Since 1999, hundreds of head-turning cars & trucks have been displayed at the Wheels & Waves Car Show in Santa Barbara, CA. Our Jim Palam was on site.
This year was the 14th annual Santa Barbara show and more than 350 exceptional enthusiast vehicles were on display on State Street, between Micheltorena and Guiterrez in downtown Santa Barbara. As in the past, Wheels & Waves was free for spectators, attracting locals, tourists and visitors from abroad. Chopped & channeled ...
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MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT3: BLACK FALCON FLYS!
Mercedes-Benz & AMG clean house at the 24-Hours of Nurburgring, claim first
overall wins at classic enduro.
Mercedes-Benz and AMG today secured the first overall win in the 24-Hours of Nürburgring. The GT3 #9 Black Falcon SLS AMG with Bernd Schneider (Germany), Jeroen Bleekemolen (Netherlands), Sean Edwards (GB) and Nicki Thiim (Denmark) went from sixth position on the grid to finish the legendary endurance race 2:39 minutes ahead of the second-place car after 88 laps. Record-brea...
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ASTON MARTIN CC100: STUNNING SPEEDSTER!
Aston Martin’s latest Concept is powered by a naturally aspirated 6.0-litre V12 with automated sequential manual gearbox.
Created to celebrate Aston Martin’s 100 years of sports car excellence, the one-off CC100 looks both to the past and the DBR1 – Aston Martin’s greatest sporting triumph on the track – and to the future with glimpses of potential future design cues. The 6.0-litre V12-powered Concept debuted by completing a lap of the famous Nordschleife at Germany’s ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of...
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CLASSIC WOODYS: MUCH MORE THAN A BOOK!
Author, photographer and consummate car guy, David Fetherston, creates a book that’s also collectible art.
Before the Internet, self-publishing, publishing-on-demand and China being the epicenter of book printing, coffee table books had special meaning. They were typically large in format, printed on incredibly expensive coated stock, quality bindings, and subjects that usually ranged from art, architecture and antiques to fashion, jewelry and collectible cars. Fast forward and now just abou...
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BLOWER BENTLEYS: MILLE MIGLIA CHALLENGERS!
Famous, supercharged Bentleys ready for 1,000-mile Italian epic road trip.
Bentley Motors is competing in this year’s Mille Miglia with two unique 4 ½-litre Supercharged “Blowers.” A 1930 Le Mans racecar belonging to perhaps the most famous and daring of the Bentley Boys and a company demonstrator that is still going strong even after nine decades
on the road are up for the challenge.
The No. 2 Team Car – raced at Le Mans by Captain Tim Birkin – was bought by Bentley Motors in 2000 a...
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HOT CARS & COOL DAY: IMPA SPRING BRAKE!
The International Motor Press Association (IMPA) hosts its annual Ride & Drive
in New York’s beautiful Bear Mountain State Park.
More than 50 years old, IMPA is the oldest, largest and most influential organization of automotive journalists and public relations professionals in the U.S. Founded in New York City,
I have been an active member since Day One, when I started freelancing to hot rod and custom car magazines in the late-1950s.
In addition to monthly meetings, IMPA...
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BUICK ‘HELLCAT’ TANK DESTROYER: WW II HOT ROD!
The same GM studio that gave us the iconic and industry-first Concept Car,
Buick Y-Job, also was responsible for the Hellcat Tank Destroyer. This year
Buick celebrates its 110th anniversary.
Buick production lines have been rolling for 110 consecutive years but for a short period during World War II, the vehicles produced looked decidedly different. In February 1942, the last civilian car left a Buick facility before full attention was placed on engineering and producing airc...
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LAMBORGHINI EGOISTA: 600-HP EGO-BOOSTER!
Lambo gives a self-indulgent 50th birthday gift to itself, blogs Howard Walker
Lamborghinis have always been about screaming, “Look At Me.” Remember those lime-green Muiras? So if you’re Lamborghini, why not celebrate your 50th birthday with the ultimate “Look At Me” car. It’s called the Egoista.
You’re gazing, no doubt in awe, at arguably the craziest, wackiest, wildest and most self-indulgent Lamborghini ever. It’s said to be inspired by an Apache attack helicopter,
with a front end desi...
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JAGUAR HERITAGE RACING: MILLE MIGLIA!
Jaguar enters three C-Types and three XK120s in the famous event and previews
its entry with a short film featuring David Gandy, Yasmin Le Bon,
Norman Dewis and Alex Buncombe.
Taking the seats of outstanding examples of Jaguar C-Type and XK120 heritage racecars, above, will be six-time Olympic cycling Champion Sir Chris Hoy, supermodel David Gandy, Le Mans 24 Hours race winner Andy Wallace and Chairman & CEO of 20th Century Fox Jim Gianopulos. Other team members include a...
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FORD POWER: STAMPEDE IN SALEM!
Virginia’s Roanoke Valley Mustang Club hosts its 25th Anniversary Mustang
& Ford-Powered Celebration and jumps the gun on the Mustang’s
2014 Silver Anniversary.
There were Mustangs of just about every period in the nameplate’s long and storied history at the show. One that really caught our eye was a white ‘68, Six- cylinder, three-speed stick coupe. It’s a one-owner Mustang that has racked up almost 375,000 miles in nearly 45 years since selling for $2,788.53 when ne...
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