Charles Fleming
Charles Fleming writes about automobiles and motorcycles for the Los Angeles Times’ Business section. He also writes the urban hiking column LA Walks. A former staff writer for Newsweek, Variety and the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, he is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller "High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess," the New York Times bestseller "My Lobotomy," and "Secret Stairs, A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles" and its sequel, “Secret Walks: A Walking Guide to the Hidden Trails of Los Angeles.”
Recent Articles
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Harley-Davidson cruises into 2018 with new models
Harley-Davidson is betting big on cruisers. The Milwaukee motorcycle company has turned eight of its bestselling Dyna bikes into new Softail bikes, hoping to attract new riders to the brand and keep current riders riding longer. For 2018, the following Dyna line machines will be part of the Softail...
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Pebble Beach 2017: Complete list of Concours D'Elegance winners
The tallies are in, the judges’ ballots are all counted, and the trophies have all gone home with the winners. Here are the celebrants, listed by category, as provided by the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. COMPLETE LIST OF 2017 WINNERS Best of Show 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer Bruce...
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Pebble Beach 2017: Final automobile auction numbers down from 2016
A new record was set for a British car sale, a new record was set for a McLaren car sale, and a new auction house joined the action during the just-concluded Monterey Car Week, but the total auction sales figure was down slightly from 2016. RM Sotheby broke existing British car records when it...
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Pebble Beach 2017: Guts, glory and glamour at Concours d'Elegance
Dawn broke over the Monterey Peninsula and found the 18th fairway at historic Pebble Beach Golf Links decorated with a sampling of the most beautiful motor cars ever made. The annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, which caps the Monterey Car Week, attracts only automotive superlatives. Entrants...
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Pebble Beach 2017: Petersen to partner with Porsche on new exhibit
The Petersen Automotive Museum will transform its Mullin Grand Salon into a Porsche platform, starting early next year. The Wilshire Boulevard car museum has entered into an agreement with Porsche Cars North America to convene a yearlong exhibit of what its officers call “one of the most comprehensive...
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Pebble Beach 2017: The VW van is back — but this time it's electric
Barely in time for the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, Volkswagen has announced it will bring back the most iconic vehicle of the 1960s. The VW van will return sometime in the next two years, as the I.D. Buzz. But this time around, it’s not a four-cylinder, water-cooled gas burner. The...
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Pebble Beach 2017: Elegant ATS 2500 named Best of Show winner at The Quail
The Sunday in Monterey Car Week belongs to Pebble Beach, and its Concours D’Elegance. But Friday increasingly belongs to Carmel Valley, and its The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. And the exclusive all-day affair — where luxury lifestyle manufacturers of everything including fine wines, custom...
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Pebble Beach 2017: Confederate Motorcycles announces plan to go electric with Santa Cruz company
Confederate Motorcycles makes some of America’s meanest, leanest and loudest V-twin street machines. But now they’re going electric, abandoning the internal combustion engine for a battery-electric powertrain, in partnership with California’s Zero Motorcycles. The company in Birmingham, Ala., will...