Articles by BOB GOLFENhttp://labs.daylife.com/journalist/bob_golfenArticles by BOB GOLFEN, aggregated by daylife.comen-usMon, 23 Nov 2009 22:51:07 GMTMon, 23 Nov 2009 22:51:07 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comSlump makes it a car buyer's markethttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/831318This has been a very bad year to be in the car business, whether you're making them or selling them. Car and truck sales have tanked in 2008, first because of roaring fuel prices that wrecked the desirability of trucks, SUVs and other big vehicles, and ...Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:09:50 GMThttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/831318Hydrogen cars roll in to Valley for test-drivehttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/708262Cars and SUVs that run on pure hydrogen and emit nothing but clean water were lined up for public test-drives Friday morning in Phoenix, part of an unprecedented cross-country Hydrogen Road Tour to promote the "fuel of the future." The two-week road ...Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:07:30 GMThttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/708262BMWHondaGeorge W. BushGeneral MotorsGas-guzzler trucks, SUVs nearing end of the roadhttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/590970The auto industry suffered whiplash during May, as sales plunged for big pickup trucks and SUVs as $4-per-gallon gas prompted consumers to ditch their gas guzzlers in favor of more economical passenger cars. The strong shift from trucks to cars ...Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:33:07 GMThttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/590970Ford Motor CompanyGeneral MotorsValley collector-car auctions wind downhttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/462517A frenetic week of Arizona collector-car auctions winds down today with the laid-back Silver Auction, where regular folk come to buy and sell fun cars and trucks. From vintage Fords, hot rods and American cruisers to late-model luxury cars, Silver ...Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:22:04 GMThttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/462517High-end collector cars head for auction blockhttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/461735David Gooding grinned as he downshifted the vintage Ferrari coupe into second gear and rounded a curve on Camelback Mountain. The powerful V-12 engine shrieked with approval as it pulled the shapely yellow 275 GTB/4 up a sharp grade. "I love these ...Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:15:27 GMThttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/461735Hottest cars, celebs zooming into Barretthttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/460740The Arizona collector-car auctions roll out their big guns Friday and Saturday, with the most valuable cars of the week coming up for sale, dozens of celebrities appearing on stage and in the crowd, and tens of millions of dollars expected to change ...Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:38:08 GMThttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/460740Ford Motor CompanyCustom roadster is a blast from the past at auctionhttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/459952Crouched among the premium classic cars at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event is a custom roadster that looks more like a sculptural artwork than an automobile. With sweeping curves that stretch nearly 20 feet from its handmade glass grille to ...Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:39:54 GMThttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/459952Jay LenoJalopy, Monkeemobile among wacky auction findshttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/458273SCOTTSDALE - Standing among the premium collector cars at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event this week is a wacky looking heap that's recognized by nearly everybody. It's the old truck that the Clampett family loaded up and moved to Beverly - ...Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:37:09 GMThttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/458273LiberaceFrank SinatraJohn SchneiderHBOFearsome Robosaurus is on auction blockhttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/457723Robosaurus, the giant fire-breathing, car-crushing robot dinosaur known to monster-truck fans everywhere, will crank up again today for a fearsome demonstration of its powers at Scottsdale's 37th annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event. Bidding on ...Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:07:06 GMThttp://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/457723