Hunting for Classic Cars Around the World
Hunting for Classic Cars Around the World
Porsche Literature Meet
Location: Hilton LAX
Event: March 4, 2017
This weekend was heaven for Porsche enthusiasts. This past week all the major restoration/ repair shops had Open Houses that you could attend. Then on Saturday was the big Porsche Literature Show which is swap meet for anything Porsche.
Ashland, Oregon is a really quaint small town. It holds an annual Shakespeare Festival with 2 million visitors. The whole downtown area has construction going on for this event. As an Los Angeles resident , it amazes me how friendly everyone is. I guess we are just jaded coming from LA. We next drove to Portland, Oregon and spent a few days there to check out the city. We hit all the tourist land markets: Voodoo Doughnuts, Chinatown, Powell Books, Nike, Lake Owego, Mother’s Restaurant, Downtown Food Carts, etc. It was alot of fun. After a few days of Portland , we were ready to take the 4 hour drive to Seattle, Washington. While Portland had a more small town feel, Seattle felt like Los Angeles. It rained the whole time but it was a city I could see myself living in.
Today we decided to drive to Stockton, California to see a few cars for sale. These cars were on my list of cars to check out on our road trip. Afterwards we decided to keep going north to Sacramento , then Redding, and stopped in Ashland, Oregon due to the ice and snow.
Road Trip 2017: Day 2
We explored San Francisco and had a great time. In the morning we went for Dim Sum which is my favorite thing to do in the rain. It was a recommendation and the quality of the food was amazing. Next we explored the Windmills and Land’s End. Its beautiful and reminds me of Carmel by the Sea with the forests along the coast and the wind swept trees.
The road trip started on Feb 1st, 2017. We decided the drive up north on the 5 Freeway to San Francisco. The whole drive up I was trying to coordinate with a seller of a rare Alfa Romeo that I have wanted for a long time. We followed a yellow Alfa Romeo Duetto ( I think) for a portion of the journey.
I went to see about a new restoration project in Los Angeles today and came across some very interesting cars. One in particular was an Aston Martin DB2 convertible needing total restoration. The salesman said this car be restored with parts sourced directly from Aston Martin. There is no chance you will the correct parts on Ebay or anywhere else due to its rarity. It is comforting to know that Aston Martin still supports their past models. They only made 411 examples of the DB2 and only 102 convertibles built. Unfortunately this car has been sold but there will be something to fill that void soon.
I went about my business today and decided to stop into 2 locations to see what was new. I was hoping to find some interesting cars. I saw a 250SE Cabriolet in silver that just went through a full restoration. Asking Price $114,000.
Why not? Lets go check them out!
I was able to get to the Ferraro 348 Spyder in the evening but the battery was completely dead. We decided to charge the battery overnight and try again in the morning. The car looked good. It definitely showed signs of sitting
Left Friday for the Classic Car Auctions in Scottsdale Arizona. Barrett-Jackson will be key. We took the 10 freeway and passed through Palm Springs. I am always amazed by the wind turbines in the area and how we need more alternative sources of energy .
It took 6 hours to get to Scottsdale but as always we always have fun on our road trips. This time Ruby our German Shepherd was able to join us. I have a surprise in store for you readers. There is another reason I need to go to Arizona this week. Stay Tuned!
We are a couple of enthusiasts that enjoy traveling the world hunting for classics cars and the stories behind them.
