AutoWeek Daily Drive — Thursday, July 8, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Thursday, July 08, 2010                  Chicago collector Joe Bortz acquired this 1966 Exner Duesenberg after 30 years of admiring it.... Automotive Archaeology: Chicago collector creates gems from the junkyard Chicago-area native Joe Bortz began collecting cars in 1962 with no idea that he'd become renowned for having possibly the world's best collection of significant concept cars. More than 40 years later, that's an honor Bortz wears with pride, but it speaks to only a part of his collection of machinery. Bortz's car-collecting passion began with a 1928 Chevrolet Landau coupe. But it kicked into...   F1: Ferrari designs new logo for next season Ferrari on Thursday revealed a new logo for the 2011 Formula One season. The new logo will replace the barcode Ferrari had used for the last several years, until controversy broke out earlier this season when European medical officials claimed that the barcode was supposed to resemble Marlboro's...   2010 Dodge Challenger R/T, an AW Drivers Log EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: I love the looks of this car and still love the look of the Challenger. I’m not a real big fan of the monster, apparently nonfunctioning hood scoop. And the exhaust note, while awesome when you’re hard into the throttle, is annoying as hell when at...   NASCAR's Brian France spouts off without saying much A respected Daytona Beach-based colleague was spot-on when he said recently that NASCAR CEO Brian Z. France uses a lot of words to say absolutely nothing. That's especially true during the summer installment of his annual “state of the sport” message. France spent almost an hour... You May Have Missed...   IndyCar: Dreyer & Reinbold Racing gives seat to Scheckter, not Rahal In something of a surprise, Tomas Scheckter will return to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's No. 24 car for next weekend's Izod IndyCar Series race in Toronto. Most expected that the team would go with Graham Rahal, who drove the car at Iowa Speedway, as Rahal is considered a better street-circuit racer....   Quite a comeback: Steve Park returns from near-death experience Casual NASCAR fans likely remember two things about driver Steve Park, and both of those things occurred in 2001.In February of that year, Park won the Sprint Cup Series race at Rockingham, N.C., a week after his car owner, Dale Earnhardt, was killed in a crash in the Daytona 500.It was, as you... 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.