photography courtesy Neil Rashba and Kirk Gerbracht Here’s some news from my friends at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, at which I’m honored to serve as a judge and also contributing writer to the show’s official program. And extra congrats to my friend David Sydorick on his Zagato bodied Alfa for winning one of the…
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I find the media convergence to be very exciting. Although it can be a bit dizzying to an old school dog like me. For my life and business, Facebook and Twitter don’t really fit to well, which is why I’m not active on these platforms. Of course this website is a must, and I quite…
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Photography by Kirk Gerbracht and Linda J. Stone I figured I better post these photos before they become as old as the cars in this wonderful event. Each December, the Horseless Carriage Club of Southern California hosts one of those “not to be missed” gatherings. They do a multi-stage drive event that gathers at and…
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“Every time I start thinking the world is all bad, I start seeing some people out having a good time on motorcycles and it makes me take another look,” -Steve McQueen Chino Hills, CA – Prepare for your own good time at the 8th Annual Friends of Steve McQueen Car and Motorcycle Show, June 5th…
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The pert, charming redhead in the photo above is my friend Ellen, and yes boys, the gray 911 she’s standing with is hers. Not a boyfriend’s, brother’s or husband’s, but 100% all hers. She’s a serious gearhead girl, a Bondurant trained pilota, and just terribly neat and organized, as is her office, her home, her…
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Some news I thought you might enjoy from my friends at the Automobile Driving Museum… Remembering the Pontiac (El Segundo, CA) The Automobile Driving Museum (ADM), a non-profit automotive museum that preserves and educates of historic automobiles will be hosting a “Remembering the Pontiac” event on Saturday, March 21st, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2…
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Like most of us hopeless carfools, I love great barnfind cars and stories. So I decided it was time to publish my own compendium of them. My friend Tom Cotter really identified the genre with his successful “…in the Barn” series of books, and publishing vets…
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The “compact truck” segment, as we knew it, is largely dead. It was the segment launched in the late 60s and particularly early 70s with those charming, cheap to buy and easy to live with little trucks like the Ford Courier, Datsun 2000 pickup, Toyota HiLux and who could forget, the Chevy Luv. I liked…
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These results are tabulated by the good folks at Hagerty Collector Car Insurance, and while you may really enjoy people paying tons and tons of money for collector cars, or alternately, you may hate it, the information is always interesting to say the least. So here’s the numbers according to www.hagerty.com I didn’t make it…
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This news from my friends at Shelby American… photos by Kirk Gerbracht LAS VEGAS – Jan. 16, 2015 – Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI:PK), launched the first global Shelby GT muscle car, which is based on the all-new 2015 Ford Mustang GT. One of the most popular cars…
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