Sebring Classic - Pistons & Props

Here's a  brief photo review of the Sebring Classic 12 Hour held November 30- December 3rd.  I made the trip down to Sebring from St. Petersburg on Friday, December 1st and took these photos.

The weather was perfect, the cars were on full song and it was fun watching these cars dicing for position, as they did in their prime.  We have a chance to enjoy these cars thanks to several dedicated owners and mechanics.

There were lots of Porsches- here's a beautiful 911 example.

And Ferraris were there too.

Along with a nice sample of BMW's

And a Prototype or Two.

And now for the action shots:

Hope you enjoy the pictures. Side note- I happened to stop by a paddock that was graced with three Ferraris and met Patrick Mullaney.  I mentioned I owned an Alfa Romeo Giulia and he told me he's an Alfa fan too.  He is a lucky owner of an Alfa Romeo 8C- less than 90 came to the US.    

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Horsepower Day At Cars and Coffee

Saturday November 18th at du Pont Registry's Cars & Coffee in St. Petersburg , FL will set the bar for horsepower hungry car freaks. Billed as the only time these four vehicles would be together at the same time, Specialty Vehicle Engineering brought four Yenko Supercharged beasts with them.

Ever want a stable of 3,450 horses?  Imagine feeding them?   Well these Yenko SC animals drink high octane petrol for breakfast and here's what you could have rumbling on your ranch if you talk to the boys at Specialty Vehicle Engineering:         Pick one or more!

1)   Yellow Corvette                                   825 HP
2)   Red Camaro                                          825 HP
3)   Black Short Bed Silverado                   800 HP
4)   White Camaro   (A real Beast)           1,000 HP

Here's a few pictures of this awesome collection:

                                                                Four Vehicles 3,450 Horses
                                                           

1,000 HP Camaro, 825 HP Corvette

This Is What 1,000 HP Looks Like.

Yenko Super Charged

Mean Looking Camaro

Not Your Average Corvette

The Badge Says It All

See you in a couple of weeks after I photograph the Sebring Classic 12 Hour Races

Paul Ziegler, Publisher  www.carcamerastory.com

Italian Art Comes to The United States

Italy came to the US and brought us fabulous visual creations from Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini  and an occasional very special Fiat. Art born in metal. Creating automobiles as works of art is what the Italians do and I have a few pictures taken today to illustrate what I mean.  Hang on and I'll explain more.

There's a group of us car guys (and gals are invited too) that meet every two weeks for lunch known as 'Tampa Bay Café Racers'. It is a loose knit gang of Alfistis, Porsche-a-philes, BMW lovers, Ferrari pilotas and an array of folks that love their cars as much as their kids. We even have some honest to goodness race car drivers in our ranks.  We are in the Tampa Bay area of Florida and our current restaurant of choice for lunch is Cafe' Pont in Pinellas County. Anyway, today we sat outside enjoying a casual lunch surrounded by our prized collection of cars that gives the patrons entering the restaurant the sense there's a car show going on.  But then the regular patrons realize- it's those car guys again!

To get back to the point of the story, our group leader, Frank mentions near the end of  lunch there's a car shop in the area we need to visit. Our group is welcome to stop by thanks to Frank paving the way. It is a special place with special cars - so of course we are all in to check it out.  I'll leave the shop unnamed for this post and I am careful not to draw attention to a business like this one out of respect for the business and their clients, who own some really nice toys.  Serious toys.

So here's a thumbnail view of today, crowned by a photo I took in front of Seminole city hall by the annual 'Field of Honor'  that reminds us to honor our veterans as we approach Veterans Day on November 11th.  We live in a free society and have the luxury of enjoying cars from Italy today because of our veterans.

  I've also included a video of the new Cassino production plant to give one example of how  Alfa Romeo Italian art is made.

Click Link Below

Cassino Plant Italy- Where The Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Are Made





Café Racers Gather For Lunch:

They Bring Their ' Children'

Here's One Of  Our Favorites

With Owner Delmas Greene, Liaison AROC/FCA

(Alfa Romeo Owners Club/ Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) 

Very Sweet

And here's one of the big kids:

Ferrari Red

Now That's An Engine

Time For Lunch

AFTER LUNCH - THE SHOP TOUR

                                                       Nice Cars Waiting For Service

Ferrari -Famous For 12 Cylinder Magic

Look Again- This is a Fiat

A Fiat With a Ferrari Bloodline.

A Fiat Dino

A Testarossa Getting Service

The Seat Cover Says It All

Artwork Again!

Instructions For Menchanics

That will give you a taste for the work being done at this particular shop. Here in Pinellas County, FL there are other automotive specialty shops attracted here by a good supply of affluent clients.

 And to end this post, here is my Alfa Romeo Giulia pictured next to the field of honor in front of

Seminole City Hall

Remember Our Veterans!

Next Up- I'll be at Sebring  this month for Sebring Historics and the Classic 12 Hour races.

Paul Ziegler, Publisher  Carcamerastory.com

                   

Vintage Car Races- Watkins Glen

In September I attended the SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, NY and this post is a photo gallery of the event. If any of you would like copies, email me at ppziegler@yahoo.com.  I'll soon be offering the photos for sale on SmugMug.com as well.  You can visit my Smugmug site by clicking the link to the right labeled Photo Gallery.

I hope these photos bring back some memories. You can see, there was a huge variety of cars racing in various classes all weekend.  Something for everyone!

             Beautiful Setting For A Race- Watkins Glen International- A Truly Historic Race Track

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