Category Archives: Automotive News

RACE-CAR DRIVER MAKES NAME BULKING UP MUSCLE CARS

By: CHRIS WOODYARD on June 11, 2007 Original Article: USA TODAY Saleen Rolled Love Of Speed Into Company IRVINE, Calif. — Among auto enthusiasts, the name Saleen carries a certain mystique — whether applied to the man or the company he founded. Steve Saleen is the automotive Midas who turned Ford Mustangs and F-150 pickups … Continue reading RACE-CAR DRIVER MAKES NAME BULKING UP MUSCLE CARS

ALL MUSTANGS, ALL THE TIME: GALPIN FORD DEVOTES ENTIRE SHOWROOM TO CAR

By: JULIA M. SCOTT on March 22, 2007 Original Article: DAILY NEWS (LOS ANGELES, CA) Mar. 22–NORTH HILLS — On the surface, car dealer Galpin Ford’s decision to devote an entire showroom to a car that has not been selling well seems counterintuitive. Sales of Mustangs dropped 19 percent in January and February compared with … Continue reading ALL MUSTANGS, ALL THE TIME: GALPIN FORD DEVOTES ENTIRE SHOWROOM TO CAR

NEW TOYS FOR WORLD’S: RICHER GIRLS AND BOYS

By: N.A. on April 15, 2006 Original Article: GOLD COAST BULLETIN, THE NEW YORK MOTOR SHOW LEXUS has unveiled its LS 600h hybrid – which combines a 5.0-litre V8 petrol engine and a pair of electric motors – at the New York International Automobile Show. Billed as a high-performance car with extra electric boost rather … Continue reading NEW TOYS FOR WORLD’S: RICHER GIRLS AND BOYS

TRADE NAMES: PERFORMANCE AUTOSPORT

By: JULIAN BENBOW on October 31, 2005 Original Article: RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH (VA) Oct. 31–Mark LaMaskin was 30 years old when he decided to leave the family business. He went from more than five years of stable employment in his parents’ material handling equipment business to being an unemployed newlywed hanging onto the hope of turning … Continue reading TRADE NAMES: PERFORMANCE AUTOSPORT