Meguiar still recovering from viral infection

TV host and car collector Barry Meguiar remains hospitalized in Monterey, Calif., recovering from a viral infection, but his condition is improving, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Meguiar, 67, was said to be in stable condition last week. On Wednesday, the spokeswoman said Meguiar was still on the mend and was awake. But his condition is not being made public at the request of Meguiar's family.

There is hope that Meguiar might be able to return to his home in Southern California next week.

Meguiar became ill and was hospitalized while attending the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. An earlier statement from Meguiar's Inc., the car-care-products company that bears his family name, said Meguiar contracted an undiagnosed virus recently while recording his TV show, "Car Crazy," outside the United States.

Patrick C. Paternie contributed to this report.

By Dale Jewett