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Bob Golfen
Bob Golfen is a longtime automotive writer and editor, focusing on new vehicles, collector cars, car culture and the automotive lifestyle. He is the former automotive writer and editor for The Arizona Republic and SPEED.com, the website for the SPEED motorsports channel. He has written free-lance articles for a number of publications, including Autoweek, The New York Times and Barrett-Jackson auction catalogs. A collector car enthusiast with a wide range of knowledge about the old cars that we all love and desire, Bob enjoys tinkering with archaic machinery. His current obsession is a 1962 Porsche 356 Super coupe.

Mercedes-Benz Classic debuts long-lost Streamliner 0
- Concours
- August 15, 2014
The big silver streamlined car with the Mercedes-Benz star painted on its nose raised plenty of questions Thursday morning at the start of the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance.
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It’s a small, fun world at Pacific Grove Little Car Show 2
- Car Shows
- August 14, 2014
Amid all the high-end automotive finery of Monterey Classic Car Week comes the Little Car Show, an unabashed celebration of the smallest, simplest and most-fun modes of transportation.
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Carmel Concours starts Monterey classic car festivities 2
- Concours
- August 13, 2014
The Carmel-By-The-Sea Concours on the Avenue is a relaxed way to kick off Monterey Classic Car Week, with much of the tree-lined downtown closed off for anything but the most special collector cars.
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Earliest road-going 300 SL Gullwing, ex-Briggs Cunningham, goes to Gooding auction 0
- Auctions
- August 12, 2014
One of the most-significant and earliest Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwings goes to auction this week as Gooding & Company offers the first road-going 300 SL provided to a customer.
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My trip to Monterey for the greatest car week of the year 1
- Concours
- August 11, 2014
And so the pilgrimage begins, the great movement of automotive humanity onto the small Monterey Peninsula that juts out from the midsection of coastal California.
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1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vegac 19
- Pick of the Day
- August 8, 2014
The Chevrolet Vega is a much maligned little car (with good reason), but there was one bright spot: the remarkable Cosworth Vega, a limited-edition model that boasted a British-made performance engine.
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Auctions America hits $17.5 million at California sale 0
- Auctions
- August 7, 2014
Blue-chip collector cars led the bidding at Auction America’s second-annual Los Angeles sale, an event that generated $17.5 million in sales for its wide-ranging selection of cars and automobilia.
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Concorso Italiano changes day and venue, features display of modern Zagato creations 0
- Concours
- August 7, 2014
Concorso Italiano, the sweeping celebration of Italian motoring, returns to its original location at the Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside, California, during Monterey Car Week.
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Riverside automobile museum celebrates Maserati’s 100th year with expert guest 0
- Museums
- August 7, 2014
The Riverside International Automotive Museum celebrates the 100th anniversary of Maserati with a special reception and dinner for Adolfo Orsi Jr.
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Custom ’57 Chevy pickup wins Barrett-Jackson Cup 0
- Auctions
- August 5, 2014
The sleekest custom pickup truck in the known universe was declared the Ultimate Best in Show Winner of the Barrett-Jackson Cup competition, taking home more than $43,000 in cash and prizes.
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