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CarsAndRacingStuff.com was founded December 12, 2005.  It was founded by Bill Crittenden, who remains owner and operator to this day.

On September 5, 2006, the Encyclopedia, the main section of the web site, became The Crittenden Automotive Library.


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Photos of the Month

Photos of the Month are the backgrounds behind the navigation links in the left-side column of the main content sections of CarsAndRacingStuff.com.

1951 Hudson Hornet April 2007
Photo © Bill Crittenden
1951 Hudson Hornet
1911 Marmon Wasp May 2007
Photo © Bill Crittenden
Marmon Wasp, 1911 Indianapolis 500 Winner (Ray Harroun driving)
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2003 Pontiac Vibe June 2007
Photo © Bill Crittenden
2003 Pontiac Vibe
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1957 Jaguar XK140 July 2007
Photo © Bill Crittenden
1957 Jaguar XK140
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1935 Packard 1201 August 2007
Photo © Bill Crittenden
1935 Packard 1201 Type 819
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Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray September 2007
Photo © Bill Crittenden
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
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2007 Buss Ford Car Show October 2007
Photo © Bill Crittenden
2007 Buss Ford Car Show
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1973 Buick Centurion November 2007
Photo © Bill Crittenden
1973 Buick Centurion
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NOS Energy Drink GMC Yukon December 2007
Photo © Bill Crittenden
NOS Energy Drink GMC Yukon
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De Tomaso Pantera January 2008
Photo © Bill Crittenden
1972 De Tomaso Pantera
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Dale Jarrett February 2008
Photo © Bill Crittenden
Dale Jarrett's car during the 2005 Daytona 500
Cropped from a U.S. Air Force photo by Larry McTighe
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Chevrolet Venture March 2008
Photo © Bill Crittenden
The overhead console of a Chevrolet Venture in the foreground, and the traffic outside a strip mall in the background
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Suzuki RV-125K April 2008
Photo © Bill Crittenden
A Suzuki RV-125K from the private collection of Greg & Kathy Mosley
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Chicagoland Speedway Grandstand July 2008
Photo © Bill Crittenden
The main grandstand at Chicagoland Speedway before the 2002 Tropicana 400
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Clint Bowyer Cuataway Model Car Wheel September 2008
Photo © Bill Crittenden
Cutaway wheel and tire from a Clint Bowyer model car from the GTR Summer NNL
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Toyota 4A-GE Engine March 2009
Photo © Bill Crittenden
The Toyota 4A-GE engine under the hood of Tamara Froney's 1986 Toyota Corolla drift car.  The picture was taken at the 2008 McHenry, Illinois Fiesta Days Car Show
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1971 Plymouth GTX April 2009
Photo © Bill Crittenden
A 1971 Plymouth GTX model car in front of an American flag.  The picture was taken at the 2009 Classic Plastic hosted by Rockford Wheels in Scale on January 25, 2009
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1964 Pontiac Grand Prix Hubcap May 2009
Photo © Bill Crittenden
The center of the hubcap from a 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix
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Cars for Kids Car Show, Antioch, Illinois June 2009
Photo © Bill Crittenden
2009 "Cars for Kids" charity car show in Antioch, Illinois
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Blue Max Exhausts July 2009
Photo © Bill Crittenden
Exhaust pipes on Blue Max
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1931 Wisconsin License Plate August 2009
Photo © Bill Crittenden
A 1931 Wisconsin license plate on a 1931 Buick Series 90, with a 1930 Milwaukee Journal Tour Club badge attached
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1931 Wisconsin License Plate August 2009
Photo © Bill Crittenden
A 1931 Wisconsin license plate on a 1931 Buick Series 90, with a 1930 Milwaukee Journal Tour Club badge attached
This image replaced the one above on August 8
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The Law of Automobiles 1919 September 2009
A section of the Cases Sited from The Law of Automobiles, Fifth Edition (1919).  Note the case Crittenden v. Murphy in the list, the California Appellate Court case became legal precedent for the following: "The owner owes the duty to the traveling public to see to it that his car, when driven on the streets, with his permission and for the purposes for which the car was purchased, should be driven carefully and with due consideration to their rights; and the owner should not in good conscience be allowed to disclaim his responsibility on the ground that the use thus contemplated and authorized by him is permissive only."
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Meister Brauser 1962 Chaparral 1 October 2009
The cockpit and left-side door of a 1962 Chaparral 1, serial number 002, raced by the Meister Brauser team at the former Meadowdale International Raceway.  The picture was taken at the 2009 Meadowdale, Motorsports & Memories car show, held on the south end of the main straight September 19, 2009.  The following Monday, work began to remove the old track surface and install a path around the park, now known as Raceway Woods.
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1981 AMC Concord Speedometer November 2009
The speedometer from a 1981 AMC Concord.  The Concord was sold from 1978-1983 and was the basis for the 4-wheel drive AMC Eagle.  After AMC's acquisition by Chrysler, a similar name would appear on the 1993-2004 Chrysler Concorde.
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Saturn Curve December 2009
The Saturn Curve concept car.  The car was built on a modified GM Kappa platform, which is also the basis for the Saturn Sky.
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1968 AMC AMX Model Car Engine January 2010
The engine of a plastic model 1968 AMC AMX.  The car was built by Joe Salzburg and displayed at the December meeting of IPMS/C.A.R.S. in Miniature, a model car club that meets in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
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Bill Elliott 1987 Champion 400 Victory Lane March 2010
Bill Elliott in Victory Lane after the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400.
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New office for CarsAndRacingStuff.com set up on May 23, 2009
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Last day of the old desk for CarsAndRacingStuff.com on August 31, 2009
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