Miguel Caparros's Blog – May 2012 Archive (3)

Alpine Returns With 400 Horsepower

Alpine Returns With 400 Horsepower

By Miguel Caparros

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Renault is taking the Alpine A 110-50 back to its roots.  A race car you can drive on the street, with a 400 HP V6.…
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Added by Miguel Caparros on May 27, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

Could This Be The Next Mustang?

  Ford Motor Company Photo    Americas Road Test Video Magazine 



Thursday, May 17, 2012



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Your Halo Car is selling real well, it ranges in price from very affordable to outrageous. But it sells to a cross section of buyers from the youngest to…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on May 17, 2012 at 3:16am — No Comments

Carroll Shelby

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Remembrances and Photo by Miguel Caparros

A mentor, a friend, passed on yesterday. I first met Carroll…
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Added by Miguel Caparros on May 12, 2012 at 4:25am — 1 Comment

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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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Posted by Global Wheels Events on November 2, 2026 at 7:23pm

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

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