May 26 2009
SCX Gulf Aston Newsletter
Download the SCX Aston Martin Gulf Racing team newsletter at this link.
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May 25 2009
New Racer Porsche 935’s
RCR50A – 935 Joest – DRM Championship 1980 – #6 R. Stommelen
RCR50B – 935 Joest – DRM Championship 1980 – #7 V. Merl
It is a done deal that Chrysler LLC will be renamed. And there are rumblings that General Motors may be killed off, as well, for a new name.
May 22 2009
New Slot It Mazda’s
CW06, n.55 1st Le Mans 1991, Limited Edition
availability: September
CA15a, n.18 SWC Autopolis 1991
availability: July
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May 22 2009
Lola T70 MK II
May 20 2009
New Slotfire track installation
From Rolf at Slotfire:
“we build for a company from UK a track for their promotion activities. Its a simple eight with crossings. The red S is the first character of the companies name Seldon.
May 20 2009
Fantasy World Hobbies Swap Meet
Info about the 1st Annual Fantasy World Swap Meet.
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President Barack Obama is announcing today a new gas mileage standard for all cars and light trucks beginning in 2016′ The new requirement will cost $1,300 extra per vehicle but “drivers will be saving at the pump”‘ According to an administration official, the increased mileage of vehicles will help save “save 1′8 billion barrels of oil through 2016 and cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 900 million tons, the equivalent to shutting down 194 coal plants”‘ The new increases will require a 35′5 miles per gallon average for both cars and light trucks, with a raise from 27′5 to 39 miles per gallon standard for cars and 24 to 30 miles per gallon for trucks’ Source: MSNBC
May 18 2009
Mecum’s Spring Classic Auction Sells Classics
This past weekend at the Mecum Spring Classic Auction a 1965 Shelby Daytona Coupe, one of six, almost sold for $6′8 million dollars’ Once the highest bid was reached, no other one was willing to bid higher enough on the muscle car to reach it’s reserve price’ Owner Dana Mecum commented “I’ll think we’ll get a deal done by the end of the weekend” but no other bids were placed’ Other sales that occurred were a 1064 Cobra 289 for $1′3 million, 1966 Ford GT40 for $2′3 million, and others’ Source: Autoblog
