sorry folks, but i completely forgot about ya... I´ll write soon, with a report from Araxá´s gathering...
see ya soon!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Global Warming my ass!
Hey dear druggies! We´re back after a while without a post. Not really in the mood to type much, but thought you´d like to read MotorTrend´s Arthur St. Antoine´s Editorial, by clicking these differently colored letters here. And please forward to all those green friends of yours. Damn those greenies, they blew my saturday ride in my gas-guzzling V8...
Friday, April 25, 2008
Nürburgring Watch
This is for you, industrial-secrets-hungry-people. Whenever you load this pic, it shows a picture few minutes late of the entrance @ the circuit. Useless, but kinda cool if you get the chance to see some nice cars...
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Spirit of Águas de Lindóia
This shows exactly in which state was the event found dead: people who don´t know shit about cars, flashing around their money (for that is all it takes to put your car in the park), and saying "My car was in Lindóia", or worse, "I got a trophy in Lindóia for my car". All the meaning is gone. Too bad. It was a fun gathering.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Obituary: "Encontro Paulista de Automóveis Antigos", aka "Águas de Lindóia" - 1996 - 2008
Last weekend was the end of an era for brazilian old car gatherings. The event formerly known as "Evento Paulista de Automóveis Antigos", died, unforntunately still in its teens. Victim of bloated market prices, a healthy dose of greed by its staff, an uncanny unnapreciation of real classics, and a total prostitution of its values, the event, which held at one point 800 fine vintage automobiles, most of them imported classics from the 40s-70s, left behind about a hundred orfans, which still believed in it´s nature as a good car show.
Lack of infra-structure of the small town, date proximity to "Araxá Top Classics" (arguably the best vintage car gathering in Brazil), and absurdly high registration and hotel prices were the main culprits of it´s demise. Also to blame, the "we want money" line of thought from the creators of the event, which year after year, relegated good cars and tradition to a secondary plane, and corrupted the field of cars shown on the park. This year, the lack of real classics was quite palatable, as seen by the fact that the "Best in Show" trophy wasn´t awarded to a car, but to a fire engine truck! Not that it was a bad choice, but it reflects the total lack of support that the event had from more traditional car collectors, which wasn´t really helpful in the dying state that the event shown itself.
More to come during the week, including pictures. Stay Tuned.
Lack of infra-structure of the small town, date proximity to "Araxá Top Classics" (arguably the best vintage car gathering in Brazil), and absurdly high registration and hotel prices were the main culprits of it´s demise. Also to blame, the "we want money" line of thought from the creators of the event, which year after year, relegated good cars and tradition to a secondary plane, and corrupted the field of cars shown on the park. This year, the lack of real classics was quite palatable, as seen by the fact that the "Best in Show" trophy wasn´t awarded to a car, but to a fire engine truck! Not that it was a bad choice, but it reflects the total lack of support that the event had from more traditional car collectors, which wasn´t really helpful in the dying state that the event shown itself.
More to come during the week, including pictures. Stay Tuned.
Monday, April 21, 2008
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