Test Drives, Trends & Events

The 1980 Ferrari 308 GTSi is at my office and the owner wants me to drive it. Alrighty then.

“So I have a friend who owns a 1980 Ferrari, would you want him to bring it by the office?” asked my co-worker.

Yes. Yes I would.

I have ridden in a Ferrari once, but I have never been behind the wheel. However, a 1980 Ferrari 308 GTSi just showed up at the NADAguides.com office and the owner is handing me the keys More...

This classic example of the people's car has been painted "Congrats, It's A Boy!" blue.

Here in SoCal we come across high-end exotics all of the time (go back and take a look at the Ferrari F40 and the Morgan Aero 8), but sometimes it is the other end of the scale that catches my attention. Caught in the mid-day sun, perhaps trying to tan it's pale blue skin a darker shade, was this awesome example of the classic VW Type 3, also known as the 1600, or more affectionately, the Squareback. More...

Gumballers hitting the streets -- not shown is the trailer that carries their wallets. (Photo courtesy of W. Skinner)

Let's play pretend for a minute … Close your eyes and imagine that you are a celebrity/professional athlete/super wealthy person, etc., and you are a little bored at the moment. What would you do if you had access to exotic automobiles and $120,000 burning a hole in your pocket? No … you've already donated enough for tax purposes. (Wow you’re boring!) You would enter the 2008 Gumball Rally!

The Gumball got underway over the weekend with the city of San Francisco providing the starting point. Participating in the adventure are Ferraris, Porsches, Land Rovers, as well as one 60s-era VW bus powered by a Porsche engine. This year's Gumballers are heading on a course that will lead them all the way to Beijing and the 2008 Summer Olympics. [...

You don't come across an iconic super car, like the Ferrari F40, every day.

This is the first in an ongoing series of posts where we share random vehicles we find roaming the streets of Southern California. We are lucky to live in an area of the United States that has a very predominant car culture. Combine this love of cars with a beautiful climate, and you have a great chance at seeing some amazing vehicles.

I was out running an errand one day when I found myself waiting at a stop light behind a Ferrari F40. This is the type of car that one might never come across in person in their entire life, since only 1,315 cars were produced … and here I was waiting for the driver to hit the gas so I could get back to work. More...