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Meadow Brook Concours 2009: Let there be light!

Clearly, if a car embodies human traits, its headlamps are the eyes. Over the past century every aspect of automotive design has changed and evolved, but in an odd way, lighting has come full circle. Before standarization took hold, every model had uniquely designed lights, often set within elaborately designed brass housings. As mass production took over and cars became mainstream, the light designs became simpler and integrated into the body work. Eventually, the standard sealed beam light took over and design was largely limited to ... Read more →

Meadowbrook 2009: Hood ornamentation, front and center! Sam Abuelsamid

Once upon a time, one of the distinguishing features of all virtually automobiles – especially premium models – were their various forms of hood ornamentation. Those high-end models ...

Meadow Brook Concours 2009: McLaren racers, 40 years later Sam Abuelsamid

These days, McLaren is mostly known for the silver and red Mercedes powered Formula One cars and the SLRs it has built for its German partner. However, founder Bruce McLaren started building his ...

Meadow Brook Concours 2009: 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 Competizione by Pininfarina Sam Abuelsamid

The name James Glickenhaus should be familiar to Autoblog readers. He is, of course, the gentlemen who commissioned the marvelous Enzo-derived Ferrari P4/5 several years ago. He's also the kind of ...

Event Alert: July Calendar of Automotive Events Frank Filipponio

As we start the second half of 2009, the automotive industry remains in turmoil but the economy is finally showing signs of recovery. And once again, we have a full calendar of events to keep our ...

Meadow Brook Concours 2009: Let there be light! 4 months ago on Autoblog

Clearly, if a car embodies human traits, its headlamps are the eyes. Over the past century every aspect of automotive design has changed and evolved, but in an odd way, lighting has come full circle. Before standarization took hold, every model had uniquely designed lights, often set within ...

Meadowbrook 2009: Hood ornamentation, front and center! 4 months ago on Autoblog

Once upon a time, one of the distinguishing features of all virtually automobiles – especially premium models – were their various forms of hood ornamentation. Those high-end models often had custom coachbuilt bodies, meaning that they rarely looked alike. The ornamentation not only ...

Meadow Brook Concours 2009: McLaren racers, 40 years later 4 months ago on Autoblog

These days, McLaren is mostly known for the silver and red Mercedes powered Formula One cars and the SLRs it has built for its German partner. However, founder Bruce McLaren started building his own race cars in 1964 and five years later, he opened up a shop in Livonia, Michigan to focus on ...

Meadow Brook Concours 2009: 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 Competizione by Pininfarina 4 months ago on Autoblog

The name James Glickenhaus should be familiar to Autoblog readers. He is, of course, the gentlemen who commissioned the marvelous Enzo-derived Ferrari P4/5 several years ago. He's also the kind of wealthy car collector who most, if not all members, of Autoblog would choose to be in that ...

Event Alert: July Calendar of Automotive Events 5 months ago on Autoblog

As we start the second half of 2009, the automotive industry remains in turmoil but the economy is finally showing signs of recovery. And once again, we have a full calendar of events to keep our minds on the positive aspects of our industry. Show season is in full swing so you'll find plenty of ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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