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]
Cars and Coffee is happening Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 at Auto Motorplex. Come and check it out! All makes, models from old to new. Cars usually start showing up around 7am until late morning. We’ll see you there! Map it: 8200 Audubon Road Chanhassen, MN 55317 612-850-8398 [...more]
This years Wheels of Italy show was nothing short of impressive. Personally, when I think of tracking down rare and exotic Italian cars, both old and new, then assembling them to show in Minnesota, it seems like quite the challenge. Year after year that proves to be far from true for WOI founder, Dan Schaefer [...] [...more]
In the upper Midwestern U.S. Italian cars are a fairly uncommon site. But with the vision of Dan Schaefer and the founders of Wheels of Italy, Italian motoring enthusiast and drivers come together in one setting. As the event title says, Wheels of Italy celebrates all things Italian on Wheels. From scooters to cars, trucks [...] [...more]
Every year there are certain events we like to revisit. One reason being they offer a new and unique angle on vehicles or in this case watercraft being displayed. The MN Lakes Maritime Museum puts together a nice display of boats on beautiful Lake Darling at Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria, MN. Boats and Maritime memorabilia [...] [...more]
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