It might be too cold still for a good, old-fashioned outdoor car show, and if you are a motor fanatic, it can be a long, cold winter. Fortunately, the Petersen Classic Car Auction will help break through the winter doldrums Saturday inside the Jackman-Long Building at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. Among the notables will be a 1914 Model T pickup, a 1962 Chevy Nova and a 1966 Harley-Davidson with a sidecar. Susan Davis with the auction group said it’s difficult to know what collectors will bring to the show. Use of this site indicates your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights , updated March 8, 2007. read more

At the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Arizona, this weekend, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (pictured) was the top seller. The 2009 Corvette ZR1 sold for a million bucks at the Barrett-Jackson Auction. Ford Shelby GT500KR was auctioned off with Carroll Shelby himself on hand to build excitement in the Barrett-Jackson crowd. The 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR sold for $550,000, while the 2008 Dodge Challenger brought up the rear, selling for $400,000. The Challenger was purchased by Barrett-Jackson Chairman and CEO Craig Jackson who said, “When the new Challenger crossed the block, we decided it was a great opportunity for the Barrett-Jackson team to jump in. Ford donated the proceeds of the GT500KR to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, while GM donated a portion of the proceeds of the Corvette’s winning bid to United Way. read more

Otis Bowen declared a snow emergency and more than 1,000 Indiana National Guard personnel were mobilized to help stranded travelers, snowbound workers and families whose homes had lost heat and electricity. Dean Kruse, the owner of car auction company Kruse International in Auburn, recalled being stuck in a rental car with three friends, all worried that they might freeze to death. Leaving the car with wind chills more than 40 degrees below zero would have been suicide, so they waited in their car, which quickly was nearly buried in snow. In a recollection published Friday in The News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne, Kruse recalled their growing desperation, including how they ate snow to stay hydrated and sang “99 bottles of beer on the wall” to stay warm. read more