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features 24
Greg’s Garage
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Super Models
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Fascinated by the Curious
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The Private Reserve of Jason Len
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Chateau in the Sky
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Triumphant Garage
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Garages in History
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Publisher’s Note
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Lance’s Column
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Phil’s Column
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Garage News
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Office Profile
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Barn Finds
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Automobilia Outlook
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Automobile Review
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Book Reviews
Three Wallys and a Magic Mercury
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Modern Era Country Clubs
Need Cars? Call Ted!
Roadster Salon Fiat 124
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Personality Profile
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Matt’s Column
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Garage Meanings
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Garage Bazaar
Danny Thompson
The Thermal Club
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Publisher’s
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Ready for the weather?
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he weather’s warming up, and it’s getting time to bring out the fun cars. I’m doubly excited because for the first time in several years, I’ll probably be able to enjoy my 1979 Fiat 124 Spider again. I say probably because nothing’s really ever promised, right? But, Jason Len and his crew at XKs Unlimited have been diligently getting the Spider ready for summer, and I really, really can’t wait to have it back. Even my 5-year-old us excited. In 2002, or thereabouts, I had to park the Fiat – it needed various bits addressed, and two things conspired against me and the car: a lack of funds and a lack of a trusted mechanic familiar with the idiosyncrasies of a Fiat. Through the years, chasing jobs, filling the gap with freelance work, getting married, launching a magazine, raising a daughter, and a life in fast forward only pressed the Fiat further down the list of priorities until, before anyone realized it, over a decade had passed since the Fiat had seen the light of day. The perils of improper, long-term storage wreaked havoc on the car. A few months back, XKs Unlimited took the car in to breathe some life back into its Pininfarina-designed soul, and they had their work cut out for them, much more than either XK boss Jason Len or I realized. Chris, the technician working on the car, had to replace the radiator, do some serious flushing work to the head and block to clean out dried and gunky radiator fluids, rebuild the carburetor, replace the master cylinder, rotors, pads, and front calipers, all the brake lines and suspension bushings, install new plugs, wires, cap, rotor, and some electrical gadget that apparently just frayed by itself over time. In good preventive order, he swapped out the water pump, timing belt, all the hoses and accessory belts, and that’s what I can recall from memory. It’s the largest single servicing the car’s ever received in my 20 years of owning it, and I’m just giddy to get it back. I’m anxious to get it back onto Pacific Coast Highway again and slide up to Malibu, slice over the Santa Monica Mountains along the Mullholland spine into the Hollywood Hills, and drop down onto the Sunset Strip for a chili dog at Carney’s. I’m excited to take my 5-year old for a ride with the top down, something she’s never experienced before, a convertible. I’m hoping my wife, Michele, enjoys a ride or two as well – she’s never been much for toy cars, so we’ll see how it goes. Nothing is promised – balance ensures everyone has a good time. If you haven’t been working on it already, now is the time to get your summer car up and ready. Take it from a guy who’s best summer car has been on hold for a decade – don’t wait. Meanwhile, I hope you like our new cover. Our designer, Kari McDaniel, and I spent a few grueling hours debating what the overall look should be, and ultimately we decided on this one. It was a hard decision to update the cover – our old cover was with us for many years, and we were all very pleased with it. But, times are changing, and we felt it was time to move things around. Moving on, you’ll begin to see subtle changes in the magazine as well, and again, I hope you like what you see. The overall goal is to create a more pleasing, enjoyable magazine. Have a great summer – see you in the Fall! All the best, Don Weberg Editor-Publisher-Founder
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Three Wallys and a Magic Mercury
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ost car crazy youngsters of my generation participated in the same pre-driver’s license acquiring activities: pushing toy cars around the floor, building model cars, turning plywood and lawnmower wheels into a “car” and, from early childhood to first car ownership, sitting in mom and dad’s car and pretending to be driving. Everyone has their favorite relatives and as a child my “A List” included all of my favorites. At night, before climbing into bed, I would get down on my knees, bring my hands together and say the same prayer; “God bless Mommy, Daddy, Judy, Lynn, Grandma and Grandpa, Doug and Juanita, Cindy and Linda, Hi and Alice, Ricky, Darrell and Dennis.” Ricky, Darrell and Dennis, though last on the list, were my favorite cousins. To me they were the Wally Cleavers in my life. They, like Wally, were nice guys with just the right blend of teenage coolness and style. Also, like Wally, they inspired me. I guess that makes me Theodore “The Beav” Cleaver in this story. Their parents, Hiram (AKA Hi) and Alice Lambert, were also wonderful people. Hiram, my father’s brother, was “the fun uncle”. He, like my father, was always smiling and making people laugh. It was a special day when my family visited Aunt Alice and Uncle Hi. The drive to their home in Bremerton, WA was long enough to add to the adventure of the day. The drive took about an hour and my parent’s 1949 Nash and 1956 Cadillac both did it in style. Upon arriving, there were always hugs and snacks waiting. I would enjoy a hug and a handshake from Hiram, a hug and kiss from Alice, and the excited greetings from the three Wallys. Soon the combined family would settle into the weekend or holiday activities. The grownups would get caught up on the latest family news and the kids would quickly get bored and head off to explore and play. My sister Judy was prone to hang out with the parents. My brother Lynn and I would conspire with our cousins to decide what to do next. Their yard always provided ample adventures; their bedrooms were stocked with interesting items and, best of all, their garage held something wonderful. Their home was a modest structure likely built in the 1920’s. Next to the house was the typical garage of the time; cramped, dark, and a bit mysterious. It was the perfect place for five cousins to search for adventures and treasures. On a very special day a wonderful treasure took up residence in the garage; a 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser four door sedan. Mercurys in the late 1950’s looked like they were designed by space adventurer Buck Rogers and appeared to have driven off
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the cover of a science fiction magazine. The Turnpike Cruiser’s front bumper looked like a jet’s twin engine intake, and the rear bumper looked like the flaming exhaust of the twin engines. There were gewgaws and gadgets everywhere including dual antennas pointing straight ahead, and fender tops that looked like the side of a rocket ship. This magnificent automobile, described by the manufacturer as “Straight out of tomorrow”, had one other outstanding feature; a “Breezeway” rear window. Our cousins told us about their new family car and then led my brother and me out to the creaking garage. Upon entering we gazed at this gleaming pink and grey space-age creation. We were very impressed. It is well known that Mercurys were designed for the uppermiddle-class market; however, this aspect of the car did not come to my mind back then. Instead, I was extremely impressed that my aunt and uncle were not like any other of our aunts and uncles. The other of our father’s siblings were much more conservative and drove more “sensible” automobiles. Not Hiram and Alice. They, like the “three Wallys” were cool and, therefore; owned a cool car. There the five of us stood in the garage admiring this oddly beautiful vehicle. I was 10-years-old at the time and, like every car crazy kid, wanted to immediately climb into this intergalactic vehicle and pretend to be driving. We all excitedly piled in and took our various stations in the rocket ship. Gadgets were inspected, buttons pressed and various knobs were pushed, pulled and turned. My cousins then displayed a magic trick that was never to be forgotten. Almost all cars had windows that went up and down. Some even moved up and down with the push of a button. But these windows were always on the sides of a car. My cousins’ parents’ new car had a feature that I’d never seen before, a rear window that went up and down! How was it possible? The geniuses at the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company had come up with this “Breezeway” design. Activate the knob labeled “Rear Window” and down the window rolled. The return trip was accomplished with the same mechanism. There I sat in amazement. This garage had previously provided great distractions, but nothing like this. We sat there in the darkened structure repeatedly raising and lowering that magic rear window. Reluctantly we had to re-join the rest of the Lambert clan for the day’s other family activities. Food was eaten, games were played, and stories were shared. I eagerly joined in all of these activities, but much of the time my mind was dwelling on the marvelous Mercury magic that I’d witnessed in the garage. Any family that owned a car that cool was worthy of being blessed every night. - Lance Lambert
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Phil Berg’s Dispatches from the Ultimate Garage Tour
Modern Era Country Clubs
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t began in a huge warehouse in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in the 1990’s. This town, you may know, was the home of Preston Tucker, as well as the antiquated Chevrolet Caprice factory, and is still home to numerous car nut people since it’s less than an hour from downtown Detroit and closer to most of the remnants of the nearly dead Motor City. What began in Ypsilanti as an old warehouse near the Huron River became one of the early car condo/car enthusiast gathering points, and it was owned by the son of former long-running 1970’s governor William Milliken, whose son is a fantastic Porsche fan and a local realtor of distinction. Bill Jr.’s idea, along with a partner who taught the rare art of car restoration at a local college, was to make a clubhouse/man cave where people with cool cars could keep them. This assumed that home garages were too small to support a car hobby. It’s a correct assumption. There are half a dozen work bays in this garage that support restorations, including a hydraulic lift, as well as a lounge area filled with couches and some private office spaces. All of this is near the 150-car parking areas where customers rent a space and cover their cars. Once a month the covers are lifted. No press are allowed in, and there are no descriptions of where the place is, as customers prize their privacy. So we don’t have photos for you. Now, and finally, there are places modeled after the Ypsilanti warehouse, which continues to be a hotbed of car club activity and hosts the Points & Conderser Society with monthly trips to notable museums every year. The late famed car nut David E. Davis, Jr., former publisher and editor of Car and Driver and founder of Automobile, actually had an office at this place. So it’s about time that the concept caught on. This year a new place is being proposed by former Chicago lawyer Brad Oleshansky. It’s a massive facility planned around the former 90-acre Oakland truck factory grounds. It’s kind of a scary location, as one former local cop described to us that it was only blocks from the most dangerous parts of an already 30year urban dead zone near Detroit. The Oakland truck factory is survived by a half-million square foot building that can today house 2,400 parking spaces. That’s dwarfed by the, “50,000 classic cars in metro Detroit,”
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Oleshansky said. “Most of them are stored in self-storage centers, warehouses ... people’s garages, where they don’t want them, because their kids’ bikes are leaning up against them.” What’s planned on this huge space next to the end of the wildly popular Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise is another country club for car buffs, starting with 325 garage/man caves that can store between two and 50 cars, and allow a terrific clean space for restorations and living. “This is for the major car guys and women who want to store vehicles, create their own unique space and turn them into hangout spots,” Oleshansky said during an announcement in May. It’s expected to open in time for the 2014 cruise. The condos will cost between $50,000 and $150,000 each. In addition to the private garages, a restaurant, clubhouse, event center, and a short third-mile dragestrip are also planned for the space. Oleshansky, a former Los Angeles lawyer, moved back to Michigan in 2004 to run a health company, and connected with Larry Smith, former Meadowbrook Concours honcho and owner of the area’s highest rated auto body shops. It’s an amazing idea, we think, and we’ll be excited to report in the future on this Garage Disneyland. - Phil Berg
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Garage
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Galpin, Ford team up to create custom vans – again Ford Motor Company recently announced the arrival of their Transit full size van for the 2015 model year. Knowing well the capabilities of this style of van, Ford went to Galpin Auto Sports in Southern California for help in building custom applications for Ford customers who might want soomething more from a basic work van or multi-passenger van. “Galpin has a way of pulling out all the stops,” John Rupert, general manager of commercial vehicle sales and marketing. “This van is built to amazing standards, and will serve both the private and commercial sector well.” While Galpin’s abilities to customize anything goes without saying, a major part of their heritage dates back to the 1970’s when custom vans were all the rage. Vans with highly customized paint and interior schemes, rims and tires, fiberglass appointments, and much more were the call of the day, and Galpin helped put the van movement on the map. “We had a lot of fun back in those days,” said Beau Boeckmann, president an chief designer, Galpin Autosports. “But today, sophistication has largely supplanted outlandish
style, and that’s what we strove to achieve with this Transit Skyliner.” The Transit Skyliner, a jointeffort project between Ford and GAS, largely represents what can be done with an otherwise mundane passenger and work van. Much like those vans in the 1970’s. But, unlike the vans of the ’70s, Transit offers an astounding amount of cargo room to play with, and ultimately is set to put the Econoline van to rest. “The Econoline was a great van, and still is,” said Boeckmann. “But, the Transit truly takes us into the new millennium of design and construction methods, and will take the baton from Econoline well.” The initial Skyliner was decked out in a sort of Vegas club meets private jet atmosphere – wood floors, custommade white leather seats, a drop-down movie screen, back lit curved-wall wet bar, mood lighting that can also become a disco lighting motif, removed front passeneger seat, and much more. Galpin and Ford were relatively hard pressed to state what a van like this would cost, but encourage interested people to make an appointment with GAS for more information.
Jaguar E-Type to Covercraft to offer 360-degree see perfection The 401k Club in Anaheim, California has been working diligently on perfecting an early E-Type Jaguar coupe, and it’s coming along well. The owner, a local collector, is excited to see the car back but in no hurry as he wants it done right. “Our challenge is to make sure we get a lot of things right that have largely been incorrect with these cars for years,” said Dana Manier, president of The 401k Club Restoration. “Like the design line along the side, where it leaves the fender for the door, is often out of alignment on XKEs, and we’ve got this one perfect.” Under the hood is a slightly hot rodded version of the 4.2-liter DOHC-6 with beautiful Weber carbs bringing a smile to car guys faces. When all is said and done, the already powerful engine will be pushing several more horses and give the little tires out back more reason to scream. Which is why they’ll likely use a wider tire. “When it’s done, it’ll be maroon, and should be stunning,” said Dana.
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Covercraft recently introduced their Carband line of protection products designed to help inhibit impact damages such as minor dents or scratches in or out of the garage. Constructed with XD-Spacer Fabrics, the effect is similar to a wetsuit for a car, wrapping around the entire side, nose, and rear giving 360-degrees of care. Fully breathable, the Carband allows air to circulate easily, and can be used with or without a car cover. Self securing, the Carband is custom fitted to each vehicle for a typical Covercraft-perfect fit and finish, and is perfect for cars in storage or on long-term lots like airports.
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Mullin Automotive Museum talks Bugatti
The Mullin Automotive Museum launched their latest exhibit The Art of Bugatti: A Compressive Retrospective of the Bugatti Family of Artists and it showcases well the talents of the Bugatti family. The exhibit demonstrates a comprehensive look at the talents behind the Bugatti family, and their collective influence on the automobile, furniture, sculptures and aircraft. The Museum houses the largest private collection of Ettore and Jean Bugatti automobiles in the world, alongside many pieces of furniture by Carlo Bugatti, and numerous sculptures by Rembrandt and Lidia Bugatti. The exhibit also hosts factory artifacts and drawings, demonstrating design and engineering breakthroughs the Bugatti family was responsible for. Dozens of Bugatti models of carriages, the early Brescia race car, the race winning types 35, 37, and 51, Type 41 Royale,
and Jean’s Bugatti Type 64 Papillon leave people slack jawed. Also on display is the recreated Bugatti Veyron, or Bugatti 100P airplane, an art deco-era fighter airplane designed for World War II. The original airplane was never flown. For its time it featured cutting-edge technology including two 8-cylinder 4.9-liter race car engines producing 450 horsepower each, according to the Daily Mail. The recreated model features technology used at the time. An exhibit of French classics from the Grand Prix and Le Mans racing school of design occupy the mezzanine level in a racing pit theme, and adjacent is a bar packed with Art Deco furnishings, some of which originates from the collection of Carlo Bugatti. All things told, we feel it’s a great way to spend a day. Visit their website for more information.
Mother’s launches new M-Line Striving to make it easy for enthusiasts to keep their rides looking sharp and protected, Mother’s recently launched the M-Line of products. Sold only through AutoZone, the M-Line is a complete care kit consisting of M-Tech Wash and Wax, M-Tech Synthetic Wax, M-Tech Spray Wax, M-Tech Instant Detailer, M-Tech Protectant, and M-Tech Tire Shine. With Summer descending upon us soon, Mother’s is hitting the market at the right time, and utilizing the large distribution power of AutoZone makes it easy for customers to get their hands on some. Largely deviating from their traditional branding design, the M-Tech Line lends Mother’s a new image while offering customers another avenue to trust mom.
Fabulous first effort for Multigenre Crossroads Car Show The Crossroads Car Show launched the first Benedict Castle Concours in March to great success. Breaking ground to celebrate every genre of automobile, the show raised money to benefit the Southern California Teen Challenge. Honoring George Barris, the King of Kustomizers displayed the Munsters Koach and the Batmobile, while Dave McClelland “The Voice” of NHRA played Master of Ceremonies to a truly diverse crowd. “It’s been a great show, everyone put in a lot of effort into making it a great first show, and I’m really proud of the volunteers who helped, and greatful to the sponsors who helped make it all possible,” said Nicole Meguiar-Northcote, organizer. “I’m really proud of the entire event, it was fabulous, and I hope next year it will be even more exciting.”
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Need Cars? Call Ted! Movie Cars Made Easy Text By
Matt Stone
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or more than 20 years, Ted Moser has cut a wide path through Hollywood as a Transportation Coordinator (TC). In the movie and television businesses, the TC calls the shots on nearly everything with wheels. If sets or equipment needs to be moved to, from, or around a set location, it’s the TC that gives the truck drivers their assignments and call times. A Picture Car Coordinator is the person who rounds up the various cars, bikes, boats or anything else with a motor that appears in the film or otherwise on set. Moser also drew this assignment for “2 Fast 2 Furious,” the second of the “Fast and Furious” films; he set up and crewed a temporary shop and warehouse, tasked with building some $6-million worth of “tuner” cars for the film, plus he coordinated more than a million dollars worth of transportation to the various locales. On time, and under budget.
Along the way, Moser assessed the need for a one-stop shop that could provide a wide variety of vehicles to the movie, television, and still photo shoot industries. Sometimes the needs are simple; a few old cars to appear in the background of a scene. Or perhaps a few police cars or taxis. Sometimes not: the scene may call for a car that flies through the air or explodes on cue. Perhaps a truck that rolls down an embankment, catching fire along the way, and exploding at the bottom of a ravine. Numerous specialists have been providing these types of vehicle services for years: big name customizers like George Barris, the late Tom Sparks, and Dean Jeffries have been building TV and movie cars for decades, often in concert with their other customizing or carbuilding activities. But Moser envisioned an entity focused and equipped entirely to meet
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Rolls-Royce D e a l e r s h i p I te m s
Many rare items from the 1960s through 2000
R o l l s - R oyc e Au t o m o b i l e s fo r S a l e 1990 Rolls‐Royce Silver Spur Spirit SCAZS02A1LCX33417 Magnolia with Parchment hydes, 68,531 kilometers from new. Clean engine compartment. Tools wool overlays 1/2 set front. Dealer serviced $25,950.00
1991 Rolls‐Royce Silver Spur SCAZN02D6MCX34534 Magnolia with parchment hydes, full wood package, excellent condi�on. 47,925 miles from new, clean engine compartment. Tools, lambs wool overlays, wood in excellent condi�on. Dealer serviced $29,995.00 1972 Rolls‐Royce Silver Shadow LRA12244 Long wheel base, shell grey exterior, new paint. Scarlet interior, hydes new, wood in excellent condi�on. 83,560 miles from new, very clean engine compart‐ ment, carpets like new, tool kit, many books and records. Dealer serviced $19,950.00 1987 Rolls‐Royce Camargue SCAYJ42AOHCX10403 Last of Line #3 of 12. White exterior in excellent condi‐ �on. Scarlet hydes like new. All bespoke op�on including: Brief case, crystal cocktail set, complete vanity set with silver hair brush, mirror and cloths brush, and took kit. All service, history and publicity records included. 23,305 miles from new. Dealer serviced $125,000.00
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garage
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A prefab steel structure makes an easy garage.
Pandora’s Shed
A Master Craftsman’s Creative Space Text and Images by
Bill Nakasone
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reg Eling is a multitalented craftsman. Underneath his modest persona is a man obsessed with achieving perfection at any task he undertakes. One look at his 1936 Chevrolet Coupe and you get the picture. Greg took what was once a basket case of parts and transformed it into an award winning hot rod. Greg completed a “frame off restoration” and personally performed every task including, but not limited to, the bodywork, paint, upholstery, engine rebuilding, suspension installation and re-engineering (including a Mustang II front clip and a Chrysler rear end), brakes, cooling, trim work (stainless steel refurbishment and polishing), and final assembly. Hey, he even restored the “genie” steering wheel. Everything he touched has been done to an extremely high standard, but that doesn’t 24
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stop Greg from driving and enjoying his hot rod on a regular basis and resisting the temptation to relegating it to garage queen status. All the more amazing is that Greg never had any previous formal training in the fine art of hot rod building. In his previous life he created custom wood interiors on high end yachts, so it comes as no surprise that he has such a command of power tools, hand work, engineering and assembly. It was this very 1936 Chevrolet Hot Rod restoration project that manifested his amazing creative work space. Greg initially undertook the restoration project of his Chevy in the attached two car garage of his home. His wife grew tired of parking her cars out in the driveway and suggested that he build a dedicated spot to tackle the Chevy project. Greg gleefully took her advice (what a “great wife” says Greg). He went to his back yard and removed the lawn, patio and above ground pool and had an 18-foot by
Tales from the garage
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The desk where John Frankenheimer built his model cars.
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ales from the Garage is not always about large garages. In fact, this particular garage does not smell of gasoline or grease. This garage is only 103” x 92” x 16” and has a faint smell of Testor’s glue when you open its doors. But for sheer volume, this garage is in a league of its own. It holds 1,688 cars, and you thought the size of your car collection was impressive. When the late film director John Frankenheimer was not plotting out very intricate car chases through the streets and tunnels of Paris for “Ronin” (1998), or Formula 1 racing in “Grand Prix” (1966), he was working in his “garage,” his small private garage that represents the history of the automobile and, most importantly, automotive racing, all in 1/43 scale. The collection was put together over 40 years, many handbuilt by Mr. Frankenheimer himself, and includes almost the entire racing history of Ferrari as well as an impressive collection of Eric Creak Yesteryear models. Some of the cars were built by master builders such as Buzz Lockwood and Christophe Soulier. This automotive passion was shared equally with his wife Evans, who knows more about cars than most men. The attention to detail takes your breath away. Small engines with every wire, pipe and tube in place. They look like they could start up and drive right out of the cabinet themselves. To further that image, many of the famous cars have their equally legendary drivers, in scale, standing right next to their world class rides. John Frankenheimer’s legacy is without a doubt his outstanding motion pictures and, later in his life, his award winning television work. It is his model car building and collecting that may surprise people and this has resulted in a world class, one-of-a-kind archive and collection. Visiting this garage is almost spiritual, in a car sense. It leaves you thinking what inspiration did John Frankenheimer draw from his collection, how did it inform his film work. Like most things in life and art, it’s the details. Pretty clear here, it’s all details. What an incredible automotive legacy. Thank you John, for the big movies and the little cars. GSM
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ne day we’ll find the deeper reason long-time hedge fund executive Matt Meehan saves and preserves the strangest cars ever made, but for now he blames it on the internet. Meehan at one time owned about 30 antique tractors, but about eight years ago, his attention was captured by an internet ad for a wrecked 1932 Auburn Speedster that was turned into a race car. The original car had been crashed in the 1940’s, and the front end was destroyed. The rear end of the car was intact enough that it remains recognizable, but the engine was replaced with a Buick straight-8 modified to hold four carburetors, as well as a front axle from a Cord. So far, Meehan knows the car was built in Skaneateles, New York, by a pilot and metal crafter, a clue he discovered because an aircraft altimeter is mounted on the Auburn’s dashboard. Meehan’s mechanic, Dean Beckman, has raced the car at the Hunnewell Hill Climb in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and at Lime Rock in Connecticut. While on the trail of the Speedster Special in California, Meehan got a couple of tips to two more unique cars: a Cunningham-inspired so-called Johnny Wright special
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road racer that had been built on a Maserati grand prix car chassis in the 1950’s, and was powered by a Chrysler hemi V-8. By the time Meehan found it, however, the chassis had been removed and sold, and replaced with a Ford frame, and the engine is now a small-block Chevy V-8. Meehan is planning to restore the fiberglass car to running condition. And again, while on the trail of the Johnny Wright special, Meehan discovered another racing special from the 1950’s, which may be the predecessor of the famed 1953 Troutman-Barnes Special, part of a display at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles. Meehan’s car had been owned by an aluminum artist in the southwest desert, who stripped its paint and polished the metal. This possible prototype remains powered by its original Ardun overhead cam conversion Ford V-8. When Meehan started his quest for odd cars, he built a three-room, 2500-square-foot garage, and then added sliding barn doors in front of the conventional garage doors so the building would fit in the pastoral Connecticut landscape. Further internet wanderings filled the 18-car
The private reserve of Jason Len
How a Jag tech unwinds
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ason Len loves to play with machinery. Owner and founder of XKs Unlimited in San Luis Obispo, California, Jason put himself through college by working on British cars owned by locals and professors at the university, and somewhere along the way, he decided that it was his calling to continue on that path. “I’d always liked Jaguars, the XK120s up through the E-Types, they were beautiful, and misunderstood to a large degree,” he said. “For their time, they featured some of the most advanced engineering available for street cars, which is part of why they were so quick, but also part of why they were so easily misdiagnosed and misrepaired by mechanics that maybe weren’t used to that level of engineering.” For sure, the dual overhead cam engine with multiple side
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draft carbs could stump someone accustomed to working with more pedestrian vehicles, and no one can debate the electrical gremlins that often plagued British cars as a whole, not just Jaguars, but no matter, the marque could be intimidating to the untrained eye. As time went on, Jason developed a fine reputation as a great technician for these cars, and his client list grew, and soon he was opening XKs Unlimited, a full-service restoration shop specializing in Jaguars and British cars, but capable of dealing with pretty much any vehicle needing attention. “We all love what we do at XKs, we love the cars, the people, the work, and we have a true devotion to delivering great results,” he said. So, when it comes time to unwind and go home, Jason
Above, Two lifts, four spaces; Below, Many projects occur at once.
Elongated garage with lifts provides ample space.
made sure he would enjoy it just as much, or more, than work. He and his wife, Bonnie, built a home in the vineyard laden countryside of San Luis Obispo, roughly 10 minutes from XKs digs. The home is a rustic piece with plenty of room to stretch out, and a pool table illuminated by vintage headlamps from a SS100 Jaguar sports car, or the original name of the Jaguar Motor Company. “We bought the property, and in spite of how it looks, we do have neighbors,” he laughed. “They’re all great people, fun to talk to, and they each enjoy their own passions.”
For Jason, of course, the passion is motorcycles and cars. The original property was a large farm and when Jason and Bonnie purchased it there was a large tractor barn. With some major remodeling it became his dream garage. It is home to a showroom and various storage-workshop areas, each connected by an inner door, but separated by walls for structural reasons and mental space. “I love tools, so I’ve collected quite a number of them over my lifetime,” said Jason. “It’s fun to be able to actually work on the bikes and cars here at home, there is a separation
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igh in the hills of Northern I think we have achieved that. Often California is a home with a in older designs of fine homes, the fabulously well-appointed carriage house was quite distant from garage. More of a home unto itself, the main house, in part because it was the garage hosts a showroom, wine considered that the home must stand storage, meeting room, master suite, alone to present itself as a reflection and extremely intricate security system. of the owner. Obviously the carriage Stocked well with a Mercedes-Benz house didn’t really play into that role, 300SL, a number of vintage and modern but the other reason, of course, was to Ferraris, an early Shelby Cobra 289, and keep the home and its occupants away a hot rod, one thing strikes immediately from any unpleasant odors the might Bill holds a bottle of wine from his own emanate from the carriage house.” upon entering… there’s a lot of red. “I’ve always liked red, it’s my favorite vineyard, Center of Effort. At his heart, Bill is a techy guy, his color when it comes to sports cars, career out of college beginning as an really, it’s hard to imagine any other color more fitting than red,” engineer – he currently works for an advanced technologies said Bill, who built the garage roughly 10 years ago adjacent company, and has had a number of homes with entertainment his vacation home. “My wife and I both grew up in this area, rooms to rival anything a major motion picture studio so being able to build a home here to come back to once in a might have, from a dedicated viewing room to music piped while was very special. Being able to create a garage to store throughout the home to the latest in sound technology to a some of my cars was equally as exciting.” fabulous popcorn maker. And this enthusiasm transfers into The garage matches the main home, with a certain degree his interest in security and accessibility. of French Chateau influence in the lines. The windows, stair “When we built this garage, I knew we’d be at a banisters, headers, and window frames all echo from the disadvantage when we weren’t there,” he said. “So it was main house, and continue the theme. Situated across a large important to me to have virtual access and complete security courtyard, the home is visible from the garage, and the garage at all times.” is visible from the home, but they are detached, keeping ample With that, he had the garage hard wired with an elaborate distance between them, allowing for an excellent degree of system of cameras, sensors, lighting, entertainment, and separation. security that he can access from his smart phone anywhere “We live in the city, so there really is no garage per se,” he it can get a signal. He’s able to turn lights on and off, access said. “So I wanted to build a proper house and garage, and the view from cameras, and literally keep an eye on how Left, 599GTB Fiorano is right at home; below a museum of red sports cars.
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Doors are reclaimed lumber. Black cladding on the doors is carbon sheeting to reduce moisture.
Triumphant Garage A true car barn lends credence to keeping it simple Text by
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fter selling his finance company, Justin Aldi never looked back. He took his passions from Southern California and moved north to a more agreeable climate and pace
of life. “We really didn’t think we’d be able to find anything in this town,” he said. “It’s tough to buy here, but to actually tear down and rebuild, this town is known for being impossible.” But, teardown and rebuild, he and his family did. Discovering a small, dilapidated house upon an extraordinary piece of land, Justin and his wife, Heather, who worked as a designer specializing in historic restoration, went to work building their dream home, an open floor plan with lots of big breezy doors and windows, a small grove of fruit trees and vegetables, massive front and back yard, and, of course, a car barn. 40
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“We wanted a rustic, American look, something that would blend in well with the surroundings, and thanks to Heather’s talents, we were able to achieve that,” he said. “The car barn, although it looks like it might be a century old restored building, it’s a lot of Hollywood tricks coming together to make an image.” Rustic woods were reclaimed from the state of Wyoming, which makes a practice of replacing snow fencing regularly. The old wood is then made available to the public for purchase. Mill them and cut them to spec, and you’ve got beautifully weathered wood. Corrugated aluminum walls were aged by talented friends who work at Disney using an acid wash and other tricks to give the metal a patina that otherwise might have taken decades to achieve. The floor, a polished
All cars are restored and driven frequently.
concrete situation, was also treated to age-old rust and grease stains here and there to throw off the ‘oh-so-new’ look and complement the aged motif. “Making this place was a lot of fun, but it’s never done,” he said. “Living so close to the coast, I’ve had to install roofing paper on the inside of the doors to arrest a lot of the moisture entering through the gaps, and it’s worked very well. I’d like to get additional outlets, and there are some other details that I’d like to tend to, but for now, I’m having a lot of fun.” In the corner of the garage, Justin has built a quiet office to work from. He’s also taken liberty to decorate sparingly and interestingly with a few neon signs, gas globes, large vinyl signs, and a few interesting knick knacks. The lighting is courtesy of overturned industrial baking pots, a century old,
but modern with efficiency bulbs within. The overall illusion of the garage is phenomenal, you truly feel like you’ve stepped into a very old barn that someone’s painstakingly restored and slightly modernized. Little can anyone tell, it’s all new. “I love the space the garage provides, because not only do we have the showroom space, but up front, we have two two-car garages, one for the daily drivers, the other to house a new classic 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer and a 1994 Land Rover Defender 90 and a workspace,” he said. “It’s terrific to have this place; it makes the enjoyment of the cars a lot more fun.” Justin has collected Triumphs for a long time, his first car being a TR-4A that he still owns. Beyond that, he’s also enjoyed more purposeful vehicles such as fire trucks, Unimogs,
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Summer Wax Off Achieving Zen through detailing Text and Images by
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he summer months are coming and maybe you’d like to enter your ride in a judged car show or two. Maybe you just want to enter a few local cruise-ins, but you want your car to sparkle a little better than last year. The folks at Meguiar’s Wax Company kicked off this piece by inviting us to see some new techniques and learn about some of their new products. In that spirit, we visited with Griot’s Garage, Zymol, and International Aero to examine some of their products. With the help of our friend, Bob Estrada, who loaned us his Fly Yellow Ferrari 355GTS as a demo car for the Meguiar’s Waxing Day, we hit the Meguiar’s digs in Irvine, California for an all-day affair of learning and waxing. Like most car guys, you’ve probably been polishing your car for years, but you know having your car judged is more work than a weekend polish. But how much is too much? How much is enough? What do the judges look for? You must decide what level you want to take it to – meaning decide how much time, effort, and money you wish to spend spiffing up your vehicle. Maybe it’s worth hiring a pro. You need to decide what you want to achieve, the cost, what your limitations are, and how much you’re willing to put behind the project.
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The internet goes both ways, with good advice and bad. But it’s a great place to start seeking advice and ideas, see what helpful tips are offered by the forums. Talk with your friends and listen to what they have done and how they fared. Visit detail shops to discover the costs behind the pros and the chemicals, and maybe they will offer some helpful tips – they likely will, especially if you buy product from them. And talk to the manufacturers – they often have excellent instructions on the labels and even tech hotlines you can call. After you talk with them, you might feel this isn’t the job for you, or you don’t have the patience or time, and that’s fine – find a pro. You can find the best by asking lots of questions at detailing supply companies, car collectors who’ve won judged shows, and the online community. The best of the best have a way of appearing over and over in conversations, and you will soon learn who they are. But, if you decide to go it alone, keep in mind your personal limitations, and remember, some projects are best left to the pros. No matter what, have fun. Detailing shouldn’t be a chore, it should be therapeutic – you should enjoy the fruits of your labor. We met with Mike Pennington at Meguiars, which has been
supplying car cleaning and polishing products since 1901. Mike explained there are various processes to achieve concours clean, and each is really the same for all manufacturers – very little variances exist, and a lot depends on technique, and Mike encourages that no matter which brand you buy, call their help lines, ask them questions, and read, read, read the directions on each bottle. But, no matter what, the first step is evaluation, and it goes well beyond the car’s surface – it analyses you as well. Consider your skill levels, tools and chemicals available to you; then consider the condition of your cars paint, interior and motor compartment, and how far you want to take the job. Many agree it’s best to begin with the interior. Cleaning the interior you are always in and out, and if the ground is wet from washing the car you will track dirt inside adding more work and diminishing your results. You want to use products that are appropriate for your interior – is it leather or cloth? A good carpet cleaner and an assortment of quality terry and micro fiber towels is a must. And, keep in mind, when it comes to ‘you get what you pay for,’ with towels it’s normally very true. You will want to use one towel per job, such as windows, leather, carpet cleaning etc, and exercise good towel management, folding it into fours and using each side by flipping and refolding. And never use the interior conditioner towel on the glass. It’s good practice to (a) clean the interior glass last thing inside, and (b) wash your hands with soap and water prior to doing so. Like the towels, a variety of brushes will serve well too, but they don’t all have to be high-end Boar hair or synthetics – sometimes a set of good makeup brushes and old toothbrushes work well. These are great for vents, grilles, seats, carpets, headliners, joints in the interior, and much more. Mike recommended starting at the top and working down, inside and out. It’s important to check or clean that headliner first, and sometimes it’s a good idea to run a vacuum with the brush at the same time; the brush is agitating the elements on the surface and the vacuum is taking them away. Be careful not to saturate cloth areas with too much cleanser or water – the liquids can stain the cloth. Damp and dab is the best bet. The motor compartment and undercarriage will likely need the same attention – keep in mind the goal is to achieve a certain unity or continuity in clean. No one area is cleaner than another. Steam can be your best friend in the motor compartment and undercarriage, removing the majority of the road dirt and oils picked up during dally use – but, it might be best to hire a steam cleaning pro for this task and follow up on the areas they may have missed. A safe cleaning solvent, some old towels, and old brushes will be perfect here. It’s very important to clean the wheel well areas thoroughly, and is best achieved by removing the wheels, which also allows you to thoroughly clean the wheels. If the calipers are painted you might wish to polish and wax them, just for that extra touch. Eastwood makes an assortment of chassis and brake paints, maybe it’s time to visit their online store and see if you can touch up the paints on the hubs, calipers, and other associated parts for that ‘like-new’ look. Maybe once the brakes are clean, cover them with a plastic bag or shower cap until you can get the rims and tires back on – this way the dressing used on the wheel wells won’t contaminate them. With the interior, undercarriage, wheel wells, rims and tires done, it’s time to address the exterior. It’s best to start with a good car wash formulated for automotive paint. This will take away any fear of damaging the paint and will get your car clean. If the first wash doesn’t produce the results you want, repeat. Also Mike Pennington advised using two buckets, one
A brush can get into the lug divots to clean well.
Mike closey inspects the finish.
The right cleaner will spiff up the engine bay.
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with the car’s washing soap and the other with clean water blinding and the interior was almost as sweet as it was when it for rinsing the sponge after you have cleaned a section of the left Modena in the mid-1990’s. Technique, product, and time car. You don’t want to put your wash mitt back in the soapy brought out the best in the nearly 60,000-mile 355GTS – and water before it’s been rinsed in the clean water. Don’t forget to we’ll be back again for another tech session to learn more change the clean water often during the washing process, and about Meguiar’s products. Our Corvette buddy, Tony it won’t hurt much to recharge Schavone, was interested the soapy water bucket with in treating his friends at the fresh water and soap once in a Corvette Club to a waxing while. tech session, and International Once the vehicle is dry, it’s Aero obliged. Opening their time to consider polishing and gates at 8am on a Saturday, a waxing, but also, it might be small fleet of Corvettes filed in time to inspect the wheel wells, – unfortunately, the one thing undercarriage, rims, tires, and about enthusiast-owned rides brakes to see how they fared the is that they’re always a little wash. You might need to touch cleaner than normal. But, no up some of your work in those worries, everyone had a great areas. The paint will likely have time – Aero’s Eric and Ray put a few swirls and hazes, and there on a nice introductory are products perfected for each presentation, beginning job. Removing swirls, scratches, with the Shine and ending and stains can be achieved, with Finale. The club was but again, consider your abilities, very impressed by the time, and effort – what do you want to put into it? A high-quality aluminum clay bar kit for removing any bonded contaminants spray bottles, and the like over spray or fallout can be your best friend at various microfibers creating a truly clean surface, glass-smooth to the made available made touch, which in turn allows you to really create a easy work polishing and more perfect surface. It’s important to know clay waxing the Corvettes, bars come in many different grades and there isn’t a but more impressive color coding system, so be sure you get the correct was the astonishment grade for your level of bonded of the member’s using contaminants – ask a pro, or call the products. Tony’s the manufacturer if you have light-grey seats, nearly white, came out questions. Once the surface very nicely after miles or grunge had built is cleared of contaminants, you up on the leather; aluminum and chrome can begin using chemicals to gleamed, and paint was glassy. remove swirls, scratches, and Aero specializes in crafting detailing restore the depth and luster to products for the aerospace industry, your paint. This is a vital stage. utilizing standards set forth by the FAA to Meguiar’s offers an arsenal not only clean an aircraft, but also keep of chemicals to help remove it safe. No greasy residues allowed for swirls, removing or blending fear of combustion or obscured vision; scratches, and removing even no use of combustible chemicals; and, the lightest oxidation will help on the detailer’s side, it’s got to be highly create a mirror-like finish that aggressive yet gentle, and easy to use – judges and you will appreciate. Again, talking to pros and Pick your poison. Great products make cleaning fun. they’re detailing airplanes, otherwise known as really large vehicles. Shine is their manufacturers will help you zero in on what your surface needs, and Meguiar’s is simply spray wax, Finale is a cleaner useful on nearly every surface, Immaculate is the interior cleaner, Away is great for cleaning brilliant at helping people achieve their goals. A DA (dual action) buffer can be your second best friend rims and tires, Protect will secure plastics and vinyls from UV in applying chemicals and removing swirls, scratches, and rays, Spot is brilliant for removing interior soft-surface stains, hazes – it reduces the workload, and actually does improve Suds is a soap, and Shield is their once-a-year two-part paint your results. Nicely too, most modern, enthusiast-grade DAs protectant. Glide is their clay bar, and it’s relatively amazing in are designed to work with specially constructed hook-and-loop the world of clay bars – used with Shine, Glide is designed to (Velcro-backed) bonnets, and don’t normally produce enough provide a wax layer. Thus, once you’ve clay barred your car, power to harm your finish. But, it’s a good idea to err on the you’re pretty much done waxing it. Their metal polish, Polish, side of caution – gentle on the edges, avoid the panel gaps, contains earthen abrasives, meaning the liquid becomes less and don’t press too hard. The bonnets come in various grades aggressive the more it’s used – as you use Polish on stainless – cutting, polishing, waxing – some are even for glass and or aluminum or chrome, it cleans off impurities, but doesn’t scratch. interior use. Check with the pros to find out which you need. At the end of the day, the Corvette Club was very happy By the time Meguiar’s was through teaching us about their products on the Ferrari, the bright yellow car was even more and impressed – each member ordered an Aero Kit containing
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Essentially, it’s hard to go nearly all the products. wrong with any Zymol product their Zymol has long been in the dedication to producing a top-level automotive surface care game, product to provide a fantastic waxing producing some of the highest-quality, experience is remarkable. exquisitely-engineered, and best Lastly, Griot’s Garage sent us smelling cleaners on the planet. Zymol a box of tools – Heavy-Duty Wheel actually uses a huge percentage Cleaner, Car Wash, Interior Cleaner, of Carnauba Wax in their products, Spray-On Car Wash, Bug & Smudge and blends in naturally protective Remover, Speed Shine, and Spray On ingrediants like banana oil, palm oil, Wax. Like Zymol, Griot puts a lot of coconut oil, and more. Zymol actually effort into their image, their packaging grows their own palm trees in Florida and branding is instantly recognizable, to produce their own Carnauba. Their and their products we discovered were crème waxes and polishes are brilliant, and mostly designed to be used by Corvette Club Wax Day at Aero proved a lot of fun. fabulous to work with. Using the Speed Shine we hand – no buffers here please, and were able to dry clean a car that was relatively dirty without actually we found applying the products with bare hands and washing it. We were liberal in our application of the product, microfibers produces astonishing results. And it’s a lot of fun! and flipped the microfiber frequently, but the end result was We first used the Zymol product a few years ago on a pretty amazing. We’d done the same a few months back Mustang that lives outdoors and were shocked at the level of to a filthy Chevrolet Caprice Classic with International Aero clean and depth the products brought out. Easy to use, it was Shine and achieved similar results – the question being, do a simple wipe on, wipe off ordeal, and the more we repeated you really need to wash the car anymore? Probably not as the action, the deeper and glossier the paint became. It’s no often as we once did, but it doesn’t hurt to wash it and remove wonder Aston Martin has chosen it as the wax of choice for contaminants prior to polishing and waxing. their vehicles. The bottom line – have fun. Enjoy your cars, your waxes, One of our favorite products from Zymol is their microfiber your friends and family. Publisher Don washes and waxes towels. They’re thick without being distant – sometimes a his cars with his 5-year old daughter, Kaitlyn, helping out. microfiber can be too thick, making it hard to feel the surface of Her favorite, of course, is the Zymol – she gets to put it on the vehicle. Zymol’s are perfect. And they can take a number by hand. She’s got the car guy spirit, and has learned the of wipes before needing to be swapped out for a clean towel. valuable lesson of putting effort into a project to produce Also, their HD Cleanse is amazing. Designed as a polish exceptional results. You don’t need a judge to say it looks to remove swirls, light scratches, and basic imperfections, great – but it doesn’t hurt. GSM HDC makes the task very easy and has an arresting scent.
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Barns full of barn finds Text and image by
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uss Noel of Country Classic Cars LLC thinks big. He has 500 vintage cars and trucks stuffed into four big pole barns where I-55 and Historic Route 66 meet in Staunton, Illinois. And he has a 12-vehicle car hauling truck to bring them home on. Russ goes to auctions and car shows with his big truck and dozens of barn finds follow him home. “I just bought a Maserati in Kansas City,” he said. “I don’t know much about Maseratis, but I only had 11 cars on my truck and I needed a full load.” When someone asked Russ if it was hard to take care of 500 old buggies, he came back with a little down-home philosophy, “It’s all in how you look at it. Years back, I used to be a hog farmer and I had 500 hogs on my spread and I’ll
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tell you one thing fer sure, 500 cars and trucks is a lot easier to take care of than 500 hogs!” Now, not every unit at Country Classic Cars, LLC is a barn find. But when you drag home 500 classics, mostly from the Midwest, you are going to get a certain percentage of vehicles that languished under a hayloft or cued up under a cupola. Noel says that he specializes in vehicles that he can resell for $15,000 or less and in those pricing rungs you are going to wind up with lots of barn finds. After leaving Country Classics LLC, we got maybe 10 miles north on I-55 and saw a place with a yard full of rusty old barn finds sitting in snow. If we wanted to fix up a barn find, we’d have turned around and went back to Russ’ place where they’re still in a barn.
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Old Cleaners
Vintage surface care containers are making way as collectibles Text and Images by
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r. Detail has been around for 20 years, but opened up shop in Fullerton, California about 4 years ago. Supplying products for both professionals and enthusiasts alike, it’s a great place to gain knowledge, get supplies, and basically have a good conversation with the Doc. One of the Doc’s most interesting pastimes is scouring internet auctions and swap meets for old wax containers to display in his store. “I find them all over, and have collected them forever, but it’s interesting how much more expensive they’ve become,” he said. From DuPont to Meguiars to Poly Seal to Mothers to brands no one this side of 1930 has ever heard of, the Doc has amassed a collection of obsolete bottles and cans that’s nearly outgrown one of his display booths. While Automobilia and Petroliana are hot and getting hotter as collectibles every day, there are so many aspects of the hobby that are simply overlooked, such as old containers. Oil cans and bottles are obvious, but often times additives and lubricants can be more fun to hunt down and collect because they are that much more rare – just recently, photographing the shop of Danny Thompson, son of Mickey Thompson, Danny pointed out an old bottle of Mickey Thompson Spray Lube on a shelf. How cool and unusual is that? But, where oils are obvious, polishes and waxes can bring a smile to almost anyone’s face. Not every enthusiast can turn a wrench, but most enthusiasts can wax up their cars – as such, wax bottles and cans might have a little more interest on the retail market. When was the last time you saw a DuPont No. 7 can from the 1980’s? But you might recall using D#7 at one point or another – to see a can would be pretty fun. Checking out icollect247.com revealed original vintage point of sale advertising cardboards from DuPont Duco Polish #7 and DuPont Speedy Wax, Johnsons Wax, and more; actual cans of AJAX, Gold Dust, and Johnsons were also discovered. The advertising cardboards were running for $450, while the cans were going for $195 for the set of three. A can of Sinclair Wax Finish was a bargain at $55, and seemed in mint condition, but of particular interest to Garage Style was a can of Turtle Wax Garage Floor and Driveway Cleaner from the 1960’s – it was a real bargain at $18, and yes, it has been spoken for, and will find its way into the GSM World Headquarters Building in La Habra, California. With the wax season upon us, maybe it’s time to beef up your detailing closet with a little style and vintage panache – vintage wax cans. GSM 58
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n issue #23, I recommended that a friend purchase a Fiat 124 Spider to fill his desire for a fun, reliable car that would potentially appreciate in the coming years. Through some discovery, he elected to go with a 124 restored by Roadster Salon in Chicago, Illinois. Roadster Salon is unlike any other restoration shop in the country, as they only restore Fiat Spiders. They carefully screen each vehicle before making it eligible for restoration, rejecting cars with rust problems or significant previous damage, and use them for parts. Because of this dedication to quality and the specific vehicle, their model expertise is astounding, and their 124s are second to none. All of their mechanics are Ferrari factory trained and certified; their paint and bodywork is exemplary; their interior work rivals any other; all things told Roadster Salon likely ranks among the finest
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restorers in the industry. Perhaps most unique though is that Roadster Salon brings fixed-priced packages to the table. The idea is to cater to different expectations and budgets, and I’m not sure of any restoration company that does that. At the time of our initial visit, Roadster Salon had a number of project cars for buyers to choose from, and my friend chose a 1985.5 Pininfarina. A special car indeed, the ’85.5 is among the last 180 or so cars produced, with roughly 50 remaining today. This added tremendous potential for future appreciation, which spoke highly to him. With the car selected, he worked with Ray Marchica, the owner of Roadster Salon, to select a fixed-price package, ultimately choosing their midline Avanzato (advanced) version over the multitude of other packages available, such as Lusso, Ultimo, or Corsa. It was a great choice – cost effective, but restored to
extraordinary measures, the Avanzato is fully disassembled and media blasted to bare metal prior to paint under the supervision of body tech John Lamos. The engine, transmission and rear end are removed and rebuilt under the supervision of head mechanic Roberto D’Avola, a 30 year Ferrari veteran. The interior process is equally labor intensive. The entire tub is stripped, sanitized and coated with a thick preservative before installing premium sound insulation by assistant tech Jose Becerril. Wiring harnesses are painstakingly traced and refurbished by electrical wunderkind and lead interior technician, Ken Zuchel, and every aspect of his car was photographed and digitally documented. Upon completion of each phase, the team members responsible personally sign a card that is included in a binder cleverly made from the same leather selected for the car’s interior, and given to the owner. Recently, we revisited Roadster Salon to see the progress of my friend’s Spider. It was about ready for delivery, and he was beyond excited. When he sat in his newly-restored Spider, his excitement was palpable. He had checked the options list for several key upgrades like the Ultimo interior featuring Ferrari saddle leather, a custom burled walnut wood dashboard, and heated seats for cool days with the top down. These additions created an environment reminiscent of the finest luxury cars, something that’s very popular among Roadster Salon’s clientele. “Today, our customers are professionals who drive BMWs, Mercedes and Range Rovers on a daily basis,” said Ray. “They don’t want to feel like they are taking a step down when they hop in one of our cars on the weekend. They love the Italian look and design, and want something of high quality, a classic without compromise.” Sitting in a 30 year old Spider that is essentially brand new is a strange feeling. You are instantly caught in a time warp, and the tactile sensation of a Roadster Salon Spider is overwhelming, and inspires almost childlike giggles. Sitting in the showroom, we were enveloped by the rich aroma of freshly stitched leather, plush Wilton wool carpets, and lustrous woods. It was boggling to consider this was the same vehicle he’d selected only a few months prior – total transformation is putting it lightly. Production manager Rob Baird rolled the Spider out of the showroom through the garage staging area, and we immediately realized the harsh indoor florescent lighting hadn’t done the car justice. In the sunlight, the cars’ spectacular Ferrari Rosso Corsa Red paint and tan leather interior were intoxicating. Since the recommendation to buy a Spider had been mine (as was enlisting the assistance of Roadster Salon),
Above, the red paint pops in the sun; left, while the car is disassembled, full rust and noise prevention is tended to; below left, fully rebuilt, the 2.0 liter FI engine is a work of art; below, engine disassembled shows each part meticulously refurbished.
my friend did me the honor of letting me drive first. We carefully, yet excitedly got in, put down the top, and turned the key. Without hesitation or complaint, the Spider started effortlessly – the Italian aria under the hood was in perfect tune. We paused for a moment to take it all in; power windows up and down, check; heated seats, warming nicely; iPhone connected to the stereo, Imagine Dragons flowing through the speakers, our journey began. I looked in the rear view mirror, and could see Ray smiling in approval. Immediately, just turning out of the driveway, it’s evident: the Roadster Salon 124 feels very different than the Spider I’ve personally owned for the last 20 years – the steering is more fluid, throttle response is vastly improved, and the brakes feel considerably more confident. This car feels more connected to the road, is much faster, has fewer rattles, and a much tighter feel overall. I don’t know that they felt this good new. After a few minutes on the highway, we found a twisty road to enjoy the car a bit more thoroughly. While it may not seem like a compliment, on the windy road, the RS-124 felt more like a new Miata than a classic Fiat – balanced, poised, compliant; almost perceptive to your next move. After about 10 minutes, I reluctantly pulled over and let my Garage Style Magazine Summer 2014
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Above, leather is all around, and the same used in Ferraris; center, from above, you can see the polished dark burl woods; right, nearly
friend take the wheel. He easily adjusted the seat and launched the car forward with a polite little chirp from the rear tires, something I don’t think my Fiat has ever done. This was a happy man, clearly pleased with his decision. During the next half hour or so of spirited driving, the Spider never missed a beat, and the improved heater coupled with the seat heaters kept us toasty against the Illinois weather. While not inexpensive, this car had exceeded his every expectation. When we returned to the Roadster facility, my friend unwillingly handed Rob the keys. Roadster Salon insisted on a few more weeks of final testing and tuning before final delivery. Every Salon Spider is driven personally by Ray
assembled, the interior takes several weeks to finish, and no screw is unturned. A RS124 interior is infinitely better than stock.
for several hundred miles prior to shipping, and this car, in spite of our impressive jaunt, was still a few weeks away from being sent to its new home. My friend is impatiently counting the days. Roadster Salon created a true gem of a vehicle and purchasing experience. With so many improvements available, customers can enjoy a true factory-spec restoration, or a vehicle complete with innumerable personal enhancements for a black-and-white preset price. How many other vehicles in this price range offer the timeless styling of Pininfarina, a growing popularity, increasing value scales, a fun-to-drive factor that’s hard to match, and a warranty? Boy, can I pick ‘em? GSM
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Sports Cars, Road Cars, Racing, Collecting and Remembering the Times and the Places USRRC
Mike Martin USRRC is the story of the second major professional sports car racing series in America. After years of amateur vs professional racing debate, the SCCA took the plunge in 1963 and sanctioned their first pro racing series - the United States Road Racing Championship, or USRRC as it was commonly known. The USRRC was actually two championships in one. The primary championship was for drivers in the hottest sports racing cars of the day. The second championship was for the manufacturers of cars like: Alfa Romeo TZ,
Cobra, Corvette, Ferrari, Jaguar, and Lotus Cortina. This book is a detailed, year by year account of each race in both the Drivers and Manufacturers championships with over 400 color and b/w photos of the cars and drivers. Read about: the emergence and dominance of the then-new Cobra; one of the last pro wins by a front-engine sports racing car; how an under two-liter car driven by George Follmer won the series overall in 1965 against the mighty Chaparral of Jim Hall; and how the USRRC went from being the premier road racing series in the first three years, to being a warm-up for the more lucrative Can-Am series in the final three years.
1 THE MOVIE 1 is an action documentary showcasing the glamour, speed, danger and excitement of Formula One Grand Prix racing. Narrated by Michael Fassbender, the film tells the story of the golden age of Formula 1, when the sport became terrifyingly dangerous. In the late 1960s, Formula 1 cars doubled their engine size and sprouted wings, making them incredibly quick, but even more hazardous. With money pouring in from sponsorship and a new worldwide television audience, superstar drivers were born, thrown like gladiators into the ring. The drivers were legendary with charisma and raw talent, but many of them paid the ultimate price. “1� follows the story of the drivers who raced on the edge and those who stood up to change the sport forever. It is about the greatest show on earth Formula 1.
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The Chet Knox Collection
is being placed on the open market for the first time
Images are only a hint at the historically significant, entertaining, and unique items available
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Former owner of Cyclone Headers and Autobooks-Aerobooks in Burbank, CA, Chet has been collecting automotive art, literature, die cast, tools, and much more for over 60 years!
Some pieces include:
Rare Offenhauser 6-cylinder DOHC reproduction engine James Dean memorabilia Signed pieces from Shelby, Bondurant, Yoshikawa, and many more Over 600 books and photos many with autographs Complete library of images from automotive events from the 1950’s forward Hundreds of die cast and handmade models, including several Silver Ghosts Many first edition and out-of-print titles Ferrari racetrack Five open wheel race cars including the 1934 Fayte Brown Kurtis Midget. This car is an extremely important piece of Midget history as it’s likely the oldest Kurtis Midget in running condition, and received the fourth Offy engine installed in a vehicle. Also a chain driven transverse-drive rear engine Offy race car. Extensive collections of Shav Glick and Jackie Robinson memorabilia Extremely rare Franklin Mint Delahaye and Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost in pewter
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The Quest for the Holy Grail Text By
Jeremiah McDaniel Images By
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hey come from the far reaches of the earth to converge on the martian soil, so inhospitable that not even plants dare to grow. The air, hot and dry, feels almost palpable as it mixes with the sent of methane, alcohol, and adrenaline. Hearts beat fast with the anticipation as they watch their fellow competitors speed down the course, some have prepared their whole lives for this one week, for their shot to bare their sole to the salt gods and sit on the throne as the King of Speed. For Danny Thompson his dreams of being king started when his father’s reign was cut short. In 1960 Mickey Thompson piloted the Challenger I down the course at Bonneville Salt Flats - just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah - to a record breaking 406 miles-per-hour, becoming the first American to break the 400 mph barrier. To this day Mickey is one of only eleven drivers to steer a piston-powered car past the 400 mph mark. While his 406 mph pass qualified him for the record, he had to execute one more pass to solidify the record. On his return pass he blew a driveshaft, ending his bid for the year. Racers will tell you that in Bonneville you are at the mercy of the weather, and when Mickey returned in 1968 with his newly built Challenger II streamliner, the weather had no mercy. He ran a qualifying run right at 400 mph according to Danny, but never got a chance to push it, rains moved into the flats and put a stop to everyone’s hopes for the year. 1969 saw the collapse of sponsors like Ford, Chrysler and General Motors, and without funding Mickey mothballed his dream. Challenger II sat for 19 years until one day in 1988 Mickey called Danny and told him he wanted to make a run, only this time with Danny at the helm. As preparations began fate intervened, halting the dream once more. In March 1988 Mickey and his wife were killed outside their home. Devastated, Danny shelved the project once again. Now, 46 years after it was stored the Challenger II is poised to run, poised to take back the crown that lay just beyond its reach all those years before. Danny, with the help of a faithful crew has been working, sometimes around the clock, to prepare the car for another run on the salt. “It’s the most bitcheniest thing I’ve ever done,” said Danny. The new project has kept the same car the elder Thompson built in 1969, it’s signature cigar shape, hand-formed aluminum panels, striking rear fin, but it is getting modern updates. The Challenger II will be powered by two 500 ci. Aluminum-block
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Monterey Cicerone E 2014 ach year, several hundred thousand car enthusiasts descend upon the Monterey Peninsula for what is referred to “Monterey Car Week,” “Pebble Beach Week,” “Vintage Race Week” and even “Holy Week.” Whatever you call it, you have to experience it at least once in your lifetime, but we recommend attending as often as possible. Each year, the events reinvent and outdo themselves, and even though the week is packed tight with more than a dozen public events and twice as many private events, we still continue to see new events surface each year. This year, auction pioneer Rick Cole makes his Monterey debut after more than two decades. When Rick arrived on the scene years ago in Monterey, there was a Concours and Vintage Races at the track. With the establishment of the first auction on the Peninsula, you could say he brought commerce to what is now an entire week of events. We are terribly excited for his creative technology-based format that allows bidders to participate using handheld devices while golfing, sipping cocktails and networking with fellow car fanatics, shopping with the lady or kicking it at 17-Mile Drive. Without further ado, our 2014 Monterey Cicerone.
Automobilia Monterey If you enjoy books about cars, posters of cars, models of cars, and even ties and scarves with cars on them, you are a lover of Automobilia and Tony Singer’s Automobilia Monterey should have plenty of unique items to satisfy your interest. Here, dozens of vendors bring exceptional finds to cater to the self-expressive automotive enthusiast appetite. We’ve even seen headlamps and rare hood ornaments offered at this two-day event. We’re a big fan of the charity, Monterey Rape Crisis Center, and encourage you to participate in the annual silent auction. Items are on display at the entrance to the event and there are always excellent items to bid on. www.automobiliamonterey.com. Details Tuesday, August 12, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Wednesday, August 13, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm The Embassy Suites Hotel ballroom Seaside, CA Admission is $15.00 for one day/$20.00 for both days. Carmel Mission Classic Last year’s inaugural Blessing of the Cars event was a huge success, with numerous Monterey Peninsula resident enthusiasts as well as those from across the country and around the globe attending this charming event where cars are blessed by a Catholic priest and on display for all to admire, while sipping wine from multiple area wineries for those who choose to partake! In 2014, the event has been rebranded as the Carmel Mission Classic and will be limited to less than 50 classic and exotic cars on display plus wonderful vintage motorcycles. Highlights include Steve McQueen’s 1957 Jaguar XKSS on display courtesy of the Petersen Automotive Museum. Famed race driver Danny Sullivan will be on hand to autograph posters and gourmet food will be available as well.
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The event benefits the Carmel Mission and charities of Knights of Columbus. www.carmelmissionclassic.org. Details Wednesday, August 13, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm The Carmel Mission is located at 3080 Rio Road, Carmel, CA 93923. Tickets may be purchased online for $30.00 and include admission to the car show, complimentary wine glass, wine tasting, access to Carmel Mission and the museums. Children under 12 admitted free with paying adult. The Little Car Show Last year saw some great French marques featured at this quaint and lesser-known gem of an event that features allelectric, fossil fuel-powered micro, mini, and arcane vehicles
under 1,601 cc. In 2014, German cars will be a hot topic, and includes a Volkswagen anniversary celebration. Here you will see unusual and charming vehicles worth the visit. The show is followed by the Ocean View Blvd. Cruise. The event has a different “surprise celebrity” each year. Last year, Barry Meguiar handed out awards to car owners. You’ll have to show up this August to see who the 2014 celebrity guest will be because we aren’t telling! www.marinamotorsports.org/ events. Details Friday, August 15, Noon to 5:00 pm Lighthouse Avenue in downtown Pacific Grove between 16th Street and Fountain. Free to the public. Donations accepted for Pacific Grove Library, Pacific Grove Youth Center and the Veterans Transition Center.
Carmel Concours on the Avenue Each year, cars that turn 50 years old are featured at this event that covers well over one dozen blocks of downtown Carmelby-the-Sea, along with Porsche and Ferrari through 1989, and multi-marque cars from 1940 to 1973. We love the Concours in the Windows where numerous shops decorate with a car theme and compete for cash prizes which are donated to the Carmel Foundation charity. The afternoon awards ceremony is the time to catch the best-of-the-best in Luxury, Hot Rod, Muscle Car, and Sports Car classes. www.carmelconcours.com. Details Tuesday, August 12, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Ocean Avenue and numerous surrounding blocks of downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. Open to public viewing. Concorso Italiano In our opinion, the biggest news this year is that the Concorso is moving back to the Black Horse Golf Course venue, and also moving to a Saturday time slot. We think both are brilliant decisions as the Friday event schedule was getting far too hectic. We are also quite fond of the setting over at Black Horse, with glimpses of the Monterey Bay and sprawling lush greens. This year, Maserati’s 100th anniversary will be celebrated, but you can expect to see hundreds of incredible Italian cars and more. www.concorso.com Details Saturday, August 16, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Black Horse Golf Course is located at 1 Golf Club Road, Seaside, CA 93955. General admission tickets are $130.00, but we recommend
the Club CI package which includes: event admission, VIP parking, Club CI Pavilion access, continental breakfast, full lunch, afternoon snacks and Concorso Italiano keepsakes and collectibles. We love collectibles! Legends of the Autobahn This celebration of German automotive engineering is hosted by Mercedes Club of America, the BMW Car Club of America, and the Audi Club of America. This year, the event relocates to the impressive Nicklaus Club-Monterey, to accommodate an increasingly popular and expanding event. The event is so close to MAZDA Laguna Seca Raceway that you should be able to hear the vintage race cars warming up in the distance! This year, non-German marques are invited to display in an open class corral area. www.legendoftheautobahn.org. Details Friday, August 15, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Nicklaus Club-Monterey is located at 100 Pasadera Drive, Monterey, CA 93949. Non-club members may view cars at no charge. Lunch and souvenir shirts will be available for purchase. The Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance Presented by Rolex On Thursday of Monterey Car Week, the Sunday Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance entrants participate in this driving tour which stops for lunch on Ocean Avenue in Carmel-by-theSea. We think this is an outstanding opportunity to catch the cars early in the week and snap photos while in your comfy jeans, especially if your travel plans do not allow for you to stay through the Sunday event. www.pebbleconcours.com. Details Thursday, August 14, Noon to 2:00 pm The Tour covers portions of 17-Mile Drive and more. Viewing is free along the route. Bring a light jacket as temperatures vary greatly. Mecum Monterey: The Daytime Auction We love the Automobilia sale activity at Dana Mecum’s Monterey event where vintage gas pumps, large metal dealership signs, pedal cars and more can be yours if you are the high bidder. Over 750 collectible cars and trucks will be offered at the 2014 event, and NBCSN will once again be on hand to capture and televise the auction action. This is a friendly and comfortable event, and an outstanding auction to get your feet wet if you have never bought or sold at auction as the warm and accommodating staff is always ready to educate and walk you through the process. www.mecum.com. Details Thursday, August 14, through Saturday, August 15, Gates open at 8:00 am daily at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and
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Spa on Del Monte Golf Course located at 1 Old Golf Course Road, Monterey, CA 93940. Catch the Automobilia sale early mornings. Admission is complimentary to the general public. 17th Annual Bonhams Motorcar Auction at Quail Lodge We went wild for the pristine hood ornaments and radiator caps offered at the 2013 sale, and the vehicles on offer left us speechless. We can’t wait to see what Bonhams does for an encore in 2014. This is a very serious auction with a room of top collectors as well as private bidders from around the globe, vying for vehicles and Automobilia of provenance. We are fond of the 1973 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider designed by Pininfarina with Coachwork by Scaglietti. www.bonhams.com. Details Friday, August 15, at the Quail Lodge & Golf Club West Field. 7000 Valley Greens Drive at Rancho San Carlos Road, Carmel, CA 93923. Entry by bidder registration. The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering In addition to the standard incredible array of Supercars, sports and racing motorcycles and collectible cars, this year The Quail honors Maserati’s centennial, competition Mustangs, cars of India and more. The all-inclusive ticket includes viewing of exquisite vehicles on display, souvenir poster, parking, gourmet lunch at all signature culinary pavilions, fine wines and cocktails. www.signatureevents.peninsula.com. Details Friday, August 15, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Quail Lodge & Golf Club at 7000 Valley Greens Drive and Rancho San Carlos Road, Carmel, CA 93923. Tickets are issued by lottery and you can request to purchase them at thequail@quaillodge.com. The 10 Annual Pebble Beach Retro Auto This year, Retro Auto expands to The Inn at Spanish Bay, renowned for its dunes environment and stunning coastal vistas. Please note the event will no longer be positioned near Peter Hay Hill. Exhibits will be held throughout the week featuring rare collectibles and memorabilia from the automotive past, as well as luxury goods and technological tools that complement the motoring lifestyle. Also new this year will be a Speaker Series featuring industry luminaries discussing the most pertinent and engaging topics facing the collector car world today. Must-see panel discussions and interviews will be hosted throughout the week as part of the new Style & Steel at Spanish Bay. www.pebbleconcours.com. Details Wednesday, August 13, through Saturday, August 16, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Inn at Spanish Bay ballroom, 2700 17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, CA 93953 th
MidAmerica Auctions Motorcycle Marketplace at Pebble Beach With Mecum’s 2013 acquisition of the MidAmerica Motorcycle Auction, we’re anticipating another exciting motorcycle auction to be held in conjunction with the Pebble Beach Concours this year. Auction founder Ron Christensen now serves as Mecum’s motorcycle division president and we’re hoping something magical is in the works. At time of print, details for a 2014 event were not available, and we suggest checking the website and newsletter for updates. www.midamericaauctions.com. RM’s Monterey Auction This auction is open to registered bidders, consigners and credentialed media. As always, a must-do if you do nothing 76
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else while visiting Monterey during car week is visiting the Portola Hotel & Spa lobby at the wharf in Monterey. RM Auctions always has an “amazing” display of auction vehicles to “hint” at what’s on offer to registered bidders. There is no charge to visit the lobby. www.rmauctions.com. Details Wednesday, August 13, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Thursday, August 14, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, Friday, August 15, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday, August 16, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Located at Portola Hotel and Spa and Monterey Conference Center 2 Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940. $40 gets you one ticket to all preview days Bidder credentials are $300 and include admission to auction and preview days for two and one catalogue. 14th Annual Russo and Steele Monterey Auction at the Wharf Sports Cars, Muscle Cars, Exotic Cars and more can be found at this three-evening auction event on the Monterey Wharf that offers no separation between cars and bidders in what has become known as an “auction-in-the-round” format. Each daily auction begins with the sale of Automobilia. www. russoandsteele.com. Details Auction car preview begins at 10:00 am daily Wednesday,
1964 Cooper-Ford Shelby “King Cobra” CM/5/64: One of six original Shelby American team cars raced in the USRRC and USAC Fall series from 1963-1964. Driven by Lemans winner Bob Bondurant in the 1964 USAC Fall series, and driven by Roy Salvadori in the 1965 British Sports Car Championships. CM/5/64 has since been actively campaigned with minimal downtime in every decade since the 1960’s, and thoroughly documented throughout. CM/5/64 was also a featuring offering in the legendary “Shelby’s Garage Sale” further adding to it’s notoriety.
August 13, through Saturday, August 15 $20 general admission. On the Wharf in downtown Monterey. Thursday, August 14, through Saturday, August 16. The auction starts promptly at 5:00 pm daily. Registered bidders and consignors only. Onsite bidder registration is $20.00. Rick Cole Auctions Rick Cole pioneered the classic car auction in Monterey more than two decades ago, resulting in what are now 5 powerful annual auctions held during Monterey Car Week. Rick returns to the peninsula in style this year with a highly-creative auction that allows bidders the freedom to enjoy golf, shopping, car shows, or even other auctions while bidding on pristine vehicles from their hand-held device. A golf fanatic himself, Rick has identified a way for people to engage in his auction while enjoying a round of golf and more without the stress of rushing to a designated location and remaining there for hours to bid on one or more specific vehicles. Bidders credentialed by any other Monterey auction are immediately qualified to bid at this event. This is a boutique auction with limited auction vehicles. We are fond of the 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing on offer. Register online at www.rickcole.com. Details Bidding by handheld device starts Thursday, August 14, at 9:00 am PST and ends Sunday, August 17, at midnight PST. View the auction cars Thursday and Sunday, 10:00 am through 6:00 pm, Friday and Saturday, 10:00 am to midnight. Marriott Hotel Downtown Monterey 350 Calle Principal, Monterey, CA 93940 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion This year, the 100th anniversary of Maserati will be observed at the track, which should bring in some of the most impressive sports and race cars to ever grace this planet. Browsing the pits to look at these incredible machines is one things, but to see them barreling around the curves of MAZDA Laguna Seca Raceway as they did more than half a century ago will be the real treat! Massive vendors offer true automotive nirvana for anyone looking to purchase clothing and other car-centric souvenirs. www.mazdaraceway.com. Details Thursday, August 14, through Sunday, August 17. Advance purchase general admission starts at $50 (Friday), three-day passes are $130 and both include complimentary souvenir magazine. General admission and paddock is free for Children 12 and under with a paying adult. Hospitality packages range from $200-$510. Free parking is available, Preferred parking
"1" Director Paul Crowder (left) and Writer Mark Monroe (right) talking to the audience at the 2013 Festival. Photo by Nik Blaskovich
is $75. Bring sunscreen, a light jacket for peninsula weather, and comfortable closed shoes. MAZDA Raceway is located at 1021 Monterey Salinas Highway, Salinas, CA 93908. Second AUTOMOTO Film Festival One of our favorite events of Monterey Car Week launched last year with huge success, and it’s such a complimentary event to add to the numerous car shows, auctions, races, etc. This year, in addition to the Golden State Theatre, the Festival expands to include two additional screens at a second venue, the Marriott Hotel in downtown Monterey. Collectively, 5-6 feature length films and 20 short or micro-films ranging from student productions to professional commercial and features over a three-day period. A big perk is being able to listen to interviews with the filmmakers, producers and writers. Fireball Tim returns as host again this year. If you’re bidding at auction in downtown Monterey, perhaps your family will enjoy taking in a car-themed movie while you’re off spending your retirement. Details Thursday, August 14, through Saturday, August 16. Main Stage Screenings at Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado Street, Monterey, CA. Lobby is open to public at 5:00 pm. Second screen and Shorts screen at Marriott Hotel, Calle Principal, Monterey, CA Times, movies and entry fee to be determined, children 13 and under free with paying adult. Check website often.www.automotivefilmfestival.com. Concours d’LeMons You can’t attend this event without smiling, laughing and telling everyone about it. At this car show for “lemons” the worse the car the better, and unattractiveness rather than beautify is praised and rewarded! Shag vans, Gremlins, Pintos and more are just the tip of this iceberg. Take a peek, even if for half an hour. www.concoursdlemons.com. Details Saturday, August 16, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, award ceremony at noon. Free to the public but requires a sense of humor. Laguna Grande Park 1249 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Seaside, CA Automotive Fine Art Society at Pebble Beach Members of AFAS include ex-factory automotive designers and more. You can meet them and ask questions, admire and Garage Style Magazine Summer 2014
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even purchase their car-centric masterpieces on display. www. pebblebeachconcours.com. Details Sunday, August 17, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm in the AFAS tent located on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach/Purchase a ticket to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to gain entry to this display. The Pebble Beach Auction Presented by Gooding & Company The Gooding & Company Saturday and Sunday evening auctions are among the most attended events of the Monterey Car Week and viewed as leading indicators for global collector car markets. Each year, the auction continues to shatter sales records and 2014 should be no exception with the current climate. www.goodingco.com. Details Saturday, August 16, 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Sunday, August 17, 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Auction. Check website for bidder entry fees and viewing hours Wednesday, August 13, through Sunday, August 17. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 200 of the most prized collector cars and motorbikes in the world are assembled on the third Sunday of August each year for a global audience to admire. Awards are given to Best in Class and Best of Show, determined by a team of judges, each a top expert in his or her marque. The award ceremony is bar none and people watching is just as much fun as the amazing cars. The backdrop of Pacific Ocean is bar none. You will want to be comfortable, but wear your best for this proper event with style. This year’s field should be exciting with the Maserati centennial will be observed, and features including
Ruxton, Tatra, Ferrari 250 Testarossa, Rolls-Royce Phantom lV and V, Darrin Coachwork, Eastern European Motorcycles and Steamcars will also be featured. www.pebbleconcours.com. Details Sunday, August 17, the field opens to spectators at 10:30 am, Awards are presented from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm. Parking, shuttle service, event program and Concours admission tickets are $275 in advance, $300 at the gate. Club d’Elegance tickets are $600 and include breakfast, lunch, poster, VIP status and more.
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The Thermal Club
The coolest country club you’ve never seen
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magine your favorite five-star country club; magnificent golf course, great pro shop, luxurious clubhouse, comfortable relaxation areas for your family and guests, pool, fabulous weather, lots of palm trees, gym, spa, and gourmet food too. Now replace the greens and fairways with 4.5 miles of Alan Wilson-designed, purpose built, FIA level road-racing course – finally your driver has a lot more horsepower than a 9-iron! Such a place exists, is well under construction, and is open to you. Welcome to The Thermal Club, Discovery Land Company’s new private motorsports resort. Never heard of Thermal, California? Don’t worry, nobody else has either, but serious car people will soon know, and can own, a piece of The Thermal Club. Discovery’s new resort baby sits on around 350 acres of former unused desert, about a half hour Northeast of Palm Springs, not far from world famous LaQuinta. We don’t have enough space on this page to describe every amenity and nuance, but in brief, it’s a world class country club resort for car people, without all the unnecessary stick and white ball stuff. The 4.5 mile FIAquality track, being built in three phases, can be configured in dozens of variations, and the track can safely accommodate anything from a Sprite to a Ferrari F1 car. Without getting into too many specifics; you buy a membership, then buy a lot. And on that lot you build your own “Garage Villa” which is why you’re reading about it in GSM. There are about 250 or so lots from which to chose, and all but a few ring the 4.5 miles of fast tantalizing road course. The garage villas, built to a set of pre-approved designs, range from 2500 – 5200 square feet and each encompass a large, high-ceilinged garage space, a kitchen, bath, and living areas. Each design also includes a huge veranda/deck that overlooks the track, giving you the perfect place for outdoor entertaining and unrestricted view of the racing action. Depending on the size of your lot and villa, you can build your Garaj Mahal shop with storage for a couple, a pack or a dozen automobiles – the man cave of your dreams. The track is open and staffed 7/365, and there’s an onsite shop to help with tuning and repairs, plus a fuel facility fully tanked up with racing gas and diesel for your loader. The racing amenities are endless: the school is staffed with experienced instructors (and Porsche Cayman S school cars), and there’s also a gymkhana course plus a shifty kart track. Keep one car in your garage villa or your whole collection. And the track is fabulous; fast and super safe with more than adequate runoff areas; and its wide long and large enough for nearly any car to make some big speed. If there’s any downside to the Thermal formula, it’s that the Garage Villas aren’t zoned or approved as residences; you can keep your cars there, and work on them until all hours, and you can throw some major parties at your place, but you can’t live there. No worries; lots of condos and many great resorts nearby. But your 250 GTO will be more than safe, as the interior roads and streets are private; the facility is fully walled off to the public,
and has on-site security. Imagine inviting a dozen or so of your family and friends down to California’s famous resort desert for a weekend of sun, food, drink, cars and entertainment on your massive deck overlooking the track, plus hot laps – that’s the experience that Thermal is offering. And as you’d expect, it isn’t inexpensive, but it’s absolutely first rate. We’ll let Discovery’s staff break down the paperwork for you, but for a membership, a choice lot, and a nicely finished Garage Villa, you’ll need to have a million or so bucks handy. Or, you and a few friends can form an LLP and buy and share the property to mitigate the costs. Learn more and schedule a tour at TheThermalClub.com. With absolute respect to Disneyland, for motorsports freaks, The Thermal Club may just be the happiest place on earth. - Matt Stone
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Bruce Leven is the founder of a prominent disposal company in Seattle, Washington. He has built his dream garage in the area as well. The 3,100 sq. ft. structure houses 10 lifts with 26 eclectic vehicles plus Automobilia and Aeromobilia. Cindy: When you are in your garage, what are you typically doing? Bruce: Working out. Since a garage is inherently masculine, I built mine with a workout facility overlooking my cars. Most often, that is why I find myself visiting the garage. Cindy: What’s the most unique item in your garage: How and why did you acquire it and why is it unique? Bruce: The most unique item would have to be my fleet of 5 race cars. They are unique since they were raced by me both professionally and as an amateur for many years. They help me relive my glory days. Cindy: How do you feel when you are in the garage and why is it important to you? Bruce: I feel broke when I’m in my garage (laugh), but it’s really not important. Cindy: What is one item you do not yet have that you wish to acquire for the garage and why? Bruce: I would love to complete my collection of Kurtis race cars. Most specifically, an early “INDY” uprightengined (Offy 255ci or 270ci) car. Cindy: Give me a quote about the garage. Bruce: “Where does all this stuff come from? It must be a testament to one man’s ego!!”
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