Steve Stern's Blog – March 2011 Archive (1)

MECA @ Spring Break Nationals 25 Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL.

This was the best SBN in several years, as far as overall attendance, especially spectators.

MECA participation was light, compared to previous years, with 53 vehicles for SQL and SPL contests.

Jessie Johnson (Gorilla Audio) from IL won the Sound Pressure League Best of Show.

Craig Butler from GA won the Sound Pressure Best of Show with 179.7 dB in X2.

Mikey Pilato won the Park & Pound Best of Show with 135.7 dB in DB5.

Robert Hilton (Audison/Hertz/JL…

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Added by Steve Stern on March 31, 2011 at 5:30am — 5 Comments

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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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Posted by Michael Thies on October 22, 2026 at 6:43am

The Insurance Total-Loss Process by Mike Thies

The Insurance Total-Loss Process

By Mike Thies 

A total-loss declaration is a math problem first and a negotiation second. If you understand how the insurer reaches its number, you can tell whether that number is fair, and what to do if it is not.

This guide is general information, not an appraisal of any specific vehicle. For a valuation you can rely on, request an…

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Posted by Michael Thies on October 20, 2026 at 6:30pm

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