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Pirates Garage Car Show slated for Saturday at Santa Ynez High | Local News

By Betty C. Morrow 4 months ago

The annual fundraising event, which benefits the school’s Pirate Garage automotive technology program and racing team, offers students, teachers school administrators and the general public a chance to show off their vehicles for a day — and a good cause.

Various types of cars will be represented as in past events that have included domestic and foreign cars, antiques to the latest models, muscle cars to sports cars, classics to daily drivers, and off-road trucks to on-track race cars.

The family-fun event will feature food for sale, live music, activities for kids and information booths as well as a fundraising raffle.

For more information or to register to show a car at the event, contact SYHS auto teacher Gary Semerdijan at 805-895-5115 or [email protected].

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Michigan brothers show off restored 1932 Ford coupe

By Betty C. Morrow 4 months ago

DETROIT ‒ Power tools scream and sparks fly in the garage at Brothers Custom Automotive in Troy, Michigan, Tuesday afternoon as workers fine-tune a hot rod assortment that spans decades.

Although he’s a customer rather than an employee, 23-year-old Logan Kucharek of Howell sits among them, tweaking the wiring on a classic Ford that’s painted a stunning shade of metallic orange-bronze.

The car is a 1932 Ford three-window coupe, and it’s been in Kucharek’s family for three generations, he says – ever since his great uncle, Jon Grinagr, purchased it to work on in his high school shop class in 1956. Kucharek calls it “the quintessential hot rod,” and he, his brother, Tanner, and the team at Brothers have worked overtime to get it ready for the rapidly approaching Detroit Autorama, one of the biggest custom car shows in the country.

Logan Kucharek, left and his brother, Tanner with their 1932 Ford with flathead V8 engine at the Brothers Custom Automotive in Troy.

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CARS.COM RETURNS AS SPONSOR OF THE 2022 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW

By Betty C. Morrow 5 months ago

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“We’re thrilled to welcome Alex Vetter to the stage to officially kick off the 2022 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview,” said Chicago Auto Show Chairman Bill Haggerty. “This is a great example of a sponsor partnership extended from onsite branding to thought-leadership opportunities.”

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CES 2022 was the best auto show in years

By Betty C. Morrow 6 months ago

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon.

CES has always been on the fringes of auto-show culture, but over the past few years, automakers have steadily given more and more priority to Las Vegas in January. Despite a number of setbacks in 2022, including media and vendor pullouts over COVID-19 concerns, the show continued on, and the result could qualify as the best auto show in years.

It’s easy to see why CES matters more to automakers — and you, dear car-buying reader — every year. The line between automotive and consumer tech gets blurrier every day, whether it’s tech companies outside of automotive dipping their toes into cars or automakers content to find the most unique applications for their future vehicles. What you see here isn’t just science fiction; many of the innovations outlined below

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