just another car blog
I caught this in the Chevrolet booth at the LA auto show a few weeks back. I saw a guy dressed as a superhero jumping in the air and I thought it was a really random and weird until I took a closer look. Chevy created a 3D modeler using a bunch of Canon Rebels. Showgoers could do all kinds of weird things and the images from the camera would be compiled into a 3D image. I thought it was a really cool and creative idea.
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In this final look inside Canepa Design, we look at some of the cars inside the shop area. Most cars here are customer cars, but there are also a few museum pieces too. Canepa Design is capable of handling simple tune ups to full-on restorations and all work is done entirely in-house. As Mike pointed out in his coverage, the only thing you won’t find here are CAD machines. All the work is done the old fashioned way: by hand. The technicians we talked to were very welcoming and were happy to show us and explain what they were working on.
In our experience at Canepa Design, it’s clear that one aspect stood out: quality. We observed meticulous attention to detail and obvious care in doing the job right. All the cars looked as if they just rolled off the line at the factory. I was very impressed with Canepa Design and I know that if I ever pick up a classic car, Canepa will be the first and only place to get my business. A big thank you for them too for allowing us to poke around and take photos.
Car Spotlight >> The IMSA Privateer 240Z
Thanks for looking! I will be going to the Mullin Automotive Museum soon, so stay tuned for that too!
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Today we take a look at the cars inside Canepa’s storage area. I don’t exactly know, but I think the space is used to store cars that are being worked on for Canepa’s museum and cars that will eventually find their way into the showroom. Let’s take a look shall we…
In the final part of my Canepa visit, we take a look at the shop floor. Stay tuned!
I used to be a big video game nerd before I got into cars. It started with computer gaming and as I got older, eventually turned into console gaming. Nowadays, I don’t have much time or interest in it. It’s also pretty expensive to be dropping $60 for every new game, so I try to buy used when I can. However, there are times when I hear about an upcoming game that gets me totally psyched about video games again. A couple of years ago, I picked up Resident Evil 4 for the Wii and I loved the game. When RE5 came out, I picked that up for the 360 and once again, I loved it. RE6 was just announced the other day and the trailer has reverted me back to Resident Evil fanboy mode again. LOL! Can’t wait for this!
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From the car showroom on the first floor, we move upstairs to the museum. There was a nice variety of different kinds of race cars from all over the world. Once again, I don’t know or remember anything about any of these cars and bikes, aside from the fact they were all really cool to look at in-person. If you want to know more, I strongly suggest you read Mike’s posts on Speedhunters (which I linked here) since he has a lot of interesting information and stories about these cars. Enjoy!
In my next post, we take a look at the storage room that holds museum cars undergoing restoration and the staging area for customer cars as well.
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When you first walk into Canepa, you walk right into the show room. It’s filled with a very eclectic collection of cars ranging from classic muscle cars like the Corvette and Mustang, classic European machines that included several Porsches, hot rods, a variety of motorcycles, and even specialty race cars. Everything you see has a price tag…a very expensive one too, no doubt. Canepa Design’s high attention to quality ensures that each car looks like it just rolled off the assembly line.
The Canepa staff was very welcoming. They invited us to roam around the entire place and take as many photos of anything we wanted, which was really nice of them. Now, I know/remember nothing about any of these cars besides what they are and I’m not going to bore you people with any of that nonsense, so just enjoy the pictures!
Car Spotlight >> Owens/Baker ’69 Dodge Charger Daytona
In my next post, we go upstairs to take a look at the history in the Capena Design museum.
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As a whole, the BenSopra kit isn’t the best looking thing out there, but there are elements of it that are pretty neat. Cool video though.
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