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Awards in a dozen categories plus the "Favorite 50" as picke
d by popular judging, plus live music and food.

Classic cars and cultural identity meet in Los Angeles, the
center of lowrider life. From the Chevrolets favored by purists to newer SUVs and imports, this exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum showcases the candy-colored paint jobs and driveway-scraping chassis that have inspired offshoots of the culture around the world. $10

The Antique Auto Museum celebrates the most American of vehi
cles, the pickup truck, from the first production Model T Runabout with a pick up box to the stylized Chevy Cameo Carrier. $9. (717) 566-7100.

The latest exhibit at the NHRA Motorsports Museum celebrates
the 70th anniversary of the folks who still time the races at the Bonneville Salt Flats, among other events: the Southern California Timing Association. Among the land-speed-record-holding cars on display will be the first hot rod to hit 150 mph, and the Toyota Prius that ran at over 130 mph in 2004. $6.

Motorcycles from the dawn of the automotive age will be on d
isplay this winter at the National Automobile Museum, including a 1902 Mitchell and a 1914 Indian. (775) 333-9300. $9

The National Automobile Museum will have the only American e
ntry in this historic race, the 1907 Thomas Flyer, on display along with paintings commissioned for the anniversary. The original race was sponsored by the Times and the Paris newspaper La Matin. (775) 333-9300. $9

Manufacturers' concept cars, including Mazda's Kabura and G
M's Autonomy, will be exhibited alongside entries from the Art Center College of Design at the San Diego Automotive Museum. (619) 231-2886. $8

Hands on fun for families with a sit -in Formula Vee Racer,
a see through Crosley, aerodynamic car testing with Huggy Buggys, and lots more!

Daily: 10am - 5pm - Admission $7 Adults, $5 Seniors, $3.50 children 6-16.

Some of the finest Race Cars from New York State including P
oison Lil, Goldschmidt's Allard, and a tribute to the Syracuse Mile, among others, and home of the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame.

Daily 10am to 5pm - Admission $8 Adults, $5 Seniors $3.50 children 6-16.

NY State was once home to over 125 car manufacturers, and t
he Saratoga Automobile Museum hosts the finest cars ranging from a Pierce Arrow, Charles Lindbergh's Franklin, and Albany's Weebermobile, among others. Admission $7 Adults, $5 Seniors, $3.50 Children 6-16. Daily 10am - 5pm

The opening of the Saratoga Automobile Museum's new "Syracus
e Mile" exhibit has been set for Sunday, January 20th in conjunction with the annual introduction of the New York State Stock Car Association's newest Hall of Fame members at the permanent Hall of Fame display in the museum's Racing in New York gallery.

The "Double Features" program will kick off at 11 am with the unveiling of the photos and nameplates of noted journalist Les Deuel, car owner Art Barry, drivers Buzzie Reutimann, Maynard Troyer and Bob McCreadie, to be inducted the night before at the huge NYSSCA awards banquet in Albany. The program will include remarks by the inductees able to attend.

Attention will then turn to the new SYRACUSE MILE exhibit featuring two of Syracuse's most famous stock cars. One is the '33 Ford coupe, on loan from historian and collector Jeff Ackerman, that Hall of Fame member Cliff Kotary drove to one of his chart-topping six State Fair victories at Syracuse. Alongside will be Gary Balough's legendary "Batmobile," on loan from the DIRT Hall of Fame and Museum in Weedsport, that changed modified racing forever. The duo will be joined by a gleaming Offy-powered USAC championship car, courtesy of Urbana, Ohio historian Bob McConnell, that was driven by Ronnie Duman, Billy Foster, Len Sutton, Bob Harkey, Lloyd Ruby, Ralph Ligouri and New York ace Jim Hurtubise.

The exhibit also features a variety of graphics and memorabilia which, along with huge text panels, will help bring the story of the fabled New York State Fairgrounds track to life.

Further information on the Saratoga Automobile Museum, located on the Avenue of the Pines in the Saratoga Spa State Park just off Exit 13N of I-87, the Adirondack Northway, is available on-line at www.saratogaautomuseum.org.

In 2008, vintage auto extravaganza RetroMobile will honor w
omen and the automobile. It will also celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of classic French ugly duckling the 2CV. And, if these exhibits inspire visitors to own a piece of history, Bonhams will be on hand with an auction on February 9.

The Chicago Auto Show was begun in 1901 and has continued fo
r a century, with a few exceptions. The 2008 show marks the 100th edition of the show, making it the first North America auto expo to reach the landmark number. In addition to new cars and concepts, there will be antique and collectible cars on display. $10.

Saratoga Springs, NY - Two people, two seats, unbridled h
orsepower to burn and a winding road ahead what better way to escape from life's petty annoyances than by taking a great drive, with a lovely companion, the car top down, in a perfectly-tuned sports roadster?

The Saratoga Automobile Museum's newest exhibit, "Romance of the Roadster" opening February 9, 2008, is comprised of seductive models that turn heads like an exquisitely lovely woman crossing a lobby in a fine hotel. They're all convertibles, because open cars have always been the definitive sports cars -- and hot rods, too. The greatest ones are supremely capable, fast and flashy, packed with performance and highly desirable. Roadsters have long been the choice of many celebrities for their personal cars.

"Sure, a two-passenger car is selfish, but it's eternally sexy," Says Ken Gross, curator for the exhibit, and internationally renowned automotive journalist. "Roadsters like these help us relive our favorite memories. They complete our four-wheeled fantasies. They're universally admired, and as investments, they may just appreciate in value. Let's face it, you can't take a preferred stock or a bond out for a glorious Sunday drive. That's why we want these cars, and we always will."

The Saratoga Automobile Museum has chosen fifteen red-hot roadsters to tempt you - so come out of the cold and snow and enjoy the dreams of summer. They're all cars that represent improvement in the breed, and each comprises a noteworthy step in the evolution of sporting automobiles. These two-seaters all bowed in an innovative period in motoring, and they have an indefinable appeal, even years after they ceased production.

Now, to some purists, roadsters are defined only as a two seat convertible with a soft top and detachable windows, but to be fair, many of the sleek beauties that came after World War II bowed to progress, and added the innovation of roll-up windows. "Romance of the Roadster" loves and embraces them all, and hopes you will, too.

The exhibit runs from February 9 - June 1, 2008.

Here are the "Dreams Come True" that will be on display:

1916 Stanley Steamer 726 Roadster
1926 Packard 326 Roadster
1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Zagato
1932 Auburn 12-160A Speedster
1932 Ford Roadster - Driven by Ricky Nelson from the "Ozzie and Harriet" TV show 1938 Jaguar SS100 1939 Ford Convertible Coupe 1956 Austin Healey 100M 1956 Jaguar XK 140 MC 1956 Lancia B24 Aurelia 1960 Porsche Super 90 356B Roadster 1961 Daimler SP250 1961 Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster 1964 Corvette 427 Sting Ray
1973 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spyder

The Tupelo Automobile Museum hosts a display of antique trac
tors, pickups and other farming equipment along with its collection of over 100 classic and antique automobiles from the 1880s to the 1990s.

NASCAR at Daytona International Speedway\; 8 pm on FOX\; $40
.

Experience the excitement of Florida's preeminent collector
car event! Hundreds of beautiful, significant classic automobiles and thousands of classic car enthusiasts gather for RM's Florida auction.

It's the tenth anniversary of the Portland show, held at th
e Portland Expo Center. This year also marks the 35th anniversary of "American Graffiti," and Oscar nominee Candy Clark will be on hand to sign autographs.

NASCAR at Daytona International Speedway\; 2 pm on FOX\; $50

This weekend of drag racing marks almost a quarter-century o
f drag racing in the Southwest.

If it's winter, it's time to buy cars for driving in the sp
ring, and Keith McCormick's auction house is prepared to sell nearly 600 cars over three days at the Spa Hotel and Casino. (760) 320-3290.

Two big names at one big event: first, Bill Cosby will head
line the Boca conours\; second, one of the first-ever all-new Smart cars will be auctioned off during the black-tie gala. This is only the second year for this concours, but they're off to a solid start.

A new Northwest sale on Silver's calendar. The selection of
cars that cross the block will be limited to 100. (800) 255-4485.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at California Speedway\; 3:30 pm on
FOX\; $55.

Hop across the border for the latest models and featured exh
ibits like the 4x4 test track and V8less, which showcases the sport compact modification trend, at the Edmonton Northlands Agricom. $14 CAN.

The first-ever Desert Classic will be held at the O'Donnell
Golf Course, with cars displayed in Pits, Paddock, and Parking areas to reflect the heritage of the cars in the competition. Featured marque this inaugural year is Maserati, from the competition cars of the '50s to today. (760) 360-4047. $20.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway\; 3:30
pm on FOX\; $120 (Sold Out).

Two new manufacturers will make their European market debuts
at this show: the Japanese-built Infiniti, and China's BYD, which has been around in Asia since 1995. $12

RM Auctions comes back to Florida for one of the most presti
gious annual sales on the auction calendar. (800) 211-4371.

The Ritz Carlton and the Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summe
r Beach will host the classic concours and related events, including a road tour, test drives, and seminars. $40

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1:30 pm
on FOX\; $39.

NHRA PowerAde Drag Racing Series at Gainesville Raceway\; $5
6.

The F1 season starts here, at the beginning of Australia's
autumn. $99.05

Mustangs, that is! Come see antique and classic coupes, c
onvertibles and fastbacks in addition to our collection of over 100 antique and classic cars from the 1880s to the 1990s. The Tupelo Automobile Museum will be closed Easter Sunday.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway\; 1:30 pm
on FOX.