Escondido's Cruisin' Grand rounds out 27-week run (North County Times)

Escondido's Cruisin' Grand rounds out 27-week run (North County Times)
ESCONDIDO ---- Thousands of people took a trip back to the 1950s on Friday night as muscle cars and hot rods and other classic vehicles roared past them on Grand Avenue for the Cruisin' Grand Finale.

Brazil a hotbed for armored car modifications (Autoblog)
Armored cars are cool, but the circumstances in which they re needed are not. Many countries in Latin America have seen a widening gap between rich and poor, sending crime in the form of robberies and kidnappings directed at the country s upper crust skyrocketing. The monied are forced to recruit top-notch mechanics, who take apart brand new cars and refit them with tens of thousands of dollars

On Ramsey, Suitors Are Told to Cool Their Jets (Washington Post)
The Jets were rebuffed when they asked if Patrick Ramsey might be available, Coach Joe Gibbs said.

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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Talladega II: Pole winner interview (Motorsport.com)
"First of all, I'm very, very happy to be on the pole here. Doug and Robert Yates put a lot of emphasis on coming to these restrictor plate races and trying to get a pole, so to get a pole here is pretty cool to see that from their point of view.

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