Saturday, March 13, 2010
This Week's Feature
'Gold Digger' wins the Autorama's Ridler Award
Tammy Ray, whose gold 1933 Ford phaeton was parked just inside a main Autorama entrance at Cobo Hall, had been so thrilled when a car she entered in the Ridler competition in 2006 made it into the Great Eight finalists she decided to design a car named "Gold Digger." She was even more thrilled Sunday when her "Gold Digger" won the 2010 Autorama's coveted top Ridler Award. She was the first woman to do so.
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Autos
- Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policy - 05:17 PM
- Examiner unveils Lehman accounting tricks - 08:02 PM
- Retail sales show surprising gain in February - 04:30 PM
- Stocks end mixed after mixed economic reports - 06:07 PM
- Regulators shut banks in NY, Florida, Louisiana - 06:37 PM
Auto racing
- Kurt Busch still waiting to make drag-racing debut - 06:58 PM
- Brown returns to track 3 weeks after deadly crash - 05:09 PM
- Patrick among record 4 women at IndyCar opener - 04:01 PM
- Patrick sets NASCAR aside, refocuses on IRL - 03:55 PM
- Roush satisfied with NASCAR action on Edwards - 05:05 AM
Classic car auction damaged by thunderstorm
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It was supposed to be a celebration, the biggest event yet for the 10-year-old Russo and Steele collector car auction company.
Flyer captures the lead at classic car auction
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For the second year in a row, the vehicle that brought the most money at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction wasn't a car at all. It wasn't a truck, either. Nor was it a sport utility.
Gooding classic auction still defies crumbling economy
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Fashion Square shopping center may no longer be the most prestigious place for purchasing consumer goods in this upscale Phoenix suburb, but each January, two large tents are set up in the parking lot near the Dillard's department store and buyers from around the world come in person, by telephone, by Internet or by proxy to bid, sometimes in shocking amounts, on classic automobiles.
British sports cars take a lead in collector auction
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- People may joke about classic British sports cars, how they leaked oil and other fluids, how their electrical systems seemed to be haunted, but there was some very serious money paid for a variety of classic British sports cars at RM Auctions' 11th annual "Automobiles of Arizona" event here at the Biltmore Resorts & Spa.
Ear-popping race cars show off technical advances
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- In 1996, Arie Luyendyk set speed records at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that, because of ensuing rules changes, have yet to and may never be broken.
Convertibles put a shine on a cloudy economy at Detroit Auto Show
It wasn't long ago that convertibles disappeared despite the way some of us were attached to them. Luckily it hasn't been so long since convertibles came back, this time with much of the same fun and considerably more safety.
Motorized campers started out 100 years ago
ELKHART, Ind. -- The recreation vehicle industry celebrates its centennial in 2010, but you can take in the sweep of RV history any time you choose with a visit to the RV/MH Hall of Fame Museum & Library here at Exit 96 on the Indiana Toll Road.
Specialty Sales finds classic buyers for classic cars
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- While it is technically on the "other side of the tracks" from the urbane shopping district of this old town, Specialty Sales offers automotive merchandise that belongs in the best neighborhoods.
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