2005 Monterey HistoricsA weekend of amazing cars and racing superstars

2005 Monterey Historics
A weekend of amazing cars and racing superstars at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California.
Editors of MSN Autos

Huge Ford Recall
Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday recalled 3.8 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles for a cruise control switch suspected of causing engine fires. It is the fifth largest auto industry recall in U.S. history.
Editors of MSN Autos

Judge slams hot-rod Customs deal (The Advertiser)
A DIRECTOR of Australia's largest hot-rod wheel and tyre supplier has been fined $3.5 million for smuggling car accessories into the country and defrauding Customs.

West's natural resources rediscovered by industry (Salt Lake Tribune)
PARACHUTE, Colo. - John Loschke climbs out of his truck in the cramped parking lot outside the Outlaws restaurant and surveys the collection of cars, trucks and RVs. It's lunch hour on a hot summer day and he figures about 70 percent of the vehicles bear the unmistakable signs of oil and gas country. It reminds Loschke, the town's mayor, of the chaotic scene when Parachute's fortunes were

Houston Comes Back to Life After Hurricane (AP via Yahoo! News)
Airlines resumed service and cars flowed easily over freeways as Houston flickered back to life Sunday, avoiding at least for now a repeat of the gridlock that plagued the evacuation before Hurricane Rita.

Hot Punto revs up (AutoExpress)
ay hello to the fastest-ever Fiat! It's a performance version of the new Fiat Grande Punto, developed by the Italian car maker's in-house tuning division, Abarth. Ignore the motorsport decals - a roadgoing version will hit the showrooms in 2007.

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