British International Motorshow

United Pictures has been over in Ali G-land, walking the aisles on the auto show circuit, where all nice things come in small packages, it seems.

A bunch of manufacturers, including Alfa Romeo, Seat, Smart, Suzuki, Nissan & Lotus, debuted new cars at the British International Motorshow , with most being on the small side and many boasting hybrid or electric power.

And, of course, no auto show would be complete with all those lovely Girls wearing limited amounts of clothing. All to bring attention to the cars, of course...

What's In The Barn?

If we hadn't seen the photos we probably wouldn't have believed this story. But we're so glad it's true!

A recently retired New Yorker and his wife decided to use their retirement money wisely and invest in some property. A house with a few acres in Portugal took their fancy and they went to have a look.

The property had been vacant for 15 years following the death of the owner and his wife. With no heirs to lay claim to the property, it was now being sold off by the State in order to pay off back taxes.

The house itself was appealing but a very large barn on the property was both ugly and welded shut. Gaining access to the barn was not including free as part of viewing the property and so a lot of people had passed on this steal of a deal.

The New York couple bought it for half of its worth and moved in. Pretty soon, the curiosity to know what lay behind the welded-shut steel doors overwhelmed them and, buying a generator and a couple of grinders, they cut through the welds...and entered Aladdin's cave!

The barn was full of vintage high performance cars! Cars included Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan DHC, Porsche 356, Austin Healey Sprite MkII, Volvo PV 544,Giulietta Sprint, Giulia Sprint Speciale (SS), Nash Metropolitan, Alfa Giulietta, Lotus Europa, Lancia Flaminia Coupé, Peugeot 504 cabriolet & 404 cabriolet. Plus BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes and Austin A30.

The total value of this amazing collection? Over 35 million...and we're not even sure if that's in Dollars or Euros! Either way, all of the cars became property of the New York couple upon purchase of the house and grounds and you gotta know they're having a kick ass retirement now!

Bullrun Episode #4

The Bullrunners continue their journey South, peeling out of Vineyard 49 on Long Island and headed for Atlantic City.

Unsurprisingly, Claus in the TechArt Cayenne arrives in 1st place, having caught the early ferry. Behind him, Bullrunners jostle for position, attempting to beat traffic, stay ahead of the law and head in the right direction. Yeah, the whole 'Head South' thing can get confusing.

Meanwhile, Team Texas' Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins have been tearing across the country and, at around 5am East Coast time, they make a triumphant phone call to Jay Riecke to call in their $50,000 bet. Their transcontinental time? A ridiculously-fast 31:59.

Morning in Atlantic City means bleary eyes and sore heads all round (boy, those blue rinse old ladies in A.C. sure know how to party...) as everyone heads for a checkpoint at Bullrun National Park. Alas, Team Lotus and Team CEC both fall prey to the cops and Team Riecke 2 just can't seem to find the right road.

A quick pit stop and the cavalcade heads for Staunton, VA. This small town ain't seen nothing like this before and all the locals pack the streets to welcome Bullrun to town. They're rewarded by Mardi Gras beads, thongs & t-shirts thrown from the top of a Hummer and a night of partying they're likely to remember for years to come.

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Bullrun Episode #4

Bullrun Rally 2007 Episode 1 of 10

This is the first of 10 episodes covering the Bullrun Rally 2007 that we'll be releasing over the next 5 weeks. This video is full of hot exotics like Lamborghini's, Vipers, Lotus', crazy dudes and hot girls.

Until now these videos were only shown on TV overseas or on DVD. Check back on Monday for Episode 2, exclusively on StreetFire!

Brought to you by Bullrun.

VIDEO: Lotus Challenge Series - Spring Mountain

Brought to you by: tunervlog

Today we have another great video clip to offer. This one is from Lotus Challenge Series . The series, with this year being its inaugural year, is a timed trial competition for Lotus cars. The goal of the guys behind the series is to have other timed trials throughout the US this year with winners of those trials competing in a championship in 2009.

The clip is fast paced and not too long, about 2:25. Initially there is a video scan of a parking lot full of Lotus cars: Elise and Elige. Nice!! Then you'll view timed races with car number and run time displayed. The white Lotus ends up going backwards but hey that's racing!

It's fun to watch the Lotus hug earth on turns, and if you can take your eyes off the cars, the mountain makes a scenic background for the trials.

View the Lotus Challenge Series - Spring Mountain video.

Lotus Exige Cop Car

Brought to you by ChopperHer007.

The 'fight or flight' impulse is taken out of the equation when encountering this 'cop car'. But it's not because most travelers have little chance of outrunning the Exige, but that the allure of the Exige draws citizens to traffic cops for a friendly exchange. Police in Sussex Australia also find the Exotic is a great ice breaker when explaining the rules of the road to teen drivers.

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JVC's Bullrun Tested Photo Shoot

As a proud participant of the 2007 Bullrun Rally I know how much stress the cars endure. This year Team Lotus drove through 2 countries, 13 states, and over 2500 miles with the help of JVC's KD-NX5000.

Watch this behind the scenes video of the team's "Bullrun Tested" photo shoot.


Watch the JVC Bullrun Tested Video.

Little Saturday Night Euro Shuffle

For those of you sitting at home on a Saturday night......like me.... here is a groovy little number from Colorado. Check out their website to learn more about them.

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Blast from the past, the 1961 French Grand Prix of Rheims

How far we have come! After seeing the Malaysia Grand Prix last weekend this video really takes you back to a simpler time when teams would drive their Grand Prix cars into town, crews would drink and smoke around the pit lane, and fans would sit ten feet off the track. What really makes this a great video for me, was getting to meet Dan Gurney in LA recently. He is still just as passionate about the sport as when he was a driver. Great video, really enjoyed this one!

[The 1961 Rheims Grand Prix]