and commercial truck drivers avoid crashes by warning them of potential road dangers and assessing their options will get some real-world testing starting this summer.

The program, being tested under a federal grant to the University of Michigan, will help motorists choose the path of least danger when both stopping and changing lanes present risks, project director Jim Sayer said Wednesday.

Named the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System, Sayer said it goes beyond the collision warning detectors now available in some luxury models by integrating data from multiple sources.

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TIP DU JOUR: Buying a vehicle may be cheaper

Many online tools can help you decide whether to lease or buy a new vehicle. But as Consumer Reports Money Adviser points out, those calculators often don't factor in such costs as insurance, acquisition and "drive-off" fees and upfront sales taxes.

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Tesla Rolls Out Long-Awaited Electric Sports Car

LOS ANGELES -- It's safe to say Jeremy Snyder gets a charge out of the little two-seat Tesla roadsters whenever he pulls one off the lot, and it's not because each comes equipped with an all-electric engine.

As Snyder, head of client services for Tesla, put the pedal to the metal and took one of the sleek new automobiles down a sidestreet Thursday, its lithium-ion battery-powered engine didn't give off any sparks. But it did emit a constant, powerful-sounding hum, one resembling a much quieter version of a jet taking off.

"Accelerate pretty good?" Snyder, knowing the answer, asked as he put the car through its paces.

"I call it a turbine sound," he said of the engine's distinctive hum. "Because it's an electric motor it's got 100 percent torque all the time.


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Used-car dealer at new site

Drive Away Preowned has parked in a new location.

The used-car business will mark the completion of its new $1.2 million facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. today.

The new location at 1257 Manheim Pike opened April 1. The company's other, smaller location at 2212 Marietta Ave. soon will be consolidated there.

On Manheim Pike, the firm can display 75 cars, compared to 30 on Marietta Avenue, said president Brian Brightbill.

The Manheim Pike property had been home to a towing service and tire store over the years.
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Driving a fuel-efficient car isn't the only way to save

With the price of oil and gasoline hitting record highs, it's time to wake up and face the crude truth on how you can save money on energy costs.

As commodity traders push oil prices ever higher as the dollar recedes, there's little, if any, relief in sight at the fuel pump or from soaring utility bills.

Yet the deer-in-the-headlights attitude that most investors, vehicle owners and homeowners adopt is misguided. There are quite a few actions you can take to beat the escalating cost of energy.

The most common response to high gas prices is to buy a high-mileage vehicle.

If you have a long commute or simply drive a lot, you'll immediately see the savings. There will be longer times between fill-ups. It may not make sense to pay a premium for these cars, though.


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Diesel car sales plunge as price of gas hits home

Soaring diesel prices means sales of diesel-fueled recreational vehicles are sinking while sales of compact sedans are surging.The average retail price of diesel reached 1,624 won ($1.62) per liter last week, equal to 95 percent of the gasoline price at 1,705 won.With diesel prices almost catching up with gasoline prices, sales of domestic RVs, most of which are equipped with diesel engines, declined 7 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to a year earlier, while sales of domestic sedans increased 7 percent, according to Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association data.The sales of major RV models plunged year on year in the January-March period. Kia Motors�� Sorento declined 36 percent, Ssangyong Motor��s Rexton, 25 percent, Hyundai Motor��s Tucson, 13 percent and GM Daewoo��s Winstorm, 26 percent.Ssangyong Motor, which depends heavily on sport-utility vehicles, was hit especially hard.


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Sheriff: Car cameras aid crime fight

Some patrol cars for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office are now equipped with video cameras and recording devices thanks to a $72,000 grant from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.

Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said the devices, in use in numerous departments throughout the nation, are an important crime fighting tool.

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Home-equity credit line one way to finance car

Q. I need to buy a new car and was wondering what would be more beneficial: Getting a home-equity loan or home-equity line of credit for approximately $25,000 at the average going rate, use the money to buy a car and deduct the interest from taxes, or pay cash for the car. I do not have a mortgage on my house, so obtaining home equity should not be a problem.

-- Looking for tax breaks

A. Cash is often a better bet than borrowing money on which you'll pay interest.

But the best choice for you really depends on three factors, says certified financial planner Reed Fraasa of Highland Financial in Riverdale, N.J.: first, what you think the cost of borrowing will be over the next three years; second, what your tax bracket is; and third, what you can earn on a fixed-rate investment over the next three years.


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