Tag: VALT
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VALT Member Story: Meet the Maude-St Garage
Read the backstory and the motivation behind one of the most popular recent builds in the Bay Area car community.
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Wekfest San Jose Lived Up to the Stance Magic Hype
The show floor was brimming with impressive builds that ranged from subtle to extreme, and there was something for everyone to lay their eyes on and appreciate. Makes constituted everything from Japanese/JDM and Euro to American, from vintage classics to the latest and greatest.
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The Best of Air|Water 2024
The weekend was sold out Sunday, and the Orange County Fairground was buzzing with the presence of fans, notable figures from Porsche’s racing history, and artists of various formats. Here are a few images in a bid to do justice to the selection of experiences from the event.
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Sights from the 68th Annual Hillsborough Concours
This year’s Concours paid tribute to the 60th anniversary of the Ford Mustang, Mazda Miata’s 35th anniversary, the 30th year of the Ferrari Challenge Series and the 125th anniversary of Packard. The show also featured more than 20 judged classes of “Automobiles of Distinction.”
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Grit, Guts and Glory: Overcrest Rally Takes the Road Less Traveled
The Overcrest Rally is an application-only rally that brings people to little traveled places and roads. From the creators of the rally: It’s all about seeing and exploring from a new perspective, and how analogue driving in metal boxes put together decades ago can enrich your life.
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Velocity Invitational Shows How to Celebrate the History of Racing
In its fourth annual event at Sonoma Raceway from Nov 10-12, the headliner was the 60th anniversary celebration of McLaren, which brought along a large selection of their historic F1, Can-Am and Le Mans race cars for dynamic demonstrations by renowned racing drivers.
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Meet Victoria Bruno, Vintage Ferrari Mechanic
Victoria Bruno’s penchant for vintage automobiles was sparked at an early age, growing up around the car culture in Los Angeles. In the male dominated sphere of classic car restoration, she is breaking down barriers, and currently pursuing her dream job as a vintage Ferrari mechanic at Patrick Ottis Co.
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The Bridge VII and the Art of Staging Cars
Photos by Kevin Arechiga, words by Vijay Sankar The seventh edition of The Bridge underlined its elegance and exclusiveness amongst the nation’s premier automotive events. Photographer Kevin and I almost missed the last-minute Friday event expansion due to delayed flights, but fortunately managed to capture the best of it. Staged at the golf club that…
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Postcards from Rennsport Reunion 7
Four days of the greatest hits from Porsche, and so much more. Take Luftgekühlt, Rolex Motorsports Reunion, The Quail, and combine them into one grand weekend – that’s a nutshell of what Rennsport Reunion 7 was like. Every car on display was positioned with artistic obsession, like we witnessed at Luft9 in Mare Island a…
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Monterey Motorsports Reunion Celebrates the History of Racing
One of the best experiences during Monterey Car Week is to witness historic racecars do what they were built for – race hard on track, all week long at Laguna Seca. You can see historic cars firing up, being worked on, and driven as they were originally intended.