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CAR CULTURE CULTIVATORS

VALT AUTO CLUB

Car Culture Cultivators

VALT AT SONOMA RACEWAY NOV. 26-27

We’re headed to Sonoma Raceway to celebrate the end of a fantastic car season!
Join us for some special displays alongside our friends at Hagerty and OnGrid.

SIGNUP

SATURDAYS AT THE SQUARE NOVEMBER 19

We’re coming to Santa Clara this November to launch our first recurring south bay cars and coffee.

Come hang out with us and enjoy some pastries and coffee. Expect to see some special guests out there.

MEMBERSHIPS

For the die-hard enthusiasts. If you’re a car culture fanatic looking to quell an insatiable hunger for all things automotive, this is for you.

EVENTS

Our events range in size from 20 to 2000 people. We celebrate all things automotive, curating spaces for those that love all types of cars.

MEDIA

We produce narrative-driven automotive films for select clients. Why? To tell stories about passionate car enthusiasts and their journeys.

BMW Z3 M Coupe: The Weird And The Wonderful

All images are from a recent BMW Z3 M Coupe reunion photoshoot held in the Bay Area. Thanks to Rich (@dasblaushu) and the rest of the M Shoe owners for making this gathering happen. Words and photos by Vijay Sankar (@pink_helmet). … Some of the most interesting cars ever made have taken form without express […]

by Vijay Sankar

The Lamborghini Miura Experience

Words and photography by Vijay Sankar (@pink_helmet) … A solid wall of thunderous wails echoed through the woods lining the Fairfax-Bolinas Road. Flocks of birds were dislodged from mountain sides at the arrival of the exhaust note rocking their world. As much as the visual presence is iconic, the noise of the Miura precedes it. […]

by Vijay Sankar

BMW E60 M5–The Power of Ten

There is electric throttle response throughout the rev range, and it makes peak power at its manic top end near 8000 RPM. It punches well low in the rev range, but boy does it pay to rev it out to the climax. The motor hits so hard at the top after a linear climb through the tach that it feels like it would almost do a wheelie. In M Mode, the individual throttle bodies make the pedal razor sharp, dancing to millimetric movements of your right foot. It’s breathtaking and intoxicating to embark on the journey from 4000 to 8250 RPM. And it sings with an induction note that makes NA BMW engines from the era so memorable. Every single time.

by Vijay Sankar

Tales from The California Automobile Museum

VALT Stories is a series that brings together car culture tales worth sharing from the Bay Area. This series embodies everything from photo essays on notable cars to selected narratives of the stewards of automotive enthusiasm in the community. … Gabriel Ionica serves as the Communications Coordinator at California Automobile Museum in Sacramento. He is […]

by Vijay Sankar

BMW ///M is Still Alive and Well

In search of the soul of BMW, we found that there are still palpable signs of life at the M Division that excite us. You just need to be open new experiences. khj Words and photography by Vijay Sankar (@pink_helmet on Instagram) Caveat: The photos are those of a base M2, but my driving impressions […]

by Vijay Sankar

The Sights from Golden Gate Cars & Culture

Photography by Tiny Darkroom on Instagram; words by Vijay Sankar Explore and/or purchase many more images from the event at this link. The Bay Area car community is richly diverse in ways that are hard to encapsulate under the roof of one event. The cars, the drivers, the restorers, the artists, the curators and the […]

by Vijay Sankar