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Weekend Driver’s in UTSanDiego Today … and online

The latest Weekend Driver column is in print today and online. Weekend Driver: Train stop to history is in your favorite formats. It’s a trip to the Dos Cabeza train station out in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Pick up a copy at a newsstand or enjoy online. The online version includes the directions and [...]

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Companies Back at SD Car Show

It looks like this weekend’s San Diego International Auto Show is going to once again fill up the Convention Center. Several manufacturers had cut back on so-called “second tier” shows like San Diego in recent years, due to the lousy economy. Here’s the news release from the auto show… Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi will be on the [...]

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It's Frank!

Frank Sinatra’s 1967 Austin London Taxi at the SD Auto Museum

There it is, holding a special place near the middle of the San Diego Auto Museum, Frank Sinatra’s 1967 Austin London taxi.  The museum even has a copy of the car’s registration with Ol’ Blue Eyes’ name on it. The story goes that Frank used to dress up as a London cabdriver and pick up [...]

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