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Nissan GT-R Declared 2009 World Performance Car

MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 9, 2009 – The GT-R has added another prestigious award to a long list of accolades – the 2009 World Performance Car award. The World Performance Car award, presented by Mobil 1, was announced today at the New York International Auto Show at the Jacob Javitz Center in Manhattan.

The GT-R was chosen from a field of 23 cars that included ... more

NICK ALEXANDER COLLECTION OF HISTORIC AMERICAN-BUILT ‘WOODIES’ ADDS ADDITIONAL EVENING TO RM’S MONTEREY AUCTION

RM Auctions is pleased to announce an additional sale date dedicated to the private ‘Nick Alexander Collection’ of Ford and Mercury ‘woodie’ station wagons to its annual ‘Sports & Classics of Monterey’ auction event August 13-15, 2009

One of the most historically significant collections of pre- and post-war wood-bodied station wagons ever assembled will be offered at RM Auctions’ Sports & Classics of Monterey event August 13-15, 2009, at the Portola Plaza Hotel, Monterey, California.

The offering of the distinguished Nick Alexander Collection will see ... more

Cranking it up in a Porsche 911
Shifting faster than you can say PDK, reaching 100 km/h from a standstill in 4.7 seconds
By Nigel Matthews

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE - The Porsche 911 is the company's core culture and is without question the icon of the brand.

The 1997 water-cooled Porsche 996 was the car that saved the company when they were on the brink of collapse in the mid-1990s.

The brokers and traders on Wall, Howe and Bay Streets made a shift in their car purchases. They decided the German-built car was a reliable daily driver -- unlike some of the Italian thoroughbreds -- and the right car to be seen in...more

ABFM 2009

Living Up To Its Reputation As The Greatest Show On British Wheels.

Record numbers of cars and attendance at the 24 anniversary of the British Classic Car Show at VanDusen Botanical garden was the order of the day on Saturday May 16, 2009.

A total of 637 British built classic cars and 23 motorbikes in 64 classes rank this show as the largest in Canada and one of the largest of its kind in North America.
“It’s a very strong confirmation the classic car hobby is alive and well here in the North West and that British built classics can hold there own against their American cousins” said Patrick Stewart event co chair.

“The 1950’s and ‘60’s were the golden years of the British auto industry when many models were produced with large quantities exported to North America. Today they are all classics... more

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