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Ferrari LaFerrari In The Paddock At Laguna Seca

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LaFerrari at Laguna Seca 1

This was the first LaFerrari I ever laid eyes on. Tucked away under some stairs in the paddock at Laguna, it was actually pretty easy to miss, save for the crowds of people that it drew. The ultimate Ferrari hypercar will always cause a scene, even if it is a more subtle color like metallic gray.

We probably saw 10 different McLaren P1s and 5 different Porsche 918s out in Monterey last year, but this was the only LaFerrari we saw. It’s quite a sight to be seen!

Enjoy the pics.

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1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S at the Elegance at Hershey, 2015

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Lamborghini Miura P400S Front 1

Miuras are gorgeous cars. When it launched, nothing else on the road could possibly hope to catch it on a top-speed run. This was a car capable of over 180MPH in 1968, which no other car came close to at the time. This 1969 model was here in all its Bertone-bodied glory at Hershey last month. Continue reading 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S at the Elegance at Hershey, 2015 →

Car Shows

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona at Hopewell Cruise Night

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Ferrari 365 Daytona Hopewell

This striking yellow Ferrari Daytona is somewhat of a regular at shows in Hopewell, and it’s a real driver. The owner is always very nice to everyone, and he actually still uses this magnificent Ferrari grand tourer the way it was meant to be used.

It’s always fantastic to see a stallion like this that actually gets to stretch its legs!

-Nick

Cars We've Seen

Alfa Romeo SZ Spotted in Greenwich, CT

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Alfa Romeo SZ Greenwich 1

We spotted this very rare Alfa Romeo SZ in the parking lot for the Greenwich Concours. The SZ came out of a concept design study with Zagato, and is one of the more far-out cars from the late ’80s-early ’90s. Just over 1000 units were produced. This is the second Alfa SZ/RZ I’ve ever seen, the first being on the highway in Switzerland a few years ago.

Such a cool car, quirky, but damn cool! Enjoy the pics.

-Nick

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Lamborghini Huracan Spotted in Princeton, NJ

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My buddy Josh had the good fortune to find a Lamborghini Huracan out and about in Princeton, NJ. He sent me some photos, so I figured I’d share them. 

Love the Huracan. 

-Nick

Car Games

Price Game: One Car for Each Day of the Week on a $1 Million Budget

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It’s time for the Price Game! So here’s the scenario. You’ve just won the lottery, but you’re being smart with the money. You want to buy every car in sight, but you know a few million doesn’t go that far these days, so better to invest most of it and keep the money coming in over time. To quench your spending thirst, you set aside an even $1,000,000 to play around with, and set your garage up in a manner that befits the new you.

There is also another catch, though. You want to be sure that you actually use all of the cars you buy on a weekly basis, so you elect to by exactly seven cars to play with… one for each day of the week.

So, going around to the various car-selling websites, how would you fill your seven garage slots?

Give your picks in the comments, and check out our selections below!

Nick’s Picks:
2014 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta – $355,000
Front-engine V12 Ferraris are my favorite, and the F12 Berlinetta is the latest, and in many ways the greatest. It is the epitome of modern supercar technology, packaged as a Grand Touring car, but with insane supercar performance.
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Car Shows

Highlights From Hershey Part 1

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Hershey Elegance Daimler

We visited The Elegance At Hershey this past weekend out in Hershey, PA. There were many beautiful cars in attendance, but the swoopy 1948 Daimler you see above won Best in Show. This was my second time seeing that particular car. It won Best in Show a few years back in Detroit, and it stunned me just as hard this time around.

This is the first Gallery of highlights from the show, with much more to come.

Enjoy!

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Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Performante Spotted in Carmel Valley, CA

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Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Performante Carmel CA

We caught this mean green Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Performante roaming around the Quail Lodge while out in Monterey for Car Week. The Performante is the ultimate version of the Gallardo Spyder, with its 562hp V10 engine and sharper handling. There are even a handful of manual Performantes around, which I’m sure would all trade for ridiculous amount of money.

This is certainly crazy, just how a Lambo should be!

-Nick

Car Shows

The Stunning Alfa Romeo Display at NYIAS 2015

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Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale NYIAS 1

The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale is one of the cars I’d seriously consider selling my soul for, but I had never laid eyes on one in the flesh until the New York Auto Show this year. It was a massive surprise for me, as I had not heard it would be present, and I literally flipped a shit when we came across it.

Our friend, Nathan Corry, shot this same Tipo 33 Stradale at Amelia Island this year, and he let us use his photos from the event. I was beyond thrilled to be able to see the car for myself in NY, though, as you might imagine. It is a truly magnificent machine.

Also present was a Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C Monza as well as one of the handful of Alfa TZ2’s built. Along with the 33 Stradale, the Alfa Romeo stand, with just these cars, was probably worth as much, or more, money than all of the rest of the cars at NYIAS combined. Think about that.

Even so, this is the sort of stuff only true car nerds would appreciate, so there were very few people stopping to see these incredible cars. I found it funny because hundreds of people would walk past, and then every so often you’d see someone just loose their mind with excitement over the cars (as I did).

Alfas don’t get much better than these, so enjoy the pics!

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Auto Idolatry

EVO Tests The Manic Lamborghini Aventador SV

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Lamborghini has released the crazier, more hardcore version of the Aventador, the LP-750 SV. The SV stands for Super Veloce, which basically means “higher velocity”… a Lambo that is faster then a standard Lambo.

Evidently, the Aventador SV is much improved in areas where the standard Aventador lacks a bit. When I drove the Aventador a few years back, I enjoyed much of the car, but I really didn’t like how it handled on the track at all. Hopefully, Lamborghini has fixed the Aventador with the SV in a similar way they did the Gallardo with the Superleggera. Brute acceleration and a screaming engine are awesome to have, but it’s nice when a car doesn’t just understeer to no end when you push it in corners.

Either way, the Lamborghini Aventador SV is one hell of a looker, and surely a sight that will be seen on bedroom walls across the world.

Enjoy the vid!

-Nick

Car Shows

Highlights From the 2015 Greenwich Concours Day 2

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Greenwich 2 Lamborghini Miura Side

On Day 2 of this year’s Greenwich Concours d’Elegance we were blessed with a sudden downpour that made everyone run for cover. However, it also covered all of the immaculate cars in some beautiful water droplets, making for some wonderful photos. Rain and clouds also really make the colors “pop”, so I actually prefer it to direct sunlight for shooting cars. I’d imagine that the gentleman in the silver Porsche RSK Spyder (below) might disagree, though.

There were some truly beautiful cars displayed on Day 2, including that bright yellow/green Lamborghini Miura you see above – we saw him driving around on the streets of Greenwich before the show, and promptly lost bowel control. Thankfully we all had a change of pants in the car.

I should also point out that the green Ferrari Daytona Spider (seen below) is the only one ever made in that color, so one of the rarest examples of an already rare car. The Pagani Huayra was also said to be “one of one”, but every Pagani is built custom to order, so every other Huayra is equally “one of one” – people just love to toot their own horn, I guess, but an incredible car for either way. (My Subaru is “one of one” too, if you count it’s unique stone chips)

I thought last year’s Greenwich Concours was the best in recent memory, but this one just may have topped it. There’s more to come from the event, but enjoy looking through our highlight gallery of Day 2!

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