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Help VINWiki find this Murcielago LP-670 SV and win $100,000!
When he’s not busy being the connoisseur of terrible examples of incredible cars, Ed Bolian is also an invaluable source of Lamborghini Murcielago knowledge. Not only has he owned eight of Italy’s flying bats, but he has built a nearly comprehensive list of the VINs of all 4,099 examples ever built. Over the past few…
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Ed Bolian on filming Car Trek at Monterey Car Week
With the ninth season of Car Trek fully underway and part of it being filmed at Monterey Car Week 2022, I stole a few minutes of Ed Bolian’s time to ask him how he and the gang felt about being at what he calls “the center of the automotive universe.” For the uninitiated, Monterey Car…
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CarTrek Season 9 brings us 3 exotics cheaper than a C8 Z06 Corvette
I said it once and I’ll say it every time; there is never a bad time for a new CarTrek to come out. Well, that time is now, and the arrival of CarTrek Season 9 takes us through the gang’s California adventures around Monterey Car Week and the surrounding events! With the goal of this…
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Yacht Club 916: Sacramento’s Newest Hard Hitters?
It’s not uncommon to see new cars & coffee-style events pop up on a regular basis. What is uncommon though, is seeing one with aspirations as high as those set by the founders of Yacht Club 916. “Eventually it’s going to become a paid club that has private events and rallies alongside public ones. Sort…
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How broken are Ed’s 13 cars? Hint: Very
There’s a time in the lifespan of a growing automotive collection when there are more cars in some stage of disrepair than fully working ones. That potential grows exponentially when all of your cars are of foreign provenance with a reputation for unreliabilty. For Ed Bolian and his 13 cars (and growing!), that day seems…
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A well-traveled Land Cruiser that once climbed mountains and (possibly) accompanied Tupac
For the past 70 years, the Toyota Land Cruiser has reigned supreme in both the reliable off-road and SUV markets. With over 10 million units sold worldwide, the numerous generations of the Land Cruiser have spawned models loved and recognized the world over like the boxy FJ40 and the later spacious FJ55. This isn’t a…
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Monterey Car Week 2022: 2nd year but forever addicted
Coverage for the California Automobile Museum How do I even start an article like this? How do I put four days, packed to the brim, with some of the most outstanding automotive exhibitions on the West Coast in one post? With this being my second year at Monterey Car Week, I had some idea of…
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This LS1-Swapped 240SX will tear up any track – Best of Sacramento
Here’s another good reason to LS swap the world. This is further proof that a car can be fun with any engine and isn’t any less “like itself” just because it has an LS engine or whatever else the naysayers say. This is Aaron Weinberger’s 1989 Nissan 240SX and it is a certified fun drift…
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This Mint Citroen SM is the Maserati you want – Best of Sacramento
There’s nothing quite like this thing. While some of today’s cars look rather bland and similar to each other, the Citroen SM was anything but that. From the license plate above the taillights to its dual corner-dump exhausts and full glass front fascia, this car turns heads from any angle. Buckle down folks, this one’s…
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The local outlaw Porsche – Best of Sacramento
Walk around this car. Take in all the different modifications, both cosmetic and mechanical. Try to find something that looks out of place and if you do, then look again. This is what tasteful modding should look like. Everything on the car has a reason to be there; nothing is superfluous and nothing is misplaced.…
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