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Keith’s Blog: The Afterglow of Monterey
The Monday after Classic Car Week in Monterey is strangely quiet. No herds of Lamborghini Aventadors pushing their way through traffic. All the real Cobras are gone; you know if you see one today it’s a Tupperware special. I’m staying on through Thursday, to participate in the BMW CCA annual convention, Oktoberfest. Wendie drove our…
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Keith’s Blog: The Tii Gets Ready for Monterey
It was over a year ago that we persuaded SCMer Ned Scudder to part with his beloved Turkis-colored 1972 2002 tii. And on Wednesday, Wendie is planning to drive it from Portland to Monterey. But the path from acquisition to “in service” hasn’t been easy or short. The car was fundamentally sound, with a fresh…
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Chad’s Blog: Getting Dirty with the Jeep
The party has wound down in Reno. Jim and I figured it might be a good idea to head out of town for part of the day, if only to escape everybody loading up their customs and classics to head home. Carson City is only 30 miles south of Reno, so we headed that way…
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Jim’s Blog: Star Cars Cross the Block at Barrett-Jackson
There are all sorts of things for car people to do in Reno during Hot August Nights. But for buyers and sellers, there was one place not to miss: Barrett-Jackson at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Thursday and Friday saw car sales roll past $5.6m for 209 lots, and a lot of the heavier stuff –…
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Chad’s Blog: Cruise Into the Night
Downtown Reno. Five people deep as far as I could see. Waiting to cross the street took almost 15 minutes. Walking across the street took up to three minutes. This place was packed. The big cap to every night at Hot August Nights is a cruise from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Our first night…
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Jim’s Blog: Hot Rods on the Streets of Reno
Yesterday morning’s car show outside our hotel caught us by surprise. Today, we were ready for it. We walked about a mile up the Reno strip this morning, which was lined with cars on both sides. Again, everything from vintage hot rods to restored American muscle was well-represented, as well as some oddball entries, like…
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Chad’s Blog: Cruisin’ Sparks
Chad’s Blog: Cruisin’ Sparks Cars were meant to move. Yes, it’s obvious and a little ridiculous to point out, but think of the typical car shows you go to. The cars just sit there, right? Maybe they’re moving in and out of the venue, but otherwise they just sit there, waiting to be admired. One…
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Jim’s Blog: Smoking Tires and Bent Sheet Metal
Get a big enough group of car guys together and eventually some of them are going to want to race. It’s just in our DNA. The people who put on Hot August Nights know this, and they feed that need for speed at the Nugget’s west parking lot in Sparks. There, a sixteenth of a…
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Chad’s Blog: Barrett-Jackson Comes to Reno
Back in January, Barrett-Jackson announced a new sale coming in August. The Biggest Little City in the World was getting a big name, with television crews in tow, as the sponsored auction of the Hot August Nights week. The auction giant arrived in Reno earlier this week taking over every square foot of the Reno-Sparks…
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Jim’s Blog: A City of Cars
After a good night’s sleep, this morning’s plan was set: Grab something to eat and head up to B&T Specialty’s Reno auction, which is not a Hot August Nights event, but is taking place just a few miles from the heart of the city. Chad and I had an assignment to cover cars for ACC,…