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  • Mystery Foto #82 Solved:  Aerial View of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field on September 1, 1948
    Aug 25 2014

    Mystery Foto #82 Solved:  Aerial View of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field on September 1, 1948

    Frank Feminas challenged you to solve another Mystery Foto. (16 comments)


  • Video: “The 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance ”
    Aug 23 2014

    Video: “The 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance ”

    Richard D. Kaye of Los Angeles documented the debut of the restored 1937 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron Town Car with this four-minute video. (19 comments)


  • Video “2014 Dawn Patrol at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance”
    Aug 22 2014

    Video “2014 Dawn Patrol at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance”

    Each year everyone is impressed with the amount of passionate automotive enthusiasts that wake up at the crack of dawn at Dawn Patrol to greet the entrants with their vehicles to the show field (0 comments)


  • The 26 First in Class Winners at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Aug 20 2014

    The 26 First in Class Winners at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    A total of 26 First in Class awards were handed out at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where 216 automobiles and motorcycles were on display. (6 comments)


  • Car and Driver’s Ten Favorite Automobiles at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Aug 19 2014

    Car and Driver’s Ten Favorite Automobiles at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    Car and Driver has posted their ten favorite automobiles that participated in the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Check out the automobile listed after the Best of Show winner. (3 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Awarded First in Class at Pebble Beach
    Aug 19 2014

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Awarded First in Class at Pebble Beach

    Chrysler's Chrysler made a spectacular debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance winning "First in Class" in its category: American Classic Closed. (15 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #81 Solved: A Cup Associated with the 1911 Aurora Trophy Race Won by Mortimer Roberts
    Aug 19 2014

    Mystery Foto #81 Solved: A Cup Associated with the 1911 Aurora Trophy Race Won by Mortimer Roberts

    Jason Benedict was looking for details on an early race trophy won by driver Mortimer J. Roberts in an Abbott-Detroit. (9 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Completes the 85-Mile Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
    Aug 17 2014

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Completes the 85-Mile Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

    The 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler completed the 85-mile Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance last Thursday. (12 comments)


  • Hemmings Classic Car Announces Plans to Feature Chrysler’s Chrysler
    Aug 14 2014

    Hemmings Classic Car Announces Plans to Feature Chrysler’s Chrysler

    In a recent Hemmings Daily Blog, Editor-In-Chief Richard Lentinello announced plans to feature Chrysler's Chrysler in a future Hemmings Classic Car magazine issue. (1 comments)


  • Highlights from the Motor Parkway East Walk/Ride
    Aug 13 2014

    Highlights from the Motor Parkway East Walk/Ride

    Last Sunday over 50 walkers and bikers met at Winchester Boulevard to support the Motor Parkway East project to extend the Queens Greenway to Alley Pond Park. (0 comments)




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