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The Sun Shone Brightly on the First Annual Littleton Rotary Appleman Auto Show Jim Barisano - Special to the Littleton Independent

It was a perfect last day of summer as the First Annual Littleton Rotary Appleman Auto Show took to the field at Kimball Farm to benefit SEPAC, Littleton’s Special Education Parent Action Committee.  Over 125 cars and thousands of spectators enjoyed a day filled with great music by Mark Crory’s band, the California Dreamers, de... Read More

The last few months have been a trial for me. I bought a 2000 Nissan Xterra with a 5-speed manual about a year ago as my first non-beater car. It was exactly what I was looking for. An SUV so that I could slog through traditional New England winters and drive across Nauset Beach on Cape Cod. Plus, the 5-speed made it much peppier and I had always desired to drive a manual transmission. It seemed like the perfect match. But being the car fanatic I am, I eventually wanted something different, some... Read More

I was recently having a conversation with one of my Brothers in law, by telephone, he lives in what we sometimes affectionately term the old country. It’s a good thing we’re not still joined at the hip with that monarchy, what would we be throwing into Boston harbor this time? Petrol? What am I talking about? Well, automobile enthusiasts for one thing, this is nothing to do with politics. This brother in law and I casually during conversation, compared, gas prices, what they refer to as petrol,... Read More

Big Car Show Coming!   I'm a member of the Littleton Rotary Club.  In the late 90's we put on a classic and custom car show for a few years.  It was always a lot of fun and drew about 200 show cars and a few thousand visitors.  Of course the purpose was to raise money for various Rotary charities and we always did pretty well.  It was a lot of work...and a lot of fun.  Well.....   Here we are: 2008 and the Car Show is back!   On September 21st, the Littlet... Read More

It is an interesting experience being around, “car guys”, “car nuts”, “gear heads”, “petrol heads”, and whatever other names are appropriate,  I can’t say I was ever truly in that category as a youngster, or even at any point, but I might be getting there slowly. They’re a passionate bunch and it rubs off.   It’s not going to happen fast enough for me to write the proverbial automotive blog, but here I am at WheelsTV and we’re building a social network around that enormous automotive n... Read More