Monday 19 August 2013

Daily Drive: Meet the Pebble-winning Packard Twelve

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Joe Cassini's 1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria takes top honors at the Pebble Beach...
The 1934 Packard 1108 Twelve that won the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in a perfect coat of dark green paint was once a lowly taxi cab prowling the streets of Puerto Rico in roughly applied red and orange livery. "A gentleman named Ricardo Ricasta bought it in New York in 1934 and the car returned to Ricasta's original home in Puerto Rico for a while," owner Joseph Cassini said. "When he...

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  Jimmie Johnson’s exit was only the beginning. It was another rough day for Hendrick Motorsports in Michigan. Johnson, NASCAR’s Sprint Cup points leader, was knocked out Sunday after 54 laps when he blew his engine, and Dale ...

  Nico Rosberg is very happy to be tested alongside the undoubted talents of Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, team boss Ross Brawn insists. Paired with the great seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher between 2010 and 2012, German Rosberg emerged as the most consistently strong. But...

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