Monthly Archives: March 2008

One thing parenting has taught me is the importance of incentives.  Indeed, I would guess that my wife and I have pretty much incentivised everything from “going potty” to good behavior at a restaurant.  I thought I had become quite … Continue reading →

Collectibles are hotter than ever, if the first two days at the Barrett-Jackson collector-car auctions near West Palm Beach are any indication.Combined sales from Thursday and Friday totaled nearly $10 million — and memorabilia sales up almost 50 percent from … Continue reading →

In 2006 Dutch exotic car builder Spyker didn’t do very well financially, the company reported losses of 1.3 million euros for that year. But that amount seems positively cheery when compared against news coming out of the company today, which … Continue reading →

   I do enjoy someone’s review of show’s they attend.  Read what this dad had to say  The Piston Ring World of Wheels Car show is on in Winnipeg. My wife and I took our 2 year old son along with … Continue reading →

I always enjoy when challenges come about.  Challenges help inspire automotive art and design.  Hot Wheels does this inspiration great justice,  check it out.  Hot Wheels design director Alec Tam said Hot Wheels designers have long copied real cars, such as … Continue reading →

WHAT THEY SAID ‘We are not on the prowl to acquire other car companies or add brands. we won’t be going on a spree.’ Ratan Tata, Tata Motors chairman ‘Tata has expressed confidence in the team that has delivered significant … Continue reading →

By Tim Pollard Spyshots if (window.adgroupid == undefined) { window.adgroupid = Math.round(Math.random() * 1000); } document.write(”); Audi will next year launch this open-top version of its R8 supercar. The Spider is one of a growing choice of R8s – buyers … Continue reading →

Neil Winton: European Perspective One headline made me do a double-take at the annual Geneva Car Show early in March. “Geneva 2008: Bentley to go 120 G/km by 2012″ Let me try and explain some of that gobbledygook. “G/km” is … Continue reading →

I have a passion for classics that have history and a story behind them. The 6.8-liter S-type was produced in four series from 1927 to 1930, with a total output of some 170 cars. This car is from the original … Continue reading →

Collector car auction coming to Rogers ROGERS – Rocky Santiago, a collector car specialist, will present a collector car auction at the John Q. Hammons Center on Friday and Saturday. Classic cars from the’30 s, ‘ 40 s, ‘ 50 … Continue reading →