Rally Car Enthusiast Wins Pro Subaru Rally Car from DC Shoes and Hot Import Nights
Dec 13, 2006
IRVINE, Calif.--DC Shoes and Action Pursuit Group, producers of Hot Import Nights (HIN) and HINCity, gave one car enthusiast the ultimate âdrive all day party all nightâ prize package. Dave Senders won DC Shoesâ custom Gumball 3000 Subaru WRX STi, which was driven by pro-skateboarder Rob Dyrdek in the in ... Continue reading
Mattel Rolls Out New Hot Wheels Models For '07
Nov 28, 2006
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--Mattel has unveiled the first wave of its Hot Wheels® new basic car assortment for 2007, ensuring that kids, collectors and car enthusiasts will have no trouble finding something to quench their desire for speed, power and performance. More than 180 different basic cars will join the Hot Wheels ... Continue reading
Put Porsche Under the Tree This Holiday Season
Oct 10, 2006
ATLANTA, Oct. 10 -- Struggling for ideas for that tough-to- buy for person? Gifts from Porsche Design Driver's Selection and the Porsche Driving Experience express the desire to give a little extra this holiday season to discerning friends and family members. Imagine the surprise when a remote-controlled Porsche Cayman ... Continue reading
Higher Gas Prices Causing Many Americans to Alter Vacations
Aug 15, 2006
Could Spur More Travel Cutbacks in Months Ahead NEW YORK, Aug. 15 -- While two-thirds of American families say they haven't yet scaled back their summer vacations because of higher gas prices, the other one-third are significantly changing their travel plans, The Conference Board reports today in a special survey. Amon ... Continue reading
Aug 11, 2006
GOTHENBURG - August 11, 2006: The Volvo Car Corporation has built a mini-Volvo that takes care of very special transport requirements during the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. The car, which is a 1:5 scale model of a Volvo XC90, was developed to be able to, quickly and smoothly, transport javelins, ham ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2006
SPEED, Kan.--Aug. 6, 2006--More than 10,000 people joined the residents of the small Midwestern city of Speed, Kan.,(population 37) today for a day-long Hot Wheels(R) festival to honor the rich automotive history of America's rural highways. "Today was a great day for Speed and for Hot Wheels," said Geoff Walker, vice ... Continue reading
Slot Rally GB - Britain's Biggest Small Car Rally
Aug 2, 2006
SURREY, England - August 2, 2006: Toyota and the National Slot car Collectors Club (NSCC) have joined forces to stage the UK's largest ever slot car rally. The event will be run like a real rally, against the clock over multiple stages on different surfaces. It will take place at Toyota GB's headquarters, near Epsom, o ... Continue reading
Ford to Deliver 600,000 Fusion Hot Wheels in August, Part of New Promotion With Kellogg's Cereal
Aug 2, 2006
* Hot Wheels Ford Fusion models included in boxes of Kellogg's Froot Loops(R), Apple Jacks(R), Frosted Flakes(R) and Cocoa Krispies(R), arriving in Target stores on July 30 * Whoever finds the red Hot Wheels(R) Fusion in their cereal box wins a new Ford Fusion for their driveway * Promotion designed to continue buildin ... Continue reading
Gold Porsche - Nine Models of the Sports Brand to Become a Limited Edition
Aug 2, 2006
PFORZHEIM, Germany, August 1 -- Pforzheim is not only the stronghold of the jewellery and watch-making industry. The City of Gold is also the home of the first Gold Porsche. All that glitters in Pforzheim is gold. Thus, nobody is really surprised that fascinating projects and extraordinary ideas in gold originate from ... Continue reading
RC2 Corporation Launches JL FULL THROTTLE Collectible Trend Vehicles
Jun 15, 2006
OAK BROOK, Ill., June 15 -- RC2 Corporation today announced that it will be launching its JL Full Throttle(TM) product line this fall. This distinctive new premium vehicle collection represents a departure in size and styling from traditional classic replicas, capitalizing on the new trends in the automotive world, and ... Continue reading
Disney-Pixar Cars Merchandise Zooms into Malls
Jun 7, 2006
GLENDALE, Calif.--June 7, 2006--Disney Store has become a major pit stop for fans of Cars, the high-octane, animated Disney--Pixar summer feature directed by John Lasseter. In stores now, Disney Store introduces exclusive Cars merchandise, including character-inspired toys, apparel and fun accessories, with new items a ... Continue reading
Make Father's Day a Ferrari Happy Day for Your Dad!
Jun 6, 2006
LONDON, June 6 -- - ATTN. Feature Editors - Give Your Dad his Very Own Dream Car...a Radio Controlled Ferrari by Nikko UK Has Dad always dreamed of owning a Ferrari? Well make his dreams come true, look no further on Father's day than at the radio control Ferrari supercars by Nikko UK, the UK's leading distributor of r ... Continue reading
EA and the Jeep Brand Join Forces in Medal of Honor Airborne
May 24, 2006
Reinforcing Authenticity Within Acclaimed World WarII Video-game Franchise Redwood City, Calif., May 23, 2006 - Electronic Arts and the Jeep® brand announced today that they have signed a deal that will give gamers a chance to experience Jeep vehicles in Medal of Honor Airborne⢠as they were found in World War ... Continue reading
Model Car Race Tests Students Engineering, Design Skills
Apr 18, 2006
ARGONNE, Ill., April 18 -- Chicago area middle school students will race to see who has built the best model car at a Fuel Cell Car Competition Saturday, April 29, at the Museum of Science and Industry, located at 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and racing begins at 11:15 a ... Continue reading
General Motors To Open "The Drive" Automotive Attraction
Apr 6, 2006
Unique "Autotainment" Facility will Offer Performance and Off-Road Driving Thrills LAS VEGAS – April 6, 2006: On April 10, with tons of dirt and a dose of speed, the corner of Paradise Road and Sahara Avenue will be transformed when General Motors officially opens the doors of “The Drive.” The unique, ... Continue reading
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