Formula Drift driver Walker Wilkerson had his Truck, Trailer and Formula D race car stolen and it was last spotted in Carson, CA! Please Keep an eye out for the truck and trailer. It has Washington State license plates 3614XR. Please contact authorities and Walker if you spot the car, truck or trailer. Additional details can be found on Instagram, twitter and tumblr, @MOTORMAVENS @WalkerWilkerson
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Posted by: Mike Kim | Dec 24, 2012 | Categories: Oh Snap | Tags: 240SX, Falken Tire, Fatlace, Formula D, Formula Drift, Garage Autohero, LS1, S14, Stolen, Stolen Car, Walker Wilkerson, Washington State |
Los Angeles is a melting pot of many cultures, so the car culture in Southern California is diverse as well - this place is ground zero for modified cars! Los Angeles has automotive heritage that spans from the first hot rodders and dry lakebed racers in the 1940s and 1950s to the evolution of the European and Japanese car scenes on US shores that began in the late 1960s and continues strong until today. People complain about all the smog and traffic and crappy roads in LA, but we're lucky - as far as I'm concerned, we have it all.
As Southern California car culture evolved from traditional handcrafted V8 powered hot rods to include the modification of small bore, high power output Japanese cars, our car scene truly has come full circle. It may be difficult for some to grasp this, but today, one of the most popular events in Southern California celebrating
hot rods and the culture behind them is actually run by a group of hardcore hot rodders from Japan! The event I speak of is the annual
Mooneyes Christmas Party at
Irwindale Speedway, and year after year, it captivates me like it was my very first car show. Year after year, the Mooneyes Christmas Party remains paramount in my mind as the very best hot rod event I've ever attended.
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Dec 10, 2012 | Categories: Gallery | Tags: Beetle, Bug, buick, Cadillac, chevrolet, Dead Sleds, hot rod, Impala, Irwindale, Kustom, Lil Bit, models, Mooneyes, Mooneyes Christmas Party, Outkast, pin up, pin up girls, pinup, Riviera, SouthernplayalistikCadillacfunkymusic, station wagon, Volkswagen, VW |
Need yet another reason to visit the LA Auto Show? How about a chance to see the new
Bentley Continental GT3 up close and personal?! Based on
the fastest ever road car to bear the Bentley badge (the Bentley GT Speed), the Bentley Continental GT3 is an FIA approved concept race car with a 2013 racing program that's currently in development.
Signalling Bentley’s return to the racetrack for the first time since its historic sixth Le Mans victory in 2003, Continental GT3 remains faithful to the company’s founding motorsport philosophy of developing racing cars from their road-going counterparts.
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Nov 30, 2012 | Categories: Carspotting | Tags: 24 Hours of Le Mans, aero mirrors, Antonio Alvendia, Bentley, Brian Gush, carbon fiber, Continental, Continental GT Speed, Continental GT3, FIA, GT3, LA Auto Show, LA AutoShow, Le Mans, racing mirrors, Wolfgang Schreiber |
It's that time of the year again! The 2012 edition of the annual
LA Auto Show is here, and automotive enthusiasts will be flocking to the
LA Convention Center to see all the new makes and models from the world's leading car manufacturers, along with some special historic vehicles on display that showcase the heritage of some of the bigger automakers!
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Nov 29, 2012 | Categories: Gallery | Tags: A7, Antonio Alvendia, Audi, Continental, Elizabeth Taylor, LA Auto Show, LA Convention Center, Lincoln, S60, Scion, Scion AV, Terry Pham, Volvo |
People from all over the world flock to Paris because it is well known as a city of love; a city of passion; a city of style and history.
Everyone who knows me personally knows that I have an enduring
love and
passion for the
style and history of fine Japanese automobiles, especially those from a particular automaker -
Toyota. As a driver, restorer, and collector of vintage Toyotas, I've owned something like 40 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in my lifetime, with tons and tons of rare parts and Toyota motorsports memorabilia in my private
Cipher Garage Collection.
For those who also share the passion for Toyota automobiles,
Toyota Motor Europe has graciously created a place for all of us to
rendezvous.
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Nov 27, 2012 | Categories: Car&Culture | Tags: 1/43, 152E, 2000GT, 2tg, Arc de Triomphe, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Ayrton Senna, Ayrton Senna da Silva, BBC, British Formula 3, Celica, Celica GT, Champs-Elysées, Checkman Racing, Cipher Garage, Concept Car, concept vehicle, Corolla, Corona, daruma, Diapet, die cast, Driving Line, Formula 3, France, FRS, futuristic seat, futuristic wheelchair, GT86, iiMo, iReal, John Brooks, KE17, KP47, Le Rendez-Vous Toyota, Paris, Ralt RT3, Richard Hammond, RT52, Rue Quentin Bauchart, Scion FR-S, Scion FRS, Sprinter, Starlet, TA22, Top Gear, Toyota, Toyota Motor Europe, Toyota Motorsports, Toyota Technocraft, toyota wheelchair, West Surrey Racing, Yamaha |
For the past ten years, I've been traveling to Japan to take photos and learn about the interesting car culture there. I've also traveled to places like Germany, the UK, Belgium, and Greece, but never once have I been to Spain... until now! Ah,
España! In just a couple of hours, I'll be traveling there for the very first time, and I'm so excited!
Truth be told, I'm not heading there to attend a motorsports event or anything like that - I'm there on other business. However, by Facebook chatting with a fellow AE86er who hails from Madrid,
Jorge Azcoitia Moreno, I learned about some of the exciting things that his hometown of Madrid has to offer. Aside from amazing
paella at Casa Nemesio near Plaza de Castilla and
patatas bravas from Las Bravas, I also learned about the local racetrack,
Circuito del Jarama, and the
Jarama Vintage Car Festival.
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Nov 13, 2012 | Categories: Car&Culture | Tags: 500, 911, Abarth, Batmobile, Bell & Ross, BMW, Campagnolo, Circuito del Jarama, Club Porsche Espana, CSL, fiat, Fiat 124 Abarth Spider, jarama, Jarama Vintage Festival, Martini Racing, Porsche, Spain, Spider, vintage car |
We're here at SEMA 2012 in Las Vegas! We once again arrived to the capital of customizations in the automotive world. From everything old school, to the latest in cutting edge automotive technology we'll bring you the latest and greatest in automotive aftermarket industry. Follow our
@MOTORMAVENS Instagram,
Twitter and
Tumblr for our live feed with the latest photos from the show and the afterparties. We'll be posting photos of cars and models live in real time as we encounter them!
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Posted by: Mike Kim | Oct 30, 2012 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: Ben Sopra, BMW, BMW M3, Camaro, chevrolet, Corolla SR5, Enkei, Enkei Wheels, Falken, Falken Tire, Fatlace, Forgestar wheels, FRS, GReddy, iForged, junction produce, Kei Miura, Las Vegas, Lexus, lexus is350, M3, Mango, Mercedes, Mike Kim, Porsche, Rocket Bunny, Scion FR-S, SEMA, sema show, sema show 2012, TE27, Tra-Kyoto, Trust, work wheels |
It doesn't matter if you're male or female; young or old. Everyone loves exotic cars - especially
Ferrari and
Lamborghini. They're beautiful; they're fast; they're exclusive. Unfortunately for most, this exclusivity stems from the fact that they're also very rare and expensive; some people never even get the chance to drive an exotic super car in their entire lifetime. The lust for exotic automobiles begins when you are a child - every car lover dreams of driving an exotic car, but usually they only get to play with smaller scale toy versions.
Luckily for us, MotorMavens sharpshooter
Mike Kim and I were given the rare opportunity to test drive a pair of exotic supercars on a race track at
Exotics Racing in Las Vegas! Located just a few freeway exits away from
The Las Vegas Strip,
Exotics Racing blends all the
luxury and service that one expects from a Las Vegas Resort with an
amazing supercar driving experience.
To be honest, Mike and I have always thought that test driving cars like the Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Aventador, Mercedes Benz SLS AMG, Audi R8 and Aston Martin V8 Vantage were out of our price range, so we never really bothered to look into it. Big mistake. As it turns out, our stupid assumptions were wrong. Completely wrong!
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Oct 28, 2012 | Categories: Driver Seat | Tags: 458, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Aventador, Bomac, corvette, drifting, Exotics Racing, F430, Ferrari, Ferrari 458, Gallardo, Italia, Jeremy Clarkson, Justdrift, Lambo, lamborghini, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, LP570-4, Michael Schumacher, Mike Bolanos, Mike Kim, Monza, Rudy Ibanez, Scuderia, Superleggera, Top Gear, Z06 |
