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Astor Motor Productions provides motor sport enthusiasts with a host of unique and exciting opportunities from which to enjoy and participate in the history of vintage auto and bike racing culture. Our classic motor tours, multimedia entertainment and quality brand products are designed to serve discerning race and auto enthusiasts with all their needs.
Johnny Capels guest speaker at MCMJ
Event News 05/27/09
We are excited to announce that Indianapolis 500 and USAC legend Johnny Capels will not only be joining us on our 1st Music City Motor Jam tour, but will also be the featured guest speaker at our evening’s dinner banquet.
Born …
Nikki Williams to kick off MCMJ Event
News 04/01/09
South African born singer Nikki Williams will be kicking off the Music City Motor Jam’s evening entertainment with her raunchy blues/country/rock music. Nikki is at the forefront of Nashville’s new wave of musical talent and has recently signed with Sony …
Eric Clapton Donates Guitar
News 02/20/09
Greatest Living Guitarist Helps Invest In The Next Generation of Auto Pioneers
I can’t quite believe it myself but a black EC Signature Fender Stratocaster signed by Eric Clapton arrived at my office the other day. The guitar, donated by the …
Erwin G. “Cannon Ball” Baker
News 12/08/08
Obviously Cannon Ball Baker was no ordinary motorbike enthusiast but a slightly fanatical gear head who reinvented the term “challenge”. Has anyone made the movie of this man?
Baker was famous for his record-setting point-to-point drives, in which he was paid …
Harley Earl - Father of Auto Design
News 12/02/08
While Harley Earl’s most recognized contribution to the auto industry was the Tail Fin, this does not do justice to possibly the most influential, and not so well known, auto designer we’ve seen in the US…..Ever. He was an artist …
Ry Cooder’s American West
News 11/25/08
here is a link to a great article tracing Ry Cooder’s California Trail and tying in the legendary dry lake bed of El Mirage with this legendary musician.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/travel/23Cooder.html?th&emc=th
Jocko Johnson passes
News 11/17/08
On Friday night hot rod legend Jocko Johnson died of a heart attack. Jocko’s long and rich history in the auto racing world included working with the Barris Brothers to designing radical dragsters to reinventing the engine with his power …
Remembering Tony Holt
News 10/30/08
Article by David Steele
The motorsports community lost one of its great innovators and talents on February 6th of this year with the passing of Tony Rolt. Though not a household name among speed enthusiasts, Tony’s groundbreaking developments and involvement with …
Bruce Crower and The Return of Steam
News 10/28/08
by Henry Astor
I was fortunate enough to meet Bruce Crower at a party thrown by drag racing legend Dode Martin in 2003. It was a brief introduction but none the less a seminal moment for me. The article in Popular …
