AutoWeek Daily Drive — Monday, November 2, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Monday, November 02, 2009                  A Ferrari and a well-chapeaued fan at the Best of France and Italy Car Show on Sunday.... The best Best of France and Italy Car Show ever Why drive to Monterey in August with everyone else when you can drive only as far as beautiful Van Nuys and get much of the same old-car thrill? This was the 14th year of the Best of France and Italy Car Show, held on Sunday in Van Nuys, Calif., and it was the biggest turnout in the history of the event. Why, we asked co-organizer Chuck Forward? Was it the fact that collector-car prices...   Perkins still pushes the pedal: Ex-Chevy boss is driving force in Hendrick ventures Anybody who thinks starting an automotive venture is a young man's game hasn't been following the career of Jim Perkins. At 74, the former Chevrolet boss is taking North Carolina megadealer Rick Hendrick on a new entrepreneurial tear. Perkins heads a venture that will reconstruct classic cars...   The 2010 Ford Mustang Coupe, an AutoWeek Drivers Log EXECUTIVE EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I was kiddingly whining about having to drive a six-cylinder Mustang, but gawd, this is one terrible engine. Actually, let me qualify that: This is not a great engine for a sporty car. I'm sure it'd make a fine truck engine, but it is far too John Deere-like for...   Acura reverses product plans Acura is reversing course in North America as the brand suffers through the shift from high-performance luxury vehicles and the cancellation of its V8 and rear-wheel-drive programs. There is "a certain level of confusion" about Acura in the marketplace, Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito told...   Bridgestone to leave F1 after 2010 Tiremaker Bridgestone chose the morning after the final grand prix of the season to announce that it will withdraw from Formula One at the end of the 2010 season, leaving the sport to search for a new tire supplier. Bridgestone arrived in F1 in 1997 and became the sole supplier in 2006 after...   Barrichello and Hulkenberg get Williams Formula One seats for 2010 As expected, the Williams Formula One team has confirmed that Rubens Barrichello will join it in 2010. The veteran Brazilian will be joined by German rookie Nico Hulkenberg, who impressed in winning the GP2 title this year and who was the team's third driver. He is managed by Willi Weber, the man... You May Have Missed...   NHRA: Massey, Hight, Morgan win in Vegas Coming into the Las Vegas NHRA Nationals, Larry Dixon wanted to gain enough ground on Top Fuel points leader Tony Schumacher to give his team a legitimate chance to win the championship.Dixon failed to win at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, but he closed to within one point of...   Vettel wins F1 race in Abu Dhabi to finish second in drivers' championship Sebastian Vettel ended the 2009 Formula One season on a high note with his fourth win of the year at the inaugural day/night race in Abu Dhabi. The win guaranteed Vettel second place in the drivers' championship, ahead of Rubens Barrichello. It also was Red Bull Racing's third-straight win of the... 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. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.