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Dream Big

I am going to write a book. Sure, why not. I have put it off for a while, but perhaps if I put it down on paper, make it public I will get it done.

Peer pressure is a real son of a...and sometimes that is the best pressure. I have talked about it a little with Heather, told her some of my thoughts for the book, she smiled and said, “Do it.”

Now, what do I know about writing a book you may ask? Nothing. Nada. Zero. But, how hard can it be? Look at all the books that are published on an annual basis. In any event, a book is simply a compilation of many pages on top of each other with writing on them right? Well, if I can put a car together, why can’t I write a book? I am not saying that I am Shakespeare or Hemingway, or even qualified, but, hell, what do I care? I’ll just do it, get it done, and maybe it goes somewhere, or maybe it doesn’t. At least I will know that I tried, that I did it and that I answered that question, scratched that itch.

Me writing a book. Sounds good, sounds like a plan. I’ll just chip away at it. Bit by bit, word by word, letter by letter. I pity the person who edits it. Well, that is what editors are for. Yes, I should write a book. What if it made the best sellers list?

Geez, the cars I could buy then…what would the

Literacy for Children Kids right outside our own neighborhoods can’t learn to read because they don’t have books in their classrooms and homes. Budget cuts are making the situation dire. But there are enough children’s books in our homes that if we just recycled them, all children would have enough books to engage and inspire them.

We can recycle bottles and cans, so why can’t we recycle books?

BookEnds is built upon a powerful belief in our children: A belief that all children should grow up not only with abundant love, food and care but surrounded by the limitless literacy possibilities books provide. BookEnds is built upon the belief in the power of economy: Driven by our children, BookEnds simple business model transforms every $100 into $500 worth of books. BookEnds is built upon the belief in sufficiency: It is not that we need to purchase more books we simply need to recycle our books into the hands of children who do not have adequate books to develop literacy skills and to engage and inspire them with a love of reading.

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first one be? Or, maybe I should just finish our never-ending project cars. Hey, they all drive, they just aren’t show quality. Finish the cars first or head over to the Ferrari store. Hmm…well, first I need to write this pesky book. Then, call a publisher and get it published. What if they don’t want to publish it? Well, what do I know about publishing? I do publish a magazine…sure it is not Autoweek or Motor Trend, but I am proud of it. So geez, I guess I am a publisher. Sure, it will be easier then right? What do I do to publish it? Ah, yes, Google. Google will know. I am sure there are thousands of books that are published independently each year; maybe mine will be one of those. Hmm, I would be a published author…wait, I guess I am already. But with the book, sure, millions of dollars will come. Publishing, that’s right, one of our Supercar Sunday regulars just published his own book on Ducati. Yeah, I can call Jim, he will know what to do. Ok, so I write the book, get it published, make millions. Buy some cars, move to Malibu, and life is grand. I’ve got the equation now!

Ok, let’s recap: Put pen to paper. Finish the book. Market book to publishers. If they don’t want it, tell them to go to hell and call Jim. Jim and Google point me in the right direction. Set up a website, throw in some search engine optimization,

sell books myself, and keep all the profits. Buy a house in Malibu with a shop and a separate garage for all the cars. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Look out, here I go. I almost forgot, Jay Leno invites me on the tonight show to talk about the book as we are both car guys and I am now on the bestseller list.

A movie! They make a movie out of the book, ahh, big picture. I co-produce and co-direct. Now we are talking. Uh oh, what do I know about movies?

I have watched them my whole life, many people produce and direct their own movies, hmm, and I could always Google it. Google will know. Hey wait, I know some guys in the business, sure, they could offer some advice. So, recap: I write a book. I am an author. Nobody publishes, so I publish it. Now I am a publisher. Jay Leno likes it, calls his Hollywood big wigs, they want to make a movie. I tell them the only way is that I co-produce and co-direct. They go for it, now I am a co-producer and a co- director, oh yeah, a publisher and an author. Have the house in Malibu, all the cars, a helicopter and all that other stuff. Damn life is good.

Hell, you never know what life will bring, right? If you’re going to dream, may as well be big!

And yes, I will be writing a book.

How BookEnds Got Started

desire to improve literacy for the children, involves “book floods” which create bountiful classroombased libraries in underserved schools and youth organizations. The contribution to improving literacy for children is significant.

Established in 1998 by an 8-year-old boy, BookEnds has donated more than 2.5 million books. Eightyear-old Brandon, home from school with a cold, tagged along with his mom, Robin Keefe, to a Board of Directors meeting at Hollygrove Children’s Home, where he half-listened to the adults’ discussion of how to build a library for the more than 60 kids who lived there. Brandon, without saying anything to his mom, was already thinking of his own solution.

He decided to go to his classroom and collect books that his classmates were not using. Brandon told his 3rd grade classmates, “My mom needs books for her orphanage. Why not give away the ones we have outgrown or read?” On the last day of school before winter vacation, Brandon waited for his mom to pick him up so he could surprise her with the donated books. Grinning from ear to ear and surrounded by the books he exclaimed “Merry Christmas!” There were more books than Hollygrove needed so Robin went door-to-door to see who could use the books.

This is when the education began. She found that in many neighborhoods books were considered a luxury and children lived without them.

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The Future Now in 2012, compounding the economic divide are dire school funding cuts and a tough economy.

Schools and youth organizations do not have budgets to purchase recreational reading books.

From the looks of the budget situation in California, things are only going to get worse.

BookEnds works with Title I schools where a minimum of 40% of families are defined as low-income. The percentage of Title I schools in the LAUSD school system is 59.7%

The strategy BookEnds employs in its

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September Calendar of Events

Sat-Sun 1-2 Ventura-10th Annual Nationals, Ventura Fair Grounds, 805-216-2421, www.venturanationals.com Sat 1 Burbank – Autobooks open 9AM! Free coffee and Donuts, 2900 W. Magnolia. 818-845-0707.

Fawnskin - Fawnskin Fall Classic Car Show, Northshore Drive, 8am-3pm, 909-938-0589 Mon 3 San Diego-Cool Expo Cars Cycles & Trucks Show & Swap Meet, Qualcomm Stadium, 7am-3pm, www.sandiegoautoswap.com Fri-Fri 7-21 San Francisco to Vegas-Modball Rally, http://modball.com Fri-Sun 7-9 Grass Valley-13th Annual Cruisin’ the Pines Car Show, Nevada County Fairgrounds, www.roaminangels.com/graphics/carshow/RACSWebAp.pdf Monterey-Continental Sports Car Festival, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, 800-327-7322_www.mazdaraceway.com Fri-Sat 7-8 Oakhurst- Run For the Gold Car Show, 39800 Rd 325B, http://oakhurstkiwanis.org Cloverdale-19th Annual Car & Motorcycle Show, www.cloverdale,com Fri 7 Mission Hills – First Friday Niter, Santa Monica Sports Car Club/SCCA Navigation Rally, BofA rear lot, NE corner Devonshire and Sepulveda, 7PM, Info: 310-3727168, 818-986-4565, http://ffn.smscc.org Sat-Sun 8-9 Sacramento-Sacramento Air Show Buttonwillow-Oktoberfest, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, 800-280-varawww.vararacing.com Buttonwillow-Alfa Romeo owners of Southern California Time Trials & Endro Race, Buttonwillow raceway, All Makes welcome, www.aroschpd.com Sat-Tues 8-11 Wendover UT-World of Speed, www.saltflats.com, www.burlyb.com Sat-Sun 8-16 Santa Monica-Norton Club Route 66 ride from St. Louis to Santa Monica, www.socalnorton.com Sat 8 Burbank – Autobooks open 9AM! Free coffee and Donuts, 2900 W. Magnolia. 818-845-0707.

Eagle Rock-Trompers Hot Rod Swap Meet, 7544 N. Figueroa St, 6am-1pm, 323-255-7564 or 323-401-3994 Orcutt-10th Anniversary All Ford Car show, 201 South Broadway, 7am-3pm, 805-598-8133, www.santamariamodelaclub.com Coronado-19th Annual Fall Classic Car Show, Tidelands Park, 9am-2pm, 619-548-3135, www.camaroclubofsandiego.org Covina-3rd Annual Yellow Ribbon “Honor our Heroes” Car Show, Badillo & Fourth Ave, 2pm-6pm, 626-260-6855 Sonoma-”All American Bad Ass Car Show, 9am-4pm, 707-938-3543, www.badasscarshow.com Bellflower-14th Annual Bellflower Blvd. Car Show, Bellflower Blvd between Park & Flora Vista, 2pm-7pm, 562-331-9365, www.bellflowercarshow Monrovia-22nd Annual Hot Rod & Custom Car Show, Downtown Historic Monrovia on Myrtle between Colorado & Foothill, 9am-3pm, 626-826-0341, 626-622-1446, www.streetrodsforevercarclub.com San Diego-Fiesta De Kustom Kulture Car and Lowbrow Art show, Old Town San Diego 2474 San Diego Way, 619-299-1369, www.fiestadekustomkulture.com Santa Ana-G&G Survivor Car & Bike, 100 South Main St, 10am-6pm, 714-307-9243 Corona del Mar-Corona del Mar Coastline Road Rally, 3029 Beaker Dr, 10am-4pm, 949-673-4050, www.cdmchamber.com/events/carshow/default.asp Tehachapi-Oktoberfest Volksvagen Car show, 125 W Tehachapi Blvd, noon to 4pm, www.mainstreettehachapi.org/images/stories/volkswagen_car_show_flyer.pdf Sun 9 Long Beach - Hi-Performance Swap Meet & Car Show - Veterans Stadium. Vintage, Classic & Hi Performance trucks. New/used/vintage/parts/cars/accessories, www.toppingevents.com or 800-762-9785 Vallejo-Packard & Classic Car Swap Meet, USA World Classics Event Center 1525 Sonoma Blvd, 8am-2pm, 925-518-5909, www.norcalpackards.org Chico-Chico Concours d’Elegance, Butte Creek Country club 175 Estates Dr, 10am-4pm, 530-762-0067, www.chicoconcours.com San Jose-Antique Autos in History Park 2012, 1650 Senter Rd, 12-5pm, 408-315-8112, www.scvmtfc.org Belmont Shore-23rd Annual Belmont Shore Car Show, E. 2nd Street, 9am-3pm, 714-323-8898, www.baycityrodders.com Oxnard-Harbor Run 22 Car show, Channel Islands Harbor, 8am-3pm, 805-479-1102 Fairfax-10th Annual Fairfax Car Show, Broadway and bolinas, 415-479-6959 Corona del Mar-Corona del Mar Coastline Car Classic, Corona del Mar State Beach, 10am-4pm, 949-673-4050, www.cdmchamber.com/events/carshow/default.asp Wed-Sun 12-16 Monterey-Cherry’s Jubilee Motorsports Festival, www.cherrysjubilee.org Thur-Sun 13-16 San Bernardino-23rd Annual Route 66 Rendezvous, Downtown, www.route-66.org Fri-Sun 14-16 Ukiah-Fabulous Flashback Car Show, Swap Meet & Poker Run, Downtown Ukiah, 707-272-5664, www.earlyironofukiah.org South Lake Tahoe- 27th annual Cool September Days car, truck and m/c show, 1001 Heavenly village way, 9am-6pm, www.goodsamsaferide.com Las Vegas,NV-Super Chevy Show, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 800-644-4444, www.lvms.com Sat 15 Burbank – Autobooks open 9AM! Free coffee and Donuts, 2900 W. Magnolia. 818-845-0707 plus visit by Citroen Car Club at 9am-11am.

Rancho Palos Verdes-Tour d’Epicure Road Rallye, 12-6pm, Start @ Banning Residence Museum, End @ Palos Verdes Country Club, www.pvconcours.org Hollister-2nd Annual Hot cars & Guitars Tour, San Benito county fairground 9000 Airline Hwy, 9am-6pm, 408-846-8888, www.hotcarsandguitars.com Fallbrook-English Motors at Fairbrook tour, www.englishmotorsatfairbrook.org Encinitas- 31st Annual Wavecrest Woodie, Moonlight Beach, www.sandiegowoodies.com San Mateo-2nd Annual Kimochi Car Show, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd, 415-931-2294 Dublin- Rock n Bowl Car Show, 6750 Regional Street, 9am-3pm, www.tvccc.net Chula Vista-20th Annual Harbor Day Car Show, Bayside Park, 10am-2pm, 619-428-3515, www.southbaycruisers.org Antioch-Salvation Army Classic Car show, 1310 A St, 9am-3pm, 925-778-0808x17 Long Beach-A retro-Festival, Rainbow Lagoon behind Convention Center, 11am-6pm, 714-330-3565, www.purple-revolver.com Randsburg-11th Annual Old West Days, 10am-4pm, 760-374-2359, www.randdesertmuseum.com, no car show but a nice place to visit Long Beach-8th annual Japanese Classic Car show, Queen Mary 1126 Queen’s Highway, 9am-3pm, 562-472-4562, www.japaneseclassiccarshow.com

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September Calendar of Events

CONTINUEDSun 15 Long Beach-8th annual Japanese Classic Car show, Queen Mary 1126 Queen’s Highway, 9am-3pm, 562-472-4562, www.japaneseclassiccarshow.com Anaheim-Cruisin For A Cure cruise, 5340 E La Palma Ave, leaves at 9am, www.classiccruisersnoc.com/PokerRunFlyer2012.pdf Costa Mesa-Cruisin For A Cure Car Show, OC Fair & Event Center, 7pm-5pm, 714-803-9216, www.cruisinforacure.com Chatsworth-Cal Car Cover’s 4th Annual Fall Parts Exchange & Sale, 9525 De Soto Ave, 7am-2pm, 818-998-2100x115, www.calcarcover.com Temecula-Brothers Performance Car Show & Sales Event, 27427 Bostik Court,10am-4pm, 800-486-2681, www.brothersperformance.com Sun 16 Rancho Palos Verdes-Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance, Trump National Golf Club, 10am-4pm, www.pvconcours.org El Mirage-SCTA Land Speed Racing, El Mirage Dry Lake Bed, www.scta-bni.org Fallbrook-4th Annual Showing of English Motors at Fairbrook, 8:30am-3:30pm, www.englishmotorsatfairbrook.org Auburn-Car and Parts Swap Meet, Auburn Fairgrounds, 6am-2pm, 530-346-8627, www.arvcca.com Buena Park-Picker’s Paradise Automotive Swap Meet, Elks Lodge 7212 Melrose St, 8am-1pm, 714-299-1776, garyoccarguy@gmail.com South Pasadena-8th Annual Cruz’n For Roses Hot Rod and Classic car show, Mission street between Fair Oaks and Gold Line Station, 626-799-7813, www.sptor.com Riverside-2nd Annual charity Cruise Down Memory Lane Car show, 8052 Limonite Ave, 10am-3pm, 951-685-3333 Van Nuys-All Ford and Mustang Car Show, Airtel Plaza Hotel 7277 Valjean Ave, 818-785-1180, www.mustangownersofca.org Norwalk-20th Annual Pharaohs Car Show, 15711 Pioneer Blvd, 10am-4pm, 562-760-8515 Fri-Sun 21-23 Coronado-Coronado Speed Festival, North Island, www.hmsausa.com Sonoma-FIA World Touring Car Championship. Infineon Raceway, www.infineonraceway.com Phoenix, AZ-NMCA Flowmaster West Street Car Series, www.nmcadigital.com Santa Maria-Cruzin’ for Life, Santa Maria Fairgrounds, www.cruzinforlife.net Sat-Sun 22-23 Salinas-California International Airshow, Salinas Municipal Airport, www.salinasairshow.com Orland-Orland chamber rod & custom Car show & Swap Meet, Glenn county Fairground 221 Ylol st, 530-865-2311, www.orland-chamber.com Willows-Vodden the Hell are We Doing? (24 hours of Lemons),Thunderhill Raceway Park, www.24hoursoflemons.com Sat 22 Burbank – Autobooks open 9AM! Free coffee and Donuts, 2900 W. Magnolia. 818-845-0707.

Murphys-Ironstone Concours d’Elegance, Ironstone Winery 1894 Six Mile rd, 10am-4pm, www.ironstonefoundation.org Costa Mesa-13th Annual Cruisin’ for a Cure, OC Fair & Events Center, 7am-5pm, www.cruisinforacure.com Orland-Orland Chamber Rod & Custom Car Show & Swap Meet, Gleen County Fairground 221 Yolo St, 9am-3pm, 530-865-2311, www.orland-chamber.com Newark-2012 Newark Days Cr & Truck Show, 35501 Cedar blvd, 10am-4pm, 510-793-5683 Carson-Klassics for Kids Benefit Car, Truck & Bike Show, 1000 E. 220th St,11:30am-4pm, 562-481-7275 Sun 23 Long Beach–Cycle Show & Swap @ Veterans Stadium Motorcycles & bicycles. Buy/sell/trade.vintage/parts/bikes/accessories. www.toppingevents.com, or 800-7629785 Thur-Sun Flagstaff AZ-Triumphest 2012, http://www.triumphest.com/ _Irwindale- Irwindale Swap Meet, 500 Speedway Dr, 6am-2pm, 209-777-5654, http://www.irwindaleswapmeet.com Simi Valley-Simi Valley Days Car Show, 1765 Royal Ave, Noon-4pm, 805-581-4280 Wed-Tues 26-30 Concord-LCOC (Lincoln & Continental Owners) Western National Meet, 1970 Diamond Blvd, http://www.lcocwestern.org/meet/ Fri-Sun 28-30 Lake Tahoe NV-Tahoe Biltmore Run for the North Shore Fall Colors, Tahoe Biltmore Hotel & Casino, www.goodsamsaferide.com Sat-Sun 29-30 Mohave-the Mohave Mile (36hp Challenge), www.mohavemile.com, www.burlyb.com Sat 29 Burbank – Autobooks open 9AM! Free coffee and Donuts, 2900 W. Magnolia. 818-845-0707.

Woodland-Lowrider Magazine Tour, Yolo County Fair Grounds 1250 East Gum Ave, lqproductions.net Rancho Cucamonga-Vintage Car Show, 9519 Baseline Rd, 10am-2pm, 909-941-3001 Camarillo-Camarillo Ranch Car Show, 201 Camarillo Ranch Rd, 11am-4pm, 805-482-4396, www.camarilloranch.org Escondido-San Diego Deuce Day, Felicita Park, 8am-2pm, 858-449-2379 Jackson-Sixxlin’ September Nights, Jackson Rancheria Casino 12222 New York rd, 10am-2pm, 916-723-8840, wwww.capitolcitycruiser.org Fairfield-3rd Annual bud Classic Car Show, 3101 Busch Dr.,707-429-7549 Alpine-5th Annual Show & Shine Car Show, 1830 Alpine Blvd, 8am-3pm, 619-709-4411 Downey-Rebuilding Cars, Rebuilding Lives 1st Annual Car Show, 7601 E. Imperial Hwy, 10am-3pm, 562-401-6275, www.rancho.org/carshow/ Jurupa Valley-American Legion Car & Bike Show, 9530 Mission Blvd, 10am-2pm, 951-685-4257 Yucca Valley-17th Annual Charity Car Show, 57725 29 Palms Hwy, 9am-2pm, 760-285-5690, www.mbocc.org Sun 30 SUPERCAR SUNDAY CORVETTE MARQUE WWW.SUPERCARSUNDAY.COM 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Woodland HIlls, Ca. 91367 818-516-5053 Woodland - Nostalgia Day Car Show , First St & S Livermore Ave, 9am-4pm, 925-461-2020, http://altamountcruisers.org San Bernardino- 51th Antique Auto Swap Meet, 6707 N. Little League, 6am-3pm, 909-875-4545, www.pvmac.org/Swapmeet.html Orange-BSA Club All British Swap Meet, Classic Cycles 1425 Manzanita, 951-245-5287 Upland-Charity Car show, 1434 E Foothill Blvd, 10am-2pm, 909-946-7656, 951-681-4605 Torrance-Walteria Business Men’s Club Charity Car Show, 24021 Hawthorne Blvd, 8am-1pm, 310-540-6980

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Ninth Annual Motor4toys Charity Car Show and Toy Drive Sunday Dec 2, 2012 Save the date, this will be the best show ever!

Motor4toys Charitable Foundation is excited to announce that the 9th Annual Motor4toys Charitable Foundation Charity Car Show and Toy Drive will be Sunday, December 2, 2012. This year, Motor4toys is setting an incredible goal of collecting over 40,000 toys for needy children throughout the state of California. To hit this goal, Motor4toys needs your support and, yes, we can do it!

Those of you who are familiar with Motor4toys Charitable Foundation know that the foundation operates at 100% charity status. There are no salaries and all efforts are donated. The foundation revolves around the amazing California car community and it is the support from this community that is the life force behind the foundation.

This year, we are asking you to get even more involved and help more kids than ever!

The location of the 9th Annual Motor4toys Charity Car Show is the same as last year, the Anthem Building in Warner Center. This has been the perfect location for many different reasons and we are grateful to Anthem for allowing us to utilize their

stunning property. Thank you.

At the show, what can you expect to see?

Well, just about everything! One of the most amazing things about this show is that just about every type of vehicle shows up from all over the state and even from outside of California. From the rarest and

most exotic, to the most historic, to the rustiest rat rods, and the hottest hot rods, everybody comes out!

Everybody? Yes, everybody. The last couple of years have even included 4x4 clubs, race cars, museum show pieces, works-in-progress, imports, and more support from car clubs that ever! We expect over 5,000 cars to come through the day of the event.

Yes, 5,000 cars!

Is there cost to attend this event? TOYS! Yes, it is that simple. All we ask is that you bring a toy or toys that are new and unwrapped at a value of $10.00 or more. That is it! The more toys you bring, the more happy kids we will have.

How can you help?

First and foremost, come to the event and bring your friends and toys! Beyond that, we are always looking for sponsors, donations and raffle items. The more sponsorships, raffle items, and donations, the more toys we can purchase for children in need. As we are a Charitable Foundation 501(c) (3), donations are deductible.

Another way to help support the event is by doing a toy drive at your business, home, school, or club. What most people don’t know about Motor4toys is that we collect toys throughout the month of December. By partnering with schools, businesses, and individuals, we collect thousands and thousands of toys before and after the car show. We can provide you with all the toy collection boxes you need and can arrange pick-up of all the toys you collect! It is easier than you

think to make a difference and we can offer all support you may need in starting a business/school toy drive.

What many Motor4toys supporters do is have a “Motor4toys dinner party.” They invite their friends over for dinner and ask them to bring toys. Some people do this on Thanksgiving or when it is convenient for them, but this simple idea yields thousands of extra toys each year for needy children. What a great reason for a dinner party!

There is also the opportunity to volunteer the day before and the day of the event. We can always use help.

We are lucky to have a very strong group of volunteers, but it is always a lot of work. If you can take a couple hours and help the day before and the day of the event, we could definitely use the help. If you are a student, we can provide you with community service hours.

We would like to thank you for years of support! We hope that you can help us hit our goal of 40,000 toys, perhaps more.

For more information or to donate online, please visit: www.motor4toys.com You can mail donations/raffle items to: Motor4toys Charitable Foundation c/o Dustin Troyan 23907 Ventura Boulevard Calabasas, CA 91302 Or contact Dustin Troyan at: 818-516-5053 Dustin@connectedmediagroup.com

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Collector Cars and the Law....

by Jeffrey Brynan

Going, going, SOLD!

As old as the concept of the trading of goods and materials is the auction process and an increasingly popular manner for the sale of collector cars is the ‘live auction’ (we’ll leave auction systems such as ebay and other online alternatives out of the mix for now).

While conducted throughout the year’s calendar, the summer seems to be the height of the collector car (live) auction season, with the zenith coming in August during Pebble Beach week when upwards of a half dozen different auction houses conduct sales in the Monterey, California area.

It is easy to observe that each auction house has its own unique style and character, with each seeming to draw its own particular audience and genre of cars but there is a similarity to the auction experience that the law imposes and knowing your rights, as well as your duties and obligations, will make the placing or receiving that high bid all the more pleasant.

Whether you are the buyer or seller there is paperwork you will be required to sign with any given auction house so as to start the process, be it to register as a bidder/buyer or to consign your vehicle as a seller. These are legally binding contracts and should be treated accordingly and will set forth the “blue print” of how your purchase or sale will be treated and conducted.

For purposes of this month’s column we will look at the buyer’s side of the equation.

To start the process for the buyer, most auction houses will require that you register and provide necessary financial information so as to evidence that you are a qualified buyer. Little different than applying for a home loan or any other form of credit, the auction house will typically ask for some form of financial statement, perhaps a letter of credit, the identity of where you bank and whatever attendant proof as might be necessary to establish your financial ability to perform should you be the high bidder for a given car; and, don’t forget when you make that bid, you are making a legally binding offer to purchase.

Typically, once approved by the auction house you will receive confirmation that you have been qualified to bid, a maximum amount that you can bid will likely be set and you would be assigned a bidder’s number which will serve as your identity throughout the auction process.

So you have registered and been accepted

as a bidder by the auction house and have viewed their website or catalogue and focused on a car of interest to you. With this, there are a multitude of issues of which you must be mindful:

The auction house is NOT the seller of the car. They merely serve as a conduit to present the car of the seller/consignor to the audience of buyers for the buyers’ consideration and offer/bid to purchase.

Typical to most any sale, unless otherwise stated in the bidder registration or other documents presented by the auction house, each and every car is presented on behalf of the respective sellers in an “as is” basis and without warranty.

While general contract law effectively requires a seller to disclose all material facts known to them with regard to that which they are selling and certainly, to refrain from making any misrepresentation and while the better auction houses will do their own “fact checking” on the cars consigned to them, there is no obligation upon the auction house to do any investigation or independent research and they are well within their rights to simply pass on the information that has been provided by the seller and to this end the auction house is technically the agent and fiduciary of the seller not the buyer.

Further in this regard, catalogue descriptions, comments or opinions of auction personnel, condition reports, advertising and the like should NOT be considered as warranties or representations by the auction house or the seller upon which you may rely as a basis of your purchase; and, as the buyer it is your responsibility to undertake inspection of the given vehicle in question and to do your due diligence as to all aspects of the car and its condition as you deem appropriate, as well as with respect to any documentation concerning the car or parts included or the title and related paperwork that accompanies the vehicle. Again, you are purchasing the car in “as is” condition and the onus is on you to make all necessary inspections and inquiry.

The time of the auction arrives, you’ve done your inspection or other due diligence and now your dream car comes up on the auction block and your bid is ultimately accepted as the final high bid, with the auctioneer’s hammer brought down and you’ve just bought a car!

First don’t forget that bidder registration/contract you signed at the outset which likely requires a buyer’s commission/premium, typically

10% of your final winning bid, with that percentage figure added to your final bid (‘hammer’ price) and that total (hammer price + buyer’s commission/premium) is for all purposes considered the purchase price of the car and upon which you will pay sales/ use tax, insurance rates etc. It bears repeating, the final bid (hammer price) is NOT your purchase price, it is the final bid (hammer price) plus the buyer’s commission/premium and that total is your purchase price for all purposes.

Once you have made that winning bid it is typical that a representative of the auction house will immediately have you sign an affidavit which confirms your bid and with that as an adjunct to your bidder’s registration, you have agreed to purchase the vehicle at the high bid you submitted along with the buyer’s commission/premium.

You are then required to make payment and each auction house will have its particular rules, again set forth in the registration forms you signed, and you will be required to pay for your vehicle within a certain time period, typically 48 hours and address any necessary sales, use or other taxes and registration fees and costs, along with attending to any necessary DMV and transfer issues, the responsibility for all of which will once again be spelled out in the bidder registration agreement you signed; and, once all financial obligations have been met, you may then take possession of your “prize”.

Now that the vehicle is yours, it becomes your responsibility to arrange for removal of the car from the auction site and for transport of the vehicle for delivery to your chosen destination, as well as to obtain insurance for the car {and we will address at another time the issues of insurance and the availability of specialized coverage for collector cars, along with other related issues).

Next month we’ll take a look at the seller’s side of the auction “coin” and in the future explore issues concerning title, transport companies, DMV issues among the many other things affecting the world of collector cars, along with any questions you may wish to submit.

Jeffrey Brynan is a duly licensed attorney, practicing in Beverly Hills, California. The foregoing article is a general discussion and overview of the topics addressed and should not be relied upon in lieu of obtaining legal counsel for your specific circumstances, issues and facts.

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You gotta love my Dad!

My dad is an amazing guy! You probably wouldn’t think of him as a “Gear-Head”, but he is knowledgeable about cars and things mechanical. As a little kid, I can remember my dad and my uncles overhauling the engine in one of the family cars (a Hudson I think), and when I was about fifteen, I helped my dad rebuild the four banger out of our ‘59 Volvo. I don’t think he did this because he enjoyed it, it was just something that needed to be done.

We did have some fun though in the ‘70’s when my brother Rick and I decided to go dirt track racing.

We built a ‘67 Le Mans and then a ‘66 4-4-2 and went racing at Ascot Park in Gardena, California.

More often than not, Dad would be out in the garage wrenching on the cars with us and he was at the track every weekend in the pits for us.

While Rick and I were into “Muscle Cars”, Dad’s tastes ran toward classics like the Packard roadsters or the Hollywood Graham (Google that one!) and he sometimes thought about restoring one or even building a replica. When we would visit “Kit-Car” shows, Dad would be scoping out a Mercedes 540K or boat-tail Auburn while I was drooling over Cobras and Grand Sport Corvettes. Ever the practical person that he is, Dad’s automotive dreams stayed on the back burner. This was to change though.

Some time around 2002, Rick, our brother-in-law, and our nephew presented Dad with an unbuilt CMC (I think) Bugatti kit and a VW pan

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that someone had purchased years before and then left sitting in their garage. Working on a very spare time basis, Dad built his Bugatti in about six years. It sits on a Karmann Ghia pan with disc brakes, IRS and a 1776 cc motor with dual Solex carbs. A few weeks shy of his 82nd birthday, Dad had the car completed, licensed and headed off to Knott’s Berry Farm for the Association of Handcrafted Automobiles “Fun In The Sun” car show. First crack out of the box and he comes home with a trophy. Several more trophies have come from other shows since then and Dad is still having fun with his little car.

After one “Cruise Night” type gathering, Dad was stopped by none other than Jay Leno who wanted to get a closer look at the “Bugatti” replica.

I can only hope that when I’m in my 80’s I’m still having as much fun. Like I said, “You gotta love my dad!”

On any given Sunday you can find Hal and his 1926 Bugatti Replica at Supercar Sunday!

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Car Culture ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Leon’s Transmission Services, Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OUT TO LUNCH Think back! What was the best thing about starting the new school year? For many, it was getting a new lunch box! Each year kids put a lot of thought into what box they would get. Just as what car we drive George Jetson defines us, a lunch box made the statement of what in his commuter!

Note: the dome design of the box one was about. It had to tell the dudes to “back off,” and the girls to “take notice.” Being the ‘Hot Wheel’ and ‘Matchbox’ car gear-head generation that we were, many naturally picked a lunch box with a car on it.

Let’s take a step back. The first lunch boxes came about in the late 1800’s and were used by blue-collar workers to protect their food from the rigors of the workplace.

The golden age of lunch boxes came about in the 1950’s. The first character-licensed lunch box was Mickey Mouse in 1935. Sales of that box skyrocketed! Aladdin Industries was looking for a way to increase sales of their plain steel lunch kits, as they were called then. They came out with ‘Hopalong Cassidy’ and ‘Roy Rogers’ boxes in the 50’s, and the craze was born. Aladdin later added the thermos, complete with additional graphics, making the lunch boxes even more desirable for kids and moms.

With new T.V. shows and new fads coming along each year, the addition of new themes and images on lunch boxes would assure kids would have to get a new one each year. As a result, 120 million lunch boxes were sold between 1950 and 1970. In 1962, Aladdin embossed the front and back of the lunch boxes giving them a 3D effect.

Mallory Llewellyn off to work with her Dukes of Hazard lunch box & thermos

007 and his DB5

All good things come to an end, and so it was with the metal lunch box. In the late 1970’s cost cutting saw the lunch boxes made out of plastic. Florida actually banned metal lunch boxes, fearing kids would use them as school yard weapons. 1987 saw the last mass-produced metal lunch box, graced with the image of Rambo.

Robinson’s Family station wagon (aka The Chariot)

So why are we talking about lunch boxes in a car magazine? Well, just look at all these cool lunch boxes! Many believe the cars are just as much the “stars” as the actors; you be the judge. Bon appétit.

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George Barris’ Munster Koach from the CBS Series “The Munsters”

Ninth Annual Still Saving Lives Car Show & Safety Fair

By Thomas Crown

Presented by: LAPD, Valley Traffic Division & Valley Traffic Advisory Council

The 9th Annual Still Saving Lives Car Show and Safety Fair held at Warner Center Park on June 2nd was a huge hit! Car enthusiasts from all over Southern California came out to show their support and appreciation for LAPD. The event is organized by Valley Traffic Division (VTD) and Valley Traffic Advisory Council (VTAC) (please see additional info below), a combination of LAPD and civilian volunteers. The event raised needed money for VTD, facilitating a closer relationship between the general public, car enthusiasts, and VTD officers. The show has continued to grow and the support from the community at large is apparent and appreciated.

The day of the show, Warner Center Park was a roaring with horsepower. Classic hot rods, muscle cars, and exotics came together like a finely-tuned community with a single purpose: to show their support.

LAPD was present displaying the S.W.A.T. Team and their equipment, LAPD’s newest high-tech helicopter, the Bomb Squad and all their toys, and the Off Road Detail. The LAPD’s elite Motorcycle Drill Team put on a rare and fantastic performance. The Los Angeles City Fire Department was also there, amazing the public and demonstrating vehicle extrication tools and techniques. The public loved the

displays and the LAPD and LAFD were excited to have the opportunity to interact with the attendees.

For the second year, the show offered gourmet food trucks serving the public and participants. This brought a “Taste of LA” dining experience to an already exciting VTAC car show. Over 25 of the finest food trucks in the LA were present to meet the needs of a hungry car show crowd. There was something for everybody and nobody left hungry!

VTD and VTAC will continue to carry on the car show tradition, so get ready for the 2013 show as it will only get better!

About Valley Traffic Division & Vallery Traffic Advisory Council Do you know that the San Fernando Valley has a population of over 1.7 million people, encompasses 221.8 square miles or 2,823 street miles, and has less than 1,000 police officers to serve and protect them? Do you also know that there are 43 valley high schools that produce thousands of new drivers every year who need to be educated in safe driving practices to protect themselves as well as others? Are you aware that only 1 in 10 child car seats is installed correctly and that properly installed child seats save lives?

Valley Traffic Division (VTD), through funding provided by Valley Traffic Advisory Council (VTAC), educates students, new parents, and the public regarding traffic safety.

VTAC is the fundraising arm for VTD and provides needed resources not paid for by the City, enabling VTD to perform their duties more effectively and efficiently, and to save lives through traffic safety education and traffic enforcement.

Resources immediately needed by VTD are not being funded due to the financial condition of the City. VTAC is always seeking assistance and donations from the community to help support LAPD officers who put their lives on the line every day.

For more information on VTD and VTAC or to make a donation please visit: http://www.vtac-vtd.org

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Golf Tips with Tommy The Short Game

by Tommy Mansuwan

For those who have played this game for awhile, I am sure you would agree that chipping and putting are key elements to shooting good scores. Rarely will a player ever hit all 18 greens in

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regulation during one round of golf, let alone every round of golf. Therefore, it is a given that a great short game will make up for those off target shots.

One key factor to a great short game is to know how to control the ball when chipping. Knowing how to hit it high or low and make the ball check or roll out can determine what the best approach for the shot may be. Touring professionals can all play multiple shots with a single club and while recreational golfers don’t need to be that refined, here are a couple tips to hit two different chips with one club.

Usually when a player wants to hit a soft chip shot with spin, they will use a sand wedge or maybe a lob wedge. However, when one wants to have a chip roll out, the choice is usually an eight iron or such. Well, here is a way to hit both shots with just a sand wedge. To get that soft shot that checks a little, setup as you normally would for a chip with the ball position opposite your left heel (for right handers). Take the club back with just a little hinge and accelerate through the ball without releasing the hands. Make sure at the finish, keep the club face pointing to the sky (see picture). This assures that the loft on the club is maintained and gives you that desired height on the shot.

As for the chip and run with the sand wedge, use the same chipping stance but get a bit squarer to the target line. Keep the ball position towards the middle of your stance or even a tad towards the right foot (again, for right handers). The one thing this shot requires that is different from the usual chip shot is the rotation of the hands.

Take the club back a little lower than normal and rotate the hands back. As with the soft shot, the follow through is very crucial with the chip and run.

Once accelerating through the ball, turn the hands over so that the toe of the club is pointing towards the sky at finish (see picture). By turning the face over, you are creating top spin on the ball and the result will be a release towards the target. This shot

is useful in spots where you want a little height with the combination of a roll. Practice this shot often to get a feel for how far the ball will roll out and you’ll have another option in your bag.

As with anything new, practice it before you put it in play and you’ll have success with it. All the players with great short games learn to adapt to the situation with the multiple shots in their repertoire. Develop variety in your game and you’ll be surprised by how many different situations you can escape from around the greens.

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The Auto Gallery Presents: When John Kerley called to say he was having a Ferrari Service Clinic, I immediately smiled.

What you have to understand about John is that he does things right. John is the Director of Service and Parts for the Auto Gallery and, in my opinion; John is the best in the business. I knew that this event was going to be a huge success but what I wasn’t ready for was the atmosphere.

When I think of the Auto Gallery as a dealership, two words come to mind: passion and family. Sure the brands they carry embody passion, but more importantly, they have put together a team that truly understands what it means to be passionate. Expertly headed by John, the Auto Gallery team goes farther and farther for their clients and guests. The Auto Gallery service clinics have become so popular that they

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are by RSVP only; otherwise they would have too many guests!

The Auto Gallery has created an environment where you naturally feel like part of their family. I do not work for the Auto Gallery but they do sponsor a number of events I do.

From Supercar Sunday, to Motor4toys, to Cars and Cigars, and many other events, the Auto Gallery has gone out of their way to be a part of what I do and I can tell you that I do feel a part of their family. I can see that their clients feel the same way! When I was reviewing the photographs from the event, I could not help but notice that everybody—and I mean everybody—was smiling. The day was more of a family reunion than a service clinic. It was simply perfect.

The Auto Galley has a separate service

location for Ferrari and Maserati. This stateof-the-art facility is where some of the best technicians in the business do their magic. For the service clinic, the Auto Gallery team transformed this location into a lounge, a boutique, a restaurant, and a party. It is hard to imagine that you could do all of that at a service location, but as serious as they are at the Auto Gallery, they are equally creative.

The boutique was a huge hit. Ferrari memorabilia flew off the shelves and racks. From the latest Ferrari fashions to classic inspirations, clients had the opportunity to update their wardrobes and accessories. The timing of the event as also perfect as those preparing to head to Concorso Italiano in Monterey could sport their new Ferrari gear with pride.

It was smiles all the way around the Auto Gallery Ferrari Service Clinic!

Cars & Coffee June Review Story & Photography by Leo Mayorquin

June was yet another great month at what is arguably one of the best weekly automotive gathering in the world, Cars & Coffee. Week in and week out enthusiast from around So Cal and from around the WORLD, gather at the Southern California Cars & Coffee venue to gaze at the marvelous machinery that turns up.

The first show of the month brought with it “Mercedes-Benz” day organized by the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center USA. They brought together many of Stuggart’s finest products.

Modern Mercedes-Benz was well represented by a pair of exotic roadsters, an SLR McLaren, and an SLS. The classics were well represented by a row of 300SL’s which you don’t see too often outside of a Concours event. But the highlight was the very rare 1938 230S Special Roadster competition model. It is a very rare model which was built to compete in road rallies. It was a great first show of the month but that doesn’t mean there weren’t great highlights the rest of the month.

The very next week there was a great photo-op provided by Tom Shaugnessy’s Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta “TDF” parked next to a “Rambo Lambo” otherwise known as the LM002.

The “TDF” was built as a competition model to compete in the automobile version of the Tour de France back in the late 50’s. The LM002 was Lamborghini’s failed attempt to enter into the military vehicle market. That same day we also had a Corvette Powered “Kellison Special.” This car represents an era of “home built” sports car racing “specials” which seemed to be everywhere during the 50’s and 60’s. On the other side of the home built coin was the Local Motors Rally Fighter. It is a Chevy LS3 powered monster made to tackle all terrains without breaking a sweat. It has crazy sports car concept looks mixed with a good dose of off-road monster ride height.

Modern exotica was best represented by a Bugatti Veyron in a rarely seen one tone paint job, the very aggressive looking Vorsteiner 599-VX and a grouping of McLaren MP4-12C’s. The McLarens were led by a chrome wrapped example made to emulate McLaren’s current Formula One racing livery. The classic exotics were best represented by a 1953 Siata 208S. This very special, 1 of 35 built, is powered by a 2.0L Fiat V8. But the coolest car to show up was an original Ford GT40 Mk1. It was quite fun to see people walk by it thinking it was just another replica, then stop and turn around quickly when they came to the realization that it was the real deal. Since the replicas are so close to the real cars as far as exterior looks the best way to tell a real from a very good replica is to look at the interior. The real cars are right hand drive and have the shifter awkwardly placed on the right side of the driver right next to the door. The replicas are left hand drive with the shifter in the standard position.

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Supercar Sunday 2012 Marque Schedule A

Sept. 30th Corvette

Oct. 28th is Ferrari Vs. Lamborghini

Nov. 25th NO MARQUE Preparing for the 9th Annual Motor4toys.com

Dec. 2nd NO SUPERCAR SUNDAY 9th Annual Motor4toys.com Charity Car Show

Dec. 30th Primered Cars, Rat Rods & Customs

Modified Intentions Mustang Club A meet, a drive, an experience

When the Modified Intentions Mustang Club approached me about having a marque day at Supercar Sunday, I was happy to oblige. Modified Intentions is a Mustang club filled with some of the most passionate Mustang enthusiasts around. This group of enthusiasts have been coming to Supercar Sunday and Motor4toys for years and years. It is always a sight to see when they drive in as a group; they are always organized, know how to “line the cars up,” and are smiling.

Every year for Motor4toys, they have a tradition of donating a mechanical Mustang, the type that a child can ride. They then do a custom wrap on it, which includes their club name and the club sponsors. They are truly a generous group of people.

So the marque day was planned and they expected between forty and fifty cars. But if we are doing a marque day, what could be done to add a little excitement to the day? The club decided to do a scenic drive through our stunning Santa Monica Mountains. But what about a lunch stop?

When Vista Ford in Woodland Hills, heard that the club was looking to do something fun on a Sunday, they wanted to be a part of it. Vista Ford, known for their support of the community and for always delivering more than expected, reached out and offered to sponsor a lunch. In Vista Ford tradition, there was absolutely no catch: “We want to support our Mustang Clubs and our community.” Vista also said they would send over a couple Boss 302 Mustangs to demo as well as a full Vista team to not only answer questions, but to support the event and the club.

What about lunch?

Where does one do lunch for 40-50 cars and about 100 people? Reaching out to Lavaggio in Agoura Hills, they too were very excited to partner with Modified Intentions and Vista Ford. As word grew of this event, the Supercharger Connection also wanted to be a part of it and all parties involved agreed that it would be

great synergy. One of the premier Mustang clubs, one of the premier Ford dealers, one of the premier auto detailers, and one of the premier supercharging companies—it was a win across the board.

When the Mustangs arrived at Supercar Sunday, it was a Pony car dream. Examples from 1964 1/2 to the latest and greatest. The sound of all of those Ponies arriving together was a symphony of horsepower. The club came in as a group, backed them all up into the reserved marque area and had a great time. When they pulled out of Supercar Sunday, it was an awesome sight. Forty to fifty Mustangs leisurely cruising together was the embodiment of passion.

The tour of the Santa Monica Mountains was another amazing sight to see. From the early Mustangs to the latest Boss 302s, the twists of Mulholland Highway were reminiscent of when herds of wild Mustangs roamed across the plains. The looks from other enthusiasts on the road said it all. At the top of the Rockstore, everybody had cameras out, from the photographers who litter the overlook, to the bike owners, to the club members. It was a very successful drive.

Upon arriving at Lavaggio, the club was greeted by a healthy display of Vista Ford’s finest. From the Boss 302s, the banners, to the surprise gifts they had for each owner and co-pilot.

The Vista Ford staff were very knowledgeable and passionate.

There was no hard sell, only support for the club and the offer of assistance on any of the needs they may have, both now and in the future. Supercharger Connection had a wonderful display of superchargers and other Ford based

performance parts. In classic Lavaggio style, the club was made to feel completely at home. From the wonderful food, to the staffing and amenities, it was five-star bliss and everybody was pleased.

As the event wound down it was a model for success. A passionate club and other passionate organizations within the automotive world working together to have an amazing event.

A very special “Thank you!” to Vista Ford, Supercharger Connection, Lavaggio, and, of course, the Modified Intentions Mustang Club.

For more infomation on this drive: Modified Intentions.com Vistaford.com Supercharger connection.com lavaggio.net Drivenworld.com

by: Dustin Troyan