dodgeglobe.com http://www.dodgeglobe.com/section/BUSINESS dodgeglobe.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sat, 25 May 2013 20:14:59 +0000 Silvio Calabi: Enclave is the good news, bad news Buick http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509521/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 6 May 2013 16:17:00 By Silvio Calabi, More Content Now http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509521/1025/BUSINESS The good news, early in ‘08, just before Capitalism collapsed, was that the Enclave was a modern unit-body, three-row, front-wheel/all-wheel-drive crossover vehicle that managed its [...]]]> Greg Zyla: 1958 Lincoln was massive http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509522/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 6 May 2013 16:15:31 By Greg Zyla, More Content Now http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509522/1025/BUSINESS A: Chuck, the year 1958 was one of those years that the stylists went crazy with “big.” Regardless of model, from Buick to Chrysler to Ford, manufacturers flooded [...]]]> Silvio Calabi: Azera, the gentleman’s express http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409170/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:43:17 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409170/1025/BUSINESS But, as mother used to warn us, pretty is as pretty does. As it happens, though, the Azera does quite [...]]]> Greg Zyla: Flathead V-8 cylinder heads and Danica Patrick http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409171/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:41:32 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409171/1025/BUSINESS Q: Greg, what changes have to be made to put overhead valves on a flathead engine? Thanks, Dennis “Mike” Scott, Manson, N.C.
A: Dennis, the Flathead Fords have really caught on again with hot rodders as the nostalgia market continues to boom. As for those heads, the person behind much of the Chevy Corvette’s success, namely Zora Arkus-Duntov along with his brother Yura, built and sold a hemi style overhead valve Ardun Head for the Flathead V-8. They were purchased mostly by [...]]]>
Greg Zyla: Reader disagrees with recommendation http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409936/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:11:54 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409936/1025/BUSINESS You are right the car will never be worth what a Cyclone with a 428 Cobra Jet engine. But that is not to say his Mercury is worthless. Although they will never bring an equal price as the muscle car, family sedan prices go up. It seems everyone restored muscle cars and scraped out the family sedans so fewer and fewer [...]]]> Silvio Calabi: Ford SHOws how it’s done http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409938/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:09:04 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409938/1025/BUSINESS SHO stands for [...]]]> Silvio Calabi: H-Drive is a mixed blessing in Infiniti’s M35 http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329493/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:03:50 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329493/1025/BUSINESS Which means no more, “Sir, I see you have no violations so I’ll let you off with a warning.” Which in turn means tiptoeing [...]]]> Greg Zyla: Eastern one-mile ‘dragstrip’ is ECTA home http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329495/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:52 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329495/1025/BUSINESS A: David, yes and no. The track you are talking about is a 9,000-foot-long private airport used mostly by DHL business delivery airplanes. The landing strip is 150 feet wide and offers two 33-foot lanes. The GPS address is 2870 Old State Road 73 if you have navigation in your vehicle. [...]]]> Where's the Rain?: Drought affects local business http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130322/NEWS/130329759/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 22 Mar 2013 4:00:00 +0000 By Don Steele Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130322/NEWS/130329759/1025/BUSINESS Silvio Calabi: Jeep Wranglers bristle with character http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319947/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:10:33 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319947/1025/BUSINESS Jeep can’t build Wranglers fast enough and many dealers have waiting lists. Wranglers are cash cows, too — the sticker on [...]]]> Greg Zyla: Readers remember Diana automobile http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319948/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:08:12 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319948/1025/BUSINESS We always had fun in the back seat of this car as it was so big. I think it had an eight cylinder engine, too.
Any help you can give is much [...]]]>
Silvio Calabi: Subaru Forester gets a jump on 2014 http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130305/NEWS/130309565/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:11:54 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130305/NEWS/130309565/1025/BUSINESS That was then. This is now—late February 2013, and a 2014-model-year Subaru sits in my drive. Do they care about making me feel prematurely older? Of course not; Subaru wants to impress us with its new technology. [...]]]> Greg Zyla: Readers write on Tri-Powers, Nash-Kelvinator http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130305/NEWS/130309566/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:09:53 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130305/NEWS/130309566/1025/BUSINESS Loved your Tri-Power article
Greg, I really enjoyed your “tri-power” article, which I found in yesterday’s Canton (Ohio) Repository. As one of your “older readers,” the first tri-power that came to my mind (before reading the article) was the ‘57 Olds J-2.
I agree, the early ‘60s Pontiac Catalina/Ventura bubbletops were great (348 hp). Back in ‘61, my neighbor had a beautiful black ‘60 Impala bubbletop with a three- [...]]]>
DCCC to break ground for Lewis Technology Center http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130228/NEWS/130228927/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 1 Mar 2013 4:00:00 +0000 From staff reports http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130228/NEWS/130228927/1025/BUSINESS Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers claims period ends March 25 http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130228/NEWS/130228926/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 1 Mar 2013 3:00:00 +0000 From Staff Reports http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130228/NEWS/130228926/1025/BUSINESS Weekend show exceeds expectations http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229420/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Tue, 26 Feb 2013 4:00:00 +0000 by Abigail Wilson Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229420/1025/BUSINESS David Grayson, chairman of the show, said vendors and visitors alike were pleased with the weekend's events.]]> Silvio Calabi: BMW X1 35i is a snow machine http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229398/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:33:14 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229398/1025/BUSINESS The blizzard of demographic desirability that BMW has brewed up for the X1’s American [...]]]> Greg Zyla: Pillars and Chevy 348 http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229399/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:29:49 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229399/1025/BUSINESS Q: Hi, Greg. What exactly are the pillar that so many car articles mention, such as in A-pillar, B-pillar and so on. I know this is probably an elementary question, but to a retired older gal like myself, I always wonder. Amy L., Illinois.
A: Amy, no problem as every question is a good one. The pillars mentioned in these articles refer to the pieces of steel that attach a roof to the car. The A-pillar is the windshield of the car’s support system. It is the only [...]]]>
Silvio Calabi: Ford Flex deserves more respect http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219150/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:44:06 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219150/1025/BUSINESS Greg Zyla: NASCAR fan still likes NASCAR http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219154/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:39:07 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219154/1025/BUSINESS A: Kevin, with the Daytona 500 scheduled for this week (Sunday, Feb. 24), I still derive a great amount of pleasure and excitement from watching “The Great American Race,” which it was dubbed in 1979 by Ken Squire on CBS TV’s flag-to-flag [...]]]>