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May 17 2012

Playing their parts - Tampabay.com

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Playing their parts
Tampabay.com
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer One is a fun-loving musical about high school, fast cars and teen love in the 1950s. The other is a fantasy drama filled with prejudice, violence and a reminder not to judge a book by its cover.

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May 17 2012

Spring Auto & Aeroplane Show at OHTM May 26 & 27 - Freepress Online

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Spring Auto & Aeroplane Show at OHTM May 26 & 27
Freepress Online
Classic cars and antique airplanes highlight the action at Owls Head Transportation Museum's Spring Auto & Antique Aeroplane Show on Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27. Gates open at 9:30 am Owners of pre-1992 cars, trucks and motorcycles - of any make ...

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May 17 2012

PORSCHE MUSEUM PARTICIPATES IN THE MILLE MIGLIA - 3D Car Shows

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PORSCHE MUSEUM PARTICIPATES IN THE MILLE MIGLIA
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Porsche enjoyed great success in the famous Italian endurance road race throughout the 1950s and during the recreation event that starts today in Brescia, the German sports car manufacturer will celebrate these achievements by demonstrating two ...

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May 17 2012

Sixth annual Monterey Rock & Rod Festival celebrates classic love story of … - Monterey County Herald

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Sixth annual Monterey Rock & Rod Festival celebrates classic love story of ...
Monterey County Herald
Monterey's sixth annual Rock & Rod Festival on May 18-20 helps celebrate this classic love story of cars and music from the 1950s and '60s. It features hundreds of vintage, customs, classics, hot rods, street rods, muscle cars and trucks (plus custom ...

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May 17 2012

Disney unveils new facts about Cars Land - OCRegister

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Disney unveils new facts about Cars Land
OCRegister
Read more about Cars Land and find other Disney news on the Around Disney blog. $119 for Two Hour Sea Doo Rental in Newport Beach! By SARAH TULLY / The Orange County Register Disney's Cars Land is meant to give visitors a feel of walking right into ...

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May 17 2012

Legendary car designer, racer Shelby dies at 89 - The Star Democrat

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Legendary car designer, racer Shelby dies at 89
The Star Democrat
Shelby first made his name behind the wheel of a car, winning France's grueling 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race with teammate Ray Salvadori in 1959. He had turned to the race-car circuit in the 1950s after his chicken ranch failed.
Carroll Shelby never let one great car delay the nextU-T San Diego

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May 17 2012

George Will: What cars have to say about the driver - The Salinas Californian

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George Will: What cars have to say about the driver
The Salinas Californian
The 1950s brought tail fins (justified as safety devices — "directional stabilizers") on land yachts such as the 21-foot-long 1959 Cadillac. A small-is-beautiful reaction came in the form of a car originally named the Kraft durch Freude Wagen ...

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May 17 2012

Antique car restorer Andy Hope, ‘The Man in White,’ dies at 97 - Tulsa World

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Antique car restorer Andy Hope, 'The Man in White,' dies at 97
Tulsa World
His grandson Adrian Hope, a lieutenant colonel in the Army, has the car with him in Virginia. Andy Hope, who bought it in the early 1950s from its original owner, a World War I veteran, "wanted it to either stay in the family or go to a museum, ...

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May 17 2012

Vintage car lovers gather in OC to cruise, show handiwork - Delmarva Daily Times

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Vintage car lovers gather in OC to cruise, show handiwork
Delmarva Daily Times
That's what got me started." Now 71, Ayres is the proud owner of many 1950s model cars, including a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air two-door hardtop and a cherry red 1957 Chevy pickup. For about 20 years now, he's rebuilt cars as his own personal hobby.

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May 17 2012

Vintage Car Show to be held Saturday - Longview News-Journal

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Vintage Car Show to be held Saturday
Longview News-Journal
Classic cars, tractors and trucks from area car clubs will be presented. Attendees are encouraged to bring a covered dish, and there is no charge for admission. The gathering will also feature 1950s and 1960s music and horse shoes, said club President ...

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