Archive for February 27th, 2010

Feb 27 2010

McVoy remembered for family car business, as WWII veteran - Utica Observer Dispatch

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McVoy remembered for family car business, as WWII veteran
Utica Observer Dispatch
One of those was politician Nelson Rockefeller, who was governor of New York from the late 1950s to early 1970s. Garry McVoy said his father let Rockefeller ...

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Feb 27 2010

Chevrolet Suburban lives large, celebrates 75th birthday - USA Today

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Chevrolet Suburban lives large, celebrates 75th birthday
USA Today
Old Suburbans have become collector models, especially the ones from the early 1950s, says Phil Skinner, Kelley Blue Book's collector car market editor. ...

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Feb 27 2010

Sleek German ‘muscle car’ delivers power, performance - Florida Times-Union

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Sleek German 'muscle car' delivers power, performance
Florida Times-Union
In these days of twin-turbocharged V-6 engines, this rare breed does the job with cubic inches and an exhaust bellow like muscle cars of old. ...

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Feb 27 2010

Black history group hopes to reopen old theater - Daily Comet

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Black history group hopes to reopen old theater
Daily Comet
City directories from the 1950s show that it was the home of The Baton Rouge Post newspaper office, The Lincoln Pharmacy, dentist Sam Chapman, ...

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Feb 27 2010

Italian Flair for Geneva’s Show - New York Times

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Italian Flair for Geneva's Show
New York Times
Spreading the design duties among several studios echoes practices of the mid-1950s, when Bertone designed and produced the Alfa Romeo Giulietta coupe, ...

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