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The News for September 16, 2011 – Frankfurt Auto Show Wrap Up

September 16, 2011 News No Comments
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The 2011 Frankfurt International Auto Show is underway, and since none of us can afford to fly to Europe, we’re bringing you all the car news you care about from the comfort of our own desks. This week:

  • Lamborghini shows off their hottest Gallardo ever
  • Alpina’s B6 Convertible
  • Ford Focus ST and race-ready ST-R
  • Lotus Exige S gains power and weight
  • Lotus Evora GTE is truly a racecar for the road
  • Subaru VX Crossover is ready to hit the trails

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British Car Day at Larz Anderson Museum 2011

June 28, 2011 Shows 4 Comments
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Another week, another Larz Anderson Museum of Transportation Lawn Event. This week’s theme was British Cars, or British-y if you include the new Mini Cooper and the few models with American iron under their bonnets. Below is a gallery of the dreadful beautiful British machinery, which filled the brisk Brookline air with the scent of burned oil leather.

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2011 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance: images and image

June 6, 2011 Shows 4 Comments
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One of the greatest Concours events on the east coast, the Greenwich Concours d ‘ Elegance, is split into two days: a domestic day on Saturday and European day on Sunday. I only made it to the show on Sunday since it is some distance from my home and because I find the obscure European cars more interesting. Check out the gallery below where I have attempted to capture the most interesting cars.

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Atlanta British Motorcar Day

May 25, 2011 Shows No Comments

edf6c47cd113ab47e291b87a820e4ed3 Atlanta British Motorcar DayFounded 109 years ago, Berry College is a massive campus situated in Northwest Georgia. Laying claim to the largest campus in the world with 26,000 acres of beautiful grounds, Berry College has several gorgeous buildings with plenty of history.  The college is the home of the Vikings, and for one Saturday every year, the British invade the Vikings for a change.

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Complete Guide to SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge

May 4, 2011 Motorsport No Comments

Motorsport season is in full swing. In an effort to provide better understanding of the various forms of road racing in North America we provide you with Complete Guides to each one. This week we look at SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge.

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Please check out other “Complete Guides” by Bradley Brownell:

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CarGuyDad News!

December 15, 2010 News 1 Comment

4307  200x240 paper copy CarGuyDad News! It’s time for the CarGuyDad news! A weekly (or whenever I get around to it) news update that features this week’s most exciting stories. This week we have exciting new cars for BMW M fans, Volkswagen news that will make enthusiasts jump for joy, pricing details on Acura’s new wagon, and plenty of racing news.

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2010 New York Auto Show

April 7, 2010 Opinion, Shows 4 Comments

2719  350x400 new york auto show 2010 cover 1 2010 New York Auto Show There are many websites out there that will bring you the latest news on all things that occurred at the NYIAS. Yes, there were concept cars, new vehicles revealed, special cars and ton of other crap. I do not consider CarGuyDad to be a news website, so instead I will just write about the things I liked and did not like at the show.

Here in alphabetical order, in over a hundred pictures and more than 2400 words are my views on the 2010 New York international Auto Show. Enjoy and thanks for looking. … Continue Reading

Magazine spotlight: proActive, The Official Industry Newsletter of Lotus Engineering

June 23, 2009 Opinion No Comments

Lotus proactive Magazine spotlight: proActive, The Official Industry Newsletter of Lotus Engineering

Several years ago my friend Bob Knox introduced me to a little known car magazine. The magazine is published by just-auto.com for Lotus Engineering. Well written, the magazine has a very succinct approach to automotive industry news overall and goes deeper into the happenings at Lotus. proActive also features interviews with technology group leaders as well as many interesting aspects of the automotive industry which are often transparent to the average person. … Continue Reading

British Car Day

June 12, 2009 Shows No Comments

461  670x527 bcarday bentley hood British Car Day If you happen to be in Boston this summer, you owe to yourself to visit Larz Anderson Auto Museum. In addition to being a beautiful museum filled with all kinds of great cars and tons of automotive memorabilia, just about every Sunday there is a themed Lawn Event. … Continue Reading

Forum Spotlight: LOTUSTALK.COM

April 15, 2009 Opinion No Comments

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You already know that the Lotus Elise is one of my favorite cars. So, where would one go to learn more about this simple yet totally awesome machine? Internet forums of course, where else? One of the best I found is www.lotustalk.com.

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Rally Racing, part 1: Building the Car

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This is the first of three articles on Rally Racing. I intend to cover car set-ups, driver training, different classes, and whatever else I may come upon. This part will show a built of an Open Class rally car, which is …

Driving Jaguar’s new XFR, on the Road and on the Track

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I have recently had the opportunity to drive the new Jaguar XFR on the road and on a race track. With the XFR competing directly against the BMW M5, which I have also had the opportunity to drive on the track …

Experiencing The New Diesel-Powered BMWs.

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While you may have already read a thing or two about BMW’s new compression ignition offerings, you may not have heard all the details, and you may have some questions. I sure did, and I did my best to answer them …

Cars of Paris

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French cars; some say they’re ugly, some say they’re beautiful, all agree that they’re unreliable. However, there is something about them that makes you want to look. These pictures were taken in March of 2007, my wife’s and mine last trip …

Cars (and other vehicles) of Cuba

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Do you think your ’02 Chevy Tahoe with 170k miles is at the end of its life? Try driving a ’55 Suburban that you inherited from you father. This is a gallery of car pictures from Cuba, where the only way …

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