Shop excels in custom details for cars (Greeley Tribune Online)

Shop excels in custom details for cars (Greeley Tribune Online)
Israel Pena is a big fan of The Learning Channel's "Overhaulin'," where a team led by hot rod designer Chip Foose swipes a beat-up - or sometimes new - vehicle and turns it into a one-of-kind dream machine in a week.

Classic-car auction starts new magazine (The Arizona Republic)
The Primedia quarterly publication will be on newsstands Dec. 23 with a 100-page look into the world of hot collector cars, trends and events along with insider information from the Barrett-Jackson auction held every January in Scottsdale.

Nativity Scene Back In Plant City Park (Tampa Bay Online News)
PLANT CITY - Vendors hawked their wares, spectators ogled classic cars and rock music blared in the background Saturday morning as a group called The Friends of Christmas toiled in a chilling drizzle to reassemble a Nativity scene city workers had trucked away two days earlier.

Would these "dream" gifts get your motor running? (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Have you seen those commercials with the Japanese luxury cars under the big, red bows? Us too. A bit twee, as the English might say.

The Truth About Fuel Economy Ratings
If your new car's actual fuel mileage does not match the fuel economy numbers on the window sticker, it's not necessarily your car's fault.
Ann Job

Winter Driving Tips From the Experts
Winter conditions can be challenging for drivers of all skill levels. The editor of Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada offers sound advice from the Great White North.
Marc Lachapelle, with Gerry Malloy for Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada

Band giving fans chance to hear classic album live (San Jose Mercury News)
The 1992 album ``Kiko'' is considered one of two masterpieces from the East L.A. band Los Lobos (the other being their 1984 debut, ``How Will the Wolf Survive?''). So it was no surprise that the band made headlines nationwide when it announced recently that, for the first time, it would play ``Kiko'' in its entirety on stage during a West Coast holiday tour, which includes shows tonight and

Narnia, Cars, Pirates 2, lead Buena Vista s 2006 line-up (Manila Bulletin)
Films headlined by today s hottest stars Johnny Depp, Denzel Washington, Orlando Bloom, Jet Li, Jude Law, Ashton Kutcher, Paul Walker, Josh Lucas, Mark Wahlberg, Clive Owen comprise Buena Vista International s jaw-dropping line-up for 2006.Add spectacular animated films in the list ("Cars," "The Wild"), and you re in for exhilarating entertainment the whole year long.