Daily Drive: Meet the cars from the Lambrecht Chevrolet auction

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Friday, August 23, 2013                  Autoweek will be reporting live from the Lambrecht Chevrolet auction in Nebraska.... Lambrecht Chevrolet auction update: More detail on the cars In about seven weeks, roughly 500 cars from Lambrecht Chevrolet in Pierce, Neb., will go across the auction block. And pre-bidding has already started on this massive time-capsule collection, accumulated over the...   2013 Toyota Avalon Limited review notes EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This is, in my opinion, the best car Toyota makes. Damning with faint praise? Perhaps in some circles it might be considered that, but it's a nice big comfortable sedan. There's a ton of room inside, fit and finish and materials are terrific. The dash is interesting, with...   NHTSA probes Grand Cherokee fires U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV after complaints about fires inside the car. In a filing Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has received...   Seven & S7 Day Four: Colorado's Corvette'd Miatas Keith Tanner held up a red Mazdaspeed valve cover, cradling it like a newborn child. "You can do anything to a Mazdaspeed as long as it has its red valve cover," he said. "You can bore it out, put a huge turbo on it, whatever. But as soon as you put a V8 in it, all the Mazdaspeed people say you've...   Plenty of storylines from IndyCar Series weekend at Sonoma Five things to watch as the IndyCar Series rolls into Sonoma Raceway for Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and Sunday's GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma: 1. Honoring the Ganassi family. Chip Ganassi lost his father, Floyd,...   Film Friday: Plymouth's 'Trial by Torture' It used to be that if you wanted to sell the Americans on a sensible sedan, you showed your products takin' a licking and keepin' on ticking. It makes sense, really -- our modern highway network wasn't really developed before WWII, so traveling a substantial distance by road probably involved...   One lap of the Web: Lamborghini Veneno hits 'Need for Speed' and an Audi 200 Quattro with launch control The latest trailer for “Need For Speed: Rivals” features the one-of-four Lamborghini Veneno along with some   MG Day brings together popular classics from all over New England It's hard to picture the summer classic car show season without hundreds of MG roadsters. Even though Morris Garages left our shores more than 30 years ago, their cars remain extremely popular in the U.S. classic car community. And...   Check out the transcript from Thursday's Formula One press conference from Belgium After almost a month off from competition, Formula One will be back in action this weekend in Belgium. In preparation for the race, several drivers sat down and talked to the press on Thursday. Jules Bianchi, Charles Pic, Giedo Van der Garde,...   Christian Horner says Red Bull Formula One seat still up for grabs Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that the team has yet to finalize its driver lineup for 2014 -- despite strong suggestions in the paddock that Daniel Ricciardo will get Mark Webber's seat. Horner has always preferred the... 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I felt pretty cool rolling the Autoweek Ultra-High-Speed Salt Reconnaissance Unit (my yellow 1980 Honda Super Cub) around the pits at Speed Week on the Bonneville Salt Flats (be sure to check out our huge Speed Week photo gallery when you're done here), but only until I saw the amazing machine...   F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo denies that Red Bull deal is done The consensus in the Formula One paddock is that Daniel Ricciardo will get Mark Webber’s Red Bull Racing seat in 2014, but the Toro Rosso driver insisted today that he is still waiting for confirmation from the management.Nevertheless his body language definitely suggested that he’s...   Sébastien Ogier takes early lead over teammate Jari-Matti Latvala at Rallye Deutschland After the opening loop of just two asphalt stages today, following a ceremonial start in Cologne watched by 25,000 people, Sébastien Ogier has his World Rally Championship title tilt off to the best possible start by leading Rallye Deutschland ahead of his Volkswagen teammate Jari-Matti Latvala....   IndyCar looking to expand overseas with winter races IndyCar has targeted an expansion outside of North America in 2015 with a series of off-season races around the world that could be in the form of a winter championship.The aim of the races would be to give IndyCar teams a new revenue stream over an off-season that looks likely to grow from next...   Peggy Bishop, wife of IMSA founder, dies In the late 1960s, professional sports car racing in America was in dire straits, fragmented and with no clear path for the future. That's when John Bishop, a former Sports Car Club of America executive, stepped up and teamed with Bill France, Sr., to form the International Motor Sports Association,...   Formula One Belgian Grand Prix fast facts, statistics, circuit graphic and more The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has released the following preview of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix race at Spa-Francorchamps, which is set for Aug. 25.McLaren's Jenson Button is the defending race winner. Last year's race featured one of the biggest crashes of the Formula...   Indy Lights lands Cooper Tires as official series supplier Andersen Promotions, which will license and operate the Indy Lights Series beginning in 2014, on Thursday announced it signed a deal with Ohio-based Cooper Tires to supply Indy Lights beginning next year.Cooper Tires will replace Firestone as tire supplier for the final step on the Mazda Road to...   Check out the best Formula One liveries of all time When defining a great Formula One car, there are plenty of characteristics to choose from—technical innovation, quality chassis design, engine performance and on-the-track success.But what about looks? The introduction of stepped noses in 2012 was met with displeasure among fans—proof...   The seven best turns in Formula One racing You cannot replicate quality, you can only try to imitate it.And so, we bring you a list of Formula One’s oldest, greatest corners.You won’t find any Hermann Tilke circuits on here.It’s not an intentional shun of F1’s favorite modern designer, merely an indication of how...   Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari can win Formula One title Fernando Alonso insisted today that Ferrari can still win this year's Formula One title.Alonso lost momentum before the summer break, and watched the gap to leader Sebastian Vettel start growing. He stressed today that everything will turn on the next few races.“The title will be decided by... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. 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