Sunday, January 2, 2005

eBay Sells Complete 1948 Tucker Car Radio

Here is something you don't see everyday!! It is a radio from a 1948 Tucker Automobile! Only 51 cars were ever made. Most of the 47 remaining are in museums. Here is a chance to own a piece of automotive history. The radio is complete with brackets and cables. The brackets and cables are NOT pictured. ... Continue reading

CD Offers Shortcut to Very High Miles Per Gallon in a Car

January 1, 2005 -- Many people are aware of the fact that gasoline introduced into an engine in liquid form, such as by carburetion or fuel injection, has to be changed into a vapor before it will burn. Liquid fuel simply does not ignite. The heat of the engine helps to a small extent to vaporize fuel, but most of the ... Continue reading

Legendary Driver Milt Minter Passed Away

The Historic Motorsprts Assosiation reported that driver Milt Minter passed away on December 23. As many of you know, he fought a gallant battle with cancer for the last couple of years and unfortunately the cancer won out. Oh, the racing stories he is telling to all his old friends and racing buddies up in the sky. We ... Continue reading

Toyota President Says Output, Sales to Expand in 2005

Tokyo January 2, 2005; Kae Inoue writing for Bloomberg News reported that Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho said the automaker plans to expand production and sales in 2005, pledging ``steady progress'' toward lifting its global market share to 15 percent in the next decade from 12 percent. ``We must not be complac ... Continue reading

Hyundai Chairman Ranked Among World's Best

Seoul December 31, 2004; Jeong-ju writing for the Korea Times reported that Chung Mong-koo, chairman of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors, has been chosen as one of the best managers in the corporate world for 2004 by BusinessWeek, a U.S. magazine, Hyundai Motor said Friday. The magazine put Chung, 66, up with Gener ... Continue reading

Hitachi to Become Biggest Shareholder in Car Audio Maker Clarion

TOKYO December 31, 2004; Japan Today reported that Hitachi Ltd said Monday it will become the biggest shareholder in Clarion Co, a leading maker of car audio equipment, by acquiring an equity stake of 14.52% from a U.S. investment company. Hitachi will pay some 11 billion yen to purchase 40,707,000 Clarion shares from ... Continue reading