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2016 in Review - Trucks
Haulers getting their due on show circuit
In 1998, the automotive world underwent a historic change. According to figures complied by Wards Auto, that was the year that the production of trucks in North America exceeded the production of passenger cars. It was the first time automobile factories built more trucks than cars and it was a permanent change.
Events aimed at professionals - such as the SEMA Show, the Shop Show and the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show - aren't the only places where trucks and Jeeps are sharing space with classics, racing cars and hot rods. Local weekend car shows across the country are adapting to a changing hobby in which tuner cars, resto-mods, trucks and Jeeps are playing a much larger role. To attract younger car enthusiasts, the promoters of these events need to welcome the vehicles that younger enthusiasts drive. Trucks and Jeeps are among the most popular "rides" in this demographic.
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| | Legends: Pioneer Women in Racing at Arizona Concours d'Elegance
The history of motorsports usually revolves around men who became heroes behind the wheel. But this year's Arizona Concours d'Elegance features a panel discussion that looks into the exciting lives of women who have raced professionally.
"Legends: Pioneer Women in Racing" is one of three panel discussions that take place Saturday, Jan. 14. The panel will include veteran race driver Janet Guthrie, the first woman to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500 in the 1970s, and Miranda Seymour, an acclaimed author whose book, Bugatti Queen, explores the life of Hellé Nice, the famed French woman racing driver who competed in the 1920s and '30s. The discussion will be moderated by another female racing star, Lyn St. James, also of Indianapolis 500 fame.
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| | 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition coming to Scottsdale
Bonhams announced that an exceptional competition racing car will be up for sale at its Scottsdale auction in January.
The 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition - number S850667 - is the 10th of the 12 hallowed Factory Lightweights built, and is the 1963 Australian GT Championship-winning car. Well documented and exceedingly original, it has less than 4,000 original miles and has had just three owners from new.
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| | AACA's Dynamic Duo on display
The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum has paired two historic automobiles. The Most Awarded car in the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) and the Most Traveled Car in the AACA are currently on view together will be on display at the AACA Museum now through Nov. 1, 2017.
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THE MOST EXTENSIVE AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH EVER ASSEMBLED!
Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942


Book publishers, headline writers and advertising copywriters certainly aren't above hyperbole and enthusiastic exaggeration every now and then, but in the case of the "Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942," somebody hit the nail on the head. On the cover of the third edition of that seminal work is a straightforward statement of fact: "The most extensive automotive research ever assembled, compiled by the hobby's preeminent historians."
Inside you'll find in the 1612 pages of this book:
• Facts on any car built in the United States before World War II
• More than 5,000 entries cover everything from the 'A' Automobile
and Abbot-Akin to the Zim, Zim-Kel, Zimmerman and Zip.
• Exclusive items: Need to see a photo of an 1899 Kensington, or
find out where the Showmee-Dachshund was built? This is the
only book that will have them.
• Identification data, engine displacement figures, horsepower
ratings, chassis specs, body types and production numbers,
original factory prices and engine specifications, to name a few. Format: Paperback
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