Miguel Caparros's Blog – June 2011 Archive (8)

Columbo to Peugeot then onto the Carrera Pan Americana.

I know some of my Georgia friends may be surprised that I have a long history with European cars I hope you too can enjoy this aspect of me most of  you do not know.

It is interesting how certain events can trigger memories and the angst of how to put…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on June 30, 2011 at 6:00am — 6 Comments

1965 Ford Mustang Station Wagon



by Miguel Caparros 

This article was prompted by a posting from Sam Fiorani, another automotive historical journalist on his website,…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on June 26, 2011 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

From Highcroft Racing, Dan Gurney, Dr.Don Panoz and Ben Bowley Taking this unique concept to Le Mans

You snooze you may loose real big. This project was first offered to Indy Car, they turned it down. I love it! This is truly evolutionary. I will be sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for the first test,…
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Added by Miguel Caparros on June 17, 2011 at 5:30am — No Comments

Rotten Apples Spoil Caffeine & Octane and Meet Darlene and Richard Scott

by Miguel Caparros

Testosterone running poor decisions has been the undoing of many men and women. Poor judgement in the effort to show off, rears its ugly head. At some point it happens to us all, it…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on June 16, 2011 at 5:30am — 14 Comments

Meet Jason Cole Photographer. Car Shows, who is driving and where are we going?

Meet the contributors. Jason Cole, Photographer.

Text by Miguel Caparros Photos by Jason Cole

I am the luckiest editor in the world. I some how manged to get some of the best photographers to…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on June 14, 2011 at 2:16am — No Comments

EXPERIENCE MONTEREY CLASSIC CAR WEEK BY WINNING A TRIP FOR TWO

 

Monterey, California (June 1, 2011) – The idea for an opportunity to provide automotive enthusiasts a chance to experience Monterey’s Classic Car Week was born from the continued amazement by many lifelong automotive enthusiasts proclamations that they’ve never been to Monterey, CA during this time before.  So,…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on June 13, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Record Breaking Crowd At Caffeine & Octane June 5 2010. Alpharetta Georgia

Easy to get to and the support of Barnes and Noble Book seller and Starbucks coffee has turned this venue into the

largest monthly Cruise in the South. The truly incredible thing is not just the sheer numbers but the quality and rarity of some of the cars that show up. Every first Sunday of the month this incredible gathering happens. All the parking lots around…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on June 6, 2011 at 12:30am — 7 Comments

Chevrolet Re-Inventing The Corvette With The C-7 To Lure Younger Buyers

By Miguel Caparros GM file Photos

In a bold move Chevrolet is opening up a Pandora's box by announcing a new power plant package to debut with the upcoming C-7.  Not wanting to shun the Corvette faithful, Initially the current engine…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on June 4, 2011 at 12:58am — 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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