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FLINT — Doc Watson says he has the remedy for a helping the nation get out of the economic doldrums.

With that, the Hurst Performance legend Doc Watson introduced the company’s latest creation, the Hurst Dodge Challenger. Officials with the Flint Visitors and Convention Bureau said they believe it is the first time a Dodge vehicle has been unveiled in Flint.

“I’m old enough that I’ve been through slumps before,” Watson said. He said some people have asked why Hurst would introduce a new car at a time when others are cutting back.

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FLINT — When Bruno Vallecorsa of Columbiaville says his 1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV is original, really means it. Even the tires are the ones that came with the car.

OK, it’s not completely original. The battery has been replaced. But the paint, the upholstery, even the Michelin tires are all original.

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And so begins the best weekend for car lovers in Michigan.

First, we have the Woodward Dream Cruise, which officially is Saturday. But that’s only the official event; cruisers on the avenue have been slowly building in numbers all week. One day just isn’t enough time for lovers of classic cars to show off their rides.

The cruise is only one of the Big Three of car-related events this weekend.

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FLINT, Michigan – Back to the Bricks Cruise and Car Show celebrates its fifth anniversary with more cruises, more cars and more to do.

On Saturday, Hurst will unveil its new performance version of the Dodge Challenger.

“Best we know this is the first time a new Chrysler vehicle has ever been unveiled in Flint,” said Matt Bach, public relations manager for the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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by Scott Atkinson
The Flint Journal

FLINT, Michigan — Back to the Bricks Chairman Al Hatch said today that Hurst’s performance-enhanced edition of the 2010 Dodge Challenger will make its public debut Saturday during the car show in downtown Flint.

“It just came about today,” Hatch said. “So we got rolling with it.”

Hatch said the Dodge will be on display in its own tent. It will be painted black and gold.

Look for more details later this week.

Source: mlive

Two long-gone luxury liners, a 1939 Delahaye and a 1934 Packard, won best-of-show honors Sunday at the 30th Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance, standing out in a field of 250 pristine cars from bygone eras on a sun-drenched afternoon of nostalgia in suburban Detroit.

The Delahaye 165 Cabriolet by Figoni & Falaschi won in the European category, while the Packard V-12 Sport Sedan by Dietrich, a ghost of Detroit’s luxury car-making past, returned to grab top honors among the American products.

The Delahaye, a drop-dead gorgeous maroon showpiece dripping in chrome and set off with yellow headlights, also won the People’s Choice award. It’s from the Peter Mullin Automotive Foundation. Delahaye was a French luxury-car company that disappeared after World War II.

The stately Packard had 160 hp and was from the collection of Ray Scherr. It was an encore victory for him, as his 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Spider Touring also won best of show in the European class in 2007.

A 1938 Brough Superior SS-100 owned by Jack Wells won best of show in the motorcycle field.

Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090802/CARNEWS/908029994#ixzz0N8J5dPIj

ROCHESTER HILLS — From the moment you roll up to the circle drive at the front of Meadow Brook Hall, the massive home but by Matilda Wilson Dodge, you realize this is no ordinary car show.

Under a blue sky dotted by puffy white clouds, thousands of spectators gathered to take in the fantastic cars that were on hand for the 30th annual Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance in Rochester Hills.

What a great way for a car enthusiast to spend an afternoon: 250 impeccable classic cars, beautiful ladies dressed in haute couture on the perfectly manicured grounds of Michigan’s most magnificent house.

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Car collector Gary Kohs of Birmingham said his 1938 Bugatti Type 57C was the personal car of legendary European automaker Ettore Bugatti and “arguably is one of the most important cars in the world.”

His car, to be at the Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance car show in Rochester Hills on Sunday, is to be auctioned in mid-August and “could break the record recently set by the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa for the most expensive car ever sold at auction” — for $12.1 million, he said.

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Car collectors and automotive aficionados from around the continent will descend on Rochester to enjoy an exceptional motoring weekend in the heart of the American automotive landscape when the Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance and RM Auctions each celebrate 30^th anniversaries July 31 to Aug. 2 on the grounds of historic Meadow Brook Hall.

“We invite young and old alike to celebrate a shared passion for the automobile when the Meadow Brook Concours celebrates its 30^th anniversary of showcasing the world’s finest in automotive history,” said Matthew de Larcinese, executive director of Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance. “The weekend is sure to please all who attend with its variety of events and vast array of exciting cars.”

 

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 He was born in 1960 into industrial surroundings in northern England where he displayed an early talent for art but in an environment where painting pictures was not considered to be a “proper job”. Consequently, after gaining his Bachelor of Arts degree from Leeds Metropolitan University he followed a related path in design but after a typically circuitous route through life he was eventually brought full circle back to his first love of painting and drawing.

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