Associated Press
Driving champion Donna Mae Mims dies
Donna Mae Mims, the first woman to win a Sports Car Club of America national championship in 1963, died Nov. 11. She was 82. Known as the "Pink Lady" because of her preferred color for cars, Mims worked for Yenko Chevrolet and the company's sports car division and started racing in 1958, according to Beinhauer Family Services. Per her wishes, Mims' body was seated behind the steering wheel of a 1979 pink Corvette for the visitation at the funeral home in McMurray, Penn.
--Associated Press
Nissan
Leaf reservations to begin this spring
Nissan has announced it will begin taking reservations for the Leaf electric car in spring 2010. Nearly 22,000 people in North America have contacted Nissan since it unveiled the zero-emissions car in August. The company says it hopes to have at least 20,000 reservations by the time the car is released in late 2010 in limited markets, including Seattle. Nissan will be touring the car across the U.S. beginning next month in Los Angeles.
--NWautos staff
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