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- 2008
- Issue 16: Nov/DecNov/Dec Issue 16
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2. - Issue 15: OctoberOctober Issue 15
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2. - Issue 14: SeptemberSeptember Issue 14
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2. - Issue 13: AugustAugust Issue 13
1. New Website Launches
2. Maserati Looks Fine in '09 - Issue 12: JulyJuly Issue 12
1. Nothing But Blue Skies
2. Theme Parks - Issue 11: JuneJune Issue 11:
1. California Dreamin
2. Lamborghini Grand Opening - Issue 10: MayMay Issue 10:
1. Steering Toward the Next Apex
2. WV Costly for Car Owners - Issue 9: AprilApril Issue 9:
1. Ferrari F149 GT A Go
2. LP560-4, Gran Turismo S - Issue 8: MarchMarch Issue 8:
1. A Case For Space
2. Killer Cinqueporte - Issue 7: FebruaryFebruary Issue 7:
1. Articolo: Detroit, Etc.
2. New Year, New Design - 2007
- Issue 6: DecemberDecember Issue 6:
1. New Track for '08 Challenge
2. Sequel: 'FXX Reloaded' - Issue 5: NovemberNovember Issue 5:
1. GranTurismo Here Now
2. Tips for Winter Storage & Driving - Issue 4: OctoberOctober Issue 4:
1. Italians Rock the House at Frankfurt
2. Baltimore Grand Opening - Issue 3: SeptemberSeptember Issue 3:
1. Future Ferrari is Lean and Green
2. Dealerships, Track Events Grow - Issue 2: AugustAugust Issue 2:
1. To Be Driven and Driven Its Been
2. War Changes Everything - Issue 1: JulyJuly Issue 1:
1. Road Cars, Racing, and Maserati
2. In Change is Opportunity
FMoW 2005-07
- 2007
- JuneVol 14 No 6
1. Bennett Sets Record
2. Raduno Primavera Recap - MayVol 14 No 5
1. M.O.B. Now Open
2. The Racing Line - AprilVol 14 No 4
1. Gran Turismo
2. MC12 Carbon Copy - MarchVol 14 No 3
1. 612 Scaglietti Celebrates 60
2. Pre-Owned Maserati Cert. - FebruaryVol 14 No 2
1. Ferrari Innovation Pays Off
2. 612 Scaglietti GTC - JanuaryVol 14 No 1
1. QP Automatic Arrives
2. Hibernation Rituals Rethought - 2006
- DecemberVol 13 No 12
1. 20,000M To Prove A Point
2. Alfa's U.S. Reintroductoin - NovemberVol 13 No 11
1. Maserati Shines at Monterey
2. Perfect Gift Solutions - OctoberVol 13 No 10
1. Ferrari's Going Everywhere
2. GranSport Spyder Secret - SeptemberVol 13 No 9
1. Service Records Add Value
2. Synergy's Unique Value - AugustVol 13 No 8
1. Retro 612s
2. Maserati Hits High Notes - JulyVol 13 No 7
1. Curiosity, Luck and the Coppa
2. Sucking Air Mysteries - JuneVol 13 No 6
1. 599 Acceleration Evolution
2. Sport GT Tweaks - MayVol 13 No 5
1. Ferrari Individuality Returns
2. Raduno Primavera Blossom - AprilVol 13 No 4
1. 599 Technology Transfer
2. Building The Maserati Niche - MarchVol 13 No 3
1. Classic Ferrari Preservation
2. Honors, Prestige Goes To QP - FebrauryVol 13 No 2
1. 599 GTB
2. 2005 Maserati Strides - JanuaryVol 13 No 1
1. Challenge Evolution
2. Future Ferraris - 2005
- DecemberVol 12 No 12
1. Ferrari Takes China
2. Tifosi Days and Holidays - NovemberVol 12 No 11
1. GG50 Concept Car
2. Ferrari Innovation Goals - OctoberVol 12 No 10
1. 360 Challenge GT
2. Blind Man, Maserati Set Record
LW 2005-07
- 2007
- JuneVol 3 No 6
1. Murcielago Superleggera
2. Raduno Recap - MayVol 3 No 5
1. Gallardo at Strathmore Hall
2. The Racing Line - AprilVol 3 No 4
1. Faster Is Better
2. Lamborghini Old School - MarchVol 3 No 3
1. Gallardo 5,000th Milestone
2. Gallardo Hits Box Office Gold - FebruaryVol 3 No 2
1. Gallardo Spyder: Perfect Dream
2. Lamborghini Production Up - JanuaryVol 3 No 1
1. LP640 Roadster, Still Extreme
2. Gallardo: Italian GT3 Title - 2006
- DecemberVol 2 No 12
1. Gallardo Vs. Porsche
2. Gallardo Dominates and Sets Records - NovemberVol 2 No 11
1. Feeding the Aficionado's Mind
2. LP640 Versace: The Perfect Gift - OctoberVol 2 No 10
1. LP640 Darwinism
2. All-Star Gallardo Nets Big Bucks - SeptemberVol 2 No 9
1. We Drive The LP640
2. Miura Prices On The Rise - AugustVol 2 No 8
1. LP640: Power Generation
2. Keeping an Egear Sharp - JulyVol 2 No 7
1. LP640 In The Navy
2. Gallardo GTR at Nurburgring - JuneVol 2 No 6 ???
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2. - MayVol 2 No 5
1. Murcielago At 2000
2. May 7th: The Beginning - AprilVol 2 No 4
1. A Long Time Coming
2. Murcielago Draws First Blood - MarchVol 2 No 3
1. LP640, New King of the Hill
2. 2005 Goal Achieved - FebrauryVol 2 No 2
1. Concept M: Revisiting the Miura
2. Spyder Makes DC Debut - JanuaryVol 2 No 1
1. Enbracing The Radical Within
2. Gallardo Starts Victory Hunt - 2005
- DecemberVol 1 No 8
1. Lamborghini Success and Costs
2. Lamborghini Stuff - NovemberVol 1 No 7
1. Lamborghini's Under The Hammer
2. Murcielago On Steroids - OctoberVol 1 No 6
1. Simply Revolutionary
2. Going Hollywood
Newsletter Awards
2008 Communicator Silver Awards
Writing, Feature Article, Design, Overall Newsletter
2007 MarCom Gold Award
Newsletter Writing
50K Lube Job
Written: September 27, 2008
Environmentalists are up in arms about the LP640 flown 6,500 miles from Qatar to London and back for an “oil change.” As The Sun newspaper tells it, some rich dude (always described anonymously as a sheikh in such accounts) blew £20,000 on airfare for the £3,552 service at an authorized ...
Brave New World at Ferrari
Written: September 11, 2008
In so many ways Ferrari is a carmaker like no other, and it has been ever thus. But with the latest phase of Formula Uomo, the storied company from Maranello stands even farther apart. As the name suggests—uomo is Italian for humanity—the program’s purpose is to humanize the workplace and ...
China's Vast Potential
Written: September 27, 2008
There is much discussion of China’s vast potential both as a consumer and producer of automobiles. Whether this item supports or refutes that idea, we’re not sure. It is a homemade car seen tooling around that ancient land somewhere. The car is made of bits of wood, a leaf-blower motor ...
DEATH - Andrea Pininfarina
Written: August 8, 2008
Andrea Pininfarina, chairman and CEO of the design firm and manufacturer that bears his family name, sustained fatal injuries August 7th while riding his Vespa scooter on his way to work. Andrea was the grandson of company founder Battista “Pinin” Pininfarina. Andrea’s father, Sergio, retired from the business in 2006 ...
F1 Teams Form Association
Written: September 9, 2008
To represent themselves in a unified way in dealings with the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Management group, F1 teams have formed the Formula One Teams Association. A main goal of the organization is to reach a new agreement with the FIA and FOM on revenue sharing and other ...
HRAG Cameo on National Geographic
Written: September 27, 2008
High Road Auto Group was recently involved in the video production of a National Geographic TV program called The Known Universe. Producer Christopher Lofft says the series examines the Universe from the layman’s perspective, “with comparisons and analogies to real-world and real-life situations. No more untouchable, unknowable, distant Universe: This ...
KERS a Hot Topic
Written: September 9, 2008
Aside from a new Concorde Agreement, KERS has been the hot topic at team meetings. The Kinetic Energy Recovery System is hybrid technology that converts energy otherwise lost as heat under braking to power stored in batteries. That stored energy is then applied under acceleration to an electric motor that ...
Maserati Dominates FIA GT1
Written: September 9, 2008
Maserati’s dominion over FIA GT1 is long established by now. As if anyone needed a reminder of that, Team Vitaphone crushed the field at the 24 Hours of Spa. Its two MC12s finished laps ahead of the competition, padding the team’s lead in constructors’ after the double-points round. Winning co-drivers ...
MoB Hosts Drive 2 Thrive
Written: September 1, 2008
Maserati of Baltimore’s social calendar would keep even Paris Hilton breathless. Last month MoB hosted Drive 2 Thrive, a fashion-show fundraiser for literacy programs serving Greater Baltimore. Hostesses wearing Bhakita Couture jewelry greeted guests, who were treated to Tommy Bahama “Millionaire” Mojitos, $300 per bottle Grand Pommier Calvados and Fuente ...
Nameplates for Sale
Written: September 23, 2008
On the block is De Tomaso, the Italian builder of Ford Panteras and the once and future Mangusta. The company hoped to build a latter-day Mangusta to revive the company as a manufacturer. But Argentine-born company founder Alejandro de Tomaso passed away in 2003, and soon after the plug was ...
NBC's Top Gear Engaged
Written: September 12, 2008
Videotaping of NBC’s Top Gear pilot was wrapping as we went to print last issue. Co-host Adam Carolla announced on his radio show that the first guest would be David Hasselhoff of Knight Rider and Baywatch fame. As on the BBC original, the primary role of the guest is as ...
Phil Hill Remembered
Written: September 28, 2008
Befitting the eloquent man, the eulogies for Phil Hill this past month have been uncorked like so much fine wine, together spilling a pungent story of a glorious, cultured and heroic life.
The Washington Post pointed out that world champion raced in a different era, when the ...
Russia Largest European Car Market
Written: September 27, 2008
Russia is on its way to surpassing Germany as Europe’s largest auto market. Russian auto sales in the first half of the year rose 64 percent to a record $33.8 billion. Unit sales are up by 41 percent to 1.65 million units. If trends continue, Russians will buy 3.8 million ...
SIMULACRA GT5P and Midnight Club
Written: September 18, 2008
Ferrari and the folks behind the racing sim Gran Turismo 5 Prologue are showing off a virtual California traveling the roads of the make believe, just as other Ferraris already do in the game’s intro. The California video clip was shown as part of the last week’s web reveal (
STYLE FILE Bertone BAT 11 Takes Wing
Written: September 15, 2008
Much has been said in these pages about ill-fated Bertone, the once great design firm and carrozzeria. There is finally good news to report—at least for the styling division, which now operates independently of the shuttered and bankrupt manufacturing business. Stile Bertone has 20 design projects underway for carmakers, shipyards ...
Swiss Nix - Supercars May Be Outlawed
Written: September 16, 2008
The Swiss are renowned for political neutrality outside their borders, and if a certain faction has its way, you might begin to think of them as carbon-neutral as well. The Swiss Green Party is proposing legislation that would in effect outlaw supercars, SUVs and most luxury sedans. The main criteria ...
The Alonso-Kubica Option
Written: September 9, 2008
You’ll recall the rumor that Ferrari had signed Fernando Alonso to replace either Kimi Räikkönen or Felipe Massa in 2010 (LSM #12). We argued then that that this was just wishful thinking on the Spaniard’s part and that the real deal afoot was probably with BMW’s Robert Kubica. Now it ...
