You can snag the Car Collectors Dream Package at the Scottsdale Resort & Athletic Club where you can book from two to eight nights in a villa, just minutes from the auction. The packages includes a two- to eight-night stay in a one-bedroom villa, concierge service to arrange tickets and transportation to the auction, 10 percent off spa treatments and, of course, complimentary use of the Scottsdale Athletic Club. Prices range from about $700 to more than $2,600. For more information, visit www.scottsdale resortandathleticclub.com.
Closer to home, you can buy a season ticket package to the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. You get great seats for the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series races and the IZOD Indy Car and Firestone Indy Lights series races.
Packages range from $139 to $230 per ticket, but also have extras included. They include the right to reserve better seats, an optional payment plan, free admission to Nationwide Series practice day, VIP Parking — which can be exchanged for general camping admission — cold pit passes and discounts on the purchase of additional race tickets. Go to www.ketuckyspeedway.com or call (859) 578-2300.
In the garage, it appears that the signature red tool chest is no longer vogue; it’s now stainless steel! No worries, Sears and Lowe’s have you covered.
Sears has more than 50 items listed online. The starter tool chest is a 27-inch, four-drawer model priced at $299. The deluxe version is the Craftsman 52-inch, 23-drawer diamond stainless combo, checking in at $2,099. Sears has many in stock at their stores or go to www.sears.com.
Lowe’s features the Kobalt brand, with the 27-inch, 5-drawer tool chest priced at $280, while the big dog, the 53-inch, 16-drawer combo is $1,898.
For the reader, we offer an eclectic variety, starting with University of Dayton professor John Heitmann’s book, The Automobile and American Life, which chronicles the influence that the automobile has had on our national culture and lifestyles. Unique topics and perspectives make this book a must read for the car person. It’s available at Barnes and Noble and online for $39.95.
Local historian Curt Dalton penned Miami Valley’s Marvelous Motor Cars, a 95-page chronicle of the 50 makes and models of cars built in the area. It is available at the museum store at Carillon Historical Park for $19.95.
For the Porsche racing enthusiast, there is nothing like the 917, and photographer Jeff Zwart has photographed 17 of the cars in his studio. Porsche 917 x 17 includes 190 color and black and white photos along with portraits and stories of 15 drivers of the cars.
It’s a coffee table keeper, available online at www.bullpublishing.com for $149.95.
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