Category Archives: Car Shows

Photo galleries from places we’ve been and events we’ve attended

Singer Porsche 911 at the Radnor Hunt Concours

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A Singer 911 is one of the most beautiful vehicles that money (a lot of money) can buy these days. The painstaking fine detail work found these cars is right up there with Pagani, in my opinion, but it comes in the familiar package of an old-school Porsche 911.

There is a level of subtlety about a Singer 911 that you just don’t get with a show-stopping exotic hypercar, although it is surely no less special a machine. To most onlookers, a Singer 911 is just another Porsche rolling through town. It would take someone with a keenly trained eye to recognize the car for the rare masterpiece that it is out in the real world — at which point you can expect that person to immediately drop what they’re doing and give chase to snag a photo of it.

Outside of Monterey Car Week, this is the first Singer 911 I’ve seen out and about in my area, the Northeast USA. We caught it in the car corral at the Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance this year, and it drew quite a crowd throughout the day. The owner was very gracious, and opened the car up to show off all of its magnificent details, which I’m now pleased to share with all of you.

Enjoy the gallery of this stunning machine, and there’s more info on the car itself below.

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The Exotic Car Circle at the Concours of America

LaFerrari Concours of America

These are our highlights from the exotic car circle at the Concours of America in Michigan. There was a gorgeous LaFerrari present (one of 2 at the event), a Porsche 918, and an Aston Martin Lagonda sedan, to name a few. It was quite a nice showing.

There are a ton of incredible cars in the Detroit area, with quite a bit of wealth concentrated outside the city itself. This was my second time at the Concours of America, and it has delivered spectacularly both times. Definitely worth the trip to Michigan if you have the time in late July.

Enjoy the gallery!

-Nick Walker

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Exotic Supercar Sounds from the Radnor Hunt Concours

We all know that no exotic car show is complete without some V12s echoing over the countryside as people leave the event. Luckily we were much obliged this year at the Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance. Everything from a V10 Lexus LFA to a straight pipe V12 Lamborghini Murcielago opened the taps as they left the show.

We were there with our cameras ready!

Turn your speakers up and enjoy!

-Nick

1970 Buick GSX at the 2015 Radnor Hunt Concours

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Until Buick made this car, GM had some issues in the 1966-1971 War of Horsepower. They were clawing behind Chrysler and Ford Motor Co, thanks to a directive from GM that no intermediate car (midsize today) could have an engine larger than 400 cubic inches. In 1970, that restriction was killed off, and the Buick engineers went bananas. Continue reading 1970 Buick GSX at the 2015 Radnor Hunt Concours

Subaru Highlights From First Class Fitment

First Class Fitment Subaru STI GR Stanced

Many different makes of cars were represented at First Class Fitment this year, but Subarus are near and dear to my heart. As a WRX STI owner for the last 9 years, I enjoy being a part of the Subaru community, and I never miss doing the “Subie Wave.”

While my own car is not stanced, I do enjoy how Imprezas and Foresters looked when they’re done up right. These photos are my are my favorite Subarus from the show this year.

Enjoy!

-Nick

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1974 Dodge Charger Rallye at the 2014 River Edge Car Show

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1974 was the end of an era. The Dodge Charger was in its final year with its sleek, masculine lines, to be replaced the next year with a clone of the Chrysler Cordoba. In 1974, the Charger would see lower sales, yet people were still buying them. While a shadow of its former mighty self, the styling was a throwback to what used to be the coolest car on the street from Dodge save for the Challenger. Plenty of room inside, combined with attractive styling and strong engines, made the Charger, even in its waning days of youth, a sharp car to drive. In this chocolate brown finish, this particular car was set atop the hill for the 2014 River Edge Car Show and seemed to be cut off from the other Charger at the show, “Dodgezilla.” Yet, it displayed a touch of early-mid 70s class in this show, and the rims installed offered up a great stance for this old dog. Enjoy the photos. Continue reading 1974 Dodge Charger Rallye at the 2014 River Edge Car Show

This Stanced Toyota Previa is the Shaggin’ Wagon of the Century!

Stanced Toyota Previa Minivan First Class Fitment

This thing is badass, I don’t care what anyone may think. It’s just so ’90s in all the right and wrong ways.

Many Previas even came with a supercharged engine, which I’m just going to assume this one has given the fact that someone deemed it worthy of customizing. They were also on a rear wheel drive platform, offering all wheel drive as well.

My dad had a light blue Toyota Previa back in the day. I don’t remember what year, or whether it was supercharged or not, but it is the first car I actually remember him buying when I was a kid. It was the car I began my 13 year ice hockey career in, and it got us to many-a 5 A.M. practice. Because of that, the Toyota Previa will always have a special place in my heart.

Previas are quite interesting, as minivans go, so I’m always glad when I see them getting some love from the enthusiast crowd. We saw this one recently at First Class Fitment.

-Nick Walker

Lamborghini Aventador LP-750 SV at Radnor Hunt

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This is the Lamborghini Aventador “Superveloce”, or SV for short. Superveloce roughly means “high velocity” or “super speed”, so as you might expect, it’s faster and more powerful than a normal Aventador.

With 740hp on tap from its 6.5L all-motor V12, this bull is a fire-breather in the biblical sense. What’s more, the SV is better suited for track driving than the normal Lamborghini Aventador, which I wasn’t too fond of. I’d love to try the SV on track, in hopes it would change my mind.

It’s not all about the performance, though. This is an ultimate Lamborghini, and therefore needs to be a total showpiece. The Aventador SV surely delivers in that regard. It’s wonderfully vulgar and ostentatious beyond belief!

It was great to finally see an Aventador SV in person at Radnor Hunt this year. I can’t wait to see one blow past me on the road!

Enjoy the pics!

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Twin-Turbo DeLorean up for auction at Bonhams Greenwich, 2015

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And here, I present the only DeLorean I’ve ever seen that might have a decent shot at making it to 88 miles per hour before slamming into the front of the Twin Pines Mall. This is no ordinary DeLorean that I laid eyes on at the auction tent in Greenwich this past summer. I’d read up on this before turning up and I gleefully discovered that this one’s got a twin turbocharger on it. It’s not a factory part, of course (all DeLorean DMC-12s came from the factory with a genuinely anemic PRV V6, good for a pathetic 109 MPH thanks to emissions regulations and low power output), but the swap was there. Continue reading Twin-Turbo DeLorean up for auction at Bonhams Greenwich, 2015

Highlights From First Class Fitment 2015: Part 1

First Class Fitment Volkswagen Mk1 Golf Slammed

First Class Fitment is a stance/modified car show held at the Airport in Princeton, NJ every fall. People come from all over the region, bringing nicely done rides of all sorts. The event is mostly stanced cars, as you might expect, but there are a few other gems sprinkled in for good measure.

This year was quite good. Lots of really well built cars with interesting details. That’s one thing I love about modified car shows, each car has so much personality. They’d all stand out parked on the street alone, but the ones that catch my eye at the show are always extra cool.

I took quite a lot of photos at the event, so there is much more to come. Enjoy the first gallery!

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1966 Dodge Coronet Police Cruiser at Lead East

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When it comes to old police cars, Chrysler had the market pretty much cornered for some time. In fact, up until 1989 or so, Dodge and Plymouth ruled the squad market to the point that they would usually dictate its direction. This 1966 Coronet, while I’m not sure is real, certainly looks like an old cop car that’s been dragged out of mothballs and driven out to Lead East. I’ll be honest, the shoe polish in the rear window scrawled out as “Lead East Or BUST” is quite a nice touch–as is the notebook and radio strung over the rear view mirror inside. A big whip antenna, period correct lightbar, and loudspeaker-style siren on top finish off the period correct look. Enjoy the photos, and stay safe out there on the roads (or you’ll end up in the back of this old Dodge). Continue reading 1966 Dodge Coronet Police Cruiser at Lead East

Camo Ford SVT Raptor at First Class Fitment

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First Class Fitment is always an ocean of stance, where you’ll drown in a flood of excessive camber and hella-flush-ness. This Camo Ford SVT Raptor was the exact opposite. A lifted hunk of ‘Murican metal, it stood proudly among the endless flocks of lowered cars like the American flag stands on the moon.

I’m not really a “truck guy”, but if I were going to buy a modern truck, a Ford Raptor just like this one would be my aspiration. I love the camo paint job too. It just sets off the truck’s flavor that much more.

Awesome!

-Nick Walker

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