Local man adds prize piece' to toy car collection (Winchester

Local man adds prize piece' to toy car collection (Winchester Sun)
It drove like a dream. Donnie Riddell recently flew to Denver, Colo., to pick up the restored 1957 Chevrolet he purchased - and that's how he describes the 1,100-plus mile trek driving the classic from there back to his home in Winchester.

Plant City (Plantcity.TBO.com)
PLANT CITY - 'Twas the weekend before Christmas and all through the city, good will and good cheer surrounded the cars, so classic, the homes, so pretty.

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
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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.

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.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006Low price doesn't mean skimping on

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

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.

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.

Carnival and Splendor at the Gateway to the Smokies (New York Times)
Gatlinburg, where 3,400 people live year-round and a few million drop in, has the classic split personality of a frenetic tourist town set in a beautiful place.

Ultra-Rare Serial Number '001' Cars to Be Sold at 35th

Ultra-Rare Serial Number '001' Cars to Be Sold at 35th Anniversary Barrett-Jackson Event (The Auto Channel)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Dec. 6, 2005--The Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. will feature an amazing array of "No. 1" cars as part of the most comprehensive lineup of vehicles ever assembled in their history during its Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Jan. 14, 2006-22, 2006. Seven Serial No. 1 vehicles will be offered over six auction days during the 35th anniversary event.

Rally Cars Are a Reminder of the Bygone Era (AllAfrica.com)
For those who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, it was like down memory lane when they saw the East Africa Classic Safari Rally cars in parking at the East Africa Portland Cement.

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
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Web only column: Riffs (Nashville City Paper)
Buck Owens has probably released more live albums than any other country performer, many of them classic outings. But none contains better music or more fully covers every aspect of his work than the 1969 Buck Owens In London (Sundazed), which has just been reissued with four additional, previously unreleased cuts.

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

ABOUT THE S.F. INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW (San Jose Mercury News)
What: About 800 new cars, trucks, vans and sport-utilities on display. Also includes vintage Corvettes and Ferraris, other classic cars, new models from coach builder Steve Moal, race cars, motorcycles and vendors.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

PDM switches to sprint cars. (Crash.net) Long time IRL campaigners

PDM switches to sprint cars. (Crash.net)
Long time IRL campaigners PDM Racing look to have turned their attention away from the IRL IndyCar Series and will instead focus on the prestigious USAC Silver Crown sprint car series in 2006 with driver Aaron Pierce.

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.

Sacla' Fiat Goes for Record Amount to Save the Children (The Auto Channel)
Sacla', renowned pesto and pasta sauce producer, donated one of their famed classic Italian Fiat 500 cars to the Save the Children Ball held at the Natural History Museum last night and it raised a staggering GBP24,000.00.

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
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Bufori Eyes Making Top-end Classic Saloons, Limousines (Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR,

Bufori Eyes Making Top-end Classic Saloons, Limousines (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- The Bufori Motor Car Company, the specialist hand-made carmaker based in Kepong on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, has now trained its sights on producing saloon cars and top-of-the range limousines for heads of state.

Ultra-Rare Serial Number '001' Cars to Be Sold at 35th Anniversary Barrett-Jackson Event (The Auto Channel)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Dec. 6, 2005--The Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. will feature an amazing array of "No. 1" cars as part of the most comprehensive lineup of vehicles ever assembled in their history during its Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Jan. 14, 2006-22, 2006. Seven Serial No. 1 vehicles will be offered over six auction days during the 35th anniversary event.

Rally Cars Are a Reminder of the Bygone Era (AllAfrica.com)
For those who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, it was like down memory lane when they saw the East Africa Classic Safari Rally cars in parking at the East Africa Portland Cement.

Ultra-Rare Serial Number '001' Cars to Be Sold at 35th

Ultra-Rare Serial Number '001' Cars to Be Sold at 35th Anniversary Barrett-Jackson Event (The Auto Channel)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Dec. 6, 2005--The Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. will feature an amazing array of "No. 1" cars as part of the most comprehensive lineup of vehicles ever assembled in their history during its Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Jan. 14, 2006-22, 2006. Seven Serial No. 1 vehicles will be offered over six auction days during the 35th anniversary event.

Tired Drivers Take Short Time Off Ahead of Tough Eldoret Section (AllAfrica.com)
Tired competitors in the East African Safari Classic took a deserved rest by going for game drives and balloon rides at the Masai Mara Game Reserve yesterday.

Rally Cars Are a Reminder of the Bygone Era (AllAfrica.com)
For those who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, it was like down memory lane when they saw the East Africa Classic Safari Rally cars in parking at the East Africa Portland Cement.

Ultra-Rare Serial Number '001' Cars to Be Sold at 35th Anniversary Barrett-Jackson Event (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----Dec. 6, 2005--The Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. will feature an amazing array of "No. 1" cars as part of the most comprehensive lineup of vehicles ever assembled in their history during its Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Jan. 14-22, 2006.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

Set-back for buy-to-let pension plans (Financial Times) Investors plans to

Set-back for buy-to-let pension plans (Financial Times)
Investors plans to purchase buy-to-let property or holiday homes with their pensions were dashed on Monday by the announcement that residential property and other exotic investments such as fine wine or classic cars will not attract the tax perks of pensions.

Bufori Eyes Making Top-end Classic Saloons, Limousines (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- The Bufori Motor Car Company, the specialist hand-made carmaker based in Kepong on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, has now trained its sights on producing saloon cars and top-of-the range limousines for heads of state.

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

POSH CAR THICKIES (Daily Mirror)
BENTLEY and Aston Martin drivers are the worst in Britain. The cars, owned by stars including David Beckham, topped a poll to find the worst motorists. The best are classic Triumph drivers.

Rally Cars Are a Reminder of the Bygone Era (AllAfrica.com)

Rally Cars Are a Reminder of the Bygone Era (AllAfrica.com)
For those who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, it was like down memory lane when they saw the East Africa Classic Safari Rally cars in parking at the East Africa Portland Cement.

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.

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

Bufori Eyes Making Top-end Classic Saloons, Limousines (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- The Bufori Motor Car Company, the specialist hand-made carmaker based in Kepong on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, has now trained its sights on producing saloon cars and top-of-the range limousines for heads of state.

Home tour features unusual Norwegian-style architecture (Winona Daily News)
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. John Campbell is accustomed to using spare parts, making something new from something old. The Fountain City resident has been collecting and building hot rods and classic cars for years; in 1998, he started building with wood.

Top Sport Utilities on MSN AutosThe most popular sport-utility vehicles

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
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.

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

2003 BMW 5 Series 525i sport from North America (Carsurvey.org)
What things have gone wrong with the car? So far, nothing. General comments? -Just picked up an alpine white 525i with the premium, sport, and cold weather packages. The exterior design is attractive, and the gray leather interior is classic BMW style, designed with the driver in mind.

1997 Volkswagen Polo polo classic from Philippines (Carsurvey.org)
I just got my polo 97. gosh! I am so happy with it! but yes the clutch and power windows are the only problems I have. I love driving my polo classic..it's a 97 model.. simply great..suspension...the torque..amazing!

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

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
Editors of MSN Autos

Blomqvist Holds Off Collinge (AllAfrica.com)
A puncture in the Mkunjani/Old Korogwe competitive section in the Usambara Mountains cost Rob Collinge the lead of the East African Classic Rally, catapulting former world rally champion Stig Blomqvist into the lead as the first 13 drivers arrived at Kilimanjaro resort beach front in Dar es Salaam, yesterday afternoon.

Hail classic 380, cab of the future (The Advertiser) THE

Hail classic 380, cab of the future (The Advertiser)
THE Mitsubishi 380, the car designed to save the local manufacturer from closure, has received another boost with Australia's first 380 taxi hitting the streets.

No Griping This Year: USC-Texas for Title (The San Francisco Examiner)
LOS ANGELES - A perfect championship game, a classic coaching matchup and Notre Dame. The Bowl Championship Series couldn't have asked for more _ a glitzy lineup with little for critics to gripe over.

Rally: Drivers Eye East Africa Classic Title (AllAfrica.com)
Rally drivers yesterday set out for the East African Classic safari title as the event started from the Leisure Lodge and Golf Resort at the South Coast.

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
Editors of MSN Autos

1978 AMC Pacer D/L from North America (Carsurvey.org)
This is the classic for those who want to get noticed! What things have gone wrong with the car? General comments? This car is the MOST unique vehicle you will see on the road; bar none.

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

Autoblog Gift Guide: Cars on the small screen (Autoblog)
For the time you or your car-loving gift recipient don t actually spend in the car, there are plenty of quality programs and movies available on DVD to occupy the time. Today s gift guide shows you our documentary, how to and movie picks to tide over the car lover in your life. Documentaries: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers XIV: Future Car Alan Alda visits the

Johnny Lightning, Mopar Muscle series cars worth a look (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Anyone who is an aficionado of muscle and classic cars will tell you that just about anything made by the old Chrysler Corp. -- now known as DaimlerChrysler -- is hot, hot, hot.

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
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Home tour features unusual Norwegian-style architecture (Winona Daily News)
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. John Campbell is accustomed to using spare parts, making something new from something old. The Fountain City resident has been collecting and building hot rods and classic cars for years; in 1998, he started building with wood.

America's Most Loved New VehiclesDiscover which new cars and trucks

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

1988 Cadillac DeVille Sedan from North America (Carsurvey.org)
What things have gone wrong with the car? Head liner has fallen in... it happens to all GM cars at some point. Electric windows are sluggish. Original premium sound Stereo sounds great, but the on/off button works 30% of the time... and the cassette eject button is about to fail.

Porsche Cayman S PremieresThe largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
Editors of MSN Autos

Home tour features unusual Norwegian-style architecture (Winona Daily News)
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. John Campbell is accustomed to using spare parts, making something new from something old. The Fountain City resident has been collecting and building hot rods and classic cars for years; in 1998, he started building with wood.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern