The Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford, part of a collection of newly digitized videos by The Henry Ford. A spate of museum programs scheduled for this month aim to explore the confluences of African-American history and automotive history, specifically how black pioneers influenced the cars we drive and how cars helped empower the civil rights movement. "The car was pretty important in the last century-plus and has had a role in all sorts of different things," Jason Hartwig, the Petersen Automotive Museum's edu
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| Museum programs examine role of cars in civil rights history and of blacks in shaping automotive history
Posted by Daniel Strohl - The Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford, part of a collection of newly digitized videos by The Henry Ford. A spate of museum programs scheduled for this month aim to explore the confluences of African-American history and automotive history, specifically how black pioneers influenced the cars we drive and how cars helped empower the civil rights movement. "The car was pretty important in the last century-plus and has had a role in all sorts of different things," Jason Hartwig, the Petersen Automotive Museum's edu... Read More | | | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 BMW 2002 Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: 1972 BMW 2002 looking for a new home. The car, affectionately known as Beanie within our family, has been owned by us since new and mileage now stands at 50,280 miles. The car underwent a full external and engine restoration by reknowned BMW specialists 2002AD in 2012 and was repainted in BMW Rosso Red, the same color as our European E34 BMW M5 Limited Edition. The restoration included a newly rebuilt engine, a weber progressive 32/36 carburetor, replaced suspension and bushings, a 32...Read More | National Corvette Museum begins restoration of final sinkhole-damaged Corvette Posted by Kurt Ernst - Moving the '62 Corvette off the Skydome floor on February 9. Photos courtesy National Corvette Museum. In the three years since the February 12, 2014, sinkhole collapse of the Skydome floor at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, two of the eight cars damaged have been restored. Another five had been deemed beyond repair, which left the 1962 Corvette donated to the museum in 2011 by David Donoho as the sole rescued car awaiting restoration. In honor of the third anniversary of the sinkhole ope...Read More | | | Affordable Collectibles: Trucks of the 70s Posted by Dan Stoner - Hard to believe for some, but pickup trucks built in the '70s are becoming collectible. One of the coolest - yet most overlooked - categories of the era, light-duty trucks are some of the most affordable classics around. And remember: we're talking about the Seventies, so when you start really looking, get ready to stumble across some of the weirdest special editions and greatest model names not seen before or after those years. Chances are, you'll probably find the trucks still in regular use and not only are mo...Read More | Chicago, 1950s Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1950s Location: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois Source: carboardamerica on Flickr What do you see here?...Read More | | |
| THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY | 2/13/1898: | Henry Lindfield receives the dubious honor of being the first motorist to die after a car accident. | | 2/13/1958: | Introduction of the first four-seat "square bird" Thunderbirds. |
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February 23, 2017 - Daytona Beach Shores, FL
Winter AutoFest Lakeland
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BIG3 AUTO PARTS EXCHANGE
February 24, 2017 - San Diego, CA
10th Annual Race & Performance Expo
February 25, 2017 - Schaumburg, IL
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