Continued from Page 1 We headed north for our next show, the Bay Harbor Vintage Car and Boat Festical in Michigan’s northern vacationland. At Bay Harbor, we were ushered in turn onto a red carpet next to a judge’s table while a knowledgeable car guy described us to the crowd. He did a good job [...] [...more]
Written By: Larry Rotta I’m a pretender. In the show world of pristine category-one cars, I remain an aspirant. I am as my restorer intended me to be — reborn for the open road. But that open road continues to remain elusive. Somehow I have had my head turned by the allure of the Concours. [...] [...more]
It’s 1972, on a sunny summer afternoon a young man is driving by the local Ford dealership. Before his eyes is a gleaming, exotic automobile. As he continues down the road his girlfriend grabs his arm and insists he go back for a closer look. How can he resist? It’s Italian, in the middle of [...] [...more]
The first ever Concorso Atlantico celebrating the exotic vehicles of Italy is set for Saturday, March 10th, 2012, from 10am-4pm, at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort located at 6800 First Coast Highway on Amelia Island, FL. Owners of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia and other vehicles of Italian heritage are invited to [...] [...more]
The vacuum effect. It sucks in the auto enthusiast to that just out of reach automobile. You know the one I’m talking about. It’s the car you always wanted but was just a bit too expensive or the timing wasn’t right or for some reason, you never could acquire. Then on the perfect day of [...] [...more]
In part 7 of the “Frankfurt Flyer” build we will look at making compound curves in forming the nose, more tips for welding aluminum using a MIG welder with a spoolgun and an overview of my crash-course on building a body from scratch. HISTORY Before we get started on my build updates I’ll give you [...] [...more]
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The more one understands the roots that tie into an auto manufacturers history, the more you appreciate that car. My respect for Giorgetto Giugiaro and his contribution to automobile design has grown tremendously as I study and learn not only the cars he designed but many other items as well. Giugiaro had his hand in [...] [...more]
Motion Products Inc, Founded in 1979 by two friends- was started as a specialty shop for Ferrari restorations. Their superior work gained a reputation among peers and in the industry as the top restoration shop for Ferrari, sports and luxury cars. For example this Ferrari 250 GTO restored by MPI You need to a flashplayer [...] [...more]
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