Category: Letter from the Editor

A few weeks back, I had the opportunity of working with Chris Hanoch of Hanoch Photography, a professional photographer whose hobby is painting by light.  I’d heard of this particular […]

In high school, I developed a fairly serious interest in James Dean.  Not sure why, I think it was the youthful death and the racing and, of course, the Hollywood […]

For the longest time, I’ve wanted to open a car storage warehouse.  Something fun.  More than just a place where people can keep their special-interest cars, a place of camaraderie.  […]

Leaving Monterey has always been bittersweet.  First, I love the area and never really want to leave.  But second – it always feels like an ending.  It’s like the end […]

Many of us are guilty of just wingin’ it.  But for a venture to be truly successful, I think most will agree, a plan is in order.  This is true […]

I meet a lot of people who want to start a car show.  They have great ideas, grand ideas, lots of caviar dreams, as Robin Leach would say, but it’s […]

Steve Contarino has been a car enthusiast for as long as he can remember. Like all of us, he revels in attending swap meets, scouring curio shops, and checking out auctions […]

We’ve showcased quite a nice little number of events and companies in recent weeks selling and consigning various needful things for the automobilia collector – it’s been fun, and I […]

It’s always exciting to see new ventures getting underway, and that’s exactly what Steve Contarino is up to with his new Automobilia Vintage.  Like most of us, Steve is a […]