Another Ho-Hum Day in Pebble Beach, California

We like to putter around Carmel and Pebble Beach, California (pun intended) in August every year. It is when and where the world's richest car fanatics congregate for the annual Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance. Decades ago it was a one day event. Now it's a week that encompasses the Monterey Historic Races, auto auctions, Concorso Italiano, and auto manufacturers showing off their best stuff. Our favorite part is trolling the streets and parking lots around the event. . .

Carmel traffic jamb. How many exotics can you spot in this picture?

$30M Ferrari 250 GTO Testarossa--driving down Ocean Ave. in Carmel

No clue what this is. Please tell us.

Lamborghini Miura parked on side of street

Ferrari 275 driving through Carmel, California

Just more Ferraris and a Bugatti

Of course, this year we spent the weekend painting the outside of the Almost Everything building instead of participating in automotive nirvana. Thank goodness for our great friends at ExoticSpotter across the Bay who agregate photos of stuff like this.

Video of One-of-a-Kind Lamborghini Crash

Almost Everything's Wreck of the Day is a one-of-a-kind Lamborghini concept supercar called the Giugiaro Parcour. This past weekend at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS) the Giugiaro Parcour was participating in the Supercar Run and spun off the race track into a hay bale wall. The damage is certainly repairable but the video is still hard to watch.

Goodwood Estate where the Festival of Speed is held every year

As is so often the case, our buddies across the Bay at WreckedExotics.com alerted us to this automotive tragedy.

Æ Upcoming Events

Join Almost Everything Autobody for some great automotive events this summer:

HIN (Hot Import Nights)
Date:  June 15, 2013
Time:  5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Place: Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054
-Custom Cars
-Mods
-Models
-Music

SummerFest
Date:  July 13-14, 2013
Time:  10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Place:  Newpark Mall, Newark, CA 94560
-Classic Cars & Trucks
-Wine & Microbrews
-Arts & Crafts
-Music

Almost Everything-Lower Class
Date: July 27, 2013
Time: 12:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Place: Almost-Everything Autobody, 37414 Centralmont Place, Fremont, CA 94536
-Custom Cars / Project Cars
-Barbeque
-Meet and Greet
-Awards for: Best Import, Best Domestic, Best Custom, Best Project, and in Typical Lower Class Fashion; Worst of Show



Newark Days
Date: September 19-22, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Place: Newark Community Center Park, 35501 Cedar Blvd, Newark, California 94560
-Custom  and Classic Cars
-Amusement Park Rides
-Parade
-Food
-Music
-More!

The Subaru WRX Concept Isn’t Ugly Enough - Motor Trend Blog

Click this link to read a great article about one of our favorite cars:
The Subaru WRX Concept Isn’t Ugly Enough - Motor Trend Blog

Ferrari F40 Destroyed

This is downright painful to watch. Video of Almost Everything's Wreck of the Day: a Ferrari F40. Created to celebrate the Ferrari company's 40th anniversary and designed to be the world's greatest supercar. Only 1,315 were made from 1987 to 1992. Buyers reportedly paid anywhere from US $400,000 to US $1,600,000 and the cars still trade for that much today. WreckedExotics.com reports that the Ferrari was returning from a car show in Vancouver, Canada when the driver lost control in the rain and hit a pole. The car is valuable enough that it will probably be rebuilt but the video shows that there is a lot of work that will need to be done.

Fastest 1957 Pontiac In The World

Happy Labor Day! To celebrate, our good friend, Mark Crutcher, gave us some recent photos of his 1957 Pontiac Chieftain 2-door hardtop. This is the same car featured in High Performance Pontiac. Mark claims it is the fastest 1957 Pontiac in the world with stock suspension designed in 1940 and a genuine Pontiac engine. To back-up the claim, he points to his 1/4 mile times at Speedworld Dragstrip in Whittmann, Arizona: 11.51 seconds at 114.39 mph--about the same as a McLaren F1, Ferrari 458 Italia,  Ford GT, Nissan GT-R, or Porsche 911 Turbo. We won't argue.

1957 Pontiac Chieftain Coupe in Clark Kent disguise

Mark Crutcher in his 1957 Pontiac on his way to 11.51 second quarter mile

Rear whitewalls exchanged for racing slicks

What's IN that thing?!! A 455 cubic inch Pontiac engine, bored to 470.

Thanks, Mark!

Fremont's Washington High School & Almost Everything in Autobody News

Washington High School hosts their 9th Annual Car Show & Food Drive this weekend. Almost Everything Autobody returns as a proud sponsor. The car show raises funds for the auto program at the school and for Mission Valley Regional Occupational Programs (ROP.) The event doubles as a food drive for the Tri-City Homeless Shelter.

Join us:

Date:  Saturday, May 12, 2012
Time:  7:00 - 4:00
Place:  Washington High School
38442 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94536

Washington High School Car Show v9.0

Join Almost Everything Autobody for fun, great cars and an easy opportunity to help local students at the 9th annual Washington High School Car Show. It is a truly great show that brings lots of cars of every imaginable variety.

Get close & personal with impeccable classics, smoking muscle cars, wild rat rods, choppers & custom bikes and a few vehicles that may be more dance club or video arcade than car. In addition to the street candy, there will be food, raffles, prizes and music. The event raises funds for the auto shop program at the school and at Mission Valley Regional Occupational Programs. You can win a free paint job from us in the raffle!

As an added bonus, the event helps the Tri-City Homeless Shelter. So bring a couple cans of food to donate.

Date:  Saturday, May 12, 2012
Time:  7:00 - 4:00
Place:  Washington High School
38442 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94536

Almost Everything Recognized in Fender Bender Magazine

FenderBender Magazine wrote an article this month on Almost Everything Autobody recognizing our community service. For the past few years we've sponsored the Washington High School Car Show. The event raises funds for the auto shop program at the school and at Mission Valley Regional Occupational Programs. The event doubles as a food drive for the Tri-City Homeless Shelter.

Join us:

Date:  Saturday, May 12, 2012
Time:  7:00 - 4:00
Place:  Washington High School
38442 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94536

1972 MG COLOR CHANGE

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1972 MG that came in red. We filled in all the holes where the side body molding was and changed the car color to black.

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Future Cars 2020

Thanks for the post FatManandPop

Top 10 Most Expensive Cars in The World 2011-2012

Thanks for the post thepidgmam99

1966 FORD MUSTANG RESTORATION

Almost Everything Autobody's Car of the Day is a 1966 Ford Mustang restoration project for a classic car show.

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ALMOST EVERYTHING PRIZES AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

Join Almost Everything Autobody at the 2011 San Francisco International Auto Show and win FREE PRIZES. Once every hour, the first person who finds Frank Barnard, President of Almost Everything, and says the magic words, "Almost Everything. . . and Nothing Else!" will win the Grand Prize worth over $1000. Every runner-up will receive a certificate good for $100! Details below.

McLaren MC4-12C

Frank Barnard, President of Almost Everything Auto Body

San Francisco International Auto Show
November 19-27, 2011
Location:  MOSCONE CENTER

TIMES:

10 AM — 10 PM (Sat. Nov. 19 - Sat. 26)
10 AM — 8 PM (Sun. Nov. 27)

ADMISSION:  $9.00. Children 12 & under free when accompanied by an adult.




CONTEST RULES:

1. Contest open to all San Francisco Auto Show attendees 18 years of age and older excluding Almost Everything mployees and friends and relatives of Almost Everythingemployees
2. To win, contestants must locate Frank Barnard at the show. He will be looking at cars like you will. When he hears you say, "Almost Everything. . . and Nothing Else!" he will automatically award you with a prize. Frank is easy to spot. He has red hair and will be wearing clothes with the Almost Everything logo. See his photo above. 
3. Contest runs Sunday, November 27, 2011 from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
4. Grand Prize consists of a certificate good for a free Urethane Paint service plus Urethane Sealer plus Integrated Clear Coat plus Light Chip & Scratch Repair from Almost Everything, retail value $1060.
5. A maximum of 3 Grand Prize Certificates will be awarded.
6. Grand Prize will be awarded to the first person during each hour of the contest who Frank hears say, "Almost Everything. . . and Nothing Else!" If it happens that Frank hears multiple contestants utter the correct phrase at the same time, Frank may, at his sole discretion, determine the Grand Prize winner using a coin toss to determine if a contestant advances toward the Grand Prize. If Frank does not hear a potential contestant or a potential contestant does not utter the correct phrase, a prize will not be awarded.
7. Runner-Up Prizes consist of a certificate good for $100 in free goods or services from Almost Everything with any order of $399 or more before discounts. 
8. A maximum of 50 Runner-Up Prizes will be awarded.

Be one of the lucky ones to win the Grand Prize worth over $1000. Good Luck!

Aston Martin Vantage S Convertible

1972 NOVA GETTING READY FOR GOODGUYS CAR SHOW

CUSTOMER BROUGHT US THIS 1970 CHEVY NOVA THAT  THEY WANTED  TO SHOW AT GOODGUY'S IN 8 DAYS CAR WAS PAINTED 6 YEARS AGO
AND THEY WANTED TO CLEAN IT UP. WE REPAIRED RUST IN ROOF RAIL AND FIXED A COUPLE OF DOOR DINGS
A DENT ON THE FRONT FENDER
SANDED DOWN THE OLD PAINT
AND PAINTED IT FOREST GREEN

CAR HAD MINOR RUST

BODY REPAIR : DENT ON FRONT FENDER
DOOR DING'S THROUGH OUT THE CAR

Rat Rod Wrecker

Thanks to our good buddy, Joe, at the Vintporium for this amusing take on a custom hot rod.

CAR OF THE DAY 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT

Almost Everything Autobody's car of the day is this 2005 Ford Mustang gt.
The customer let his daughter drive his car and she hit something. He came over to Almost Everything Autobody to get the damage repaired, we where able to repair the fender and save the customer some money and save his daughters life. both are very happy.

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