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Pebble Beach Swamped, Calendar Needs to be Split
in Classical Drives, on July 6, 2009
The extravaganza known as Pebble Beach just keeps getting bigger, which would be okay with humble auto writers like me if it didn't continue to push room rates beyond reach. (Yes, the rich are different than you and me.) The latest announcement comes from La Dolce Vita Automobili at Black Hor...
Daimler SP250 Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Sidney Gets a Treat
in Classical Drives, on July 3, 2009
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My inspiration for this blog came from an item in the Hemmings newsletter regarding an upcoming vintage car show in Cleveland. This year marks the Daimler 250's 50th anniversary and so the Dai...
Gem Designs by Palermo Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 2, 2009
... gems with unusual cuts . His signature silhouettes are crosses and butterflies. His natural and vintage themes have captured the hearts of jewelry lovers, while his talent and skill have caught the e...
New Bertone BAT Will Fly High at Concorso Italiano
in Classical Drives, on July 1, 2009
If you thought there was something familiar about this car you'd be right. Remember the spectacular Bertone-designed "BAT" Alfas of the late 1950s? Like most Italian-designed cars of the period they were years ahead of their time. Not necessarily practical but sparkling with design ...
Rive Gauche by Jean-Louis Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 30, 2009
...lay, allowing the Labradorite to peek through the intricate detailing. A rounded band completes the vintage-inspired piece.
$120
The Technibond buyer travels around the world to work with designers a...
Classic Bentley Tour Arrives on My Doorstep
in Classical Drives, on June 29, 2009
.... Among the latter are members of the Bentley Drivers Club , who organised a tour of thirty-four vintage Bentleys ranging from 1925 to 1969 that began in Vancouver, BC, travelled north through Banf...
Classic Car Auctions Going Cyberspace
in Classical Drives, on June 26, 2009
It had to happen eventually: Classic cars being auctioned on the Internet by professionals. And who better to do it than Canada's RM Auctions , widely regarded as the best in the business. "We're thinking outside the auction block," said Dan Spendick, Consignment Specialist, RM...
Wanted: Oldest Pontiac Plus Oldest Pontiac With Original Owner
in Classical Drives, on June 24, 2009
Pontiac, soon to become one of the Lost Marques of America. Just this day I read that GM would shortly discontinue the Solstice and the Vibe. Mind you, the former was a niche car whose image was diminished by sharing it with Saturn and a British Vauxhall , while the latter was a Toyota Matrix...
My Favorite Buick, a Roadmaster at RM's Meadowbrook Auction
in Classical Drives, on June 22, 2009
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Of all the vintage Buicks that I admire, perhaps none are as close to my heart as the immediate pre-war Roadmasters. The long hood, sweeping fenders and chrome-bedecked grilles do it for me, espec...
Porsche's Affordable 912s to Gather in California
in Classical Drives, on June 19, 2009
Sometimes great cars get overlooked because they are forced to compete with a more powerful sibling. That was certainly true of the Porsche 912. Essentially a 4-cylinder version of the 911 it never had a chance up against the latter's 6-cylinder engine, which was part of the excitement when t...
ASUS 与 Disney 联手打造儿童用 NetBook
in Wangtam, on June 18, 2009
当前经济衰退中，许多玩具公司避免推出高价产品， Disney 却逆势而行，打算在假期销售旺季来临前推出售价 350 美元的儿童 netBook 。
这款 netBook "Disney Netpal"将于7月底起在美国和加拿大的 Toys "R" US 店铺和 Amazon 销售。
美泰和孩之宝(Hasbro)等玩具公司以及 Toys "R" US 等零售商则认为，因失业率上升、楼市低迷及信贷紧缩影响到父母的消费能力，因此价格便宜的玩具会更受欢迎。
Disney 表示，这是该公司首次在北美推出笔记本电脑，五年前该公司曾试图...
The Ultimate Fathers Day Gift for a Classic Car Guy
in Classical Drives, on June 17, 2009
If I could give myself a Fathers Day gift it would be an all-expenses paid trip to Detroit to see the annual Eyes on Design concours d'elegance. I'd do so because this event is attended by many of America's car designers and automotive decision makers and is therefore aimed at attra...
Ultimate Bentley Display Promised for 2009 Pebble Beach
in Classical Drives, on June 15, 2009
...rs are headed to Pebble Beach. In addition to the racing class, there will be two classes of unique Vintage Bentleys, a class of Derby Bentleys, and several Bentleys in other classes. But the car I...
FIA 公布 2010 年 F1 参赛名单
in Wangtam, on June 14, 2009
...ebook URL Madness: I Got Mine, But So Did Haywood Jablome
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MGB-GT, Yours for Just $20 in Museum Charity Raffle
in Classical Drives, on June 12, 2009
It isn't often that I participate in so-called "lucky draws," especially those where the first prize is a brand-new million dollar+ home. What would I, a bachelor of considerable years, do in an 8-room house, anyway? I could barely afford the taxes let alone the services of a cleani...
Panerai Challenge Antibes: Das Duell der alten Damen
in Das Segel Blog, on June 12, 2009
...ährige Regattaserie für klassische und die sogenannten Vintage-Yachten am Mittelmeer eröffnet wurde: Denn noch nie hatten sich die so ähnlichen, nur in Länge und Segelfläche sich auf den ersten Blick ...
Why the Vintage Racing League Should Matter to You
in Classical Drives, on June 10, 2009
... If you love vintage cars and if, like many of us, you're also a motor racing fan, you have to appreciate The Vintage Racing League . It advertises itself as "the world's largest onlin...
By Boe Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 10, 2009
..., Cosmopolitan, InStyle, Blueprint, Real Simple , and Lucky magazines.
Square Frame Ring
Vintage-inspired ring of gold plated sterling.
$45
Aqua Chandelier Earrings
14k Gold-filled ...
It's Not Called a Sunroof for Nothing
in Classical Drives, on June 8, 2009
Summer, for those of us who live up north, is special. It raises hopes for the future, gets us outdoors, even encourages a change of wardrobe. It's also the beginning of the sunroof season. Thus I'm about to have a hole cut into my 2003 Focus ZX5 so that a pop-up sunroof can be fitted. Am...
Delahaye Book Beats Depression for the Quickest of Clicks
in Classical Drives, on June 5, 2009
Though I've seen few such cars in person I've always admired France's Delahaye for its beautiful bodies. Award-winning artist Michael Furman obviously feels the same. Delahaye Styling and Design , a book by Richard Adatto and Diane Meredith, features original photography by the a...
RM Offers Rarely Seen Chrysler Airflow Coupe at Meadow Brook
in Classical Drives, on June 3, 2009
...ailable as a 2-door, which makes the appearance of this 1934 Chrysler Airflow CU Coupe at RM's Vintage Motor Cars of Meadowbrook auction a rare sighting. Note that I've chosen to show a rear...
NARS - limmited Editition Vintage Nagellack
in Daily Beauty, on June 2, 2009
Wenns um Nagellack geht, bin ich immer direkt dabei. Umso mehr hat mich die Nachricht erfreut, dass François Nars, Gründer und Creative Director von NARS Cosmetics zum 15.Jubiläum von NARS ein wenig in seiner Uralt-verstaubt-Truhe gewühlt und folgende verloren geglaubte Schätze ausgekramt u...
Buy Yourself a Piece of Racing History
in Classical Drives, on June 1, 2009
As Pebble Beach 2009 approaches, the great classic car show looks more and more like a competition between auctions and special events. Gooding & Company is on the pole with the Don Lyons Collection . Consisting of seven automobiles, it focuses on Indy racing and spans nearly 80 years of mot...
Mike Hawthorn, Britain's First F1 Champion, Remembered in Art
in Classical Drives, on May 29, 2009
On January 2nd, 1959, I was working the morning shift at CKFH in Toronto. The station's news policy was of the "rip and read" type, where we announcers ripped off items endlessly flowing from a Broadcast News paper roll. As a motor racing fan I couldn't help but notice a news fl...
Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 5: 1934 Aston Martin Mk II
in Classical Drives, on May 27, 2009
...some bodywork.
Such cars are rarely seen in public except at international concours and important vintage races. Thus I was absolutely delighted to discover this 1934 Aston Martin Mk II at the 2009 ...
Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 4: Sunbeam Alpine Mk 1
in Classical Drives, on May 25, 2009
It may not appear on anyone's "most beautiful cars" list but for me the original Sunbeam Alpine deserves to be there, as would almost any car designed by Raymond Loewy. Perhaps the Alpine is overlooked because it lacks stunning performance, even though it has the lines of a sports...
Tuleste Market Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 25, 2009
... Designer Vintage Jewelry
Sisters Satu and Celeste Greenberg were born in San Francisco and raised in a rural northern California town, Seiad Valley, CA (population 350), which inspired them to cr...
Alex and Ani Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 22, 2009
...d, she spent many hours in her father's factory. Utilizing the family's massive archives of vintage stones, Swarovski crystals, and unique castings dating back to the 1940s, Rafaelian brillian...
Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 3: Rolls-Royce Touring Limousine
in Classical Drives, on May 22, 2009
... My field of dreams is filled with vintage automobiles, and so I was obviously in dreamland when surrounded by Rolls-Royce "motor cars" of all years and types at Vancouver's 2009 All B...
Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 2: The Elegant AC Ace
in Classical Drives, on May 20, 2009
Yes, yes, I know. We're supposed to be totally enraptured by Carroll Shelby's Cobras, unquestionably one of the world's great sports cars. Like the rest of you, I'm in awe, nevertheless I prefer the original AC Ace , the car that gave its chassis, frame, and good looks to the Cob...
Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 1: Morgan Three-Wheeler
in Classical Drives, on May 18, 2009
When H.F.S. Morgan began making cars in 1909 his first model was a three-wheeler : two wheels up front, the driving wheel at the rear. And that's the only kind of vehicle the factory manufactured until a four-wheeler was announced in 1935. Unlikely though it may seem, Morgan's three-wh...
Twitter's Spectacularly Awful 24 Hours
in Wangtam, on May 15, 2009
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Classic Motor Racing, Seen From the Driver's Seat
in Classical Drives, on May 14, 2009
... I was reluctant to recommend this DVD video series to our visitors. Who but the most dedicated vintage racing fan would want to sit through seven hours of action, mostly shot from the driver's ...
Ellana, Our First Choice at 2009 RM Ferrari Maranello Auction
in Classical Drives, on May 13, 2009
Of all the spectacular Ferraris and Maseratis to be auctioned by RM at Maranello on May 17 , one in particular attracts me and it's not at all spectacular. I love this little-known car because it is so elegant in its traditional lines. But to be honest, until now I'd never heard of the 2...
Packard Stars Among Vintage Cars, Here in My Own Backyard
in Classical Drives, on May 11, 2009
... They cruised into Sidney-by-the-Sea on Saturday, May 09. They were members of vintage car clubs located all over Vancouver Island, plus a few welcome visitors from the nearby State of Washington...
The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2009
in Classical Drives, on May 10, 2009
There is no doubt, at least in my mind, that classic Driver magazine delivers the European concours and show scene better than any Web site or publication. Once again it has excelled itself with coverage of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2009 . If that sounds exotic, indeed it ...
The Capri, Europe's Ford Mustang and BMW Beater
in Classical Drives, on May 8, 2009
Ah, the Ford Capri! The handsome coupe was Europe's version of the Mustang, built from components of British Ford sedans, just as the former was constructed from Falcon part bins. This year marks the Capri's 40th anniversary, nearly two-million having been produced during its 18-year run....
Rochabilly
in Das Schuh-Fashion-Blog, on May 7, 2009
...auf der Schule gab fand ich ihren Style unglaublich cool. Ich glaube sie hat meine Vorliebe für Vintage ausgelöst, denn alles an ihr war Fifties. Sie trug jeden Tag Petticoats und Cardigan. Ich hoffe,...
Coming: The Best British Car Show This Side of Britain
in Classical Drives, on May 6, 2009
The UK's auto industry may be a mere shadow of its past but all over the world you'll find enthusiasts keen to own, restore, or just admire a British car. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Name notwithstanding, the attraction probably has some...
Chevrolet Bel Air Honours LA Residential Enclave
in Classical Drives, on May 4, 2009
Bel Air! The name had a magic ring to it in those years, for Bel Air was a wealthy and gated residential community in the Westside hills of Los Angeles, and thus an appropriate model name for Chevrolet, then seeking to upgrade its image. In 1954 Chevrolet's lead over rival Ford had been a mer...
Lost American Marques: Hupmobile
in Classical Drives, on May 1, 2009
To modern ears Hupmobile , as the name of a car, might sound a little odd. Oldsmobile, yes, for Olds has a pleasant ring to it but Hupmobile? Still, that didn't prevent more than a million owners from buying and enjoying these mid-size, middle-class, and often distinctive motor cars until th...
Fabulous Woodie Collection Goes on the Block in Monterey
in Classical Drives, on April 29, 2009
A little over a month ago I posted a blog about the Nick Alexander Woodie collection , probably the world's greatest assembly of Ford and Mercury station wagons with wood-body trim. Remarkably, those very cars are going up for auction during the 2009 Pebble Beach classic car week. Indeed, R...
GM Drops Pontiac, Journalists Miss the Point
in carzz.org, on April 29, 2009
By now the entire world, or least the world that actually cares, will be aware that General Motors will soon close the lid on its long-time Pontiac marque . Note that I said "marque" not "brand," the latter being a marketing maven's method of reducing a great product to j...
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in Wangtam, on April 27, 2009
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Austin Healey Shines at Victoria BC Car Show
in Classical Drives, on April 27, 2009
... and an asking price of $6800 Canadian.
Heritage Park is, in some respects, an ideal setting for a vintage car show in that it is a museum of farm machinery from an earlier era and includes a miniatu...
Classic Car Collector Buys a Spitfire
in Classical Drives, on April 24, 2009
...e prices asked for classic cars are outrageous, especially during economic hard times? Try buying a vintage aircraft . An airworthy two-seater Supermarine Mk IX Spitfire aircraft was recently sold ...
How to Ship Your Classic Car Home
in Classical Drives, on April 22, 2009
So you've just found the classic car of your dreams, negotiated a fair price, and need to ship it home. Except that you live in Bellingham, WA and the car is in Sarasota, FL. How do you find the best price without spending hours on the phone haggling with folks you've never met? The "...
Own One of the Greatest Racing Prototypes at Ferrari Leggenda e Passione
in Classical Drives, on April 21, 2009
When the Ferrari Leggenda e Passione auction in Maranello, Italy opens on May 17 you can bet they won't be celebrating the F1 car's 2009 performance. As of this writing, not a single point earned. It's not that the team and its drivers aren't capable of winning but all-new technic...
Driving With the World's First Computer-based Rally Navigator
in Classical Drives, on April 20, 2009
I was with one of the original computer nerds, though I doubt he knew what that meant and I certainly didn't. It was the 1960s and we were competing in the Canadian International Winter Rally in a factory-backed Volkswagen Beetle; me as driver, my friend as navigator. In those years the Win...
Model-Making Klutz Admires 1-6th Scale Corvette Engine That Runs
in Classical Drives, on April 17, 2009
Way, way back when Elvis first made an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show I was a radio announcer in North Bay Ontario. No disc jockeys in those days, folks... we covered everything from funeral announcements to local hit parades. Already a sports car enthusiast, in my spare moments at the statio...
Classic Motorcycles to Appear at Pebble Beach
in Classical Drives, on April 15, 2009
...will debut on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links as the 2009 concours opens its gates to vintage bikes. It is inviting motorcycles to appear on its show field for the first time so if you o...
Early Japanese Car Models Arrive in New York
in Classical Drives, on April 13, 2009
One of the most unusual model car collections ever to be presented to the public will be on view July 10-August 16, 2009 at the Japan Society , 333 East 47th Street, New York. "Buriki: Japanese Tin Toys from the Golden Age of the American Automobile, The Yoku Tanaka Collection" spotlig...
So What is a Sports Car? Answer Below
in Classical Drives, on April 10, 2009
The 1938 Jaguar SS100 is, to my mind, the epitome of what a sports car should be. Never mind the lack of an envelope body and modern conveniences, one look at the SS100 and you know this is a car meant to be driven just for the sheer joy of driving. It is also the car that made Jaguar, and found...
Coming to Pebble Beach? Leave the Golf Clubs at Home
in Classical Drives, on April 8, 2009
I mean no offence but does the circus that has become the Monterey/Pebble Beach week really need another auction? Dana Mecum apparently thinks so, for his organisation has just announced that Mecum's Monterey Auction will take place on Saturday, August 15, 2009, from 12-5 p.m. at the Hyatt...
Chad Allison Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 7, 2009
...oast to coast. Fashion designer Debra Savage partnered with David Goldstein in 1999 to launch this vintage-inspired line .
Chad Allison 18K Two-Tone Diamond Band
18K white and yellow gold ba...
The Best F1 Racing, Maybe Even the Best Auto Racing, Period
in Classical Drives, on April 6, 2009
If you're not an F1 race fan please accept my apologies for this post. But as one who's been watching F1 for decades and sometimes commenting on said races for radio and TV, I can't resist suggesting that the new season is off to a terrific start. Controversies aside (there's been...
Detroit's Beauty on the Lawns of a Mansion built by Matilda Dodge Wilson. Yes, that Dodge
in Classical Drives, on April 3, 2009
Of all the North American 2009 concours, nothing could be more appropriate than one that takes place in Detroit and honours the best in American design, especially when the industry is threatened with collapse. But the 2009 Meadow Brook Concours is more than a saving grace, dating back 30 years...
Radio Announcer Misses Historic Moment With Automotive Aristocracy
in Classical Drives, on April 1, 2009
CKFH was a Toronto radio station owned by Foster Hewitt, hockey's original and greatest play-by-play announcer. For a little over a year I was one of the station's staff announcers, working daytime and early evening shows. Already a sports car and racing enthusiast, I took every opportuni...
Adriana Orsini Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 31, 2009
...ss base, rhodium plated
• 1¾" long
$95
Adriana Orsini Art Deco Pavé Bracelet
Vintage-inspired rhodium-plated style has cubic zirconia and Swarovski crystals accents.
• Fold-over clasp
...
Remembering Chrysler: One You Can Hang on Your Wall
in Classical Drives, on March 30, 2009
Every so often I like to feature a beautiful piece of automotive fine art from the Car Art Inc. site. Because of the possible dissolution of Chrysler, this painting by Ken Eberts of a 1957 Chrysler 300C seems especially appropriate. The artist describes it this way: " That kid gazing in am...
Westwood Memories Celebrate With Historic Racing
in Classical Drives, on March 27, 2009
... Westwood, of course, but at the SCCBC's riverside Mission Raceway, with the assistance of the Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia . Over the three days there will be vintage races, gala dinn...
Mars and Valentine Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 26, 2009
...ion Jewelry
Incorporating semiprecious gemstones , various precious metals , and the occasional vintage find, Mars and Valentine is a fun collection of upscale costume jewelry favored by the lik...
How to Rent an Affordable Classic on Your Next Riviera Vacation
in Classical Drives, on March 25, 2009
Of all the places where I'd dreamt of someday driving, the one that fascinated me most was the Riviera. It had everything that appealed to my imagination: Winding mountain roads, spectacular scenery, the Mediterranean sea, Monaco and its Grand Prix, beaches, boats, French cuisine, great wines...
At Grand Central Station the Next Train Leaves as the First Car Arrives
in Classical Drives, on March 23, 2009
I've walked countless times through New York's Grand Central Station while on my way to the J. Walter Thompson ad agency next door. During those memorable years I observed many unusual things (and people!) in that great terminal but never, ever, did I see a car in the station. Now BMW has...
Concorso Italiano Has a Beautiful New Home for 2009
in Classical Drives, on March 20, 2009
My last visit to the Pebble Beach classics week was in 2006. I haven't returned because the cost of comfortable accommodation during that period is outrageous. It's a seller's market, as the saying goes, but if anyone can tell me how to find an affordable room in Monterey (not the out...
Now You Can Drive A Different Supercar Every Day
in Classical Drives, on March 18, 2009
Let's say you can easily afford to buy or lease a high-performance luxury car. Let's also say that you don't want the hassle of maintenance, insurance, and theft. And finally, let's admit that you tire of driving the same car all the time and crave a change. Here's the answer ...
Fastest-Ever Mercedes Honours Moss and the Mille Miglia
in carzz.org, on March 18, 2009
Sir Stirling Moss was once honoured as "the greatest driver never to become World's Champion." That may very well be true, for Moss could beat every F1 driver of his era, including the great Fangio. But bad luck let him down. I had the privilege of interviewing Moss for Canadian rad...
Where Do All the Woodies Go? To One Man's Woody Heaven
in Classical Drives, on March 16, 2009
Everybody loves a "Woodie," especially California auto dealer Nick Alexander . Nick has collected more than 35 examples of the iconic wood-panelled wagons , along with their coupe/convertible cousins. Once a year, he holds an open house, offers space for swapping parts and auto disp...
Jewelry Sale at Zales.com
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 15, 2009
... offer its customers a wide variety of merchandise at a range of price points.
Diamond Clover Vintage Pendant in Sterling Silver
This diamond pendant is sparkling with good fortune. The clover...
market publique Auktionhaus NEU
in Das Schuh-Fashion-Blog, on March 15, 2009
...n nach altbewährter eBay -Manier Angebote ersteigern kann, mit dem Unterschied, daß hier nur Vintage-Ware angeboten wird. Natürlich auch Schuhe. Leider kennen die Bieter den Markt und die Preise, d...
