Archive for February 5th, 2012
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Studebaker planning a comebackCarAdviceStudebaker produced 19 different cars and eight pick-ups/trucks while in operation, but was eventually forced to close in 1967 after struggling for years to keep up with the price war started by Ford and General Motors in the 1950s.and more » |
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Car show, poker run put charity in front seatOCRegisterThe ninth annual car show, featuring about 400 hot rods, muscle cars, antiques, classics and new models at the San Juan Capistrano Sports Park, benefits the Rotary Club's charitable projects and the Capistrano Animal Rescue Effort's support of ...and more » |
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Time Machines: Triumphs on displayAutonet.caIn 1960, Standard Triumph became part of Leyland Motors and built its last car, essentially a re-badged Honda Civic, in 1984. Triumph's heyday was during the sports car boom of the 1950s and '60s when North Americans were discovering the joys of open ... |
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Edward DeBrecht dies; auto dealer who specialized in foreign carsSTLtoday.comThe Swedish car was far less appealing visually than the Triumph, but it appealed to Mr. DeBrecht's love of solid engineering, said his son. Other brands and cars sold through the dealership in the 1950s and '60s included the Hillman Sunbeam, Lancia, ... |
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Philanthropist, businessman Grappone diesConcord MonitorBy 1936, Grappone & Son was advertising in the Concord city directory that it offered Pontiac cars, GMC trucks and "general automobile repairing." By the 1950s, John Grappone was taking charge of the auto-sales business; his father died in 1962.and more » |
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