Porsche Club of America - Upper Canada Region

This year I was fortunate enough to get a media pass to the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction. It was a pretty sweet deal - access to everything ( except the block, ie., the stage), free admission ($25/day), free food, preferred parking and an invitation for two to the Gala Ball. I decided to make it a road trip, but that will be a story for another day.

When I drove into Phoenix, it was cloudy and drizzling. The first thing I wanted to see was the cars. Were they as nice as what you see on TV? I have to say that under the tents, with the cloudy skies, they just looked nice, but not spectacular, like what you would see at any Toronto cruise night. I looked at the cars closely. The details on cars that I knew something of were not as perfect as I expected - paint flaws, overspray on underhood decals, wrong year parts, etc. This is becoming largely an American Muscle Car event. There were few Porsches, and even fewer Ferraris and other exotics. If you want a Camaro, Corvette, Chevelle or Cuda, this is the place for you. Rows of them. Luckily, I swing both ways (foreign and domestic). Some pretty nice rides.

I found it strange ...