It is with humble pride, and a bit of hero worship, that I tell you it was my honor to attend Dan Gurney’s 85th birthday party yesterday afternoon. The warm, love filled, and race fueled gathering was hosted by his family at their All American Racers Southern California epicenter, and it could haven’t been at…
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Let’s begin with a little information about what is a Luftgekühlt. Its a cumbersome name but a fabulous event, and now perhaps a fabulous style of car. Simply put, the word is German for “air cooled” and if you’re a Porsche fool like me and few million others, you know the ethos this represents. In…
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If you’re a car fool, like me, you probably also love fine mechanical timepieces. Great watches are another of my sicknesses, from which I hope I never recover. Along those lines, I thought you might enjoy this news announcement from Baume & Mercier and Shelby American. NEW YORK CITY – March 28, 2016 – Baume…
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It was again my honor to serve as a judge at the 2016 Amelia Island Concours e’Elegance in Florida, and it continues to rank as among the world’s great concours. This was the 21st edition of this fabulous show and week full of wonderful automotive and automotive people events, and I think I’ve attended 8…
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Here’s yet another great local car show I’ve been too lazy a sloth to post up and share with you. Nice location, nice sized show, some nice cars, and free entry. Plus great Kirk Gerbracht photos. Enjoy.
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As I’ve probably told you, I love small local car shows. The kind put on by local clubs and local people at a park with local cars. Easy run what you brung kind of days and events, often benefitting local charities. So here’s my calendar alert for what will surely be a nice day in…
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Every car guy has two fantasy lists of cars/trucks/racers/bikes we want to own if we had unlimited space and an even more unlimited budget. The first is the conventional roster, containing the usual suspects: perhaps a Ferrari 250 GTO, the world’s rarest Corvette, this or that Duesenberg, some Cobras, a pristine supercharged ’57 T-Bird, a…
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Here’s another local show that I really enjoyed, and slothfully waited far to long to post up these great Kirk Gerbracht photos of it. Great cars, great locale, and great fun day. I’m hoping you agree that late truly is still better than never……
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Chino Hills, CA: Automotive aficionados needn’t pull off a bank heist, or go on the lam to appreciate a getaway to the 2016 Friends of Steve McQueen Car and Motorcycle Show at Boys Republic in Chino Hills, CA. The theme of the 2016 event will revolve around the 1972 film, “The Getaway”, directed by Sam…
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Modern automotive diesel engines are fabulous. Put aside for the moment all the noise about VW scamming the emissions testing process; today’s oilburners perform marvelously and get fabulous mileage. I had a trip from LA to Vegas planned, so a car with great mileage running on less costly fuel seemed like a good idea. And…
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