The Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance 2012 was staged Sunday, May 20th on the grounds of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, California. Approximately 10,000 spectators enjoyed the sunny Northern California weather and the more than 200 American and European automobiles on the show field.
The fourth annual event celebrated the craftsmanship of French coachbuilders such as Figoni & Falaschi, Saoutchik and Chapron, in addition to Italian designers Bertone, Zagato and Vignale. Also featured in 2012 were Cord Automobiles–in honor of the 75th anniversary of the last year they were produced–and Closed Wheel Sports Racing Cars  … Pictures and more
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Forget Hemi ‘Cudas, Boss 429s, Tri-Power Corvettes and every other muscle machine from the 1960s and ’70s. None of them are powerful enough to make this list. Not. Even. Close.
Today is the golden age of automotive power. And the vehicles listed here have more horsepower than all the others through more than a century of automotive history. Incredibly, the weakest of the bunch packs 544 hp and the oldest hasn’t even hit its 23rd birthday.
This list isn’t based on opinion, but fact. Each machine’s spot on the list was determined by … More
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Big Willie Robinson was as much legend and myth as flesh and bone, and at 6’6†300 pounds with 21-inch biceps and a 58-inch chest, there was a lot of flesh and bone. Robinson was more than a drag racer, promoter and sanctioning body president, he was the man who used the power of horsepower to unite people of all colors and creeds under the banner of drag racing, once saying at a race, “Ain’t no colors here, it’s all just engines.†As the founder and president of The National and International Brotherhood of Street Racers, he used racing to bring the races together.
Robinson died Saturday morning May 19 after a long, though undisclosed illness. He was 70 years old  … More
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For the first time in nearly two decades, the Chevrolet brand will have a big, rear-wheel-drive sedan in its U.S. lineup.
General Motors Co. said Thursday that the 2014 Chevrolet SS will go on sale in limited numbers late next year. The V8-powered SS is a version of the Holden VF Commodore, a rear-wheel-drive sedan sold in Australia. It will be made in  … More
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