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Friday October 23, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Cars and Colors
 category: Cars and Colors


I knew that silver is a popular color for cars but I had no idea how dominant it is until PPG Industries released it's annual automotive color survey this month.

For the ninth straight year, silver is by far the number one color, according to the Pittsburgh based automotive paint manufacturer. Of all new cars produced in the U.S. last year, 25% were painted silver. The survey includes shades of charcoal and gray in the silver category. After silver comes white at 18% ,black with 16%, red 12%, blue 11%, tan 7% and green 4%. The remaining colors are just fractions of a percent.

Back in 1994, green was the number one color, just to show how much motorized color tastes have changed over the years.


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Tuesday September 22, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Salute Mario!
 category: Salute Mario!


I had the pleasure recently of serving as a celebrity judge for the Corvettes at Carlisle Show. My son and I had a great time walking among the hundreds of Corvettes and choosing our favorite for a trophy award. We didn't know the show would have an added treat for us until we noticed a long line of people over at the Magnaflow Performance exhaust system trailer. There he was, Pennsylvania's Mario Andretti signing autographs for hundreds of adoring fans.

Later over lunch, we found out that Mario had driven has brand new ZR-1 Corvette to the show from his home in Nazareth in the Lehigh Valley. There were lots of show goers streaming past the huge tent where lunch was served, but when Mario stepped to the microphone to say a few words, everyone within earshot stopped in their tracks to listen. And why wouldn't they? In my opinion, Mario Andretti is the greatest racing driver the world has ever seen.

His exploits on the track are legendary. From winning the Indy 500, to being crowned the Formula One World Champion, to winning the Daytona 500 NASCAR race on his first attempt. After being out of Formula One for years, Mario was asked to fill-in for one of the regular drivers on the Ferrari team at Monza in 1984. He promptly put the car on the pole during qualifying and finished third in the race. Absolutely amazing. He was still winning Indy car races in his 50's.


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Sunday August 23, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Natural Gas Is A Natural To Power Cars


The best way for the U.S. to become energy independent will also be a great boost for Pennsylvania’s economy. I’m talking about powering cars and trucks with natural gas.

Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, I was always aware of gas wells that were dotting the countryside. The largest supplies of natural gas anywhere in the world can be found in Western Pennsylvania and bordering states in shale deposits. We always thought of natural gas as something to heat homes, not power our cars. With the volatility of crude oil prices over the past couple of years, natural gas powered vehicles now make more sense than ever.

Replacing gasoline with natural gas is simple technically because almost all cars and trucks can be inexpensively converted, or designed from the start, to burn natural gas. It also burns more cleanly than gasoline.


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