Aston Martin Arrives at Geneva Motor Show This Week

81st Annual International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland

Live from the Detroit Autorama

1962 Ford Thunderbird Custom

This year's Detroit Autorama featured some amazing custom bodywork & paint. My personal favorite is this 1962 Thunderbird with even more outrageous rocketship styling than the original. It reminds me of watching reruns of 1930s Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers serials with my father--Frank

Beautiful, understated 1951 Mercury Custom

Replica of Barney Oldfield Miller Golden Submarine racer

BMW Isetta with engine upgrade

Chip Foose "P-32" roadster, with Lincoln Zephyr engine

Divco Milk Truck with combination
clutch/brake pedal and dual gas
pedals

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Photos from Houston's Famous (Infamous?) Art Car Parade

Okay now here's a car show not to be missed.

Since 1988 Houston's Orange Show Center has hosted the annual Houston Art Car Weekend that includes a Ball, Parade & unofficial side-of-the-road events and attractions.

This set of photos is the best we've seen. Check out NashNut.com for even more of the Houston event plus great photos of hundreds of other antique and classic cars.

2011 Art Car Weekend runs Friday, May 20 - Sunday, May 22

Disclaimer: Almost Everything Autobody did not work on any of the cars seen in these pictures. Your car will NOT look like this when we finish with it. . . unless you want it to.

Another Home Run for Hyundai? 2012 Veloster

Jalopnik is quickly becoming my favorite on-line car fix site. Here's their take on the world premier of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster (click link) at the Detroit International Auto Show.

Almost Everything Autobody's take is this is another dramatic score for Hyundai, the surprisingly hot, cheap, green AND RELIABLE car company. The Veloster manages to look quick and mean but almost cute at the same time. It's really light which means 1) it should be quick 2) handle well and 3) get up to 40 mpg. It's got 2 front doors & 1 rear passenger door plus a big hatchback. You can get it with a 6-speed manual transmission. I'll take one now.

1934 Packard V-12 Roadster

One of my favorite cars to DRIVE is a late 1920's or early 1930s Packard. I don't care if it is the V-12, the Straight-8 or Straight-6. They are all extraordinarily quiet, smooth & powerful. They feel almost like a current car (except for the huge steering wheel and shiny metal dash.) I've been very fortunate to have gotten to drive several including on freeways at speed in California. Each one felt stable, safe and they kept-up with modern traffic.



I never used to think Packards were a beautiful car, especially when compared to the Duesenbergs, Cords, Cadillacs, Rolls Royces and other great cars of that era. But after driving them I fell in love and understand why they were the cars wealthy and powerful in the early 20th century.
-Frank

Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid the Star of Geneva Auto Show

From Edmunds.com (our favorite site for real world auto pricing), here's the scope on the awesome Porsche 918 Hybrid! Edmunds says it upstaged Lamborghini, Bugatti and Bentley at the premier automotive show in the world. And it may possibly be the fastest production car around Germany's famed racetrack, the Nürburgring—assuming it gets produced. We hope so.

Emerson's New Favorite Car--McLaren F1

Almost anyone who has visited our shop knows Emerson. One of our suppliers gave us a calendar and December had a car that he was unfamiliar with--probably because it went into production when he was a child. Still, it is to this day one of the fastest and even arguably THE fastest production car ever made (243 mph/372 km/h). And it is now Emerson's new favorite. We've told him to start saving his pennies.

We present, the McLaren F1.

McLaren F1 photo by robad0b / Robin Corps

Photo of McLaren F1 GTR by Przemek Jahr

Produced from 1992 to 1998. Only 106 were ever made. When new they were $1,000,000.00 each. They cost more now, a lot more, if you can get someone to sell one.

Here's a recent Automobile Magazine retrospective on the F1. . . we aren't the only ones who still think it is the next best thing to a ride on a space shuttle, or maybe better:
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/0809_1992_mclaren_f1/index.html

McLaren was formed in 1963 by racing driver Bruce McLaren. It is famous more for its decades of engineering amazing race cars. But McLaren also engineered and manufactured the 2003-2010 Mercedes Benz SLR and for those who missed out on the F1 and the SLR, McLaren recently announced plans for a new street legal supercar, the MP4-12C.

Ferrari vs Aston Martin vs Lamborghini (and Jeremy vs Richard vs James)

From our dear friends at StreetFire.net and Top Gear, here's a short (1 hour) drive through Romania in 3 unbelievable convertables. Not to be missed. . .


Top Gear season 14 ep.1

Car of the Day - 1974 Ford Maverick Restoration

Ol' Buzzard after Restoration at Almost Everything Autobody

This 1974 Ford Maverick came to us in need of a restoration. The owner of the car, Don Schennek, has a heck on an engine and transmission in this car. Check under the hood at any number of local car shows to see it. But the outside of the car. . . well, let's be blunt, it was a bit chewed-up, rusty. . . ugly. Don had Almost Everything Autobody repair dents on the doors, quarter panels, roof, trunk and fenders. We also welded shut 42 holes around the car where old mouldings used to mount. Almost Everything Autobody repaired fiberglass cracks on the new "Grabber" hood. We treated the rust on the right and left quarter panels by welding in new metal and in some areas, rebuilt panels in fiberglass. Don changed the color from a dull orange to white. Don's "Ol' Buzzard" is a regular at Northern California auto shows and after his restoration, he received an invite to participate in the prestigious Classic & Custom Car Show in San Jose's McEnery Convention Center. Thanks for letting us work on this great car Don.

For those interested, you can see Don Schennek's car at:

San Jose Classics & Custom Indoor Car Show
San Jose Convention Center (Downtown San Jose), Halls 2 & 3
150 West San Carlos St.
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: 408-792-4194


Saturday December 4, 2010, 10:00 AM until 10:00 PM

Sunday December 5, 2010, 10:00 AM until 10:00 PM

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