Dwight Knowlton looked for the perfect Father/Son (Daughter) car book once his son was born. Unable to find a suitable option, he set out to make his own. The Little Red Racing Car is a picture book story of a 1955 Maserati 300S, discovered in a barn by a son and rebuilt with his father.

Dwight has competed much of the work already. Most of the art work is compete with the final illustrations yet to come. During the month of February 2013, this project is featured on Kickstarter, a funding platform for creative projects.

The goal is $25,000 by February 28th. Did we mention this project will also benefit the Phoenix Children’s Hospital?

Interested in more information or to help make this book a reality? Visit the Kickstarter page today and share it with your friends via email, facebook or twitter today. We are helping fund this project and think you might want to as well.

For more details, visit TheLittleRedRacingCar.com

Introducing the Little Red Racing Car, V1 from dwightknowlton on Vimeo.

Where is the project right now?

Founded in 2003 in New York City and now located in Cranbury, New Jersey, the staff at CARiD.com are enthusiasts just like you. Their goal is to make it simple and enjoyable for you to discover the possibilities that await your ride.

How often do you visit an automotive retail web site only to spend more time finding what you need than it takes to install it? CARiD.com is a full-service, user friendly place to quickly find the automotive accessories you are looking for. They make it easy to browse by vehicle, brand or specific product. They offer over 50,000 products for most cars, trucks and SUVs on the market.

From fashionable styles to products dealing with comfort and protection. Interior, exterior, lighting, wheels & tires and performance parts, CARiD.com has what you are looking for. With first class customer service, a price match guarantee and an easy return policy, the staff at CARiD.com allows you to shop with ease and confidence.

Visit CARiD.com today or call 800.505.3274

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The nonprofit Walter P. Chrysler Museum, in Auburn Hills, Mich., has launched a bold, new Web site at wpchryslermuseum.org. The site features significantly improved navigation, beginning with home page tabs and links from which all Museum programs, exhibitions and events, as well as Chrysler’s rich heritage, are directly accessible.

Within a few easy clicks, cyber-visitors can make tax-deductible donations, become members and volunteers, arrange corporate and private meetings and events, schedule school and group tours and purchase gift shop collectibles. The site also offers quick access to Museum contacts; hours, admission, location and other operational details and a two-for-one discount admission coupon.

The new site also features:

An online community through which users can:

• establish a password-protected home page to share interests and contact preferences to receive future e-newsletters from the Museum;
  access personal giving history; and participate in exclusive polls and surveys.
• Museum members can additionally send eCards to family and friends via the online community.

Much easier access and online transaction capabilities for programs that support the nonprofit Museum’s collections and operations, including:

• A multi-level membership program
• Adopt-a-Vehicle and Brick Legacy commemorative programs; andtax-deductible donations – monetary, as well as vehicles and artifacts.Easier to navigate overviews of the Museum’s K – 12 education and K – 8 Summer Fun Day programs.
• Enhanced imagery throughout the site, including a home page slide show directly linking to facility rental, group tour, membership and other content.
• User-friendly access to Chrysler history highlights searchable by both decade and brand.
• Easier access to Chrysler Historical Services through which enthusiasts can request owner and service manuals, photographs, production numbers and build records for heritage vehicles.

The site also highlights:

• local and national car clubs
• pre-packaged group tour itineraries
• complementary attractions near the Museum, including several offering discounts to individuals and families
• a direct link to the Museum’s Facebook fan page and a news release archive.

The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is open for self-guided tours 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tues. – Sat. and noon – 5 p.m. Sun. The Museum is closed every Monday, Easter Sunday, July 4, Thanksgiving and Dec. 24, 25 and 31.

Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors (62 and older) and $4 for six – 12 year olds. Members and children five and under are admitted free. A discount rate of $4 per person is available for groups of 15 or larger.

Museum admission includes access to Kids’ Corner, an area for pre-school – elementary school-age children stocked with automotive-inspired puzzles, games, projects, books and coloring activities.

The Museum is located on the Chrysler Group LLC complex in Auburn Hills, at exit 78 (Chrysler Dr.) off I-75.

The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charity and donations are tax-deductible.

Michigan weather and a lack of volunteers have forced organizers of the Pottsville Cruise to scale things back to a one-day-only event according to Stephen Pytak of the Republican Herald. Donations to the Pottsville Lions Charities dropped considerably in 2011.

The 19th annual Great Pottsville Cruise, organized by the Pottsville Lions Club, will be held Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, with a rain date of Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. The new Great Pottsville Cruise will focus on downtown Pottsville and the staging area will be Centre Street from Laurel Boulevard to Mahantongo Street.

The Bloomsburg annual Rod and Custom Cruise-In, usually held the same weekend, will not be held in 2012.

For more details about the Pottsville Cruise – visit them online

Click HERE to see the full article on the Republican Herald

Please welcome our newest partner here on Michigan Classics, American Muscle – Your aftermarket Mustang  authority!

Founded in early 2003, AmericanMuscle.com is well established as one of the best, most reliable online aftermarket retailers in the business. Catering to the needs of all late-model Mustang owners and enthusiasts, we sell the hottest products at the best prices you can find. Our staff of 140+ offers top-notch customer service, both over the phone and in person at our 115,000+ sq. ft. warehouse located just 45 minutes outside of Philadelphia, PA.

Constantly working to expand our reach, AmericanMuscle.com products have repeatedly been profiled in magazines like Modified Mustangs, Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, and Mustang Enthusiast. Keep an eye out for our advertisements in those publications, as well as many other Mustang aficionado magazines.

Second Mopar® ‘Top Eliminator’ of 2011 to be Named at Carlisle Chrysler Nationals

• Second of three 2011 Mopar® ‘Top Eliminator’ winners to be named at Carlisle
• Mopar Direct Connection display center will also be on hand with Mopar exhibits and fan activities
• Carlisle will also feature Chrysler Group LLC vehicle test-drive area

July 5, 2011 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – The second of three Mopar® “Top Eliminator” winners of 2011 will be named during the Carlisle Chrysler Nationals in Carlisle, Pa. on Sunday, July 10 and honored during the awards celebration which wraps up the annual three-day event.

The Mopar “Top Eliminator” program challenges the “best of the best” to produce accessorized Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth vehicles. A panel of Mopar representatives will select the “Top Eliminator” winner, with each recipient’s vehicle to be showcased in the Mopar display at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, Nov. 1–4, 2011.

“The Carlisle Chrysler Nationals features one of the largest show fields of Mopars anywhere in the world,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand. “With thousands of amazing Mopar vehicles on display, there is no better venue to choose our second 2011 Mopar ‘Top Eliminator’ winner than at Carlisle.”

Scott Buck of East Greeneville, Pa., was named the Mopar “Top Eliminator” winner at the 2010 Carlisle Chrysler Nationals for his 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee. Buck spent several years on the restoration, which included a number of Mopar parts, including a Mopar Performance camshaft, valve covers and intake manifold.

Martin Wimberly of Odin, Ill. and his 1971 Plymouth HEMI® ’Cuda convertible were chosen as the first Mopar “Top Eliminator” winner of 2011 on June 5, during the 27th Annual Mopars in The Park at the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington, Minn. The final of the three Mopar “Top Eliminator” winners of 2011 will be chosen during the Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak, Mich., on Saturday, August 20.

The Mopar Direct Connection display center will be on hand for all three days of the Carlisle Chrysler Nationals, with Mopar parts and show vehicles on exhibit, and fun activities and contests available for attendees to take part in. A test-drive area will also be on tap at Carlisle for Mopar enthusiasts to take the wheel of brand-new Chrysler Group LLC vehicles. Famed Mopar-powered drag racing legends, the Ramchargers, will take part in autograph sessions on Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9 at 11 a.m. at the Mopar display. The Mopar brand will also feature its Rolling Speedshop gear trailer, with Mopar apparel and other items available for purchase.

Mopar Performance

It looks like tracking down that cool ride you once owned just got a little easier, maybe. AutoCheck (a part of Experian) now offers a service to help track down a vehicle you may have owned previously by providing the last known area the vehicle was registered in. Sounds like this site is what Car Domain could have been, it’s part social networking for vehicles, vehicle tracking, sharing your personal vehicle history and using AutoCheck® vehicle history reports to discover the service history of a vehicle you are looking to research.

Visit CheckMyRide.com and let us know what you think!

The bidder’s anxiety at the wave of the paddle is all part of the excitement of a car auction. Finding out later that you bought a lemon is not. A new mobile app is designed to prevent buyer’s remorse.

Chubb Collector Car Insurance introduced the Classic Car Guide app on March 8. The free program is compatible with the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, while Blackberry and Android versions are in development. Leveraging Sports Car Market magazine’s database, which is searchable to 1886, the app culls valuations and model descriptions for about 4,000 different makes.

A user select the year, make and model of the car being considered, and up pops a brief description of the car, price ranges and star ratings for maintenance and resale appeal.

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