July 2011 Blog Posts (10)

Fiat 500 Rag Top Unveiled DeTomaso Mangusta Rediscovered.

Story, Photos & Video by Miguel Caparros additional Photos by Fiat Group Marketting

Fiat 500C Drive Naked…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on July 30, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

Rat Rod Phenom!

Rat Rod Phenom!   Rat rods are here to stay; function over form that reflects our culture, our history, and our love affair with motors and wheels!  Wikipedia says:

"A rat rod is a style of hot rod or custom car that, in most cases, imitates (or…

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Added by Michael Thies on July 25, 2011 at 5:00am — No Comments

Volvo City Safety System gets thumbs up from NHTSA, IIHS! By Jeff Glucker

*We were just talking about Volvo's safety reputation last night on the Wheels Events Radio Hour

city safety screen shot
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Added by Michael Thies on July 22, 2011 at 4:11am — No Comments

Horsepower Breakfast Is Off To A Good Start

Horsepower Breakfast at Shorty Howell Park in Duluth is off and running!

When you put on an event for the first time you have the angst if anyone will show up. Mike Thies and I were there a around 6 am for the 7 am start. I was setting up our awning and brewing Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee for all of our guest to enjoy. Our friends started to…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on July 21, 2011 at 6:30am — 6 Comments

Book Review: Matt Stone's new book: My First Car

Matt Stone's latest book My First Car is a great book and fun to read!  See my review :… Continue

Added by Steve Natale on July 20, 2011 at 4:27pm — No Comments

Worlds fastest street legal bug

BUGZILLA

Read story and check out the pic's here....

http://jasoncolephoto.blogspot.com/2011/07/bugzilla.html?spref=bl

 

Added by Jason Cole aka Bird on July 16, 2011 at 12:32am — No Comments

Take a look at this cool RV! :

  Take a look at this cool RV!  … Continue

Added by Steve Natale on July 13, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

A fishy story or how Plymouth got the jump but lost the race to Ford.

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The 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang was the first Pony Car. Chrysler Plymouth did their best to try to steal the thunder of the April New York Worlds Fair Introduction, by…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on July 11, 2011 at 5:00pm — 10 Comments

4th Of July And The Acrobatic Cessna.

When I first decided to write a weekly digest, fears ran through me wondering if I could write some thing new every week. The answer is yes and no. The no part, is that my adventures are part of my history so I may have told or written parts of it at other times. The yes part is, there are still years of adventures to share and more to come that I have yet to live…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on July 4, 2011 at 6:30am — No Comments

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Judge Spotlight: Honoring the People Behind the Awards, by Mike Thies

Judge Spotlight: Honoring the People Behind the Awards, by Mike Thies

I believe my Blog provides an excellent platform to recognize the dedicated, long-term judges who support the car hobby and events throughout the country. Some have contributed decades of service while judging several major events every year. Their knowledge, fairness and willingness to share what they have learned help preserve the integrity of concours judging. I invite…

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Posted by Michael Thies on September 15, 2026 at 5:36am

A Bite of the Market -Collector Car Trends for the Next Six Months by Mike Thies

A Bite of the Market -Collector Car Trends for the Next Six Months by Mike Thies

As I am appraising vehicles, many folks ask me what the future holds. I tell here what I tell them. So often I am too close to the "real metal" to have much of a crystal ball and it's not my strength, anyway. However, when I stand back and do the research, sometimes a cloudy picture does come through. It seems to me that the last…

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Posted by Michael Thies on August 27, 2026 at 4:00am

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