Hooked on The Los Angeles County Fire Museum
‘Do you know what a paramedic is?’ —EMERGENCY! Classic cars gain panache and value with racing history: They’ve won at Le Mans, Indy or Daytona or run the Mille Miglia through Italy. Fire trucks and rescue equipment acquire this pedigree at their first call to service. They are the mobile tools first responders depend on […]
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The General Patton Memorial Museum Reminds us this November 11 that Veterans Day is Every Day
‘The highest privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.’ -General George S. Patton Jr. Next time you’re on I-10 east or west near Indio, California, watch for those light-brown road signs noting a point of tourist interest ahead. One is for the General Patton Memorial Museum; if you have the time, […]
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Fred Wagenhals: Life Begins with a Willys
Fred Wagenhals has always been driven. To race, to invent, to thrive, to live. The Paradise Valley, Arizona, resident and chairman and CEO of Ammo Inc. loves driving the four-wheel-drive Telluride he recently bought from Rusty Wallace Kia in Knoxville, Tennessee. A long-time friend and NASCAR Hall of Famer, Wallace was the 1984 NASCAR Cup […]
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Jim Watts: 17 Cars & Cycles on the Coast
Jim Watts has two ’52 Jowett Jupiters, one with a history out of this world. He and his wife Pam steward a collection of nine cars and eight motorcycles in San Clemente, California, just north of San Diego. They own a whale watching and fishing expedition business in nearby Newport Beach. Their two-acre cul-de-sac home […]
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