SEMA Show 2011 Nov03

SEMA Show 2011

Photos courtesy Vince Estep. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to make it out to the SEMA show in Las Vegas since 2008.  FORTUNATELY, this year I was lucky enough to have a good friend and fellow photographer, Vince Estep, share his photos with Desert-Motors.com.  He was there with Daystar, an Arizona-based aftermarket company focused primarily on off road vehicles and while the heavily modified Jeep in their booth was certainly impressive, this bright yellow and black Challenger surely drew a lot of attention.  Built by by Chrysler’s underground vehicle division, it’s powered by an all aluminum 426 Hemi V8 (supposedly one of only seven in existence) mated to a Viper six-speed...

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A “Three Course” Italian Evening Oct30

A “Three Cours...

I was recently invited by the Ferrari Club of America – Desert Region to a very special event, hosted by Ferrari of Scottsdale. An event they called “A ‘Three Course’ Italian Evening”, it was exactly that, a trio of mini-events, the highlight being the unveiling...

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The 21st Annual Copperstate 1000 Apr10

The 21st Annual Copperstate 1000

Every year, the Copperstate 1000 brings out the best of the best, and this year’s event was no exception. Previous years have played host to some of my personal favorites… tippmix fogadási ajánlat mai Ferrari 250 Californias, BMW 507s, Zagatos, XKSSs and much more. It’s one thing to see cars of this caliber displayed like sculptures at a car show or rolling slowly across an auction block swarmed by a crowd of buyers, sellers and spectators, but it’s an entirely different thing to see them bursting by at full throttle in all their glory. tippmix pro This year, Zagato bodied cars and red open-top racers made a strong presence and definitely caught my eye. Check out the full gallery...

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Windgate Ranch Festival of Speed 2011 Mar26

Windgate Ranch Festi...

“A showcase of some of the greatest sports cars, racecars, and classics from around the world.” Once again, a phenomenal event with truly top-tier cars and a very friendly atmosphere, just as it has been the past two years. From day one it quickly became an event to watch and one...

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SEMA Show 2008 Nov10

SEMA Show 2008

My first time out to SEMA and I sincerely hope it won’t be my last.  And I know it’s almost a cliche to say it, but there’s just so much to see that even all day for several days doesn’t seem like nearly enough time to really check out everything.  Always exciting to...

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1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at Cars and Coffee Oct04

1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at Cars and Coffee

While a large number of rare and beautiful cars made their way out to to the October’s Scuderia Southwest Cars and Coffee, a stunning blue ’62 Ferrari 250 GTO (serial number 3387) was without a doubt the star of the show. It’s the second GTO produced and was raced at Sebring in March of ’62 where it placed second over all and first in GT with Phil Hill and Oliver Gendebien behind the wheel. اسم ويزو الحقيقى It later raced at Le Mans in June of ’62 and then went on to race in NART and by a privateer after that and is one of very few GTOs raced as a factory team car. افلام رياضية It’s been repainted a number of times since it was built and received a...

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The Griffin Has Landed Sep08

The Griffin Has Land...

Evolution MotorSportsrecently partnered with Gumpert Sportswagenmanufaktur GmbH as their US market final assembly and Performance Validation center for the Gumpert Apollo. After final assembly and performance evaluation, the cars are shipped to European Touch in Huntington Beach California,...

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Better Late Than Never Jun09

Better Late Than Nev...

With all of the regular weekly, monthly, annual and oddball events, it seems that there’s always something going on somewhere in the valley. Between all of those events, photo shoots, trackdays and everything else it’s hard to keep up with it all and I often get behind when it...

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