This last weekend, my friends Anthony and Vinay from Carzi.com got the chance to attend the 2009 Supercar Weekend in Palm Beach, FL.

Based on the first post, it looks like they had a great time there, too. Not only did they meet some very cool people there, but they rode to the event in a white Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 and a red Lamborghini Countach!

Here’s the Supercar Weekend 2009 Review at Carzi.com and be sure to check out the photo gallery as well. I hope to see you guys there next year!

When’s the last time you drove a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera? How about a Mercedes McLaren SLR? For most of us, that never happens. The lucky few who can, however, either have enough money to buy one, have a rich friend or relative, or paid an exorbitant amount of money to rent one.

Now though, a company called World Class Driving has done all the heavy lifting for you. They tour the country with five supercars at their disposal, charging customers $1495 to drive each one for about 30 minutes a piece. There’s probably a stop close to you, so check out the tour schedule and see what cars will be there.

We had a chance to attend a World Class Driving (WCD) event in Charlotte, NC last month. Was it worth the $1500 price tag? Keep reading to find out… Continue Reading…

For the past 43 years, Portland, Oregon has hosted an auto swap meet that has grown to absolutely ludicrous proportions. This year I struggled to see everything in the two days that I attended. The thrill of the hunt and a deep running passion for things shinny and fast is what drew me and many other people to this year’s event. The lure of good prices, and an absolutely immense selection, has brought gear heads together from all over the United States and Canada. With all of this stuff together, it makes for a whole weekend of full-on car culture immersion.

Pouring rain and chilly temperatures didn’t stop people as an estimated 58,000 turned out for automotive lunacy. This swap meet is actually two separate, but concurrent, events that happen less than a mile from each other. The madness takes place on the first weekend in April annually. Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center, the Expo, and Portland International Raceway, PIR, play host to these two giants. PIR Track Manager Mark Wigginton says, “Each year the crowds grow bigger and bigger and we’re looking forward to this year’s turnout being the largest to date.”

My first day was spent up at the Expo Center, walking around and hunting for bits of treasure. With 52 acres of automotive bliss, there is plenty to dig through. The shear variety of types of things that are for sale is utterly astounding. I spent my morning under the 360,000 square feet of covered area that the Expo offers. This is where most of the artwork and collectible memorabilia is housed. New and restored parts are also located in these areas. Outside is where you will find a majority of the used parts and cars.

While I was at the Expo, I had a chance to speak with Tex Lindquist. Tex, who is one of the volunteer organizers of the event, gave me a little history behind its inception: “It started back in the mid sixties. Some guys decided that they would exchange some parts and they had a little meeting at a Ford garage, a dealership, here in Portland.” He goes on to say, “We grew from a small operation into a humongous monster.” And what a humongous monster it was, by the end of the first day my feet and legs were hammered. Continue Reading…

Autorama made a brief stop in Detroit the second weekend of March 2008 before drifting away towards its next destination. While in Detroit, the custom car showcase displayed an array of vehicles, both old and new, reinforcing, and in some cases, sparking new love-affairs with the car lover in everyone.

At the event you had your coupes, your roadsters, drop-heads, big blocks, dragsters, and of course custom kit cars. But aside from the wheels, there was also a breakdancing competition, an extreme pin-up girl contest, and a bikini contest. Relax. I know right about now you’re like, “What the heck is this guy talking about! Get back to the cars!” But let me explain.

These three events stood out, to me, basically because each event represented an allegorical philosophical approach to which some people view automobiles, sub-consciously for the most part.

Take breakdancing for instance. Breakdancing is now well into its third generation (that‘s old in pop-culture terms), yet the maneuvers are still being performed as they originally were, with minimal changes/”upgrades” and it’s just as trendy and awe-inspiring as it was the first time you saw it. Take a look at this Corvette: Continue Reading…

2008 marks the 100th edition of the Chicago Auto Show. Since 1901, Chicago has been home to the largest auto show in the nation, giving us car-loving mid-western corn dwellers something to be proud of.

This year, the show will be featuring over 1,000 vehicles for a full 10 days. If you’re going, admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids and seniors. The show starts on Friday, Feb. 8th to Sunday, Feb. 17th, and the floor will be open from 10AM to 10PM every day except the last, in which the floor will close at 8PM. One cool display will the special 100th Edition stage featuring some significant cars from the beginning of the 20th Century.

Make sure to head down to the bottom of this article for a full map of the show this year.

Update: 2008 Chicago Auto Show

We’ve been attending the Chicago Auto Show for quite a few years now, and every year we’re just as excited to go as the last. This year looks pretty promising, although a bit lacking in terms of concept cars. It seems manufacturers are starting to pay closer attention to their budgets, and aren’t going as all-out on concepts as they used to. Regardless, here are a few concept cars on display this year: Continue Reading…

Hundreds of Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Maseratis, Alfa Romeos and other Italian exotics showed up for Concorso Italiano in Monterey, CA last Friday. I really wanted to attend, but couldn’t find the time this year. Hopefully next year will prove differently. Although the Concorso is called “The Celebration of Italian Style” and focused on Italian Sports Cars, there were plenty of other enthusiast cars present, such as Rolls-Royce, Saleen, BMW, Lotus, and more.

At Concorso Italiano, Ferrari celebrated the 50th anniversary of the gorgeous 250 GT California Spyder, while Lamborghini President Stephan Winklemann and test driver Valentino Balboni were present to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the legendary Countach, showing off the first Countach ever produced.

A few other notable cars present, were the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, Lambo Murcielago R-GT race car, and 1 of only three Lamborghini Miura Roadsters. Continue Reading…