It’s Wednesday and once again time to see what everyone else is up to in the world of cars around the web.  I hope Cars for Girls readers find something interesting, fun or cool in this week’s round-up!

Jay Leno gives advice to car collectors – Car Gurus

Erica Ortiz posts some sad news on her blog, Horsepower & Heels: Ford Fun Weekend and Battle of the Brands has announced that due to current economic conditions, they have ceased operations.

Want to know the details about some of the cars used in Fast & Furious 4? Over at Anything on Wheels, they’ve got the sweet deets.

Too Much Torque – Fail Blog

Check out ChromeFin, who looks at old cars as rolling sculpture, seeing beauty in sculpted sheet metal, chrome and rust.

Check out History.com for awesome facts and information on This Day in History – Automotive events. 

In case you missed it (or haven’t yet seen the film), the Fast & Furious 4 trailer is just a click away.

At the Detroit Auto Show in January, General Motors surprised the crowd with a concept coupe called the Cadillac Converj.  Get a peek over at Autoblog.

The Aston Martin Rapide is inching closer and closer to production. Launch for the Aston Martin Rapide is still about a year away, but Car Throttle has some awesome first photos.

There are a lot of cool videos to be had over at Love Driving.

On Friday, AutoWeek released a virtual audio tour of the 2009 New York Auto Show, which is available for free download at autoweek.com/newyorktour. AutoWeek tosses in a twist with this tour – the fourth in a continuing series – guided by AutoWeek editor and associate publisher Dutch Mandel, with commentary from Eric Bloom, front-man for the rock band, Blue Oyster Cult.

World Class Driving has partnered with Risi Competizione Driver Mika Saloto create the ultimate experience for one lucky enthusiast looking to take on the 2009 Gumball 3000 Rally. With five percent of the proceeds benefiting Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Charity, World Class Driving will be holding an online auction through eBay to offer online bidders a chance to own Mika Salo’s brand new Ferrari F430 Scuderia. Along with one of the best performing limited edition Ferraris of all time to drive in the Gumball 3000 Rally and take home post event, World Class Driving is also offering the chance to drive alongside Salo for seven days.  The bidding for the World Class Driving Gumball 3000 Charity Auction started Monday with an opening bid of $405,000. Interested and serious bidders can go to www.ebay.com/worldclassdriving for more information. Bidding for the auction will close at 4:00 PM (PDT) on April 20.

Who said that a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle needs to be recharged by an electrical recharging station? The Green Motorist

ZENN Motor Company, a developer of zero emission transportation vehicles, recently announced plans to offer the 2009 All-Electric ZENN LSV (low-speed vehicle) for $9,995.00, under its Ambassador Program through a combination of an innovative product Ambassador rebate program and a one time federal tax credit. This offer is available through June 30th, 2009 from the company’s network of retailers throughout the United States.  Click here to find out more.

Fuel Sipper Face-Off – KBB Green

Have a great week!

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