Amelia Island 2013

Autopartstomorrow.com is based in Georgia, which also hosts arguably the most over the top refined car show on the planet. If the Kentucky Derby is the pinnacle of horse racing, Amelia Island is where you want to show off your antique 4 million dollar Rolls Royce to the world's elite automotive aficionado's. Some people may argue for Pebble Beach... I think it is this one.

This year they are celebrating what I consider to be the top American car, perhaps ever. Everyone has their own personal opinion, but in terms of overall ratings for design, beauty, speed, importance and permanence, it is hard to dispute the Ford GT40's place in history. Race cars are not typically in people's "best of" list, but if asked, most would gladly move this car to the top if they were given the keys and offered the opportunity to actually drive one.

Thanks to Jeffry Ross and Autoblog for their great article on the car and the event here.

Old vs. New version 2

If your taste runs anything like mine you are a huge fan of old classic cars, but really prefer the reliability and drivability of newer vehicles. I loved my 66 Mustang but I still have nightmares about the MANY times I applied power around a corner, but the suspension was unable to translate the traction needed (and I had to fight to stay out of the trees).

For those of you with an unlimited supply of money, I may have found the perfect combination of old vs. new at Uncrate.com. They have taken a brand new Ferrari and completely replaced the exterior along with a retro rebuild of the interior and created the Ferrari 340 Competizione. Follow the link and read about this beauty, and many others the site highlights. It is worth the time...

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Leather Ferrari

We should have known it was coming to this... First were the cool graphics for advertising applied with vinyl. Then we began seeing different colors (chrome, flat black or white, glow-in-the-dark), and effects (flames, 3D, mirror, carbon fiber) that vinyl allowed and paint could not. Now the full 3D effect of a vinyl wrap leatherette. Thanks to Chillhour.com and GTSpirit.com for the story and pictures. What do you think? Cool or Gaudy?

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