Miguel Caparros's Blog – January 2011 Archive (3)

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Import Alliance, the secret is out

This April will be the 3rd annual ImportAlliance gathering at the Atlanta World Congress is coming in April.



Last April I heard of an up coming event in Atlanta, that was not on anyone's published calendar of events. It was publicized through bulletin boards and emails. Although part of my job is looking everywhere for events, I have child hood issues with…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on January 15, 2011 at 2:33am — No Comments

Amelia Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Ferrari 250 GTO in 2012

The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO at its 2012 event. The Foundation has been working on the anniversary celebration for more than two years and expects that it will be one of the most important milestones in the hobby.

The Ferrari 250 GTO was built between 1962 and 1964, and is universally considered the most coveted of all Ferraris built. These vehicles rarely change hands and when they do, it is usually via a…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on January 8, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Peter Koning's Update from Australia.



Hey Guys and Gals, Peter Koning here, currently back home in Australia for a few weeks, I thought I might send a bit of a group E mail to those fellow rodders who were so friendly when I was with them at the… Continue

Added by Miguel Caparros on January 7, 2011 at 12:47am — No Comments

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Judging the Survivor By Mike Thies

Judging the Survivor

By Mike Thies

Sooner or later every judge faces this class. A freshly restored car with flawless paint sits next to an original car with faded lacquer, a worn driver's seat, and sixty years of honest use on it. Both owners did right by their cars. The job is to score them so neither one is punished for the choice its owner made.

Both deserve respect. A great restoration takes skill, money, and years of work. A true survivor can never be made again…

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A Bite of History: Unicorn Restorations, the 1974 Camaro Z28 by Mike Thies

A Bite of History: Unicorn Restorations, the 1974 Camaro Z28

by Mike Thies

At any good car show, you will find 1957 Chevys in every form: survivors, frame-off restorations, and restomods. What you will rarely find is a 1958. That tells you something about the collector market. Not every year of a popular model becomes a true collectible. Buyers pick favorites, and those years get saved, restored, and passed down, while the years next to them…

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