2014 New York International Auto Show - Media Day

I was able to attend the first of two days reserved for press access at the 2014 New York International Auto Show on April 16th, so I made sure all of my cameras were charged up and ready to go.  I am not a professional photographer by any means, but here's my gallery from the show (if you'd like to skip to the video page, click here.  The photo gallery can be found here.):


Soleil Anadi

The first car I saw as I walked in appeared to be a customized Corvette, and to an extent, it is.  You may have seen one of these cruising through Monaco in some YouTube videos recently.  This is the Soleil Anadi, a new car from the upstart luxury sports car-maker, Soleil, based out of Milan, Italy.  They are taking the platform and engine block of the C6 Corvette and adding some luxury and Italian styling to create their own interpretation of a sports car.  The car features a 6.2 liter V8 that produces at least 650 supercharged horsepower (they are also offering a non-street legal version that will push out over 900 horsepower).  Soleil will build 25 of these machines, with three coming to the United States and each will start at $295,000.  Buyers will be able to fully customize their Anadis, with many high-end options not costing any additional funds.

Maserati

Nobody knew what to expect from Maserati at the New York Auto Show this year.  They're celebrating their 100th Anniversary this year, and they recently unveiled the Alfieri concept car, which could preview the GranTurismo's replacement.  As expected, they showed up with a number of Ghiblis, which is the most easily accessible car in Maserati's current lineup.  They introduced a new special edition of the GranTurismo for New York, and it's called the MC Centennial Edition.  The car features minor exterior changes from the existing MC Stradale, but also an upgraded interior and commemorative badging (I think I just made up the word "badging").

Maserati surrounded this particular MC Centennial with speakers that played the exhaust note of the car.

2014 New York International Auto Show Media Day Photo Gallery

I have posted some highlights from the 2014 NY Auto Show Media Day at this link.  This is a complete photo gallery from the show.  For the video playlist, click here.

Bergen County C&C's 2014 Kick-off Weekend Part 2

This was the second day of our double-header kick-off weekend and our first scheduled meet of the C&C season.  It's still a bit too early for many exotics and classic cars, but Sunday turned into American car day at C&C!  It was a bit colder than desired, but we're ready for spring.

 

 

Bergen County C&C's 2014 Kick-off Weekend Part 1

Well, we've survived [most of] one of the most intense winters in the past decade, so now it's time to kick off the 2014 C&C season.  

We started on Saturday, March 8th with a drive to Wide World Ferrari-Maserati for a meet and breakfast.

Americana Manhasset Concours d'Elegance (main show)

I consider the 2012 Americana Manhasset Concours d'Elegance to be the best car show that I attended in 2012, so this one had been highlighted on my calendar ever since.  Finally, the day came around again this year on October 20th, and it did not disappoint.  In fact, the quality and quantity of automotive greatness on hand was overwhelming.  I cannot remember another day when my jaw literally dropped so much.  These pictures will not begin to do this great event justice, but it's the best I can do.  And I strongly advise putting Manhasset 2014 on the calendar as soon as possible.

For the spectator lot gallery, click here.


Main Car Show:

2013 Americana Manhasset Concours d'Elegance (spectator lot pictures)

Sunday, October 20th (2013) was the much-anticipated Americana Manhasset Concours d'Elegance.  Below is a gallery from the back parking lot/spectator lot.

For pictures from the main show, click here.


"Spectator" Parking Lot (back lot):