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]
On Sunday December 4th, 2011 Japan was the unfortunate focal point of “Supercar Smashup”! Apparently several exotic car owners were on a drive and dine when one Ferrari driver changed lanes into a guard rail. This sent him into a tailspin, taking out 2 other cars. 10 more car’s were damaged in making an effort [...] [...more]
Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance is host to some of the rarest and most beautiful cars of the world. But this year showed an impressive display of vintage motorbikes as well. TMJ contributors Bob and Connie Schmitt give us a glimpse of a few of the standout bikes at the show. This 1953 NSU/Lambretta shown by [...] [...more]
Photo Credit: Bob and Connie Schmitt, Hilton Head Concours Staff Sunday’s Concours d’Elegance top honor, “Best of Show”, was awarded to a 1937 BMW 328 Roadster owned by Lothar Schuettler of Darnestown, MD. First owned by famous German race driver Baron Fritz Huschke von Hanstein, the original cost was $2,792 US equivalent. It is one [...] [...more]
I just can’t get enough of this 1926 Baby Gar known as “Bolo Babe”. As shown in Alexandria, MN summer of 2011, Bolo Babe has quite a remarkable history. Making her way from the lakes of Up-State New York to central Minnesota over 50 years ago, she has always been cherished by her caretakers. What [...] [...more]
Photo Contributor: Connie Schmitt The Jaguar Club of North Florida host’s this all British Concours d’Elegance annually at World Golf Village near St Augustine, FL. The show always brings an interesting display of British cars from the Southeast and a handful of one-off racers thrown in. TMJ Contributor Connie Schmitt gives us a sneak [...] [...more]
Mark your calendars for the Upper Midwest’s premier automotive art exhibit, Velocity 2: The Art Of Motion. Organized by artist and auto enthusiast Michael Jekot, Velocity 2 showcases magnificent paintings, models, sculptures and more all in Hopkins, MN, June 30th thru August 3rd, 2012. Stay tuned for more event information over the coming months! [...more]
Photos and Story by Connie Schmitt With almost 800 Parade entrants in the 2011 Porsche Parade, the city of Savannah was swarming with Porsches. The Convention Center on Hutchinson Island provided air-conditioned comfort and camaraderie for Concours preparation. After running out of Q-tips and prep time, the sparkling cars moved to the beautiful Forsyth Park [...] [...more]
Join the Mid Florida AROC club for their 9th annual Alfa Romeo Car Show and Parade! Click to Enlarge. This gala event, scheduled for November 5th, is strictly for Alfa Romeo and Fiat automobiles of every year, make and model. The purpose of the event is to strengthen bonds of fellowship among all participating Alfistis [...] [...more]
If you happen to be in the Minneapolis area during the first Saturday of the summer months, you’ve gotta make it over to AutoMotorPlex. I can’t think of a better place to host a Cars and Coffee event and by the array of cars and bikes that showed up last weekend I think hundreds of [...] [...more]
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