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Ask the Best and Brightest: What Should John
Wolfe Name His Dallas Car Talk (oops) Radio Show

post from The Truth About Cars on 02 July 2009 07:06:13 PM. © The Truth About Cars

Although there’s nothing routine about him, John Wolfe is a stand up guy. A regular here at TTAC. A shining example of our Best and Brightest. While I’m trying to keep the word “fire” as far away from this sentence as possible, I think nwe can all admit that even the most insightful commentator hereabouts [...]

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Tweets on Cars: First NYC disappointment:
Empire...

post from Karl on Cars on 02 July 2009 06:48:03 PM. © Karl on Cars

First NYC disappointment: Empire State Building. Even as tourist traps go, it's a painful tourist-trap experiience. I'd recommend avoiding.

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The Ward Brothers Collection of Vintage Motor
Cars for sale

post from Classic cars, Vintage Racing, Classic Rally on 02 July 2009 05:26:00 PM. © Classic cars, Vintage Racing, Classic Rally

Bonhams is delighted to have been instructed to handle the dispersal sale of reserve vehicles from The Ward Brothers? Collection ? one of Europe?s foremost groups of early automobiles ? at 2pm on Saturday 18th July at Henley-on-Thames. The brothers, Toby and Daniel, have a motoring heritage and both have gone on to amass a unique collection of early vehicles which they actively campaign both nationally and abroad. To enable this to further develop, the dispersal sale represents a rationalisation of the vehicles, removing duplication and releasing projects to the market which would not otherwise be completed.

The sale includes a series of outstanding lots, highlights of which include a 1901 Panhard-Levassor 2.4-litre Forward Control Cab Phaeton, the only one of its kind still in existence. The Cab is in exceptional condition and eight years ago was the second finisher in the annual London-Brighton Veteran Car Run, demonstrating that it still has good power. The guide price for this lot is £200,000-250,000. The 1896 Benz 5hp Victoria ? from literally the dawn of motoring - is another important veteran, estimated at £140,000-180,000.

Another leading lot is the outstanding ex-Alf Briggs and Eric Houseley 1928 McEvoy-JAP motorcycle with a 980cc vee-twin engine. This exquisite motorcycle is estimated at between £120,000-150,000. The colourful 1899 Panhard-Levassor Wagonette is also worth highlighting, with the guide price similarly set at between £120,000-150,000.

Some of the cars in the sale have colourful histories, such as the 1911 RMC Seabrook 20hp Roadster. A top endurance racer ? it won the Essex Motor Hill Climb in 1911 ? the car was later donated to the War Department. Post-war, the car became a fixture at a boy?s prep school in Kent where it was adapted to roll the cricket pitches. It was from its position on the outfield that the car was spotted, in the 1960s, by a diplomat from the Foreign Office who acquired the vehicle for the princely sum of a pitch-roller and a jar of sweets for the pupils. He lovingly restored the car to its former glories and it is now expected to fetch between £25,000-35,000 at auction.
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The Ward Brothers Colelction of Vintage Motor
Cars for sale

post from Classic cars, Vintage Racing, Classic Rally on 02 July 2009 05:26:00 PM. © Classic cars, Vintage Racing, Classic Rally

Bonhams is delighted to have been instructed to handle the dispersal sale of reserve vehicles from The Ward Brothers? Collection ? one of Europe?s foremost groups of early automobiles ? at 2pm on Saturday 18th July at Henley-on-Thames. The brothers, Toby and Daniel, have a motoring heritage and both have gone on to amass a unique collection of early vehicles which they actively campaign both nationally and abroad. To enable this to further develop, the dispersal sale represents a rationalisation of the vehicles, removing duplication and releasing projects to the market which would not otherwise be completed.

The sale includes a series of outstanding lots, highlights of which include a 1901 Panhard-Levassor 2.4-litre Forward Control Cab Phaeton, the only one of its kind still in existence. The Cab is in exceptional condition and eight years ago was the second finisher in the annual London-Brighton Veteran Car Run, demonstrating that it still has good power. The guide price for this lot is £200,000-250,000. The 1896 Benz 5hp Victoria ? from literally the dawn of motoring - is another important veteran, estimated at £140,000-180,000.

Another leading lot is the outstanding ex-Alf Briggs and Eric Houseley 1928 McEvoy-JAP motorcycle with a 980cc vee-twin engine. This exquisite motorcycle is estimated at between £120,000-150,000. The colourful 1899 Panhard-Levassor Wagonette is also worth highlighting, with the guide price similarly set at between £120,000-150,000.

Some of the cars in the sale have colourful histories, such as the 1911 RMC Seabrook 20hp Roadster. A top endurance racer ? it won the Essex Motor Hill Climb in 1911 ? the car was later donated to the War Department. Post-war, the car became a fixture at a boy?s prep school in Kent where it was adapted to roll the cricket pitches. It was from its position on the outfield that the car was spotted, in the 1960s, by a diplomat from the Foreign Office who acquired the vehicle for the princely sum of a pitch-roller and a jar of sweets for the pupils. He lovingly restored the car to its former glories and it is now expected to fetch between £25,000-35,000 at auction.
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Supply Chain Blues

post from The Truth About Cars on 02 July 2009 05:06:15 PM. © The Truth About Cars

Consumers have a hard enough time keeping all the brands and nameplates in the US market straight; trying to keep track of the myriad suppliers that make up the bulk of the industry is nearly impossible. Even here on TTAC, our well-informed commentariat often throws up its hands at the first sign of supplier coverage. [...]

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Babe. Machine guns. Explosives. Old Car. TV
Segment. Do the Math.

post from The Truth About Cars on 02 July 2009 05:06:15 PM. © The Truth About Cars

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Tweets on Cars: Carriage ride in the...

post from Karl on Cars on 02 July 2009 04:18:07 PM. © Karl on Cars

Carriage ride in the park! I'm such a tourist. Link

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Fast Means Fitness

The race season is now into full swing as we have already completed the first 3 rounds of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup. There is currently a four week break between my last race in Utah and our next event in Ohio on the Father?s Day weekend.One question I get asked a lot is [...]

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Tweets on Cars: NYC Cool Car (and...

NYC Cool Car (and bike) Count. Saw 1 Ferrari F430 Spider by Trump Tower and 2 bikes (Triumph & Ducati) in soho.

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China Worlds Largest Car Market in First Half of
2009

The way it looks, China will severely trounce the USA as the world’s largest auto market in 2009. From January to June, Americans bought 4.8m units, a drop of 35.1 percent. China had sold more a month earlier.From January through May, Chinese had already bought nearly 5m units, up 14.29 percent from a year earlier. [...]

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