Event Report
20140102
At some level, all auto shows are the same. Kathleen and have been to a number of them including the NYC auto show when we were living in Manhattan. But, odd as it may seem, we never went to the San Diego Auto Show. Since we were back from the desert and we had the time, we headed to the San Diego Convention Center to see the show.
The photos below are what we saw.
There
were more than the normal number of older muscle cars at the
show. This is a 1964 Ford Fairlane that is owned by a
private party.
A 1970
Dodge Charger R/T.
There
were a large number of Ford Mustangs, mostly late model and
pumped up. This Mustang has a huge supercharger which I
doubt is a stock accessory.
I did
not count the number of Mustangs but there were plenty of them.
Both
Kathleen and I commented that the copper color was somewhat odd,
but likely a stock color. But, when matched with the
upholstery the combination worked well in a retro-sort-of-way.
The
premium cars were stuck at one end of the hall. This lambo
looked good, but I question the paint job.
This
color scheme works much better.
The
lifting doors are cool and would work well in tight parking
spots, which is somewhat ironic. My experience is that
nice cars are never parked in tight spots, but rather in the
outer portions of the parking lot.
An Audi
RS-8.
A very
nice Aston Martin.
This lambo had a
semi-gloss gray paint that didn't do it for me.
Note the
bra on this carbon fiber body.
This
Mustang had a custom belt-driven supercharger. I am sure
it runs like a raped ape.
Yet
another large supercharger.
No auto
show would be complete without a clone of the "General Lee" from
the Dukes of Hazard. It is for sale, but would YOU be
caught dead in this car without Catherine Bach in the co-pilot's
seat in her Daisy Duke shorts?
There
were a number of very nice Porches at the show. But, the
BMW area was the busiest of any area we saw.
This
Formula 1 car was made out of carbon fiber sheets. Even
the front wheel struts are molded carbon fiber.
For
$140K this Dodge Viper can be yours.
The Viper
was a big favorite of the crowd right up to the time they look
at the sticker price.
Here was something a
little different. This is an electric Baja racer.
The power plant for
this rig is a AC bus motor. The box with the orange
cables is the DC-AC inverter to drive the motor.
Note the custom
TIG-welded A-frame front suspension.
The steering was
controlled by the hydraulic piston at the center of the photo.
Another very nice
Aston Martin.
While not that surprising, I did not realize that Aston Martin produced a convertible.
Every house should
have their very own zombie apocalypse escape vehicle.
The show
was interesting, but truth be told these days most cars look the
same. But, as we all know, they are not the same
inside. The BMW area had the highest traffic followed by
the Mercedes area, so one could assume that brand cache is real.
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