A Las Vegas company is drawing on technology popular in Europe to change the way car and truck owners service their vehicle’s engines.
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Summer has always been the deadliest time of year for driving, and those older than 65 have a much higher incidence of fatal injury per annual miles driven.
On Saturday, a custom Scrambler build will cross the auction block at Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction at the South Point, with full proceeds going to Shriners Hospital for Children. The one-of-a-kind motorcycle was customized as part of Ducati’s Maverick program by prolific celebrity tattoo artist Grime.
Following the success of the inaugural summer Mecum Las Vegas Vintage Motorcycle Auction last June, which achieved $4.4 million in sales with an 80 percent sell-through rate, Mecum will again return to the South Point this Friday and Saturday with an estimated 600 vintage and collectible motorcycles on offer.
Motorists with the money can now explore off-road in luxury or just make a statement dropping the kids off at school.
Every December, carmakers and dealerships scramble to hit end-of-year goals and sell off vehicles from the outgoing model year. But this December might be one for the record books.
Legendary real estate mastermind Don Laughlin saw a gold mine from the air back in the 1960s when he spotted a broken-down fishing village during an airplane ride over the Colorado River. Laughlin purchased the land, renamed the town that is located some 100 miles south of Las Vegas and turned it into another adult playground.
The Motor Trend International Auto Show returns to Las Vegas, bringing more than 350 of the latest automobile models from 22 of the top manufacturers. To be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, the annual event will take place Nov. 24-26, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Halls N-3 and N-4.
Another Specialty Equipment Market Association and Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo show is in the books, and the high-horsepower annual gathering concluded a four-day run Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in Las Vegas with very impressive numbers.
More than 70,000 attendees celebrated the “hot rod” custom car culture and visited 2,400 booths within 1 million square feet of exhibit space at last week’s Specialty Equipment Market Association show to learn about the latest tools and products that can help them augment the performance and appearance of their cars and trucks.
Mecum Auctions will produce its first-ever Las Vegas collector-car auction Nov. 16-18 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The event will feature an estimated 1,000 American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, hot rods, resto-mods and more to cross the auction block from approximately 20 surrounding states and Canada.
AARP will be offering new and current members a 90-minute hands-on workshop on how to prevent fraud when having a car repaired and demonstrations of the latest driving technology to improve safety and mobility for mature drivers during a program to be held 9:30-11 a.m. on Oct. 21 at Findlay Kia, 5325 W. Sahara Ave.
It’s an active Saturday morning at Henderson International School, and the Findlay Prep Pilots are on center stage. Some top-named college basketball coaches are in the gymnasium scoping out some of the finest high school seniors in the country during a combine presented by second-year Findlay Prep coach Paul Washington.
Infiniti’s top-line ultra-luxurious SUV, the 2017 QX80 AWD, is high on opulence and loaded with amenities. Add high-tech safety, real wood interior trim and a 400-horse V-8 under the hood, and you’re traveling in a style that Infiniti delivers so well on this scale. Add the extra built-in safety of a near 3-ton curb weight, and you are indeed “king of the road” wherever you drive.
In automobiles as in life, sometimes the simplest things are the best fit for one’s needs, rather than larger and costlier choices. The 2018 Rio 5-Door hatchback exemplifies this philosophy.