My friend, photographer Evan Klein and I were having lunch one day and he said “hey, what would you think about a car show at Franklin Canyon Lake Park?” That’s easy; the Beverly Hills location is beautiful, rustic, casual, genuine, and historic. The park has been there for decades, and the site of countless movie…
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I’m not plugging this DVD set because I appear in it. I’m happy to tell you about it because it’s very good, well done, and every Mustang enthusiast will enjoy it and needs one for their DVD collection. This documentary is very entertaining, and contains lots of solid information about the Mustang’s birth, development, and…
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It all began last March on a hotel rooftop parking lot in Amelia Island, Florida. We were cruising the lot during Concours weekend, checking out cars as they rolled into and out of the RM auction that was taking place in the Ritz’ ballroom, as were Bev and Bob Steinhagen; one of them recognized…
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The San Marino Motor Classic has become more than simply a great “regional” car show in a pretty park setting; it’s a really big deal show that draws magnificent cars. The primary organizer, Mr. Aaron Weiss, is a supremely knowledgeable car guy who has a fleet of wonderful cars himself, and he and his committee…
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By now you must know that I have a very deep relationship with and affection for this fabulous show, which honors the memory and bitchiness of Steve McQueen, and benefits the Boys Republic, where he wound up as a wayward teen, cleaned himself up and decided to make a life for himself. Held…
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Say the name Bugatti and most enthusiasts will think of the great French cars, past and present. But there’s far more to the Bugatti story. Several of patron Ettore’s family members were gifted artists, in a variety of mediums. Oxnard, California’s Mullin Automotive Museum, itself already dedicated to the history of Art Deco, and largely…
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I want to clue you in on a what I’m positive will be a great new car show that you’ll want to attend either as an entrant or spectator. It’s called Highway Earth, and it’s a show by and for real enthusiasts of any sort or stripe. You’ll see some fabulous high dollar cars there,…
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Two of my favorite SoCal car show weekends are nearly upon us; The Friends of Steve McQueen Car & Motorcycle Show, this year honoring that classic McQueen flick, The Thomas Crown Affair, takes place June 6/7 at the Boys Republic School in Chino California. You’ll be amazed at the variety and quality of cars and…
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Nearly every garage I’ve owned has had a lousy, or at best, very average floor. I once bought a new house that had clean, pristine, uncracked concrete, and I covered it with a giant piece of tight loop commercial carpeting that a contractor friend of mine pulled out of an office building remodel job he…
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Photos by Kirk Gerbracht Yes it has, and we’ve no reason to suspect this event will ever cease to be the world’s greatest one day gathering of Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Ford-powered cars, trucks and racing machines. Ford Motor Company and the Ford Car Club Council did it again on Sunday, April 27, 2014, putting…
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