LA Auto Show 2011

What a perfect time to relocate out to LA.  First, a vintage BMW show, and now, the LA Auto Show.  Saturday night we hopped on the Metro and took a nice walk down to the Convention Center and saw a bunch of fun looking places that we need to go back to for a date night.  There's a lot going on in that part of town.

Once we got in, the fun began.  We hit every hall (I hope) checking out all the production cars and the sweet looking concepts.  The one car I was hoping to see, the BMW i8 Concept, was there and I loved it.  The concept that caught my eye was the Subaru BRZ, and all I can say is...beautiful.  The car I want right now at this moment as a daily, the Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series...money!  It was a good show, better than the SF show I went to last year.  All the shiny paint and fresh smelling interiors satisfied the hunger.

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SoCal Vintage BMW 2011

Thanks for staying tuned and staying fresh. Here are the pictures as promised. Make sure to check out the gallery out, but here's a few for your viewing pleasure.

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A day with an Elefant...

Thank you to Harlan, Ray, and Jenny from Elefant Supply Co. for letting me hang out with them at the SoCal Vintage BMW meet.  They have a lot of buzz in the BMW community and it showed with the people coming by the booth.  This is my first video by the way, if you can't already tell.  I'm hoping to be able to make more and do it right.

Great weather and nice cars, what more could you ask for.  Enjoy the video. 



SoCal Vintage BMW 2011 from DigiFresh on Vimeo.


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The BIG Stoneridge Meet 2011

I checked out "The BIG Stoneridge Meet" last week, and YES, it was BIG.  The biggest car meet I've ever been to.  I don't know if there was ever an official count, but it was a sea of cars that packed the huge parking lot.  We rolled in at about 730pm and there were already 100+ cars!  Anyone who rolled in after 8 were stuck driving around hoping for a spot.  Here's the few cars I took shots of (check the gallery too).  The sun came down quick and it was a wrap.

Much props to Lawrence Maerina and Darrell Sian for spreading the good word and making this happen!

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the White Elefant in the Room...

Indeed...a hard one to pass up and ignore...

Met up with Harlan and Ray from Elefant Supply Co. at this years Bay Area 02 Swap & Show.  After talking to Harlan a week prior, checking out what they had in the works, he mentioned they were heading up here in a 2002 for a show.  After checking out Ray's 2002 on their blog, I made it a mission to head out to Brisbane to catch up with Harlan, meet his brother, and add this beauty to my photo collection (I wish in my garage).   

Much props to them for making the long trek from Los Angeles to the Bay in this S14 powered beast.  True Bimmer fanatics!

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Here's the scoop:
1973 BMW 2002
Chamonix White

2.3 S14
CUSTOM 2.5" EXHAUST
E21 5 Speed Transmission
3.90 LSD
Big Brake Kit
Full Ground Control Front Coilovers
Adjustable Camber Plate
IE 22/22 Hollow Adjustable Sway Bars
Elefant Front Strut Bar
Elefant Rear Strut Bar

Italian Turn Signals
Porsche Recaros
Momo Prototipo Steering Wheel
Alpina Shift Knob

BBS RM 15x7, 15x8

Footage from Elefant Supply co.

2011 Bay Area 02 Swap & Show in Brisbane CA May 21 from Elefant Supply on Vimeo.

One Two-Toned Classic...

I had the opportunity to meet Daniel at this years Bay Area 02 Swap and Show. I was actually there to shoot a different 2002, then found out that Daniel wanted in too. This car definitely caught my eye when I was browsing the other great looking cars, so I couldn't pass it up. The two-toned paint did it for me. A classic win! A good two-for-one...

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Here's the scoop:
1968 BMW 2002 - Original color is Granada and is now painted Granada over Bristol
- IE Swaybars
- IE Coilovers, Rabbit inserts with Aluminum Brembo calipers
- IE Stage II Rear Springs with Bilstein Sports
- Stahl headers
- IE Stainless Steel exhaust
- Weber 40 dual carbs with custom old school Airbox, and Alpina style velocity stacks
- Vintage Bucket seats
- 40 Petri Steering Wheel
- Close ratio Transmission
- Rear Big Brake Kit E21
- Weicher's front stress bar
- Ahrend Tunning rear stress bar
- Crane Ignition
- Borrani Wheels ET6 13x6.5 with Summitomo 205/13/60 tires
- Silicon Garage 3 Row core Radiator
- Tii booster
- Freshly rebuilt engine

Bay Area 02 Swap & Show 11

Checked out this years "Bay Area 02 Swap & Show" in Brisbane a friend told me about. I sure do miss these kinds of meets/shows. It's all about the cars and true enthusiasts. Great looking cars everywhere...

Also, check back in a few days for a shoot I did with two cars.

Makes me want to hop on Craigslist and look for one!

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Just a few:

Just in!

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A Sweet Tooth for Candy White...

Finally, after trying to coordinate a shoot for the past few months, everything fell into place today. Darrell's Candy White GTI has always been on the top of my list. After the bag install and a fresh new interior, well...it went to the "top" top of the list. A head turner for sure. I've watched people make double and triple takes, followed by a LONG STARE and a dropped jaw.

We set out to good ol' Mare Island and went to a spot that I've used once before, but have always wanted to re-shoot using strobist.

Big thanks to Darrell for bringing his car out and rockin' the DigiFresh label!

And another big thanks to Dianne for always being my "human" light stand!

Car Info:
2008 VW GTI 2.0T - "Candy White"

Exterior
Fully shaved front bumper
Open fog grills
Pulled rear fenders
Badgeless Honeycomb grill (gloss black)
Filled hood notch
OEM Euro LED taillights
Ziza city lights

Interior
Stock seats/door cards wrapped in Maroon Leather
OEM Euro headlight switch
OEM Dash cubby

Engine
GIAC Reflash
VF Engineering intake
ECS dogbone insert

Suspension
AirLift Slam XL front struts
AirLift rear bags
Accuair E-Level Management
(2) 400c compressors
5 gallon tank

Wheels
18x8.5, 18x9.5 Mercedes Alpahrds - fully polished
215/3/18, 215/40/18 Falken Tires


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Coming soon...

Just put in my order for stickers with Tim @ www.astickymess.com.

Make sure to check out his site and order some stickers or get some custom made!  He's really helpful in the process of getting what you want. 

I ordered some two-color and one-color stickers in the "Fresh" blue.

Stay tuned!

Here's the two-color sample of what he sent me last week...


UPDATE (2/26/11): Pictures of the finished product emailed to me. Should be in next week!


Ran out of "Fresh" blue, so I went with silver.

Stance:Nation Feature w/ Danny's Bagged Rabbit

I had the pleasure of shooting Danny's bagged Rabbit exclusively for Stance:Nation.

Last week Danny hit me up looking for a photographer to shoot his car for a possible feature.  Looking for more opportunities to bust out the camera and get more exposure, I hopped on it quick.  I've always loved Danny's ride and bugged him about doing photo work for a while, but his car was always in the works. His "in the works" paid of nicely. I met up with Danny, and his girlfriend Carlee, and had a mission to find a spot.




We drove through the hills in the Berkeley/El Cerrito area, but ended up landing near the water in the Berkeley marina.  The timing was just right to capture the sun coming down, a shot I've always wanted to try out with strobes.  Once the sun disappeared, it left and a nice colorful sky in the backdrop.  What more could I ask for...

Thanks again to Danny and Carlee!

A special thanks to Elvis at Stance:Nation for getting my work featured on his site. 


The Scoop:
2007 VW Rabbit 2.5L - 5dr Hatchback

Body
Fully shaved GTI front bumper w/ molded Votex lip
Fully shaved R32 rear bumper
Votex sideskirts
Shaved hatch
GTI headlights
Boser Hood
OEM Euro taillights

Air Suspension
Mason-Tech fronts
Airlift rears w/ Bilstein shocks
Easystreet Digital Management
(2) 480c compressors
5 gallon tank

Interior
Merlot headliner
6-inch Kenwood double din
10-inch Rockford Fosgate Sub

Engine
Magnaflow exhaust dumped down
Carbonio Intake

Wheels
3-piece O.Z. Mae
18x9.5 et18 - Yokohama 205/40/18
18x10.5 et25 - Yokohama 215/24/18

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I love mail...

...when I get cool stickers like these instead of BILLS!  

Thanks to Cristian at Canibeat.com for getting these out to me QUICK!

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Berkeley Marina Meet 2011

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Stay "FIT" with OTL...

Poke and Slam, what more can I ask for.  This impromptu shoot with Daniel G., Founder of OnTheLow.net, was well worth the drive out to the East Bay.  I've only seen pictures of his ride online, or through text messages, and was already imagining what it looked like in person.  One word, "PROPER".



Here's the scoop:
2009 Honda Fit Sport
Full Mugen Kit

Suspension:
UA Aero Sports - Front
SS RE5 - Rears
Viair 480
2x EAI Valves
3 Gallon tank
1/4 lines all around with PTC fittings on everything

Wheels:
ESM 002 - 16x9 +10
Falken 205/40/16


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Just wanted to add:
Big thanks to Cristian at Canibeat.com for featuring my photos on his site!!!  And to Daniel for letting me shoot his ride...couldn't have done it without your ride and your support!!!

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