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January 2012:
The Anti-Football Run is finally winning

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California Mille
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A Clarification
The California Mille vs. The Mille Miglia Tribute
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Amici americani della Mille Miglia
ARTICLES BY MARTIN SWIG

Martin Swig has his own column in the San Francisco Nob Hill Gazette called Wheels and writes articles for the Southern California *Automotive Calendar of Events* magazine

Martin Swig, organizer of the California Mille shows off his Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce in front of San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel. SEE EVENTS PAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

_Sports Car Digest

January 2012: The Anti-Football Run is finally winning November 2011: The New Car Scene *from the L.A. Show* November 2011: Mille Miglia North America Tribute October 2011: Art Center Monterey Car Classic July 2011: Car Biz - The Puzzles Facing the Car Industry, Oil Prices and Consumer Biases June 2011: The 1,000 Mile Race - *James Fontana* June 2011: Toyota Under Fire - Jeffrey K. Liker and Timothy W. Ogden June 2011: Car Guys vs. Bean Counters - Bob Lutz June 2011: Art Center Monterey Tour Attracts Sponsor April 2011: Podium For Sale

_Magazine Articles

*-Automotive Calendar of Events* May 2008: SF to LA – Three Days – No Freeways

-Chubb Newsletter June 2011: Why Cars of the 1920s Are Worth A Second Look

--Haute Living January 2010: Tasty Trio

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--2012
February 2012: Sporty Coupes – New and Old January 2012: The 2012 New Car Scene

--2011
December 2011: Two of the Best November 2011: The Quail October 2011: Designs September 2011: Upsetting the Established Order August 2011: Car Guys vs. Bean Counters - Bob Lutz July 2011: A New Star June 2011: Collector Cars Broke Their Makers May 2011: Choice, at $65,000 April 2011: Inconvenient Facts March 2011: Nissan Surprises February 2011: How Do You Choose? January 2011: Carrera Panamericana

--2010
December 2010: Buick: The Surprise Car This Year November 2010: The Coming Glut of Small Cars October 2010: A Few-Day Orgy September 2010: Great Gatsby - Revived August 2010: Audi, Mercedes & Subaru Observations July 2010: Concours d’Elegance June 2010: Automotive Museum in Oxnard May 2010: Lemons, Concours & Toyota April 2010: Historic Cars Come to The Fairmont Hotel for Opening Event of the Motorsport Season March 2010: Twenty Three Percent February 2010: Toyota/Lexus Still Setting the Pace January 2010: Can’t Afford a Lexus? Buy a Rolls-Royce

--2009
December 2009: Winners of 2009 November 2009: The Year 2009 October 2009: Dream Cars September 2009: Fresh Ideas August 2009: Beer, Bait, Booze & Bullets July 2009: Mr. Obama’s Edsel June 2009: California Mille 2009 May 2009: Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 17th March 2009: California Mille 2009 Edition February 2009: Downshifting without Downgrading January 2009: Two newsworthy cars missing at recent Car Shows

--2008
December 2008: Cars of the Year November 2008: A San Francisco Car Story October 2008: Fantasy Lives September 2008: The Ideal Two-Car Combo August 2008: What’s Behind the Turmoil in the Auto Industry? July 2008: Motoring in Europe June 2008: Two Seats – Wind in Your Hair May 2008: BMW 128 Convertible April 2008: 18th Annual California Mille March 2008: Hidden Virtue February 2008: Is less more? January 2008: The One That Reached Into My Pocket

--2007
December 2007: The Golden Age of Automobiles is NOW November 2007: 50 Years of Extraordinary Change October 2007: How Can A Rolls-Royce Get A Fair Shake? September 2007: Custom-built Car – More Rare Than A Rolls August 2007: San Franciscans Complete Peking-to-Paris Drive July 2007: Automotive Fine Art from Modena & Milano June 2007: Peking-to-Paris: The Ultimate Road Trip May 2007: A Car Without A Cupholder April 2007: California Mille 2007 – 25^th April March 2007: Perfection vs Gorgeous February 2007: Solutions? January 2007: The Year’s Two Best

--2006
December 2006: Gorgeous vs. Ultimate November 2006: Little Jewels October 2006: Two At the Top September 2006: Ninety One Years of “Car Stuff” August 2006: Used Cars July 2006: Gorgeous vs. Ultimate May 2006: Car Wars April 2006: Picasso & Pininfarina March 2006: Cycles & Cycles February 2006: Three Winners January 2006: Are American Cars Obsolete?

--2005
December 2005: Bring Plenty of Green November 2005: Two Wagons October 2005: Fun In The Candy Store September 2005: Dollars For A Driver August 2005: Does Price Mean Value? July 2005: The Marvelous Mille June 2005: Cars Dad Might Like May 2005: Taxi! April 2005: A Moving Museum March 2005: Watches & Cars February 2005: SF Loses $5 Million January 2005: Red Cars, Blue Cars?

--2004
December 2004: Brave New Concepts November 2004: Old – Time California October 2004: The Auto As Art – A Driving Force September 2004: Hope Triumphs Over Experience August 2004: Eye Of The Beholder July 2004: Luxury Cars June 2004: New Shapes In Sports Cars May 2004: Gently Used Cars April 2004: California’s Mille Miglia March 2004: Same Price; Different Flavors February 2004: CARnal Knowledge January 2004: Resolutions

--2003
December 2003: A Thousand-Mile Trek November 2003: Luxury Car October 2003: One For The Road

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