Special Report (Broadcasting and Cable) Blown Away by Katrina As

Special Report (Broadcasting and Cable)
Blown Away by Katrina As Hurricane Katrina's storm surge hurtled toward land, Weather Channel storm tracker Jim Cantore was reporting from an American Legion retirement home in Gulfport, Miss. The rushing water at more than 25 feet, the highest storm surge ever engulfed cars in the parking lot and streamed into the building, flooding the kitchen, shutting down the electric generators and

S-Type R Version A Classic Jaguar (Hartford Courant)
The R version of Jaguar's redesigned S-Type sedan takes power seriously, but does it with elegance, from a supercharged 400-horsepower V-8 to a gray-stained maple wood trim.

Orlando Focus Results (The Auto Channel)
USAC FORD FOCUS SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: December 1-2, 2005 Orlando, Florida Orlando Speedworld Speedway Mopar-PRI Sprint & Midget Classic QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Dec. 1) 1. Chase Scott, 4, Real Race Cars-14.050; 2. Ryan Smith, 55, S & S-14.086; 3. Ricky Ehrgott, 9, Ehrgott-14.214; 4. Aron Oakley, 43, Tucker-14.233; 5. Stephanie Stevens, 20, Stevens-14.342; 6. Casey Riggs, 37,

Car dealer to auction off classic possessions (Myrtle Beach Online)
RALEIGH, N.C. - Mike Leith sold cars for a living. He collects cars as a passion, and he has so many that he can't drive them all. This weekend, Leith is unloading some of his cars at a two-day auction at the State Fairgrounds.

Bufori to make top-end saloon cars and limos (The Star Online)
THE Bufori Motor Car Company is training its sights on producing saloon cars and top-of-the-range limousines for heads of state.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Muscle car mania (San Jose Mercury News)
In the sizzling '60s, rude, crude muscle cars snarled, burning rubber and spewing raw horsepower. Today some of those rough old outlaws -- Chevelle Super Sports, GTOs, Mustangs, Camaros and Road Runners -- grace museum floors. Moreover, they've become the unlikely new stars of classic car auctions.

Classic scents may keep name, but often evolve (The Clarion-Ledger)
Is fragrance timeless? Not according to Erwin Creed, 25, the seventh generation of a family of esteemed French perfumers.

Car dealer sells off rides from one of nation's best collections (Myrtle Beach Online)
RALEIGH, N.C. - Mike Leith built an empire, and a fortune, on car dealerships. But it's collecting classic cars that now fuels his passion. He owns so many that he doesn't get a chance to drive all of em, Leith says.