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When using the Social Web to post WPI-related events, please consider some of the helpful suggestions we have put together on Writing Headlines for Web. (pdf, 223 kb)
Web writing tips:
Users generally scan the content on a web page, rather than read every word. Web readers want quick and easy access to the information they are looking for. Therefore, it is important that users find the most relevant information on your site quickly. Below are some tips to help make your site content stand out:
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- Avoid taking content from printed pieces and placing it verbatim on your web page. Websites should generally have half the amount of text as their printed counterpart.
- Keep it short and sweet. Assume the reader doesnt have much time to read through long paragraphs of text.
- When linking to other web pages, avoid the use of "click here," "follow this link," or other non-descriptive actions.
Heres why: - It is outdated. In the early days of the Internet, people believed that novice users wouldnt know what to do unless a link said "click here." Users are much savvier now and will follow a link only if it has descriptive text letting them know what information they will find on the linked page.
- It doesnt give the user enough information to determine what is on the other side of the "click." Our goal is that a site visitor will be able to find their way through a site without thinking. Each step should be clear and logical; information should be easily found and communicated. "Click here" provides an action, but not a reason.
Therefore, instead of: "Click here for more information." Consider: "Visit the Marketing and Communications website for more information about our web content writing services."
If you have a question about WPI capitalization, hyphenation or abbreviations, see the WPI style guide.
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Mecum adds new auctions in Pennsylvania, Texas, expands into motorcycle and boat auctions
Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions.
Mecum will take its traveling show to a new stop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, next year, filling a gap left by the auction house's decision to no longer host a sale in Des Moines, Iowa.
Scheduled for July 24-26, the newest Mecum auction will be held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, which boasts nearly 1 million square feet of indoor floor space. "People have been asking for years when we would host an auction on the East Coast," said Dana Mecum, president and founder of Mecum Auctions. "We're excited to reach a great community of classic and collector car fans that have long been there." The three-day sale is expected to draw 1,000 cars and will open for consignments in February.
Mecum has also scheduled another new auction later in the year, this one for December 11-13 in Austin, Texas. Details on that auction have yet to be released.
Mecum's 2014 schedule now includes 12 classic and collector car auctions as well as four vintage tractor auctions. The Wisconsin-based auction company has also announced that it's dipping its toe into yacht auctions.
For more information visit Mecum.com.
UPDATE (3.December 2013): Mecum also announced today that it will take a financial stake in Ron Christensen's MidAmerica Auctions, which specializes in motorcycles, explaining Mecum's presence at the upcoming Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction and Races in January. According to Mecum's press release, Christensen "will continue to play a significant role as president of Mecum's motorcycle division."
Restored Hudson Hornet Twin-H convertible sells for $150,000
1953 Hudson Hornet Convertible Brougham. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions.
Hudson is not a manufacturer that generally appears in the top 10 listings at contemporary automotive auctions. While the top-dollar sales list from Mecum's Anaheim auction included the usual suspects (Ford GTs, a high-end muscle car or two and a vehicle once owned by Steve McQueen), the auction's biggest surprise may have been a 1953 Hudson Convertible Brougham, equipped with the Twin-H power option, which hammered for $150,000.
In 1951, Hudson sold 131,915 automobiles in the United States, including 43,666 Hornets of all body styles. By 1953, just two years later, total sales had fallen to just 66,143 units, including 27,208 Hornets. Consumers were clearly bypassing Hudson showrooms, and one significant reason was the brand's absence of a V-8 engine. To counter this perceived power deficit, Hudson began offering its Twin-H Power package, first as a dealer-installed option and later, after January 1952, as a factory-installed option.
Checking the box for the Twin-H Power option gave the buyer a pair of one-barrel Carter WA-1 carburetors perched atop a cast-iron intake manifold and breathing through a pair of low-restriction air cleaners. Revised cast-iron exhaust manifolds were also fitted, and the net result was a bump in output of the Hornet's 308-cu.in. inline six-cylinder engine from 145 to 160 horsepower. Magazines of the day reported that a Twin-H-equipped Hornet could run from 0-60 MPH in 12.1 seconds, on the way to a top speed of 107 MPH, and the Hornet proved competitive in NASCAR during the 1953 season, taking victory in 22 out of 37 races.
The Hudson Hornet convertible sold in Anaheim last weekend reportedly was the subject of a recent and thorough restoration and has seen less than 1,000 miles since the work was completed. In addition to the Twin-H Power option, this example also came with the optional outside sun visor and Hydra-Matic automatic transmission.
1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro. Photo by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions.
Other top sellers in Anaheim included a 2006 Ford GT with 9,422 miles, which sold for $230,000; a 2005 Ford GT with Accufab upgrades and 5,150 miles, which sold for $210,000; a 1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro with thorough documentation, which sold for $180,000; a 1955 Chevrolet 210 restomod package that also included a two-motorcycle trailer and a pair of custom motorcycles, which sold for $132,500; a 1954 Buick Skylark restomod, which sold for $130,000; a 1954 Buick Skylark Convertible, restored in 2008, which also sold for $130,000; a 1956 Chevrolet Nomad restomod, which sold for $125,000; a 1938 Harley-Davidson WLD Solo Sport motorcycle, previously owned by Steve McQueen, which sold for $125,000; and a 1955 Chevrolet Nomad restomod, which sold for $120,000.
Mecum's southern California sale also featured a few bargains, such as the rare 1989 Dodge Shelby Ram Van, which sold for $1,300; a 1980 Cadillac Seville, which sold for $1,500; a 1985 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL, which sold for $3,000; a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette, which sold for $3,500; and a 1962 Ford Falcon Futura, which sold for $4,000.
For complete results from Mecum's Anaheim auction, visit Mecum.com.
Mr. Norm's-delivered Super Stock Hemi Dart sells for $125,000
1968 Dodge Hemi Dart Lighweight. Photos by Justin Shaffer, courtesy Mecum Auctions.
In the closing years of the 1960s, the Chrysler corporation offered a limited number of Hurst-built Plymouth Barracudas and Dodge Darts equipped with the 426-cu.in. Hemi V-8 engine, officially "for use in supervised acceleration trials," an officious way of saying that the cars were built to run in Super Stock drag racing. Of the 80 built, Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge in Chicago reportedly sold 13, one of which changed hands this past weekend for $125,000.
Dodge's lightweight Super Stock Darts, known colloquially as LO23 Darts and modified in much the same way as the BO29 Plymouth Barracudas, came sans sound deadening, heaters, rear seats, radios, window cranks, or paint. In their stead, Hurst added fiberglass front fenders and hoods (the latter with a special wide-mouth scoop), acid-dipped body panels, and lightweight front bucket seats from the Dodge A-100 van.
Under that hood sits a 426-cu.in. Hemi V-8, equipped with dual Holley four-barrel carburetors perched atop a Cross Ram intake manifold and exhaling through a pair of Hooker headers. Period estimates put output in the 600-horsepower range, more than enough to move the 3,150 pound car. A Hurst shifter works the gears in this example's three four-speed manual transmission, and the Cragar SS wheels shod with rear slicks leave no doubt as to the car's mission.
Other tricks for the strip included a battery repositioned to the trunk (atop a heavy steel plate), as well as the use of a standard rear window to add weight in the right place. Inside, the bucket seats used aluminum mounts and the roll cage was constructed to be as light as possible. As if any buyers needed a reminder, a glove box sticker advised that the car was not intended for street use.
According to the bill of sale for the Dart (chassis number LO23M8B391719), Grand Spaulding originally sold it in July 1968 to drag racer Eddie Smith of Sandyville, West Virginia. Max Hurley of West Jefferson, North Carolina, then bought it in May 1969 and competed with it in SS/B; period photographs show that the Dodge-sponsored racer wore the same Metallic Orange hue it sports today.
1963 Corvette, originally given to Harley Earl. Photo by Sam Murtaugh, courtesy Mecum Auctions.
Other top 10 cars at Mecum's Chicago sale included a custom 1963 Chevrolet Corvette, built for Harley J. Earl, which sold for $1.5 million; a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, one of 69 examples built, which sold for $500,000; a one-owner 2005 Ford GT, which sold for $240,000; a 1965 Shelby Cobra, which sold for $140,000; a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, equipped with the 427-cu.in., 435-hp V-8, which sold for $135,000; a 1969 Pontiac Trans Am, with the 400-cu.in. Ram Air III engine, which sold for $118,000; a 1962 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, which sold for $110,000; a 2013 Chevrolet COPO Camaro, one of 69 built, which sold for $105,000; and a 1951 Willy Overland pickup street rod, which sold for $100,000.
1952 Chevrolet Deluxe.
Those with more modest budgets could have taken home a 1952 Chevrolet Deluxe, which sold for $5,000; a 1970 Chrysler Newport 300, reportedly displayed in a dealer's showroom for two decades, which sold for $4,750; a 1972 Cadillac Sedan Deville, which sold for $2,500; a 1973 Triumph GT6 Mk. III, which sold for $2,500; or a 1982 Cadillac Coupe Deville, which sold for $2,000.
For complete results from Mecum's Chicago sale, visit Mecum.com.
Covering just about every service car niche possible: the trio of Checkers at Mecum Dallas
1970 Checker MediCar limousine. All photos courtesy Mecum Auctions.
While Corvettes and other Chevrolets dominated the recent Mecum auction in Dallas, a trio of unusual automobiles built by the Checker Motors Corporation, including a rare 1970 Checker MediCar, also shared the stage, but failed to meet their reserve prices.
Built from 1969-1971, the Checker MediCar was intended to accommodate the needs of those in wheelchairs or even patients on stretcher gurneys. With a roof elevated by eight inches, a rear door that swung open nearly 180 degrees and a deployable ramp, the MediCar could transport up to three passengers in wheelchairs, or one gurney and one wheelchair. Aimed at the medical transportation market, the cars could also be used by taxi companies looking to expand the services offered by their fleets. In three years of construction, less than 100 examples were built, with the bulk being sold to nursing homes and private individuals; in fact, there's no evidence that the cars ever made their way into a taxi fleet, though one cab company in Vancouver, British Columbia, did operate a few handicapped-accessible Checker Marathons, modified by a third-party vendor and not Checker itself.
Original Checker MediCars lacked the ostrich leather bar and upholstery.
The MediCar that crossed the block in Dallas resembled those leaving the automaker's Kalamazoo, Michigan, factory in external appearance only. Inside, the car had been modified with touches like Birdseye maple dash trim, black ostrich leather upholstery, Versace-influenced door panels, a rear-compartment bar with crystal champagne flutes, and a sophisticated audio/video entertainment system (that occupied a significant portion of the once-cavernous trunk). The 350-cu.in. V-8 engine had been converted to run on propane, too, but it was unclear when the conversion was carried out. Bidding reached a high of $11,000, which wasn't enough for the one-of-a-kind limousine to clear its reserve price.
1969 Checker Aerobus station wagon.
The same can be said of a 1969 Checker Aerobus station wagon, billed as sporting "gangster-style" whitewall tires and "automatic, movable, retractable tan leather seating." Like the MediCar, the 350-powered Aerobus came complete with television monitors and an impressive audio system, and included a pair of bars to accommodate the thirst of additional passengers. As with contemporary limousines (but unlike the original bare-bones Aerobuses), passengers had full control of lighting, air conditioning, audio and video selections. Bidding reached $24,000.
1978 Checker Marathon.
Arguably the closest to stock, a 1978 Checker Marathon originally sold to a private owner by a Fort Worth, Texas, dealership, bid to a high of $5,000 without meeting its reserve. Finished in "Viper red" and bedecked with a black and white cowhide interior, a Kenwood audio system and aftermarket air conditioning, the Marathon derived its power from a GM inline-six engine of unknown displacement.
Brock Yates's Eliminator and Novi Special replica fail to sell in Monterey
Brock Yates's Eliminator at Mecum's Monterey Auction. Photo by Kurt Ernst.
Over his remarkable career, esteemed automotive journalist Brock Yates collected many things, including (reportedly) motel keys, matchbooks, photographs and automobiles. Two of the latter with rather significant ties to Yates's career recently crossed the block at Mecum's Monterey auction, both failing to meet their reserve prices.
Of the two, it's safe to call the Eliminator the most historically significant. The Model T Ford racer, originally constructed by Californian Jay Chamberlain for short track racing, clawed its way to (relative) fame in the hands of owner Frank "Duffy" Livingstone. Fitted with a Ford flathead V-8, the car took its name from the Potvin camshaft fitted by engine builder Tim Timmerman. Ensuring that The Eliminator could stop as well as go, a set of Bendix aircraft brakes were fitted, and the car received its first 15 minutes of fame in a 1953 Hot Rod magazine article entitled, "How to Build a Sports Car."
The dash displays stickers from the car's racing history. Photo by Kurt Ernst.
By 1956, the flathead V-8 was no longer a competitive race engine, so Timmerman built up a 265-cu.in. Chevrolet V-8 for the car. Later, the original La Salle three-speed transmission was pulled, replaced by a Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed, and suddenly the package was fast enough to be dangerous in C Class competition. Just how competitive The Eliminator had become was proven in 1959, when at one event it qualified 19th (and finished 11th) out of 57 cars, including Ferraris, Maseratis and Porsches driven by the likes of Carroll Shelby and Dan Gurney.
Shortly afterward, Livingstone lost interest in the car, parking it in his shop for some two decades before it was sold. Though the ownership path is murky, the car eventually found its way into Yates's collection, and it was soon sent to Pete Chapouris at California's So-Cal Speed Shop for refurbishment. Chapouris brought The Eliminator up to modern safety standards, but took care to preserve the car's patina wherever possible; he left the exterior paint untouched and left many of the dents from the car's serious racing days intact.
Bidding reached $140,000, but failed to meet reserve. Photo by Kurt Ernst.
Upon completion, Yates raced the car for four seasons in various vintage events, but its crowning achievement likely came in August of 2003. That year, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance included a class honoring the hot rod, and The Eliminator received an invitation to participate alongside the likes of Max Balchowsky's Old Yeller II, the 1947 Baldwin Payne Mercury and the HWM Chevrolet Stovebolt Special. On hand for the ceremonies, in addition to owner Yates, were Livingstone and The Eliminator's most recent restorer, Barry Brown, whose Riter Vintage Car Care shop in East Rochester, New York, refreshed the car after four seasons of vintage racing.
Like a warthog displayed at an American Kennel Club purebred event, The Eliminator seemed out of place on the Pebble Beach field, and Yates recounted his impression of the event in a piece penned for the December 2003 Car and Driver, entitled "Barbarians on the Grass." Looking at the car with contempt and distaste, a woman reportedly said to original restorer Chapouris, "This thing is ugly. The paint is faded. There are dents. Don't any of you people know how to restore cars?"
At Pebble Beach in 2003 , Yates sat on the car's tail for the ride to the judging stand. Photo by Kurt Ernst.
When Chapouris pointed out the importance of the car's originality, the visitor was undeterred, stating that, "Our house is original. One hundred years old. But we paint it every three years," before storming off in a huff. Later, when the category finalists were announced, the Stovebolt Special, the Baldwin Payne Mercury and The Eliminator were called before the judges' stand, and it was The Eliminator that was picked for the category win. The car may still have been a warthog among purebreds, but on that day it was a very proud warthog.
1956 Kurtis Kraft 500F Novi Replica. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions.
The 1956 Kurtis-Kraft 500F Novi Replica, on the other hand, is very much a race car that celebrates the art of the automobile. Built by engineer, machinist and fabricator Gary Babineau, in collaboration with Brock Yates, the Novi Replica was meant as a tribute to "the fastest car never to win the Indy 500," as the Novi racers are often referred to. Campaigned in various forms (including both front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-drive versions) from 1941 through 1966, Novi-engined cars were renowned for the distinctive shriek of their gear-driven superchargers, as well as for the impressive power the engines put out. Some would say the Novi cars were cursed as well, as drivers Ralph Hepburn and Chet Miller were killed in crashes of Novi-powered cars.
The Novi supercharged V-8 engine was designed by Bud Winfield and Leo Goossen and constructed by legendary builder Fred Offenhauser. At its debut (as a "Winfield") in the 1941 Indianapolis 500, the engine produced more than 450 horsepower, which was an impressive number for the day. By the end of its life, in 1966 (then licensed by team owner Andy Granatelli), the Novi engine was good for 837 horsepower. Ironically, the Brock Yates Novi Replica uses a Maserati engine instead of a Novi, as surviving examples have climbed exponentially in price. In 2009, when Babineau assembled the Novi Replica, Yates estimated that an authentic Novi engine would have added $250,000 to the car's build cost, making the use of a normally aspirated 600hp Maserati overhead-cam V-8 understandable.
Once Babineau's astonishing work was finished, the Novi Replica debuted at the 2009 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance in Connecticut, where the car picked up the "Great Race Award." A vintage race event at Watkins Glen followed, once the SVRA approved the car for competition. In what may have been the most fitting tribute to the Novi and its early drivers, Andy Hurtubise, son of original Novi racer Jim Hurtubise, lapped the historic circuit wearing a replica of his father's driving suit. As Yates later penned in Vintage Motorsport, "It was a memorable day for everyone involved. All along it's been about the Novi, but I realized as I watched Andy drive down the straightaway that it is also about the people and the history behind the car… keeping that alive, and the connections that we all have to this sport is what we can memorialize."
A normally aspirated Maserati V-8 was chosen for its cost effectiveness. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions.
Bidding on The Eliminator rose to $140,000 before stalling, but that wasn't enough to top the car's reserve price (and likely would have represented the lowest price ever paid for a Pebble Beach class winner) or meet the pre-auction estimate of $175,000 to $200,000. Bidding on the Novi replica reached $75,000, and this number also failed to meet the car's reserve.
For more results from Mecum's 2013 Monterey auction, visit Mecum.com.
Butch Leal's Hemi lightweight Coronet to cross the block
Photos by John Hollansworth Jr., courtesy Mecum Auctions.
When Chrysler built 55 each of its RO23 and WO23 lightweight Hemi-powered Plymouth Belvederes and Dodge Coronets in 1967, it gave plenty of amateur and semi-pro hotshoes across the country the opportunity to compete in Super Stock. Of course, plenty of the cars went to nationally known drag racers as well, and one of them, the WO23 Coronet R/T that Butch Leal drove, will head to auction this weekend.
Leal, of Tulare, California, is one of the few professional drag racers who can lay claim to driving factory lightweights from all of the Big Three. He began drag racing with the 348-powered 1960 Chevrolet El Camino that he bought new when he turned 16, moved up to a dual-quad 409-powered 1962 Chevrolet Impala, and a year later found himself driving a Chevrolet Impala Z-11 powered by a Bill Thomas-built 427. Following GM's corporate ban on racing, Leal switched camps and collaborated with Mickey Thompson on a lightweight Ford Galaxie in 1963 and then a 1964 Ford Thunderbolt with which he won the Super Stock title at that year's NHRA Nationals. That latter accomplishment caught the attention of Bob Cahill, Chrysler's director of racing, who convinced Leal to drive a lightweight altered-wheelbase Plymouth in 1965, in addition to a 1965 Dodge A990 lightweight.
Following the introduction of the street Hemi in 1966, Chrysler returned to building lightweight cars in 1967, offering the Super Stock-intended WO23 Dodge Coronets and RO23 Plymouth Belvederes, all powered by the street Hemi but with the battery moved to the trunk and lacking a front anti-roll bar, sound deadener and carpet, radio and heater. According to Charles R. Morris's Factory Lightweights: Detroit's Drag Racing Specials of the '60s, even though the cars went to a number of famous drag racers – including Jack Werst, Shirley Shahan, Jere Stahl, the Bounty Hunters, and Sox & Martin – they couldn't hold their own against Ford's 427-powered Fairlanes that year.
That lack of success in Super Stock likely accounts for Leal skipping over this particular car in his auto-biography on ButchLeal.com as well as the lack of any competition history in Mecum's description of the Coronet for its upcoming Dallas auction. Nevertheless, it's reportedly been authenticated by Leal and Cahill and restored to the exact condition in which Leal raced it in 1967. The car has previously been offered for sale with an asking price of $395,000, but another WO23 Coronet with established racing provenance sold earlier this year at Auctions America's Fort Lauderdale sale for $104,500.
Mecum's Dallas auction will take place today, September 4, through Saturday, September 7. For more information, visit Mecum.com.
UPDATE (10.September 2013): Mecum is reporting a top bid for the Coronet of $125,000.
UPDATE (23.September 2013): The Coronet is now for sale on Hemmings.com with an asking price of $174,995.
Three Chevrolets stolen from Monterey auctions
The 1961 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 convertible stolen from Russo and Steele. Image courtesy Russo and Steele.
Despite the security one would expect where six-, seven- and eight-figure cars gathered for the weekend, three Chevrolets were reported stolen from the recent Monterey auctions, an event that California Highway Patrol spokesman Robert Lehman called "pretty rare," given that he couldn't recall any other collector car thefts during Monterey weekends past.
Taken from a fenced and secured area at Russo and Steele's auction in Monterey was a red 1961 Impala SS 409 convertible wearing Idaho license plates reading "SS409." Described by the seller as "the only all-correct, matching numbers example known to exist," the four-speed manual transmission car had recently undergone a rotisserie restoration, and was reportedly valued by the owner at $220,000. Offered for sale on Friday, August 16, the rare and desirable convertible failed to meet its undisclosed reserve price, and was taken from the secured lot some time after crossing the stage around 8:45 p.m.
The 1961 Chevrolet Impala SS restomod convertible stolen from Mecum. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions.
Two Midwestern automotive dealers suffered the loss of cars consigned to Mecum's Monterey auction, located on the grounds of the Del Monte golf course in Monterey. On Saturday, August 17, a white 1961 Chevrolet Impala restomod, belonging to World of Wheels in Des Moines, Iowa, was reported stolen during the night. The car featured a recent restoration, and was fitted with a modified 383-cu.in. V-8 crate engine from Summit Racing, a TCI 400 transmission, a four-core radiator, new interior and exterior trim and a set of polished American Racing wheels. The car's value was undisclosed, but a high bid of $50,000 failed to meet the car's reserve price.
Reported missing from the Mecum lot on Sunday morning, August 18, was a pale yellow one-owner 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, said to be in unrestored condition after 42 years in storage. Though the exterior had benefited from a single respray in the original factory colors, the car's interior was said to be all-original. Previously part of the Richard Hubbard Collection, the car was being offered for sale by Sam Pierce Chevrolet in Muncie, Indiana. Reportedly valued at $65,000, the car received a high bid of $50,000 when it crossed the block on Friday, August 16, but also failed to meet the reserve price.
The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air stolen from Mecum. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions.
All three vehicles were likely targeted for the value of their parts, and the ease of which they can be sold to unsuspecting hobbyists. While far more expensive cars were plentiful at both auctions, parting out a 1949 Ferrari 166 Inter Berlinetta Coupe or a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder would prove both risky and challenging, while parts from the missing Chevrolets can be applied to a far wider range of vehicles. Those with information on the thefts should contact the Monterey office of the California Highway Patrol at 831-796-2100.
UPDATE: Jalopnik reported that a 1962 Corvette was also stolen over the weekend, though from a bed and breakfast rather than from one of the Monterey auctions.
UPDATE (4.September 2013): The New York Times reports that the 1962 Corvette has been recovered.
Hemi Under Glass Barracuda collection heads to auction
The 1967 Hemi Under Glass. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions.
From the mid-1960s until 1975, the Hemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda was one of the best known exhibition drag racers in the country. Piloted primarily by driver Bob Riggle, it thrilled fans by lofting its front wheels skyward as the thrust from its Hemi V-8 temporarily overcame the bonds of gravity. While many variations touched rear bumper to drag strip over the years, four of these iconic cars will cross the auction block in a single-lot sale this fall.
In 1965, while looking to build a competitive drag racer to highlight the offerings of his company, Hurst Performance, George Hurst experimented with a midship placement of a 426-cu.in. Hemi V-8 – behind the driver but ahead of the rear wheels – in a Plymouth Barracuda. Hurst and his team soon realized that keeping the car's front wheels on the ground was an exercise in futility, but his natural showmanship kicked in and he soon realized that crowds would love to see the car run the quarter mile on two wheels, its nose pointed to the sky. Rather than compete in a conventional series, Hurst built the car – dubbed the Hurst Hemi Under Glass – for exhibition drag racing, helping to create the wheelstanding phenomenon of the 1960s.
Original driver "Wild Bill" Shrewsbury piloted the Hemi Under Glass (with its "Bear of a 'Cuda" script and prominent Hurst logo on its belly) through 1965 and into 1966, before leaving to drive the L.A. Dart wheelstander. By then, the Hurst car had been reconfigured to wear 1966 sheetmetal and driver Bob Riggle – who accompanied Shrewsbury as driver and mechanic in 1965 – was next to climb into the pilot's seat. Though his first two runs produced heart-stopping landings (one pointed to the left, and a second pointed to the right), the third run convinced Hurst executives that Riggle would be no more likely to total the car than anyone else crazy enough to take on the assignment of driving it.
Not that the directional instability was entirely Riggle's fault. Early Hemi Under Glass cars lacked wheel brakes, which allowed the driver to steer the car via independently braking the rear wheels. It's also not clear when the window was cut in the car's firewall, meaning that Riggle's early runs might have been completed with very limited visibility down the track. Two-lever wheel brakes were added when the third second Hemi Under Glass was built for the 1967 season, and a fresh 426-cu.in. Hemi V-8 was fitted to the car.
In 1968, Hurst Riggle built a new Hemi Under Glass 'Cuda, powered by a supercharged 426-cu.in. Hemi V-8 for added power. Rear wheel brakes were simplified from two levers to a single lever, making it far easier for Riggle to steer the car during a run. Though Riggle ran this car through 1970 1969, Hurst ultimately lost interest in the project when its new corporate owner, Sunbeam, frowned on the liability of running a wheelstander. Riggle campaigned the car on his own for a while, but a 1975 funny car crash would temporarily sideline the driver's racing career.
1968 Hemi Under Glass. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions.
That changed in 1991, when Linda Vaughn convinced Riggle that nostalgia was in, and that a recreation of the Hemi Under Glass would prove popular with racing fans. Riggle wasted no time in sourcing a 1966 Barracuda and a period-correct Hemi; a year later he began to campaign a new generation of vintage Hemi Under Glass racer. Around this same time, the "lost" 1967 Hemi Under Glass chassis – which Riggle gave back to Hurst for use as a traveling show car at the end of the 1967 season, but which he lost track of afterward – surfaced in Canada and Riggle later struck a deal to purchase this car. "It was a piece of junk when I got it back," Riggle said. Nevertheless he restored it to its 1967 wheelstanding configuration after his next retirement from exhibition racing in 2005.
These two Hemi Under Glass Barracudas, along with two others (including a replica of the 1968 version that Riggle built in 1995 and one that Riggle is currently building to replicate the 1969 version; Riggle said that there were 9 total Hemi Under Glass racers through the years) eventually wound up in the hands of car collector Bill Sefton throughout the 2000s. Known to have a passion for all things Mopar, Sefton was often referred to as "The Black Hole" because cars entering his possession almost never returned to the market. As for his motivation, Sefton saw himself more as a curator than a collector, and retaining possession of rare and historically significant muscle cars meant they would be preserved for the next generation of collector.
Then in May, 43 cars from the Sefton Collection turned up at the Mecum Auction in Indianapolis, Indiana. Of the cars offered, 33 sold for a combined $1,454,500, and now additional cars from the Sefton collection (including the four Hemi Under Glass cars described above) are scheduled to be sold at Mecum's upcoming Chicago auction. Sefton, who was recently convicted for tax evasion, has of late been paying restitution to the IRS; on August 7, Sefton and a partner, Michael Martorano, paid $7.3 million in back corporate taxes for a business venture known as Consumer Benefit Service, Incorporated. In addition, Sefton paid $1.4 million more in personal income tax, was fined $12,500 and was ordered to split the cost of the prosecution with co-defendant Martorano. Sefton was also sentenced to 48 months in prison, although he has until August 21 to file an appeal. If no appeal is filed, Sefton is scheduled to begin his sentence on November 5.
Mecum has the four Hemi Under Glass cars scheduled to go to auction at its Chicago sale in October. As with many of Sefton's more valuable cars previously offered (including a Plymouth Superbird once owned by racer Roger McCluskey, and the 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda known as the Haircut Hemi, both of which failed to meet the reserve price), these four will carry a reserve price.
Mecum's Chicago auction will take place October 10-12 at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. For more information, visit Mecum.com.
UPDATE 10/14: Though bidding reached a high of $750,000, the four Hemi Under Glass cars went unsold in Chicago.
Steve McQueen-owned Baja race truck sells for $60,000; other McQueen vehicles fail to sell at auction
1969 Chevrolet Baja race truck, once owned by Steve McQueen. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions.
A Vic Hickey-prepared 1969 Chevrolet pickup Baja racer, once owned by Steve McQueen and said to be the first truck specifically constructed by GM for use in the Mexican 1000 Rally (the predecessor of the Baja 1000), sold at last weekend's Mecum Santa Monica auction for $60,000. One of four motorized vehicles (including a second pickup and a pair of motorcycles) associated with the late actor at the auction, the Chevrolet was the only one to go home with a new owner after topping its reserve price.
Debuting in the inaugural 1968 Mexican 1000, the Chevrolet pickup was first raced by Cliff Coleman and Johnny Diaz. A mere 80 miles from the starting line, it broke intake valves on six of its eight cylinders; despite this, Coleman and Diaz limped the pickup back to Ensenada, sourced a new pair of heads and returned to the race, finishing in just over 36 hours. The C10 (or technically, a K10 due to its four-wheel drive drivetrain) was next raced by Coleman in the 1969 Mint 400, before being purchased by McQueen (as part of a lot of GM-owned race vehicles) in 1970. There's no evidence that McQueen drove the truck himself, though off-road legend Mickey Thompson raced it to a win at Riverside during the actor's ownership. In 1972, the truck was among the holdings sold by McQueen to fund a divorce settlement, and Joe Metcalf, a Vic Hickey employee, bought it to use on his farm for several decades. Though no longer original (its original V-8 engine has been lost to time), the truck reportedly carried its original paint along with "period correct" decals. At a selling price of $60,000, its new owner received a relative bargain for a vehicle with both a racing pedigree and ties to McQueen; after all, a 1951 Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe convertible once owned by McQueen recently sold for $84,000.
1952 Chevrolet 3800 pickup with custom camper shell.
A 1952 Chevrolet 3800 pickup with a custom-built camper shell and far more significant ties to McQueen also crossed the block in Santa Monica. Reportedly purchased by the late actor on a whim in February of 1978, it was said to be used on several cross-country camping trips. Oddly enough, it was also the vehicle chosen by McQueen for his drive to the Ventura County Airport on November 3, 1980, en route to his final (and futile) cancer surgery in Juarez, Mexico. According to Mecum's auction description, the truck carries its original engine, frame and body work, and still wears the same Forest Green paint it sported from the factory. The license plates are original, as is the mattress in the truck's custom-built "Dust-Tite" camper shell, meaning its next owner can sleep on the same cushion once occupied by McQueen himself. Bidding reached a high of $70,000, but that was not enough to meet the pickup's reserve.
1931 Harley-Davidson VL 74, restored following McQueen's death.
At the time of his death, McQueen was actively working on the restoration of several vehicles in his expansive collection. Among them was a 1931 Harley-Davidson VL 74, which has since been fully restored in period-correct colors with the original frame, bodywork and 74-cu.in. flathead V-twin engine. It's not clear if McQueen ever rode this particular motorcycle, though its a safe bet that the actor spent time disassembling the bike during its restoration process. Advertised as "not in running condition," the Harley-Davidson VL 74 bid up to $75,000, which failed to cover its reserve price.
1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross.
McQueen loved off-road motorcycles, too, and had an affinity for models made by Swedish firm Husqvarna. Frequently seen on "Husky" motorcycles, McQueen was photographed riding a Husky Cross for the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, and also opted for a Husky Cross in a scene from the classic documentary On Any Sunday. In August of 1971, McQueen purchased a 1971 Husqvarna 360 Enduro, but found this particular model didn't suit his preferences. Instead, McQueen swapped the bike for the Husqvarna 400 Cross offered by Mecum, which he took delivery of in February of 1972. McQueen's Husky Cross underwent an extensive restoration in 2012, including an engine rebuild and a respray of frame and bodywork in period-correct colors. Since restoration, the bike has not been started (though it's assumed to be in running condition), meaning the next owner gets to decide if the bike will be ridden or preserved for static display only. Bidding reached a high of $50,000, but the McQueen Husqvarna was a no-sale at this price.
For complete results from Mecum's Santa Monica celebrity auction, visit Mecum.com.
UPDATE 7/31: The brown tweed sport coat worn by Steve McQueen in Bullitt achieved a hammer price of $720,000 at Monday's Profiles in History sale. This easily beat the low pre-auction estimate of $600,000, but failed to best the high estimate of $800,000.
Gangster-bought Duesenberg Model J/SJ heads to auction
1931 Duesenberg Model SJ Disappearing Top Convertible Coupe. Photo by Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Auctions.
What drives one into a life of crime other than the prospect of easy money? And what does one spend that easy money on other than flashy cars? Doubtless, most original owners of Duesenbergs were law-abiding citizens, but it would be tantamount to historical revisionism to suggest that not one Duesenberg purchaser funded it from ill-gotten gains, and one such Duesenberg, a Murphy-bodied 1931 Duesenberg Model J/SJ disappearing top convertible coupe, will cross the block next month in Monterey.
Described as totally and completely numbers-matching, the Duesenberg carries the same engine (J-345), crankshaft (345), chassis (2367) and body (925) that was delivered to its original owner, William Collins (reported by RM Auctions to be a figure in New York's criminal underground). Collins reportedly owned the car for a single day before his death, and it was then acquired by Philadelphia bootlegger Mickey Duffy. When Duffy was shot down in Atlantic City, the car was passed on to Duffy's business associate Owney Madden, owner of Harlem's infamous Cotton Club. After passing through the hands of less notable owners, the car appeared in a December 1953 Motor Trend classified ad, offered for the now-unbelievable selling price of $150. $1,750.
Restored to its original condition by owner Eldon Eby in the late 1970s, the Duesenberg later received a conversion to SJ (supercharged) specifications, when it was fitted with its extremely rare Monel side exhaust. In 1982, the car won both Best Duesenberg and Best in Show at the ACD Club National Reunion, and it was exhibited at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 1983 and 1984. Though Eldon Eby sold the car in the early 1980s, fate reunited the two when a new owner placed an ad for an experienced Duesenberg mechanic; Eby, now retired and living near the car's current owner, answered the ad to discover the job was caring for the Duesenberg he'd known best. Chassis 2367 will be offered for sale by RM Auctions as part of the company's Monterey sale with an anticipated selling price is $2 million to $2.5 million.
1929 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing Top Convertible Coupe. Photo courtesy Gooding & Company.
Collins's SJ, as expected, will not be the only Duesenberg to cross the block at Monterey this year, nor the only one with an interesting history. One of the other two, a 1929 Duesenberg Model J, also features a Murphy body and was originally purchased as a chassis only (number 2134, claimed to be the very first chassis-only order submitted to Duesenberg) by the wife of department store magnate Harry Robinson. The frame, complete with engine J-108, was sent to the Walter M. Murphy Company, where the disappearing top convertible coupe body was styled with input from the Robinsons. Unusual for the time, both the body and the chassis were sprayed in white per the client's request.
In 1934, the car was used by Ginger Rogers in The Gay Divorcee, then ultimately passed through a string of owners in the ensuing decades. Since the mid-2000s, the car has received both mechanical attention (including engine, transmission and differential work) and, most recently, a concours-quality restoration carried out by Fran Roxas, completed in 2010. Restored to its original specification and color, the car won Best of Show at the 2012 Celebration of Automobiles at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and earned a feature spot in Fred Roe's book, Duesenberg: The Pursuit of Perfection.
At RM Auctions' 2012 Monterey sale, chassis 2134 sold for $1,897,500, but it's back on the market again just one year later. This time, auction house Gooding & Company expects the car to sell for between $2.25 million and $2.75 million when the car crosses the stage.
1930 Duesenberg Model J Torpedo Phaeton. Photo by John Hollansworth, Jr., courtesy Mecum Auctions.
Last of this year's Monterey Duesenbergs, but not least, the 1930 Duesenberg Model J Torpedo Phaeton, chassis 2276, began its life wearing limousine coachwork from the Judkins Company. First purchased by William Sandow, the car was later used by the wife of E.L. Cord, before being sold to John de Noira in 1937. Pacific Auto Rental, de Noira's company specializing in car rentals for the movie industry, owned the Duesenberg until 1985, and the car appeared in such films as Al Capone (1955), Howard Hughes (1977), City Heat (1984) and at least 11 others.
Upon purchasing the car in 1985, Fred and Dave Weber asked coachbuilder Fran Roxas to rebody the car in a style similar to a Walker LaGrande Torpedo Phaeton, while retaining the car's original chassis and drivetrain. Since the completion of this restoration, the car has racked up numerous awards (including "Most Outstanding Open Car, 1921-1930″ at the 2008 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance) in the hands of several owners. Sold in January of 2013 for $698,500 at Bonhams's Boca Raton auction, the car will be offered for the second time in 2013 by Mecum Auctions in Monterey. No pre-auction estimate for it has been released.
Gooding & Company's 2013 Pebble Beach auction will take place from August 17-18 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center; for more information, visit GoodingCo.com. Mecum's Monterey auction will take place August 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey; for more information, visit Mecum.com. RM Auctions' Monterey sale will take place on August 16-17 at the Portola Hotel & Spa and Monterey Conference Center; for more information, visit RMAuctions.com.
Update 8/24: The 1929 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing Top Convertible Coupe sold at the Gooding auction for $2,365,000; the 1930 Duesenberg Model J Torpedo Phaeton sold at the Mecum auction for $930,000; and the 1931 Duesenberg Model SJ Disappearing Top Convertible Coupe bid to $1,850,000 but failed to meet the reserve price at the RM auction.


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New releases were even worse on the July 7th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart than they were on the DVD sales chart. Leading the way was Despicable Me with 88,000 units / $1.23 million for the week and 2.35 million units / $58.37 million after more than two-and-a-half years of release. This puts it just outside of the top 20 on the All-Time Blu-ray Chart, and it has already made it there as of the writing of this column.
There were five new releases to reach the chart on the June 23rd, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart, but most of them missed the top five. Jack the Giant Slayer earned first place with 234,000 units / $5.42 million, giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 42%. This is acceptable, but not great.
There were a lot of new releases on the Blu-ray sales chart this week. This includes Oz the Great and Powerful, which led the way with 472,000 units / $13.21 million during its first week of release. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 46%, which is a good start for a visually impressive adventure film.
New releases earned the top three spots on the DVD sales chart, but there was only one other to earn a spot in the top 30. Oz the Great and Powerful earned first place with 549,000 units / $9.97 million, which is a good result, given the time of year.
While there were a lot of new releases this week, none of them were monster hits and this hurt the overall market. Sadly, overall Blu-ray sales were better than last week at 1.03 million / $23.85 million. This is 33% higher in terms of units and 30% higher in terms of revenue. On the other hand, compared to last year, this is 20% lower in terms of units and 23% in terms of revenue. DVD sales did much, much worse, leading to an overall Blu-ray share of 46% in terms of units and 53% in terms of revenue.
The top five of the Blu-ray sales chart this week were nearly all new releases, including the first place Blu-ray, A Good Day Die Hard. This film sold 316,000 units and generated $5.86 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 58%. That's an excellent Blu-ray share, but the film missed expectations pretty much everywhere else. Meanwhile, the Legacy Box Set placed eighth with 17,000 units / $667,000.
New releases grabbed the top six spots on the DVD sales chart this week, but mainly due to a lack of competition, as there were no monster hits. These new releases were led by Identity Thief with 362,000 units / $6.25 million. It performed surprisingly well in theaters, so this result is pure gravy.
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It's another typical summer week on the home market. That is to say, it's a bad week on the home market. There are several first-run releases, the biggest of which was Jack the Giant Killer, which bombed at the box office. There are some limited releases that help the overall quality, but it is still a bad week. As far as Pick of the Week candidates go, Quartet on DVD or Blu-ray is the best choice. One could argue it is the only choice, but there are three Criterion Collection releases that are worth checking out, as well as some horror films, both old and new, that should please genre fans. On a side note, there are six Disney Channel releases on this week's list. That's a little strange.
The Die Hard franchise has been around for 25 years. The first Die Hard film cost less than $30 million to make, but earned $80 million. This is $150 million, if you take into inflation. The most recent installment was Live Free or Die Hard, which didn't quite live up to expectations. A lot of people thought that perhaps the franchise was running out of steam, or perhaps it was just a product of its times and it was no longer relevant today. Was A Good Day to Die Hard able to revitalize the franchise? Or is there something seriously wrong here?
Next weekend is Father's Day and as such we have a Father's Day related prizes: Really ugly ties! No, it's A Good Day to Die Hard, which is a father and son action film. But first we have to come up with a target film. Fortunately there's a really easy choice there. This is the End is the counter-programming and will be playing in less than 3,000 theaters, while Man of Steel is debuting in more than 4,000 theaters. As I said, it's an easy choice to make. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Man of Steel. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of A Good Day to Die Hard on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of A Good Day to Die Hard on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay!
It's a typical summer week on the home market with a good mix of first run releases and some summer TV shows coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. There are certainly some releases that are worth picking up, but nothing that will set sell records. Overall, it is solid, but unspectacular. There were a few contenders for Pick of the Week. Breaking Bad: Season Five on DVD or Blu-ray, but it is a split-season release and I'm not happy with the price-per-minute. By comparons, The Newsroom: Season One, which comes out next week, is nearly twice as long but only 25% more money. Brooklyn Castle is another contender; however, while its DVD is certainly worth picking up, I'm not sure it will have wide enough appeal. In the end, I went with Warm Bodies. It may seem like a strange choice, but it is still one of the best wide releases of the year and the DVD and the Blu-ray are loaded with extras.
There are not a lot of new releases on the home market this week, and there are very few that are prime releases. The best-selling release is Dexter: Season Seven on Blu-ray, which is worth picking up, but the lack of extras prevents it from being the Pick of the Week. For that I'm going with a lesser known title, The Unbelievable Truth, which is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray this week.
The Croods debuted in first place on the international chart with $63.09 million on 11,709 screens in 46 markets, while its global opening was $106.73 million. The film led the way in Russia with $7.82 million on 2,166 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $12.65 million, including previews. It made $8.18 million on 521 screens in the U.K., also including previews, which was enough for an easy first place finish. Another first place victory came in Mexico, where it made $4.51 million on 1,990 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.80 million. It also debuted on top of the chart in Germany with $3.63 million on 728 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.21 million, while it had nearly identical results in Brazil with $3.35 million on 728 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.13 million. The film earned more number one debuts in Italy ($3.90 million on 711) and in Spain ($3.33 million on 763).
Oz the Great and Powerful remained in first place with $48.2 million on 10,433 screens in 55 markets for totals of $138.6 million internationally and $282.7 million worldwide. The film took top spot in France with a hair under $5.00 million on 620 screens. During its second weekend in Russia, the film added $4.93 million on 1,137 screens for a total of $21.63 million so far. At this pace, it should have no trouble earning a profit. The only question is whether or not it will get there before it reaches the home market.
Oz the Great and Powerful began its international run in first place with $69.2 million on 11,250 screens in 46 markets. It crushed the competition is Russia with $14.65 million on 1,137 screens, but this particular market tends to reward fantasy films. It wasn't quite as strong in the U.K., but still earned first place with $5.53 million on 530 screens. It also topped the charts in Mexico ($5.26 million on 207 screens); in Australia ($4.88 million on 268); in Brazil ($4.39 million 732); Italy ($3.76 million 588); Germany ($3.74 million on 548); and in Spain ($2.62 million on 649). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $2.81 million on 584 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.50 million. It could do no better than fourth in South Korea with $1.58 million on 425 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.73 million. It is too soon to tell where it will end up, but this is a good start.
Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons earned first place for the third weekend in a row earning $23.37 million in 8 markets for a running tally of $193.09 million. A few years ago, a Chinese film earning nearly $200 million would have been the biggest news of the year, but this is becoming almost common.
A Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons remained in first place with $54.93 million in 6 markets for a total of $168.02 million after three weeks of release. It is the biggest Chinese film released this year, but it won't be the last to get to the century mark.
The Oscars proved to be too much competition for the new releases as neither Snitch nor Dark Skies were able to find much success. Indeed, it was Identity Thief that rose to top spot in its third week of release. Most films in the top five were able to at least match expectations, but the overall box office still plummeted 27% from last weekend to just $103 million. The comparison to last year was not quite as bad, but it was still down by a stunning 23%. Ouch. 2013 is now behind 2012 by a full $100 million or 6.7% at $1.41 billion to $1.51 billion.
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There are just two wide releases coming out this week, Snitch and Dark Skies. Most analysts think Snitch is the stronger of the two films, but most also think Identity Thief will return to top spot. Looking at all of the evidence, it certainly seems that way. Unless one of the new releases is a truly big surprise, it looks like we won't keep pace with last year again this weekend. 2013 needed to get off to a really fast start, because there's no film that's going to match The Hunger Games, and once we are dealing with that film in the year-over-year comparison, 2013 might be sunk for good.
Thanks to the Chinese New Year, Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons rocketed into first place with $94.26 million in 5 markets over the weekend for a total run of $113.09 million. The film broke a number of records in its native China, including biggest opening day for a Chinese film ($12.3 million) and biggest single day of all time ($19.6 million) and fastest to $100 million in China (8 days). At this point, someone in North America should be interested in grabbing the film for a domestic release.
The Valentine's Day / President's Day five-day weekend wasn't as lucrative as many had hoped, at least not at the top, which is really bad news for a year that is not off to a great start. A Good Day to Die Hard won the race, but barely, with Identity Thief coming in a very close second over the weekend. Other new releases, like Safe Haven and Escape From Planet Earth did better than expected, while Beautiful Creatures crashed. The overall box office did rise by 36% to $141 million over the three-day period, but the holiday explains that growth. Compare to last year, 2013 actually failed to match last President's Day by 9.3% over the three-day period and with $168 million including Monday, missed the four-day period by 13%. Year-to-date, 2013 is behind 2012 by 6.7% at $1.28 billion to $1.37 billion. I am officially concerned.
President's Day weekend will end with a win and a solid opening for A Good Day to Die Hard, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but it'll be a close run thing. Safe Haven was a predictable winner on Valentine's Day but has faded fast and is projected to earn $21.4 million Friday-Sunday for third place. Second place is going to be claimed by Identity Thief with about $23.4 million over three days, during which time it has steadily caught up with Die Hard, so much so that it has a good chance of winning the day on Monday. The Bruce Willis actioner will, however, get to claim the title for the weekend with a respectable $25 million for three days and close to $40 million in total by the end of Monday.
It's Valentine's Day today, while Monday is President's Day, so the box office has an unofficial five-day weekend. There's not much of a mystery regarding which of the four wide releases will top the chart this weekend, as nearly everyone expects A Good Day to Die Hard will come out on top. Maybe Safe Haven will earn first place tonight, but very few expect that will last after Valentine's day. Despite earning better than expected reviews, Beautiful Creatures isn't expected to compete for the top spot, or even second place. So far there are no reviews for Escape From Planet Earth and it might be stuck in fifth place. Because of a misalignment in Valentine's Day, we should do better this weekend compared to the same weekend last year, which is good news, as 2013 is in a mini-slump.
For the third weekend in a row, Django Unchained earned first place on the international chart. This weekend it earned $19.55 million on 5,090 screens in 65 markets for totals of $187.71 million internationally and $342.23 million worldwide. It has now made more than Inglourious Basterds made worldwide, and it is a week away from becoming Quentin Tarantino's undisputed biggest hit of his career. Plus, it has yet to open in Japan and a few other markets, so it might have more milestones ahead.
Valentine's Day is next week, to be more specific, it is on Thursday. Going to the movies is such an iconic date, it makes sense romantic movies like Safe Haven and Beautiful Creatures are opening that day. I'm not even surprised a family film like Escape From Planet Earth is opening, because it gives families something to do. I'm a little more concerned about A Good Day to Die Hard. While it is the odd one out, it still should win the weekend box office race and it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for A Good Day to Die Hard. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Bonanza: Season Five on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Gunsmoke: Season Seven, Volume Two on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay!
For the most part, January was a really good month and 2013 got off to a really good start. I'm not so sure about February, on the other hand. There's only one film that has a statistically significant shot at $100 million, A Good Day to Die Hard, but I'm a little concerned that it won't live up to expectations. The franchise has been around a long time and it is possible that the target audience has either moved on or are too young to remember when these films were huge at the box office. The film I'm most looking forward to seeing is Warm Bodies, which is earning amazing early reviews (the keyword there is "early"), but it is too high-concept to be a major hit. Last February, there were a couple of films that topped $100 million, plus a few other midlevel hits. I would like to think that would also be the case this year, but I have to be more cautious than that. The evidence points to a weak month ahead, for the most part.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had a record-breaking start on IMAX earning $15.1 million on 452 screens worldwide, which is the best ever December opening for the format. The worldwide total was split $10.1 million on 326 screens domestically and $5 million on 126 screens internationally.


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Senior High School Football players from 33 El Paso County High Schools will participate in a combine and highlighted by an all-star game. The Combine takes place Friday, December 21 at the SAC, while the game will kickoff 1:00pm Saturday, December 22 at the Sun Bowl.
Notes for the Combine:
• Total of 30 college coaches coming representing 24 colleges.
• 225 El Paso County Football Players participating
• Last year had 24 college coaches representing 17 colleges
• Last year had 180 El Paso County Football players participating
• Last year combine colleges awarded over 2.4 million dollars of scholarships to El Paso football players
• Last year 22 El Paso football players attended college and is playing football from combine
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Registration for players and coaches: 2:00 pm to 3:00pm
Begins: 3:00pm
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i have a roomate that im pretty good friends with. the only problem is that he has a girlfriend he spends almost all day with daily. the past 3 days he has come home for about 30 minutes a day, packs his stuff and leaves again for his girlfriends apartment, and for those 30 minutes he doesnt interact with me much. when him and his girlfriend get in a fight though, he wants to be my best friend. when we make plans, he sometimes breaks them to go to his girlfriends apt, which makes me mad but his excuse is "its my girlfriend, or he tries to say that he never officially made the plans. i told him that it sucks that we dont hang out or do things that much, but he says we shouldnt have to do things or hang out to maintain a friendship. i kind of disagree with that. i want to make it so he notices that at the age of 20, a girlfriend shouldnt run your life, and that being with someone 22 out of the 24 hours in a day isnt the healthiest thing 4 days in a row, and that he should make time for his other friends. i want to become better friends with this kid, but i feel the whole girlfriend thing runs his life, and puts limits on what we can do. im wondering what approach i should take. i have kind of made up my mind that im not going to put effort into making plans or try to hang out with him anymore, and just let him do his own thing and kind of come to me, but i dont know if thats the right thing to do. i talked to him about the situation and he thinks i want to hang out all day everyday, which isnt the case, i just want to do somethin with a friend, who is also the roomate once in a while. advice please on how to get this whipped kid's brain back in his head |
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You're coming off like a jealous lover man. If he wants to spend 24 hours a day, EVERY day with her there isn't anything you can do about it. And his age has nothing to do with it, I know people in there 30s who are still like this. Back off, stop nagging him like a possessive girlfriend would, and get on with your life. |
- Posted by over_n_under (My Page) on Tue, Sep 26, 06 at 12:27
Your friend is your 'friend'. Your roommate is your 'roommate'. Neither of which are your 'partner'. If you moved in with this person so you could have a companion, you made a mistake. Perhaps you should take a different perspective. You have an apartment that two could live in, but really only one is there, but you still only have to pay half of the rent. And try to find yourself some new friends. |
- Posted by talley_sue_nyc (My Page) on Tue, Sep 26, 06 at 12:30
It sounds like you two have diff ideas of what a roommate is. His idea is, a roommate is the person who lives in your apartment w/ you, and you should be pleasant to one another and occasionally friendly You consider him to be a good friend, and would like to be better friends. I have a feeling he doesn't agree. I think you are the one who needs to change the definition. Go find some other friends, ones who have a little time for you. Just because he lives in the same home as you doesn't automatically translate into being great friends. Even better, find a girlfriend. |
- Posted by hiddeninthemist (My Page) on Tue, Sep 26, 06 at 12:48
If he breaks plans with you with this girlfriend 10 to 1 he'll break plans with you with his next GF. My ex best friend she was like a sister to me, I seen her come and go with BFs we were never roommates but what upset me the most was when we made plans then she would change them in a blink of an eye for her so call bfs at the time. Its like leaving someone high and dry. Take it from me find yourself some new friends around your area. It could be worst, as long as he is paying his rent and she hasnt moved in where you have to see her face everyday consider yourself lucky. When they get into a fight - Disappear! |
It isn't very nice to break plans just because something (or someone) better comes along. However, there are times being alone must be pretty nice. I agree with the others. Make friends at work and hang with them. I don't know how much younger the "kid" is than you, but if there's a large age gap, that could be the problem. Good luck! |
Just because he would rather spend his time with his girlfriend than with you does not mean he is "whipped". Until I got to the last line I thought the poster was a girl jealous about her male roommate's spending so much time with his girlfriend. |
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In the Avalanche's second outing of the year, goaltending Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves to shut-out the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins.
I've been in the camp of people who didn't expect Semyon Varlamov to end up being remotely worth what the Avalanche gave away to get him during the off-season. I thought the Avs were signing themselves up for a second consecutive season of cellar-dwelling hockey.
But after today's game, a thought hit me: what if he actually develops into a premiere NHL goaltender? The Avs have enough offensive talent on that roster that their team could actually be decent.
Then I checked another score.
The New Jersey Devils got a win today courtesy a pair of goals from their star Zach Parise (who was absent all of last year) and one from another big name in Ilya Kovalchuk (who was absent all of last year).
If Brodeur can have one more quality season, Zajac comes back and helps, Tedenby develops…a thought hit me: maybe that team could actually be decent.
A sample size of two games teaches us next to nothing, but honestly, there have been times since October 6th where I've thought "hey, the Wild could be good this year," and "hey, the Leafs could be good this year," and "hey, the Isles could be good this year."
There's nary an NHL team I'd write off after a couple games of the season.
I don't remember seeing parity like this in any league ever before. Has the NHL ever been close to this competitive from top to bottom before? It certainly wasn't when I grew up.
So, a contest:
Readers of Backhand Shelf have until Wednesday night at midnight (EST) to list in the comment section the teams who DIDN'T make playoffs last year that WILL make it this year. One entry per person, obviously.
Full disclosure: I also work in social media for Easton, so I should be able to dig up some pretty slick prizes for our winners. If it's just one person who nails it, I promise a fancy one-piece stick. It's like winning the lottery – the more winners, the thinner the prize, so don't be afraid to get adventurous.
As you've seen from my previous prediction posts, I have three teams: St. Louis (nice), Florida (sure), and Winnipeg (wait, what?). You can pick as many or as few teams as you like.
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Asmara, 8 October 2011 – The Regional Geo-Congress of 'Arabian-Nubian Shield' in which over 300 participants, including representatives from different countries, mining companies and exploration, world recognized geo-experts, investors and service-rendering institutions took part concluded today.
In the congress that opened on October 4, a number of study papers by experts focusing on mining sites and exploration, the stage reached in the Bisha Mining and technology it's applying, the activities of Zara Project, mining exploration in Debarwa, discovery of potash, the incidence of volcanic eruption in the Southern Red Sea region and the like were presented on which extensive discussion was conducted.
Moreover, in-depth discussion was conducted regarding mining prospects of the 'Arabian-Nubian Shield' in the next 25 years, potash resources in the area, the income that states should obtain and technology they are applying, as well as agendas related with environmental protection and preventing the pollution of water resources.
In addition, the participants of the congress visited mining sites in Eritrea in which studies and exploration activities are being undertaken, i.e. the environs of Embaderho, Adi-Nifas, Bisha and Debarwa. They also received briefings by experts of mining companies deployed in the area.
In the course of the visit, the managers of the mining companies operating in Eritrea said that they were able to invest their capital in the country encouraged by the nation's concise mining policy, besides the existing peace and stability in the country and its precious mine resources. In this respect, they expressed conviction that Eritrea is an attraction for mining companies, and that it would occupy a special place in mining in the near future.
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