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ARMO/SEMA to Hold Car Collecting and Restoration Clinics at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach.


PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Automotive Restoration Automobile restoration is the process of repairing a car to return it to essentially the same condition that it was in when it left the factory at time of manufacture. It should include not only repair of the parts that can be seen – the body, the trim, the chrome, the  Market Organization, a SEMA SEMA Specialty Equipment Market Association
SEMA Société d'Encouragement aux Métiers d'Art (Society for the Promotion of Art Trades; France)
SEMA Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association
SEMA State Emergency Management Agency
 council, will conduct a series of car collecting and restoration clinics during the 3rd Annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction. The clinics are scheduled throughout the Barrett-Jackson auction, taking place from March 31 to April 3, 2005 at the South Florida Expo Center in Palm Beach, Fla.

"ARMO and SEMA are well known and respected for their commitment to the car collector hobby A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. Origin of term
A hobby-horse was a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like the real hobby. From this came the expression "to ride one's hobby-horse", meaning "to follow a favourite pastime", and in turn,
," commented Craig Jackson Craig Jackson may be:
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, President of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. "Their clinics at our event will help potential buyers understand how to care for their collector vehicle. They will also assist individuals to make the good choice and take measures with possible future problems."

The "Car Collecting and Restoration Clinics," presented by ARMO, will take place Friday through Sunday. Participants will learn how to properly car for and restore collector and contemporary vehicles.

ARMO, the Automotive Restoration Market Organization, is one of eight councils of SEMA that address the specific needs of individual niches in the industry. ARMO focuses on the many challenges facing the industry's collector car and restoration segment, and through efforts ranging from legislative advocacy to promoting the hobby to youth, is committed to the continued vitality and future growth of the automotive restoration hobby.

SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association founded in 1963, represents the $29 billion specialty automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide.  of 5,727 member-companies. It is the authoritative source for research, data, trends and market growth information for automakers and the specialty auto parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
  • Air filter
  • Automobile self starter
  • Bell housing
  • Brakes
  • Bucket seat
  • Bumper
  • Buzzer
  • Battery
 industry.

The Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction is scheduled for March 31 to April 3, 2005, at the South Florida Expo Center. This year's event will include over 400 quality collector cars, selling at no reserve. Television coverage will be provided by SPEED Channel. For more information about ARMO or SEMA, please visit www.sema.org.

About Barrett-Jackson

Established in 1971, Barrett-Jackson specializes in providing products and services to classic and collector car owners, astute as·tute  
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 collectors and automotive enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.barrett-jackson.com or call 480-421-6694.
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