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Classic Cars Blog August 2008 Archive

By Tony and Michele Hamer, About.com Guides to Classic Cars

This Week's Classic Car History Highlight - Hood Ornaments

Thursday August 28, 2008
Before the temperature gauge became a standard component on an automobile's dashboard, there were motometers. These were essentially a thermometer that screwed into the radiator cap to indicate the engines temperature. ... Read More

Monterey 2008 Auction Results

Thursday August 21, 2008
The numbers have been posted and the big auction companies have sent out press releases claiming their victories on the block in Monterey. Records were broken, but we think ... Read More

Best in Show – Pebble Beach 2008

Tuesday August 19, 2008
The foggy and cool morning of the Monterey Peninsula kept entrants in the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance quit busy keeping up with the condensation that accumulated on the fine lines ... Read More

Looking for the Ultimate Shelby Collector

Wednesday August 13, 2008
Every week or two we search through eBay Motors and investigate the car that has the highest listed price. This week we were surprised to see that a 1968 ... Read More

This Week's Classic Car History Highlight - The Aerocar

Tuesday August 12, 2008
Have you ever been stuck in traffic and found yourself fantasizing about your car turning into a flying machine that could just cruise over all the poor smucks inching their ... Read More

CEO of Pininfarina Dies in Road Accident

Thursday August 7, 2008
Andrea Pininfarina, CEO of Italian design and contract manufacturer Pininfarina, has died in a road accident near Turin, Italy after a car collided with the Vespa motorcycle scooter he was ... Read More

RM Works Hard for the Money

Friday August 1, 2008
As writers in the classic car world, we try to stay objective and show no favoritism. But when a company seems to be doing all the right things, we ... Read More
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