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Titan Motorsports 2016 Open House


Titan Motorsports 2016 Open House

On March 5th was the 7th Annual Titan Motorsports Open House at their headquarters in Orlando, FL. This event has grown larger than they could have ever expected it to since holding the first open house 7 years ago, when their new facility opened. Each year Titan does their best to give the local enthusiasts an event they can enjoy, as well as raise money for local charities in need. After calculating the numbers for this years event they raised $15,503.27. The proceeds of which will help benefit 3 charities: Just in Queso Foundation, Florida Little Dog Rescue, and the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation. With over 1,200 event RSVPs and 1,800 additional Interested parties through Facebook in the days leading up to the event. This was one of thier largest Open Houses yet. The entire complex was filled to capacity along with nearly every available square inch surrounding where ever a car could be parked.

On March 5th was the 7th Annual Titan Motorsports Open House at their headquarters in Orlando, FL. This event has grown larger than they could have ever expected it to since holding the first open house 7 years ago, when their new facility opened. Each year Titan does their best to give the local enthusiasts an event they can enjoy, as well as raise money for local charities in need. After calculating the numbers for this years event they raised $15,503.27. The proceeds of which will help benefit 3 charities: Just in Queso Foundation, Florida Little Dog Rescue, and the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation. With over 1,200 event RSVPs and 1,800 additional Interested parties through Facebook in the days leading up to the event. This was one of thier largest Open Houses yet. The entire complex was filled to capacity along with nearly every available square inch surrounding where ever a car could be parked.

Porsche Catches Fire At New York Auto Show




New York, NY - A Porsche 911 to burst into flames inside the special events hall at the Jacob Javits Center on Thursday.



It burst into flames as workers were setting up the Dub Show area of the New York Auto Show.

“(It was) a small electrical fire underneath the hood of the car,” report Chris Sams, spokesman of the New York International Auto Show, adding that in his 18 years as a spokesman, he had never seen a showroom car go up in flames. “When something like this happens, you want people to respond and respond quickly, and I know that is what happened, and know it was contained.”




According to Porsche, the 911 Turbo — also known as the 993 Turbo — was manufactured from 1993 to 1998. It came in automatic or manual and currently costs around $130-180K.

Finland's American Car Show






Check out some American muscle cars, classics, brand new sportscars and car babes at the annual American Car Show in Helsinki, Finland .

Team Black Shadows - Streetmeet




Some photos from Team Black Shadows's Streetmeet in Oslo, Norway.


















GT-R / Z Cruise



Pictures from the GT-R / Z Cruise & Brunch in Woodland Hills, CA. Photography courtesy of Fast Intentions .












10 Tips on Making Money At An Auto Swap Meet

By Jeff Zurschmeide


Most car people have looked around their garage or workshop at some point and decided that they need to get rid of about 90 percent of the stuff they’ve collected. But several things stand in the way, the first and most obvious is “how to get rid of it?” It’s tempting to think that you could catalog everything and make a mint selling it on eBay, but who has time to actually do that? The much easier solution is to take it all to a swap meet and sell it there. But that’s where the other challenges come up – and here’s a secret: all of those challenges are inside your head.

Here in the Pacific Northwest, the Portland Swap Meet the first week in April is a golden opportunity to get rid of stuff you’re never going to use, and put a few (or very many) dollars into your pockets. To make the most of your swap meet booth, here are my top ten tips. You may not like all of them, but over 20 years as a swap meet buyer and seller, I’ve come to find they’re true.

1) Pack More Than You Really Want to Sell – You really need to think like someone who’s never seen all this stuff before when you evaluate what to take to the swap, and what to keep safely stashed away. The basic rules of cleaning - out apply: have you used this stuff in the last year? (OK, I’ll allow two years, but not a day more.) Do you have more than one copy of an item? If you’re not using it, sell it. If you have more than one item, keep the best one and sell the rest.

2) Bring Food and Drinks – Murphy’s Law says that the perfect customer will show up at the exact time you’ve run off to get a hot dog. Everyone needs to get away from their booth, but by bringing snacks and a lunch, you can increase the chances that you’re present for that buyer to find the item “they just have to have” in your booth.

3) Bring a Friend – You’ll want to walk the meet yourself, so bring a friend both to share the time a nd to mind the store. One important point, though: You need to authorize or empower your friend to make deals while you’re gone. And no grousing if, while you’re out, something sells for less than you would hope -- because no buyer is willing to wait around while you’re on walkabout, and any money made in your absence is a plus.

4) Get a Good Spot – At the time I wrote this, there still were a few indoor spaces available at the Portland meet, which is held indoors and outdoors. And you don’t need to be on the end of an aisle or right by a door with an inside booth – particularly when a squall drives buyers inside. If you’re outside, a tent, EZ - up, or covered trailer are springtime swap meet essentials, as is a space heater.

5) Bring Tables – Buyers don’t like to root through piles or boxes of stuff. Sure, some will take the trouble, but far more will just walk right by. And those hardy souls who do dig from the pile won’t offer as much for the same part as when it’s displayed nicely. Shelves are good, and EZ - Up tents also allow you to hang important items at eye level.

6) Use Signs – Let people know what they’re looking at. If you have a bunch of stuff from a particular car model, write it out in big bold letters on a piece of cardboard or a white board. If you have more stuff at home, note that, too.

7) Have Change Handy – You can lose a sale by not having change. Go to the bank before you head to the meet and get a stack of $1s and $5s -- you’ll come home from the meet with a pocket full of $20s and $50s, or better!

8) Be Friendly – Nothing turns a buyer off faster than a grouch. If you decline a buyer’s offer, remember that they’re car enthusiasts, just like you. By the way, everyone nearby – buyers as well as sellers – will notice how you interact with buyers. Will they want to do business with you? Also, buyers are more likely to come back for a second run at an item if their previous stop at your booth was enjoyable. You’ll come home with more money in your pockets if keep a smile on your face.

9) Price Things Appropriately – This is where it gets tough. No one wants to leave money on the table. But you didn’t drag all this stuff to the meet just to drag it all home again and repack it, right? Absolutely not! You brought it to the meet to move it down the road with another car enthusiast. Keep that in mind in setting initial prices, and holding to those prices if things aren’t selling.

10) But Don’t be Afraid to Say “No” – Keeping in mind that you really do want to sell this stuff, don’t be shy about saying “no” to low - ball offers. If you believe you can sell it for more before the show ends, it’s OK to say “No, thanks” to low bids. After all, the buyer may be testing you, and he might meet your price if you’re determined. Or, he may return with a better offer. But a last word on turning down offers -- once the item is gone, are you really going to miss it?

I’ve always had a great time as a swap meet vendor, and I usually go home with an empty truck and bulging pockets. Clearing out the junk feels great and it opens my workshop to the next great project. Follow these easy guidelines and I’m guessing you’ll have a great time, too.

Icons of the Road




Beautiful classics roam London’s streets.



The sports cars featured in this video may not have drivers, but they are most definitely not autonomous cars in the sense we're familiar with.

It’s a clever way of illustrating the sort of stock specialist dealership Hexagon Classics specialises in, however.

Called ‘Icons of the Road’, the video follows a series of cars – including an Aston Martin DB4 Zagato, Ferrari 250 GT Testarossa Spider, Jaguar E-type and Fiat Nuova 500 – as they slink through London in the dead of night.

All, cryptically, without drivers. Much to the surprise of the driver of a 993 as an empty 356 pulls alongside and speeds off into the night.

We’ve given up attempting to understand the thought process of the creative types behind videos like this, but it’s much easier to appreciate the metal itself – driverless or not, they’re the kind of cars to stop other traffic in its tracks.

We just hope the buyers of such cars will see fit to use them as intended, rather than squirreling them away in a dehumidified cell somewhere far from civilisation, never to be seen or appreciated again.

Current beauties in Hexagon’s stock include an Alfa Romeo 1900 Pininfarina Coupe from 1954, an exceedingly rare 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB 4 Shooting Brake, and a sleek Ferrari 512 BB, one of 101 right-hand drive examples built.

Carlsbad Cars & Coffee 3/19/16



Photography by Alex Rivera Photography .













First Friday Road Show




The First Friday Road Show is a FREE monthly classic car show held the First Friday of the month from 5:30-7:30 in costa Mesa, CA. The show takes place in front of City Hall in the parking lot.