All Blog Posts Tagged 'Georgia' (17)

Georgia Law on Child Car Seats After an Accident: What You Need to Know by Mike Thies

In Georgia, the safety of children in vehicles is a top priority, especially after an accident. According to Georgia law, parents and guardians must adhere to specific regulations regarding child car seats following a collision. Understanding these laws is crucial for ensuring the continued safety of children in vehicles.

Georgia law mandates that if a motor vehicle collision occurs and a child safety seat is…

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Added by Michael Thies on April 16, 2024 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Top 10 Tips on Making Money at an Auto Swap Meet by Jeff Zurschmeide

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Top 10 Tips on Making Money at an Auto Swap Meet

by Jeff Zurschmeide

"One of the Pacific Northwest's most prominent automotive journalists, Jeff's swap meet…

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Added by Michael Thies on September 1, 2022 at 1:40am — 4 Comments

Vehicle Diminished Value In Georgia - In Accident Loss Claims, "Watch Your Back"!

DIMINISHED VALUE IN GEORGIA

Georgia law gives you the right to claim the amount of money you will lose due to the depreciation of the value of your vehicle if and when you decide to sell. ... Once you've calculated the diminished value of your vehicle and your related future losses, take this sum to the at-fault party's insurance company.

Diminished Value (DV) is the loss in market value that…

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Added by Chuck Aaron on March 24, 2021 at 4:00am — 1 Comment

Georgia Regional Mustang Club Cruise-in @ The BBQ Place by Ron Lipman

Thank you to Ron Lippman for sharing his wonderful photos of the recent Georgia Regional Mustang Club…

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Added by Michael Thies on February 23, 2020 at 5:50am — 1 Comment

“Meet the Clock” – A Unique Road Rally to the North Georgia Seafood Festival - Instructions

“Meet the Clock” – A Unique Road Rally to the North Georgia Seafood…

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Added by Chuck Aaron on April 14, 2019 at 12:00pm — No Comments

GSRA Member Does Unique Restorations! byMarilyn Pearlman

Our clients come from all over the U.S.-- and as far as the Virgin Islands,” says Henry County resident and business owner Mark Engel, who started Atlanta Auto Restoration in Hampton, Georgia 11 years ago. After two years of conversation about the meticulous process he and his staff of eight go through to restore a car, that client shipped his car.

Many of his clients have become friends and…

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Added by Chuck Aaron on July 4, 2017 at 10:21am — No Comments

Georgia Resolution to Eliminate Ethanol Requirement in Gasoline Approved by Committee

Georgia Resolution to Eliminate Ethanol Requirement in Gasoline Approved by Committee

Georgia Senate Resolution (S.R. 205) to urge the U.S. Congress to eliminate all requirements for the use of ethanol as a…

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Added by Chuck Aaron on April 17, 2017 at 11:12am — No Comments

"The Battery Man"

Blog on “The Battery Man”  by Marilyn Pearlman

Steve Ashby, founder and co-owner of The Battery Man, loves to go to car shows, including a recent one in Biloxi, Mississippi. Twenty-five years ago, he and his partner, wife Brenda, bought the company when it was still called Jiffy Jump Atlanta and moved it from Lilburn to Marietta, Georgia. Steve and his family—including manager Steve Jr. --especially like serving the hot rod…

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Added by Michael Thies on October 15, 2015 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Caffeine & Octane - The Biggest Vehicle Event in Georgia

C&O was started about nine years about at a Panera Bread in Marietta, Ga and has outgrown a number of locations, steadily growing over the years to a new record set at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody, GA last Sunday at an estimated 2500 vehicles!  It is now owned by the third owner, Bruce Piefke, who clearly has a handle on how to make it better and better.  Over the years, the numbers have intimated some of the owners of the older more classic cars, yet there still is a highly respectable…

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Added by Michael Thies on August 3, 2015 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

NE Georgia Swap Meet March ’15 @ Atlanta Dragway by Jeff Southard

Ed. Note: Thank you Jeff Southard for helping us celebrate a great Georgia tradition with Brad Ocock's Swap Meet at the Dragway! 

NE Georgia Swap Meet March ’15 @ Atlanta Dragway

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Added by Michael Thies on July 30, 2015 at 4:00pm — No Comments

COFFEE BRAKE & “The Journey of Hope” -Snellville, GA 7-26-15

COFFEE BRAKE & “The Journey of Hope”

For several years, www.SouthEastWheeslsEvents.com and a mix of TWs, Georgia Street Rodders and Master Car Club members have been having a regular breakfast cruise-in called the “Coffee Brake” at the Main Street Diner in Snellville, GA. I give credit for its start to Jerry Jones, who like a couple others, is a member of all three groups. It has been remarkably consistent; sometimes larger (40+…

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Added by Michael Thies on July 28, 2015 at 9:30am — No Comments

Atlanta Auto Restoration—Mark Engel’s Dream Came True

“Our clients come from all over the U.S.-- and as far as the Virgin Islands,” says Henry County resident and business owner Mark Engel, who started  Atlanta Auto Restoration in Hampton, Georgia nearly nine years ago.  After two years of conversation about the meticulous process he and his staff of five go through to restore a car, the client shipped his car.    

 

Engel believes that his process of entirely disassembling a car makes Atlanta Auto Restoration unique.      Since the…

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Added by Marilyn Pearlman on March 19, 2014 at 5:49am — 1 Comment

Gearz film crew descend upon Winder, Georgia by Moore Good Ink

Gearz film crew descend upon Winder, Georgia

Written by Moore Good Ink

Stacey David, filming Gearz, Jon Kaase Stacey David, connoisseur of American V8 power and host of Speed Channel’s Gearz program, visited Jon Kaase Racing Enginesrecently. The film team had arrived in Winder, Georgia to record the assembly and dyno testing of Kaase’s new P-38 cross ram,…

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Added by Michael Thies on March 28, 2013 at 1:00am — No Comments

Georgia Beginnings of NASCAR

Georgia Beginnings of NASCAR

by Mike Thies www.SouthEastWheelsEvents.com

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Get a glimpse of what it was like being a “Moon Runner” driver in the heyday of moonshine and prohibition by visiting a true Georgia treasure; the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame! It is located in Dawsonville, GA, a town that makes a serious bid for the right to be considered the primary birthplace of NASCAR…

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Added by Michael Thies on August 15, 2012 at 8:05am — No Comments

Angels with Faith Ministries 501c3 charity announces our annual Christmas Angels Program kicks off November1st/adopt a family in need for Christmas&toy&food drive for needy children in Georgia

Angels with Faith Ministries 501c3 non-profit charity located in Winder,GA 30680 announces that our annual Christmas Angels Program will kickoff on November 1st to provide Christmas gifts,holiday food baskets & warm clothing to children in need &their families all over Georgia.You can adopt a family for Christmas & either meet & work with them personally or through us,either way it is tax deductible for every cent that you spend.You can also donate toys(new & lightly…

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Added by Angels with faith Ministries on June 12, 2012 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Sunday Morning Cruise In a parking Structure. I drive the Chevy Volt. Deaths In Accidents Lowest.



This past Sunday I attended the most unusual and by far the most successful one day automotive event in the South. Import Alliance at the Georgia…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on April 22, 2011 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

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

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A Bite of History - Marcos  By Mike Thies

A Bite of History - Marcos 

By Mike Thies

The Marcos was one of those wonderfully unconventional British sports car companies that could only have come from the postwar racing world. The company was founded in 1959 by Jem Marsh and aerodynamicist Frank Costin, with the name Marcos coming from Marsh and Costin. Costin brought serious aircraft and racing design experience to the project, and that influence showed up immediately in the cars: low frontal area, light weight,…

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Posted by Michael Thies on June 1, 2026 at 4:41pm

A Judge’s View from Pinehurst: Sandhills Motoring Expo 2026 by Mike Thies

A Judge’s View from Pinehurst: Sandhills Motoring Expo 2026 by Mike Thies

The 2026 Sandhills Motoring Expo Concours in the Village was one of those days that reminds you why we do this. Held Sunday, May 24, in the historic Village of Pinehurst, the event brought together more than 130 judged automobiles representing over 40 manufacturers, and from this judge’s point of view, it was a first-class field, a well-run operation, and a genuinely enjoyable day with owners who were proud to…

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Posted by Michael Thies on June 1, 2026 at 1:00pm

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