Big $$$ for Classic Pickups at Top Auctions
Big $$$ for Classic Pickups at Top Auctions Torque NewsBy Mike Magda; Photos courtesy of Barrett-Jackson A 1932 Ford pickup went under the hammer for $250000 and set the pace for a record truck sale at last week's 2012 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction. Overall, buyers paid almost $5.4 million (including Barrett-Jackson AuctionFamed Arizona auction also a spectator sportВсе похожие статьи: 18 »

Toyota Corolla overtakes Ford's F-trucks to become the best-selling car of all ...
Toyota Corolla overtakes Ford's F-trucks to become the best-selling car of all ... Toyota Corolla overtakes Ford's F-trucks to become the best-selling car of all It's success brings to an end an impressive 24 year run by Ford's F-series pick-up truck which, with sales of over 35 million, now pulls over into second place. In third place is the Volkswagen Golf having notched up sales of 27.5 million.и другие »

The Toughest Trucks of 2012
The Toughest Trucks of 2012 Today's pickup trucks combine comfort and luxury features with capability in a way that would have been unheard of in trucks of the past. Trucks are also being held to a higher standard of safety than ever before, a far cry from the bare-bones work и другие »

Gerald R. Ford's former home in Rancho Mirage is on the market for $1.7 ...
Gerald R. Ford's former home in Rancho Mirage is on the market for $1.7 ... Gerald R. Ford's former home in Rancho Mirage is on the market for $1.7 An adjacent home, once the home of 40s movie star Ginger Rogers and used by his Secret Service detail, is not for sale. Ford's boyhood home in Grand Rapids was less of a hot listing. It sat vacant for nearly 20 years before it was included in the и другие »

Amazing Pickups From Barrett-Jackson
Amazing Pickups From Barrett-Jackson Torque NewsA few of the top-selling pickups are likely to come out of the Jerry Minor collections up for sale at Scottsdale. Lot No. 424.2 is a fully restored 1946 Studebaker M5 Coupe Express in Victory Red. The collection is also offering a 1956 Ford F-100 collector-car auctions seek their nicheBarrett-Jackson approaches 12 million in sales over first two daysBarrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, Day 2Все похожие статьи: 51 »

Sofia's Secret Hideaway
Sofia's Secret Hideaway Sofia's Secret HideawayHer father, the director Francis Ford Coppola, walked her down the aisle. The house on Morton Street was built in the 1850s on a bend in the street. They have two daughters, ages 5 and 1. As a result, the facade is only 18 feet wide, with just two

Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2012 Auction Sales Up 32%
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2012 Auction Sales Up 32% Mustangs, Ford muscle and Mercury muscle cars kept our focus this year as always. The top billing in our category goes to a 2013 Shelby GT-500 prototype (Lot 3043) that sold for charity at $300000 to known Ford collector Ron Pratte.Valley car auctions lure big bucks$2.65 million Tucker leads parade of six-figure cars at Barrett-Jackson auctionSaturday Scottsdale auction recap features a world record TuckerВсе похожие статьи: 383 »

OM This Day in History, February 1, 2012
They include composer Victor Herbert in 1859; Hattie Caraway of Arkansas, first woman elected to the Senate, in 1878; film director John Ford in 1894; National Hockey League executive Conn Smythe in 1895; actor Clark Gable in 1901; poet Langston Hughes и другие »

Ford, Holden, Toyota – Not Drowning, Waving?
Ford, Holden, Toyota – Not Drowning, Waving? The closure and sale of its Australian manufacturing plant (at Waterloo, ironically) along with a long list of property assets nationwide, was to return much-needed cash to BLMC company coffers. Do you discern anything familiar in this tale?и другие »

Michigan International Auto Show is a car guy's winter wonderland
Michigan International Auto Show is a car guy's winter wonderland Michigan International Auto Show is a car guy's winter wonderlandBy Jim Harger | The Grand Rapids Press Enlarge Cory Morse | The Grand Rapids Press The steering wheel on the 1948 Tucker at the DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids Monday, January 23, 2012. The Tucker, which is part of the Gilmore Car Museum, и другие »