If you’ve ever wondered how to safely pack wheels for shipping I recently came up with this approach. Here’s what you’ll need: I purchased 1″ Foam Pipe Insulation from the local hardware store. It took about 26 Feet total for the job. Around $15.00 worth should do it. I got two perfectly sized boxes for [...] [...more]
On a business trip through Northern Alabama in 2008 I spotted this little piece of VW (and come to find out Porsche) heaven. The closer I looked into the foliage the more German engineering I could see. Unfortunately there was no one around the little shack that day and like a true gentleman I passed [...] [...more]
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Story by: John Snell X, Sunset Classics of Minnesota. I’ve been into Volkswagens since I was a young teenager at my Uncle Jerry Coffin’s car shows. For those of you who don’t know, my Uncle Jerry owns a wide variety of classic Volkswagens including three 1952 VW Beetles. The license plate on his orange 1973 [...] [...more]
Charles Morse, A Seattle collector recently had a surprize run-in with Federal Officials regarding his super rare 1919 Turcat-Mery. The antique car was once owned by a descendant of The Royal Bourban Dynasty and is now claimed a national treasure by French Government. Mr Morse paid nearly $1,000,000.00 for the car in 2004. He is [...] [...more]
It all started a couple years back. On one of my many fantasy trips through Ebay I came across the entire 1969 Porsche Panorama Series. I watched the auction closely with anticipation, expecting to have other guys waiting till the last second to enter some outrageous price and win the auction! To my surprise, I [...] [...more]
The Amelia Island Concour is known to have the best of the best automobiles from around the world. The setting at The Ritz Carlton is second to none. Here are the dates: March 13-15, 2009 The Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, Fl Website: 2009 Amelia Island Concour d’Elegance [...more]
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Can you tell which Pre-War car these beautiful lines were from?? Enter your guess in the box below! Update- February 23, 09 You got it Chris G.! [...more]
To get just about anywhere in Jacksonville, FL you’re guaranteed to cross a bridge. The city is surrounded with different bodies of water from rivers, to intercoastal, to the ocean. There are Seven Bridges that really stand out (in addition to all of the new fly-overs). These are the Buckman Bridge, The Fuller warren Bridge, [...] [...more]
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