Happened last week but I wanted to make sure I posted something on this. If it wasn’t for Richard Hamann, there’d be no “tUNINGwERKS”, no WheelPower, hell – the golden years of the BMW aftermarket (1999-2003) would not have existed. I can honestly say this since Hamann is what brought people like Me, Jay, Jon and a lot of my closest BMW friends together. I don’t know if I would’ve met these guys if it wasn’t for Hamann – and a lot of good times would have been missed. *Ask Jay his opinion about this and you’ll get a great Chinese accent along with how reamed we used to get initially until we saw the true WD pricesheet LOL. But hey, that’s all in the past. Hamann stuff was the sh*t back in the day – and we made damn well sure everyone knew that. We had the East Coast locked down with DTM and the West Coast with tUNINGwERKS. Great times, fun memories and cool products.
For those not in the know, these are the “Certificates of Authenticity” that WheelPower used to give out with each Hamann product so you knew that you were getting the real deal…yes, I owned this much Hamann stuff at one time LOL.
RIP Richard Hamann – 1957-2011
JDMEGO.
Regardless if you’re a Euro or Import guy – you gotta know JDMEGO. Jay’s been killin it for a minute now (they even sell his stuff in Japan!) so if you haven’t peeped him yet you’re missing out. Check him out here – crazy OG original stuff. I still have to get my hands on one of his infamous boner Jams lanyards LOL.
Paid in Full.
Caught this on Ben’s blog so I ordered mine up. Always on the hustle so this will come in handy – not to mention that it’s cheaper than paypal (2.75%) – seems like withdrawal is faster on Paypal though, Square says up to 30 days. If you own a small business or hate dealing with foolios that never have cash (especially when the bill comes! LOL everyone has one of these in their group right?)…Oh you don’t have cash? It’s cool, I take credit cards LOL.
Cars & Coffee 3.12.11 – McLaren MP4-12C Day.
Was no secret that the new McLaren MP4-12C was going to pay C&C a visit today…probably the biggest turnout of the year people wise and as usual, some great cars as well.
**Warning** Some of the crops are going to be weird on these pics since there were SOOOO many people around the car (there was even some dude who climbed a tree LOL) – so I’m not real happy with em’ but wanted to bring my 2 readers some coverage LOL.
Beauty shot…similar to the 458 IMO, with a Aventador mixed in.
Rear 3/4 looks good – subtle. Exhaust exits are exciting.
What most cars will see if they try and race this guy…again, high exhaust exits look fun, but would suck to be behind.
They even brought out the chassis which is cool. CF Tub. Tony Tran is somewhere drooling over this pic. Kid doesn’t seem as excited.
Hi.
TIGHT Cabin. No pun intended. 458 has more room. Checkout that touch-screen. It’s been touched…a lot.
The turbo vents are a “different” touch…read that as I don’t like them LOL.
Doors open up and out…I still cringe when I see Hondas and Escalades that have these.
It’s smiling at me!
Black and Yellow , Black and Yellow (for you Hip Hop fans)
Silent killer. Probably the quickest car at the show 0-60.
L4P in the house. 599 GTO and SuperLeg.
Worlds most expensive cup holder…I hope the owner did this and not some dumbass.
The homie Jeffrey brought out his new toy – Black S7. Murder.
Favorite pic of the day…name the car and email me, I’ll send you a Ferrari 458 (hotwheel).
Might as well end it with Mr. Sibal…the legend, the man.
NOTE: This is the only muscle car that ever makes my blog LOL.
Cars & Coffee 3.5.11
GT2RS shows up…and couldn’t get any good pics since everyone was around it LOL.
Very rare car…lots of drama about how many of the original GT2 parts are used and how many changes have “actually” been made, but badass nonetheless.
Shadows suck. But the only angle I could get on the car…
White is right, especially on this car since the majority of the ones I’ve seen are Red or Silver.
It also happened to be Detomaso Pantera day…I wanted to break out my mullet and leather jacket. This one looked great though, dropped.
Normally a color reserved for more “flashy” cars – looks good on the Cali though, brings out the curves well.
sweet matte grey SLR. This seems to be a great buy right now in the low 200’s.
Ignore that drivers leg sticking out LOL.
Really good looking Nero Daytona 458…love this metallic black.
Even better – the owner is involved in Gumball apparently…they don’t sell these on ebay LOL. Good to see someone that really “drives” their exotic.
Diamond in the rough, this one is for the old schoolers that know wassup…checkout the beauties on this 8.
Porsche Marketing…
I get all the cool Cayenne and Panamera stuff….the pieces of track, streetsigns etc…My buddy sends me this via text today. DAMN. I need to step up my game…or raid his mailbox. hahaha.
918!!
Racing Lab!!
Coolest part…I need to find one on eBay LOL.
Superbowl Sunday
So…I get invited by a friend to checkout his new “mancave” for Superbowl (I started calling it the man-building LOL)…I usually do Superbowl Sunday with at my brother-in-law’s and it’s a family thing so I figure I’ll just roll thru real quick, check it out and say wassup…
I should’ve known…my friend never does anything half-way LOL.
Ping Pong? Just don’t let go of that paddle!
Yes, those are real Radical Race cars…and that’s a 4 Xbox setup w/full steering wheel and seats!
Lounge Area…at this point I was thinking I wouldn’t make it to my bro-in-laws LOL.
Other corner of the “cave” – yep, those are boats and a trailer for the racecars.
Another shot of the 4 seater setup.
My seat…perfect view…what Superbowl?
So I never made it back, that’s how much I love hanging with my family LOL. I’ve got the secret monthly password to get back in though LOL! Stay tuned for more updates.
Cars & Coffee 2.5.11 – Happy Lunar New Year.
GTO & SLS – all black everything. Does it get any better?
Clean Black C2S on Work Meisters…
Definitely Hella Flush improved…re-barreled LM’s I presume.
Gotta give some love to my high school sweetheart…legit right hand drive CRX
True JDM – if you don’t know, now you know.
Bright White 458, optional gunmetal wheels and “performance” unpainted side skirt (dislike)
Cars & Coffee 1.29.11
Good group of cars out this weekend. Seemed like the marquee was Mercedes although I didn’t see any signs…
The new “B” Class – compact for Mercedes
Faster than an Enzo around the ring…but most people thought it was a Black Series…psh.
Black Series THIS.
and THIS.
SLR Roadster in Granite. Great color.
Rolls Ghost…the baby Phantom is cool but doesn’t quite do it for me.
The MBZ Museum brought out this Patent Motorwagen – rockin 42’s. LOL.
New SLK
Sweet Matte White 612 on Modulare’s.
Seal Grey Carrera GT. We miss you Ben.
Comes in handy when you can’t find parking…
RJ’s “Biggie” Vorsteiner 7 series.
Found in the parking structure…mean.
C&C 1.15.11
A surprisingly large turnout – rolled in with my buddies F430 and we had to park somewhere else! LOL. Lots of peop
Fresh 599 on some Novitecs.
Grigio Medio 599 – ala the famous MTK Scuderia.
Black GTR on 21″ COR AKA ADV.1 AKA 360 Forged AKA LOL.
Yellow Gallardo SL with Super Trofeo Style Front.
Vince/iForged SL55 Misha Black Series – looking good, concerned about tire fitment though.
New 5er with the iForged crew.
Pair of ///M5’s with hip license plates LOL.
Best for last…997 GT3RS with the original 996 GT3 RS ROW color combo. Love it.
