1,000-Mile Arizona Road Rally

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By Mike Silverman via : www.speedtv.com

More than 1,000 spectators applauded enthusiastically on a recent Sunday monring as some 80 exquisite vintage sports, GT and classic cars launched Mille Miglia-style from Tempe Diablo Stadium to start up the 21st annual Bell Lexus Copperstate 1000, a four-day road rally across the mountains, high chaparral and deserts of Arizona.

Sunny skies and mild temperatures greeted participants at the launch, but at the 9:30 a.m. driver's meeting, Copperstaters were briefed on unexpectedly cold-weather conditions approaching their final destination Sunday night in Greer, AZ, where sub-freezing temperatures in the teens were predicted, along with accumulated fresh snow dumped the previous day.

Arizona Dept. of Public Safety Sgt. Bob Bowers warned drivers to "watch for black ice in the shady spots," and advised them to make a "casual, slow ride this morning" to avoid speeding tickets in the small towns encountered along the way. Despite the warning, three cars were stopped by municipal gendarmes before they even cleared the Phoenix metro area Sunday morning... Read more

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The Tour Auto 2011

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This Monday, April 11 held the first day of the 20th edition of the Tour Auto Optic 2000.
All pictures copyright : Pauline Margainaud

Met in the Tuileries gardens, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, some 220 cars (mostly of historic vehicles) suffered throughout the day scrutineering and preparation of competitors in the long road ahead.
A total of 5 stages, from Paris to Biarritz, passing through the circuit 24 times, Poitiers, Circuit Vigeant, Objat, Nogaro, Pau, Anglet, etc..

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How A '62 El Camino Might Have Looked

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By Jerry Slattery
Photography by Jerry Slattery

Depending on how well you know the GM product line, back in the '60s, Chevrolet stopped producing El Caminos from 1961-63. El Caminos started again in 1964. This '62 Chevy originally was a two-door Biscayne sedan. However, some unknown builder did a terrific job bringing the big back window forward and forming the B-pillar angle over the door to meet the original sheetmetal that surrounded the back window.

 The top angle and rear-door angle look very close to a '71 El Camino door profile. The seamless tailgate is also another nice feature on this Biscayne/El Camino. If GM had built a '62 El Camino, it would probably have looked very close to this fine custom example.

For the current owner and trucker, John Davis of Forest Grove, Oregon, this was one cool car he couldn't live without. John likes cars and trucks that are well-built and unique, and this one really rattled his chimes. John thought it was tastefully done, remarkably straight, and looked like it could have been on the Chevy showroom floor.

 One of the first things he did was add new matching gray and black tweed upholstery and matching carpet to the bed, and he added a rear-facing bench seat so friends could ride while cruising the fairgrounds during car shows. A black vinyl tonneau snaps over the pickup bed for town and freeway driving... Read more

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CLASSIC AMERICAN CARS

Starting from some old gangster movie, passing by the "Blues Brothers", or the current l' HAVANA Style, I am always enraptured by the classic beauty of the old american cars

MARTINI RACING EXPERIENCE

I love Martini

No Martini, No Race



LAMBORGHINI or FERRARI

Since the beginning Ferrari & Lamborghini were competitors, this is wellknown everywhere.

What is less known are the attempts of both to bult motorbikes

After all, I do not know why...

In my opinion, It's better they continue to produce cars