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Sensuous Steel Load-in: Day One : Nashville, Tennessee—June 4, 2013
The Automobiles for the exhibit, Sensuous Steel, were moved into the Frist Center for the Visual Arts on June 4, 5, and 6.
The exhibit opens on Friday, June 14 and runs until September 15, 2013. http://fristcenter.org/calendar-exhibitions

Sensuous Steel Load-in: Day One

Sensuous Steel Load-in: Day Two : Nashville, Tennessee—June 5, 2013
The Automobiles for the exhibit, Sensuous Steel, were moved into the Frist Center for the Visual Arts on June 4, 5, and 6.
The exhibit opens on Friday, June 14 and runs until September 15, 2013.

Sensuous Steel Load-in: Day Two

Sensuous Steel Load-in: Day Three : Nashville, Tennessee—June 6, 2013
The Automobiles for the exhibit, Sensuous Steel, were moved into the Frist Center for the Visual Arts on June 4, 5, and 6.
The exhibit opens on Friday, June 14 and runs until September 15, 2013.

Sensuous Steel Load-in: Day Three

Goodguys Nashville Nationals 2013 : Nashville, Tennessee - May 17 2013

Goodguys Nashville Nationals 2013

Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance 2013 : Amelia Island, Florida - March 7, 8, 9 2013

Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance 2013

Greening Auto Company - Nashville, Tennessee : On Wednesday, May 15 Greening Auto Company threw a party to debut a few of their custom muscle cars. In the weekend following the cars would be displayed at The Goodguys Nashville Nationals.

Greening Auto Company - Nashville, Tennessee

Cool Cars of 2012 : From Los Angeles, California to Sebring, Florida here are 50 cool cars seen in 2012.

Cool Cars of 2012

Car Collection 1 : This gallery features cars from a variety of settings—from club gatherings to corporate and magazine photo shoots: Tennessee Tubs BBQ, Goodguys Rod & Custom Show, Keeneland Concours d'Elegance, International Motor Press Association Test Days, 2012 Walter Mitty Classic, Porsche Race Car Classic, Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV, Cars & Coffee Nashville,Excellence Magazine, Nissan North America, 2012 Petit Le Mans.

Car Collection 1

Petit Le Mans Practice 1 : Road Atlanta • Thursday October 18, 2012— There were afternoon and evening practices at the famed north Georgia race track on Thursday.

Petit Le Mans Practice 1

Porsches by the Airstrip : The cars oldest to newest: 1958 356 Speedster, 1964 356C, 1973 Carrera RS, 1973 911T, 1986 Turbo, 2011 Turbo S.

Porsches by the Airstrip

Petit Le Mans Practice 2 : Road Atlanta • Friday October 19, 2012—Teams had an hour-long morning session to prepare for afternoon qulifying.

Petit Le Mans Practice 2

Petit Le Mans Qualifying : Road Atlanta • Friday October 19, 2012—Qualifying took place in four, 15-minute sessions, one for each of four classes: GTC (GT Challenge), GT, PC (Prototype Challenge ), and P1 & P2 combined.

Petit Le Mans Qualifying

Petit Le Mans Race Warm-up : Road Atlanta • Saturday October 20, 2012—The race cars looked their best in the morning warm-up. And fans got to get up close and personal with the cars and crews prior to the race start.

Petit Le Mans Race Warm-up

The 15th Annual Petit Le Mans : Road Atlanta • Saturday October 20, 2012—At 11:30 in the morning the green flag waved to start the 10-hour/1000 mile race. Less than eight hours later the Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60 completed the prescribed distance to take the overall win. In turn, the leaders in each class raced to the finish line and another Petit Le Mans was etched into the record books.

The 15th Annual Petit Le Mans

The Rally for the Lane : The Lane Motor Museum of Nashville, TN held their annual Rally for the Lane on September 29 and October 13, 2012. These photos were taken at the October 13 event.

The Rally for the Lane

The Forest Grove Concours : The 2012 Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance took place on the grounds of Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon on July 15. The featured marque was Mercedes.

The Forest Grove Concours

Zattack 2012 : April 14, 2012—The MIddle Tennessee Z Club held its Zattck People's Choice Concours at Nissan North America Corportate Headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee.

The Porsche Race Car Classic — October 16, 2011 : October 16, 2011 — The Farm Field at Quail Lodge in Carmel, California. The images below were taken over a ten-hour period - from early morning until early evening - at the Porsche Race Car Classic.

The Porsche Race Car Classic — October 16, 2011

The Porsche Race Car Classic — 17-mile Drive : October 14, 2011 - Carmel, California — Hans Herrmann and Dr. Wolfgang Porsche lead a group of vintage Porsches along Pebble Beach's 17-mile Drive as part of the Porsche Race Car Classic.

The Porsche Race Car Classic — 17-mile Drive

The Porsche Race Car Classic — The Eve Prior : October 15, 2011 — The images below were taken on the evening prior to the Porsche Race Car Classic - as the cars moved into place on the field.

The Porsche Race Car Classic — The Eve Prior

The Porsche Race Car Classic — The People : October 14, 15, 16 — A car event is nothing without the people.

The Porsche Race Car Classic — The People

The 2012 Classic Motorsports Mitty : Braselton, Georgia— More than 300 vintage and historic racecars competed on the winding Road Atlanta circuit the weekend of March 27- 29, 2012 in this year's spring classic.

The 2012 Classic Motorsports Mitty

Sebring SVRA pre-12hour Exhibition Laps : March 17, 2012—Historically significant race cars did exhibition laps around the 3.7-mile Sebring circuit prior to the start of the 12-hour race.
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Sebring SVRA pre-12hour Exhibition Laps

Sebring SVRA Sprint Race : March 16, 2012—The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association Sprint race at Sebring International Raceway during the 60th Anniversary Sebring 12-hour Race weekend.
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Sebring SVRA Sprint Race

Sebring SVRA Enduro : March 15, 2012—The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association Enduro at Sebring International Raceway during the 60th Anniversary Sebring 12-hour Race weekend.
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Sebring SVRA Enduro

The MItty 2010 : The 2010 Walter Mitty Races at Road Atlanta - April 30, May 1,2.

Porsches in Bowling Green :

Porsches in Bowling Green

Sebring SVRA Goes Downtown : March 15, 2012—Sportscar Vintage Racing Association entrants visited downtown Sebring during the 60th Anniversary Sebring 12-hour race weekend.
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Sebring SVRA Goes Downtown

People of Sebring :

People of Sebring

2013 Porsche Boxster Reveal : Nashville Porsche took the wraps off of the 2013 Boxtser on Saturday, June 23.

2013 Porsche Boxster Reveal

Minis at LP Field, Nashville : The corporate-sponsored program, "MINI Takes the States", came to LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, July 7. Participants got to sample the full line of Minis on a short autocross course.

Minis at LP Field, Nashville

Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV Gmünd Cup Race : October 15, 2011- Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca — Early Porsche race cars run the Corkscrew during their feature race at Rennsport Reunion IV.
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Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV Gmünd Cup Race

Willhoit Auto Restorations : March 4, 2011 - John Willhoit opened the ten-ton titanium doors of his lovely shop in Long Beach, CA to the public on the Friday prior to the LA Lit Meet.

Willhoit Auto Restorations

LA Porsche & Vintage VW Literature Meet : March 5, 2011 - In its 25th year in Los Angeles the Porsche & Vintage VW Literature, Toy/Model & Memorabilia Swap Meet brought Porsche parts vendors, collectors, and craftspeople together at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton.

LA Porsche & Vintage VW Literature Meet

Euro Collectibles Open House, So-Cal All Porsche Show : Saturday, March 5, 2011 European Collectibles in Costa Mesa, CA displayed their wares on Saturday afternoon after the LA Lit Meet.
Sunday, March 6, 2011 The faithful gathered at the So-Cal All Porsche Swap and Car Display at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, CA.

Euro Collectibles Open House, So-Cal All Porsche Show

Racing 1 : The 2008 Sebring 12-Hour Race - Sebring, Florida

Tennessee Tubs 2011 Barbecue : The 10th Annual Tennessee Tubs Barbecue was held at Brush Pines Farms near Nashville, TN on May 16, 2011

Tennessee Tubs 2011 Barbecue

British Car Show Nashville 2011 : October 8, 2011 - Centennial Park - Nashville, TN

British Car Show Nashville 2011

Keeneland Concours d'Elegance & Hangar Bash 2011 : The featured marque at the 2011 Keeneland Concours was Alfa Romeo.

Keeneland Concours d'Elegance & Hangar Bash 2011

Two Porsches : 1964 356C - 1966 912

Euro Auto Fest 2010 : The 2010 Euro Auto Fest took place at the BMW Zentrum in Greer, South Carolina on Saturday, October 16, 2010. Volkswagon was the featured marque.

Euro Auto Fest 2010

Keeneland Concours d'Elegance 2010 : The Keeneland Concours d'Elegance. July 17, 2010. Lexington, Kentucky.

Keeneland Concours d'Elegance 2010

British Car Show : The Nashville British Car Club held their 2010 show on October 9 at Centennial Park.

British Car Show

Good Guys Hot Rods 2011 : May 22, 2011 - Good Guys Rod & Custom Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee.

Good Guys Hot Rods 2011

Minis at the Superspeedway : The Phil Wicks Driving Academy hosted the Minnie Pearl Challenge at the Nashville Superspeeway on September 11, 2010.
This was a benefit for the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation.

Minis at the Superspeedway

Minnie Pearl Practice 2011 : Practice during the Minnie Pearl Challenge event at the Nashville Superspeedway - September 9,10 2011.

Minnie Pearl Practice 2011

Minnie Challenge Qualifying Race 2011 : The Minnie Pearl Challenge Qualifying Race at the Nashville Superspeedway - September 9,10 2011.

Minnie Challenge Qualifying Race 2011

Minnie Challenge Race & Trophy Presentation 2011 : The Minnie Pearl Challenge Race and trophy presentation at the Nashville Superspeedway - September 10,10 2011.

Minnie Challenge Race & Trophy Presentation 2011

Medford Motorcycle Show : A mid-August Custom Motorcycle show in Medford, Oregon.

Medford Motorcycle Show

Tennessee Tubs BBQ 2010 : The Tennessee Tubs Ninth Annual BBQ, Kingston Springs, TN

Tennessee Tubs BBQ 2010

Vintage Porsches 1 : Porsche 356s at the Speedster 50th Anniversary in Carmel, California; Tennessee Tubs Barbecue 2009; Bonneville speed record-setting 1951 356 Porsche Coupe; others.

Vintage Porsches 1

Vintage Porsches 2 : The 2009 Porsche 356 Registry East Coast Holiday in West Baden, Indiana.

Vintage Porsches 2

Vintage Racing 1 : The Porsche Rennsport Reunion III - Daytona, Florida

Vintage Racing 1

PCA Races - Road Atlanta : PCA races. Road Atlanta - Braselton, Georgia. March 26,27, 2009.

PCA Races - Road Atlanta

Keeneland Hangar Bash :

Keeneland Hangar Bash

Keeneland Tour d'Elegance :

Keeneland Tour d'Elegance

Sports & Classic Cars :

Sports & Classic Cars

Cars & Coffee : An eclectic Saturday morning gathering in Nashville, Tennessee.

Hot Rod & Custom : Goodguys Nationals, Nashville, TN

Hot Rod & Custom

Racetrack Portraits : From the Daytona Speedway, Sebring Raceway, and elsewhere.

Racetrack Portraits

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