Car Events are "Springing" Up!

May/June 2019 edition
Issue #5 AutoMobilia Resource Magazine
Amy Markle

Spring has sprung and car events are popping up all over! If you are a Porschephile, the LA Toy & Literature show should be on your “must attend list” LALitAndToyShow.com. Held annually on the first weekend in March, this meet brings out the largest and best variety of Porsche automobilia, books, brochures and specialty parts that are available in the US. Early on Saturday morning, thousands of eager shoppers gather to peruse over 300 tables of Porsche treasures filling two ballrooms at the LAX Hilton hotel. 

Ryan Snodgrass author of Carrera 2.7 & Turbo 3.0 at the LA Toy & Lit Show - March 2, 2019.

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This collection of vintage toys, including many Schuco models, was offered by Irving and Evelyn Mitsunaga of California.

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Left: Claus von Schmeling came from Germany with original Porsche manuals. 

Below: Frank Barrett of Toad Hall Motorbooks, brought an extensive selection of out of print and rare books as well as original Porsche factory posters again this year.

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Sunday brings the annual Southern California All-Porsche Swap & Car Display at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, CA

Author Craig Richter stopped by my booth and signed his long out of print book: How to Make an Old Porsche Fly.    ​​ 

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Many local Porsche shops have open houses throughout the week including automotive fine artist, Nicolas Huziker, seen here signing posters. NicolasHunziker.com

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Susie Paquette, owner of Volksbaggin, creates key fobs, coin purses, wallets, dog collars and her famous “Seat Bag Tote”, all from vintage inspired VW fabrics. VolksBaggin.com

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From West coast to East coast in a matter of days, The Amelia Island Concours was next on my schedule. 3 days of cars, seminars, auctions and automobilia shopping! 

New books at Amelia were Gulf 917 by Jay Gillotti (Dalton Watson Publishing) and Twice Around the Clock - The Yanks at Le Mans by Tim Considine. 

Check out this box of NOS Marchal bulbs available at The Amelia Island Concours. I love the iconic black cat graphic!

Above: Gary Booker (GB Spares) & Jerry LaBont (The Liverpool MotorWorks) are your go-to guys for genuine British accessories at Amelia Island Concours & other events thruout the year.  

Above: Our trip South 
often includes a stay in Savannah, GA. Wandering down the streets & window shopping, I spotted these great Jaguar bonnets hanging on the wall at 24E Design Co., on E. Broughton St. It turns out the hood is part of the “Jaguar Bonnet Artwork Collection” by the automotive designer & artist, Cesar Pieri. designpieri.wordpress.com

Above: The Sebring 12 Hours race is an exciting event to be sure but people watching is an additional perk. John Hartman, a race fan for more than 50 years has an impressive collection of original race tickets and buttons, dating to the 1960s, which he wears proudly on his hat. John is a walking bit of motor racing history!

Left" At the Lakeland VW Classic, I met John Bickel, JohnBickelSigns.com, creator of impressively large signs made of wood but finished to look like metal. He’s been making them for 20 years and his specialty is giant license plates customized with the client’s car year/state/vanity plate number.  Luckily, they are light enough to easily be hung on a wall. 

Look for me and my mobile book store (GoMotorbooks) this summer at:  
The Paddock Classic Car Restorations Grand Opening Car Show, New Britain, CT, May 18
Trans-Am at Lime Rock Park, May 24-27 • Greenwich Concours, June 1-2 • German Car Day at Larz Anderson Auto Museum, June 16
Microcar Classic (July 14) and British Car Day (June 23) at Larz Anderson Auto Museum • IMSA at Lime Rock Park, July 19-20

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