Classic cars to cruise again (Argus Courier) When the film

Classic cars to cruise again (Argus Courier)
When the film "American Graffiti" hit theaters in 1973, it forever tied Petaluma to the sights and sounds of souped-up cars rumbling down the road.

Cars Owned by Elvis, Paul McCartney, Van Halen and Alice Cooper Gather at Barrett-Jackson Auction (The Auto Channel)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Jan. 13, 2006--The 35th anniversary Barrett-Jackson "World's Greatest Classic Car Event" will auction at no reserve vehicles once or currently owned by some of the greatest rock and roll legends of all time.

Axl Rose Sues Beverly Hills Car Dealer (Fox News) The

Axl Rose Sues Beverly Hills Car Dealer (Fox News)
The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims the dealership failed to deliver two luxury cars after receiving $20,000 in deposits and also failed to give the Guns N' Roses frontman any money after selling his Ferrari.

Axl Rose Sues Beverly Hills Car Dealer (AP via Yahoo!

Axl Rose Sues Beverly Hills Car Dealer (AP via Yahoo! News)
It's not Gun N' Roses but cars and cash that have rocker Axl Rose suing a Beverly Hills auto dealership.

Axl Rose Sues (MuchMusic.com)
Axl Rose is making headlines again, and no, it's not over whether or not Chinese Democracy will ever hit stores. He's suing a Los Angeles dealership after they failed to deliver him two cars.

Carmakers flex retro muscle (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News) Automakers are

Carmakers flex retro muscle (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Automakers are unabashedly stealing from their own histories, digging out retro cars and sprucing them up with tons of horsepower. At the North American International Auto Show here, GM, Chrysler Group and Ford Motor are rolling out updated versions of muscle cars.

Top Luxury Cars on MSN Autos
The most popular luxury cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

Chrysler Group Reveal Three New Cars For The UK At The Detroit Auto Show 2006 (carpages)
Chrysler Group has unveiled three brand new production cars at the Detroit Auto Show this week and all three will be coming to the UK in right-hand drive during the next 12 months.

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

Medialink: Classic Cars Make a Comeback (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
------The Chrysler Group is pumping up two of their most heralded cars from the past as new concept showcases at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Axl Rose Sues Beverly Hills Car Dealer (AP via Yahoo! News)
It's not Gun N' Roses but cars and cash that have rocker Axl Rose suing a Beverly Hills auto dealership.

Flood Damage: Don't Get Soaked When Buying a Used Car
Carfax provides guidance and tips to help you spot vehicles with potential water damage.
Editors of MSN Autos

Naughton: Old Flames Return With New Looks (Newsweek) American carmakers

Naughton: Old Flames Return With New Looks (Newsweek)
American carmakers showed off saucy remakes of classic muscle cars on day two of the Auto Show, while VW, BMW and Nissan set their sights on new markets.

Whirlpool asks: People love their cars, why not their appliances? (AberdeenNews.com)
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. - Sure, people love their cars. But can they also bond with their major appliances?

Classic cars to cruise again (Argus Courier)
When the film "American Graffiti" hit theaters in 1973, it forever tied Petaluma to the sights and sounds of souped-up cars rumbling down the road.

Chevy chases Commodore (News Interactive)
IN what would be a first for Holden's design team, GM is considering launching a new version of its classic 1960s Chevrolet Camaro.

Top Luxury Cars on MSN Autos
The most popular luxury cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

Carmakers flex retro muscle (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Automakers are unabashedly stealing from their own histories, digging out retro cars and sprucing them up with tons of horsepower. At the North American International Auto Show here, GM, Chrysler Group and Ford Motor are rolling out updated versions of muscle cars.

Auction eyes gold with Bond classic (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
LOS ANGELES The Aston Martin spy car from the James Bond movies Thunderball and Goldfinger complete with machine guns and tire slashers is on the auction block.

IIHS's Top 10 Safety PicksThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

IIHS's Top 10 Safety Picks
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety picks the ten safest cars of the 2006 model year.
Perry Stern

HealthWatch For Jan. 11, 2006 (NBC 5 Chicago)
CHICAGO -- There is a new way for parents to tell if their child has meningitis. The classic symptoms are headache, rash and a stiff neck. If the disease isn't diagnosed early on, patients risk a more severe illness or even death.

Quicksilver launches Aston Martin DB9 Sports system (The Auto Channel)
Exhausts for the World's Finest Cars QuickSilver Exhaust Systems 7 Towergate Business Centre Coopers Place Wormley Surrey GU8 5SZ United Kingdom Press Release Date: 11th January 2006 QuickSilver's Aston Martin DB9 'Sports' exhaust system The QuickSilver development team has designed a stainless steel exhaust system so that the DB9 driver can enjoy a level of sound that is appropriate to the Aston

General Motors Unveils New Camaro Concept (AP via Yahoo! News)

General Motors Unveils New Camaro Concept (AP via Yahoo! News)
Following a parade of classic Chevrolet Camaros, General Motors Corp. rolled out a concept version of the once-popular sport coupe that is testing the waters for a possible revived production model.

Detroit's 'Big Three' Automakers Launch New Incentive Programs
General Motors, Chrysler and Ford announce new programs in efforts to boost slackening year-end sales.
Perry Stern

County police cars get a redesign (Manassas Journal Messenger) County

County police cars get a redesign (Manassas Journal Messenger)
County police volunteer Ed Roman drove up to the Gar-Field police substation Tuesday in a remodeled early 1970s Plymouth Fury like those used by the first wave of Prince William County police officers during the department's early days.

Suddenly Revved about Small Cars (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Auto makers at the Detroit show are busy hawking their tiniest offerings. Behind the change: Concerns about gas prices and eager Gen Y buyers

IIHS's Top 10 Safety Picks
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety picks the ten safest cars of the 2006 model year.
Perry Stern

Bellevue Fire Damages Home, Classic Cars (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
Bellevue firefighters say that a Lake Sammamish house fire destroyed not only the home but three classic automobiles.

Suddenly Revved about Small Cars (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK

Suddenly Revved about Small Cars (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Auto makers at the Detroit show are busy hawking their tiniest offerings. Behind the change: Concerns about gas prices and eager Gen Y buyers

General Motors Unveils New Camaro Concept (AP via Yahoo! News)
Following a parade of classic Chevrolet Camaros, General Motors Corp. rolled out a concept version of the once-popular sport coupe that is testing the waters for a possible revived production model.

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

General Motors Unveils New Camaro Concept (San Francisco Chronicle)
Following a parade of classic Chevrolet Camaros, General Motors Corp. rolled out a concept version of the once-popular sport coupe that is testing the waters for a possible revived production model. The Camaro concept shown Monday draws inspiration...

HOT NEW CARS (Miami Herald)
Automakers are introducing 36 vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Some of the vehicles that are getting the most buzz:

Top Luxury Cars on MSN Autos
The most popular luxury cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

Medialink: Classic Cars Make a Comeback (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
------The Chrysler Group is pumping up two of their most heralded cars from the past as new concept showcases at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

More Auto show (Detroit Free Press)
In addition to Lincoln's new look and the rebirth of a Jeep classic, a host of important and exciting cars from around the world will debut today at the North American International Auto Show.

Detroit Auto Show: Ferrari GG50 (Autoblog) Filed under: Concept Cars

Detroit Auto Show: Ferrari GG50 (Autoblog)
Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Sports/GTs What a better way to commemorate 50 years designing automobiles than to design your own Ferrari and build it. That s what Giorgetto Giugiaro did and he came up with the GG50. The GG50, as we reported earlier when it originally debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show, is based on Ferrari s 612 Scaglietti and features the same mechanicals

Bellevue Fire Damages Home, Classic Cars (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
Bellevue firefighters say that a Lake Sammamish house fire destroyed not only the home but three classic automobiles.

Test Drive: Project Gotham Racing 3
Editors at MSN Autos take Microsoft's latest driving game out for a spin.
Perry Stern

IIHS's Top 10 Safety Picks
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety picks the ten safest cars of the 2006 model year.
Perry Stern

GM rolls out Chevrolet Camaro concept (CNN.com)
People thought American two-door performance cars were dead. The Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird went out of production in 2003. That left just the Mustang hanging on.

General Motors Unveils New Camaro Concept (AP via Yahoo! News)
Following a parade of classic Chevrolet Camaros, General Motors Corp. rolled out a concept version of the once-popular sport coupe that is testing the waters for a possible revived production model.

Medialink: Classic Cars Make a Comeback (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
------The Chrysler Group is pumping up two of their most heralded cars from the past as new concept showcases at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Test Drive: Project Gotham Racing 3Editors at MSN Autos take

Test Drive: Project Gotham Racing 3
Editors at MSN Autos take Microsoft's latest driving game out for a spin.
Perry Stern

Appleby wins third straight Mercedes Classic (MSNBC)
KAPALUA, Hawaii - Stuart Appleby had to go an extra hole to make it three in a row Sunday at the Mercedes Championships, making a birdie on the par-5 18th to force a playoff against Vijay Singh, then winning on the same hole with a bunker shot that nearly went in.

Flood Damage: Don't Get Soaked When Buying a Used Car
Carfax provides guidance and tips to help you spot vehicles with potential water damage.
Editors of MSN Autos

Bellevue Fire Damages Home And Classic Cars (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
Bellevue firefighters say that a Lake Sammamish house fire destroyed not only the home but three classic automobiles.

Lincoln MKS: specs and pics (Autoblog)
Filed under: Concept Cars , LA Auto Show , Sedans/Saloons I'll admit I was caught flat-footed on this one. I had heard about a new sedan for Lincoln but no other details. So when I saw the pics and specs on the MKS, I was completely caught off guard. May have to revise my new-car "want" list for this one. The MKS also gets Ford's VistaRoof, which seems to be a ubiquitous item on future

Classic Cars (BusinessWeek)
This beautiful vintage machine was restored in the late '80s and recently mechanically serviced. It sold for $88,000 last August

Flood Damage: Don't Get Soaked When Buying a Used CarCarfax

Flood Damage: Don't Get Soaked When Buying a Used Car
Carfax provides guidance and tips to help you spot vehicles with potential water damage.
Editors of MSN Autos

Classic Cars (BusinessWeek)
This beautiful vintage machine was restored in the late '80s and recently mechanically serviced. It sold for $88,000 last August

'Even if you present a burnt offering, it doesn't matter, as long as you present it with a big smile' (icWales)
CANDLELIGHT, a bottle of red wine and a home-cooked meal. It's a classic recipe for romance, and one which is just as important today as it is ever was.

Appleby wins third straight Mercedes Classic (MSNBC)
KAPALUA, Hawaii - Stuart Appleby had to go an extra hole to make it three in a row Sunday at the Mercedes Championships, making a birdie on the par-5 18th to force a playoff against Vijay Singh, then winning on the same hole with a bunker shot that nearly went in.

For a guide to living, book looks to the woman who ran the Kennedy White House with classic style (San Jose Mercury News)
Sometimes, it helps to pretend we're someone else when faced with a disagreeable situation. Someone more chic, more articulate, less rattled.

Bellevue Fire Damages Home And Classic Cars (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
Bellevue firefighters say that a Lake Sammamish house fire destroyed not only the home but three classic automobiles.

At San Jose show, some express disillusionment with American cars, others root for their revival (San Jose Mercury News)
General Motors and Ford last week reported falling sales for 2005 as they lost market share to foreign brands. In Silicon Valley, where Toyota is by far the market leader, and Asian and European brands account for more than two-thirds of vehicle sales, some drivers aren't surprised by troubles at the two biggest U.S. automakers, while others are rooting for their revival.

Carts, cars par for this course (Inside Bay Area)
KAPALUA, Hawaii This isn't the norm. The golf course snakes up and down land that once was pineapple fields. There are distances up to a half mile from some greens to some tees.

DaimlerChrysler Increases Worldwide Passenger Car Sales to More Than 4 Million Units for the First Time (The Auto Channel)
DETROIT, and STUTTGART, Germany, Jan. 8 -- Worldwide sales of DaimlerChrysler passenger cars rose by 3.8 percent to 4,046,700 units in 2005 (2004: 3,897,800), surpassing the mark of 4 million for the first time.

Top Luxury Cars on MSN Autos
The most popular luxury cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

For a guide to living, book looks to the woman

For a guide to living, book looks to the woman who ran the Kennedy White House with classic style (San Jose Mercury News)
Sometimes, it helps to pretend we're someone else when faced with a disagreeable situation. Someone more chic, more articulate, less rattled.

At San Jose show, some express disillusionment with American cars, others root for their revival (San Jose Mercury News)
General Motors and Ford last week reported falling sales for 2005 as they lost market share to foreign brands. In Silicon Valley, where Toyota is by far the market leader, and Asian and European brands account for more than two-thirds of vehicle sales, some drivers aren't surprised by troubles at the two biggest U.S. automakers, while others are rooting for their revival.

A 2-Ring High-Wire Circus in Detroit (New York Times)
If you can't resist a two-for-one deal, you may want to visit the 2006 North American International Auto Show. Thirsty S.U.V.'s and muscle cars and thrifty fuel savers.

IIHS's Top 10 Safety Picks
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety picks the ten safest cars of the 2006 model year.
Perry Stern

Cars and stars as Google's Page takes the stage (ZDNet)
Not to be outdone by other companies' star power, Larry Page shares keynote spotlight with Robin Williams--and a robotic car.

Toy stories lead way to classic finds (Chicago Tribune)
Some cradled their toys, gingerly unwrapping decades-old dolls and train cars in blankets or boxes, while others smoothed ruffled clothes or arranged lead soldiers as if for combat.

Bellevue Fire Damages Home And Classic Cars (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
Bellevue firefighters say that a Lake Sammamish house fire destroyed not only the home but three classic automobiles.

Carts, cars par for this course (Inside Bay Area)
KAPALUA, Hawaii This isn't the norm. The golf course snakes up and down land that once was pineapple fields. There are distances up to a half mile from some greens to some tees.

Classic Cars (BusinessWeek)
This beautiful vintage machine was restored in the late '80s and recently mechanically serviced. It sold for $88,000 last August

How Will America's Big Two Automakers Survive?
After decades of market share losses, look for a leaner and more focused Big Two.
Ann Job

Car buyers' top 10 mistakes (MSN Money) You need more

Car buyers' top 10 mistakes (MSN Money)
You need more than a driver's license and a checkbook to snag a great deal. These classic blunders are a minefield at every dealership.

Los Angeles and Detroit Auto Shows Offer First Look at Key Volkswagen Cars for 2006 (The Auto Channel)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 4, 2006 -- Volkswagen America, Inc., for the second straight year, is revealing a showroom full of all-new, highly anticipated cars at the new year's first major auto shows back to back in Los Angeles and Detroit.

First Edition Cycling News for January 7, 2006 (Cyclingnews.com)
Dreams can come true, and a large and supportive crowd witnessed something special in Geelong tonight, as Alexis Rhodes soloed to an emotional win on Round 3 of the 2006 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic.

Storm a blow to classic cars (The Eureka Reporter)
What is it about trailers that always seems to bring out the worst in weather? Jay and Vonel Bahner, owners of J s RV Center, were no exception. The Bahners home, gazebo and, most devastating, garage, were bombarded with trees during the recent storm.

IIHS's Top 10 Safety Picks
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety picks the ten safest cars of the 2006 model year.
Perry Stern

Flood Damage: Don't Get Soaked When Buying a Used Car
Carfax provides guidance and tips to help you spot vehicles with potential water damage.
Editors of MSN Autos