automotive design: Agustus 2010

Rabu, 25 Agustus 2010

Making My Way through Californ-I-A!

Sometimes the journey is all the fun.

On the 15th, I spent 15 hours of travel time getting from Detroit to Monterey. I landed in Monterey and was greeted by my dad and his 9-ton home on wheels. That night we stayed at a Super8 motel in Salinas because we booked too late (only 3 months in advance) and cost in that area for the weekend were so High! But we were in good company. The parking lost was full of Porsches, a Maseratis and many other racing vehicles. We were in the midst of a weekend full of not only the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, but also the Monterey Historic Automobile Race and the county fair (this is a different county than you might be used to!). Sunday we enjoyed the Concours and then began a 4-day drive south down the costal highway to Torrance. We couldn't make it 5 miles at a time without being passed by a Corvette, Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari...

Along the way, dad and I camped at Big Sur, Pismo Beach and Lake Casitas. It was a little cool for us along the coast, so we went inland and up until we reached the mid-90's at 5000 foot altitude. Here, the weather was perfect.

Kamis, 19 Agustus 2010

Edelbrock Performance

There are definite perks to having the same interests as my dad. Last Wednesday, we visited with Vic Edelbrock Jr., a long time friend of my dad's from the automotive industry. Magneti Marelli (my dad's company) provides parts, primarily carburetors, for Edelbrock Performance Products. Vic was kind enough to give us a tour of his facilities and many of his toys. Dad even got to drive us to lunch in one of Vic's toys: a vintage Chevelle with a 670 horsepower Edelbrock engine. He floored it, and needless to say, left a good bit of rubber on the LA streets.