Porsche's latest center is coming to LA in 2016."In my opinion . . ." had a conversation with a friend recently about the Porsche Driving Center that is coming to Los Angeles (a few years past their first projected opening date) and the genesis of factory sponsored driving schools in general. Here's how I recall the story—which began right here in San Diego:As we...
Lamborghini Polo Storico restoration center guarantees authenticity for its classic supercars"In my opinion . . ."estoring a supercar from the 1960s and 1970s is a very long and expensive process. Nowadays certain supercars from that era command many millions of dollars in restored or “original” concours condition. This means it makes financial sense to restore such cars that are in rough or damaged condition....
Mercedes has a lighter side. Who knew? Those zany Germans!
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instead of taking a typically Teutonic approach, using a lab coat-wearing talking head, droning on dryly about the company’s history, engineering and innovation, the producers here have taken a fresh approach: They have lightened things way up with a hip, fun, friendly fast paced informative series of short video...
Goodwood Festival of Speed: is it significant?
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s you may or may not know, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is a hill climb event, held annually, that features all sorts of historic motor racing cars and motorcycles. The event is held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England between late June and early July.
In the beginning years, the...
High-end automakers reach back into history for Mille Miglia tour
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he Mille Miglia is alive and well . . . and praise be! Held in Italy (of course) historic, venerable marques such as Ferrari, Jaguar, Bentley, Maserati and such other automakers are are getting ready for the historic Mille Miglia race May 15-18 that limits participants to models made before 1957.
The...