Rich People's Garages

Ever dream of opening your garage door one day and there's the car of your dreams inside? That's pretty much what mattzooooom has put together for us. Except it's cars, plural. We're not sure what all these lucky people did in order to stock their 3- and 4-door garages (and barns and warehouses) with such fine examples of sheetmetal, but we wanna know!

In the meantime, see what Rich People's Garages look like. Hint: they've generally got at least 1 Italian exotic, 1 German luxury sedan and a pristine American muscle car inside.

To better understand why someone would shell out $200k+ on one of these things (as if they need a justification), see what Tiff Needell had to say about the F430 Scuderia

Monterey Weekend 2008 - Part 1

The Monterey Peninsula, California becomes every automobile enthusiast's place to be for one week every August. The selection of cars on display range from the sublime to the ridiculous. We just arrived at Pebble Beach this afternoon and were passed by a 599 at the gate, had a Veyron drive past us on 17-mile drive and then had to sit behind a Carrera GT outside The Lodge. Yeah, it's proving tough but we'll get through it...

If you've got a spare few dollars languishing in your bank account, you're gonna wish you were at the Blackhawk Exposition. Got a cool million? How about a 1973 Porsche 911 RSR ? Or a 1914 Mercedes 50hp Tourer (with 38" wheels!) for a mere $750,000? And, for your inner James Bond, how about a 1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT ?

Personally, we know a beaut when we see one and words cannot describe the drool-inspiring gorgeousness of the 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Berlinetta . Price? Upon request. Keeping it company, a 1966 275 Ferrari GTC Berlinetta "Clienti Competizione". Again, if you have to ask, you can't afford it, but we'd be surprised if either of these cars went for less than $5m.

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!

Video: Mercedes E55 vs Porsche 997 Turbo

By ksingh
Uploaded by SpeedTorque.

Well being a fellow Mercedes E Class owner it was a good feeling to watch this E55 hang with the 997 Turbo. The 996... I mean 997 Turbo comes from the factory with 480HP and does a 0-60 in 3.7 seconds while the Merc comes equipped with 469HP and a 0-60 in about 4.3 seconds. There is something to be said about a sedan with a curb weight of around 4200 lbs that can run alongside a 997 Turbo. So when you're out looking for your next family car, consider the E55.

View the E55 vs 997 Turbo video.

New Mercedes Benz C-63 AMG

Video courtesy of UnitedPictures.

Check out the all new 2008 Mercedes Benz C-63 AMG.
[Watch Mercedes Benz C-63 AMG]

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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Mercedes CL65 AMG in motion

United Pictures has some great footage of the new Mercedes CL65 AMG in motion....a car long overdue. The old CL65 had an excessive engine but the rest of the car was just a bit too long overdue for an update. This new beastie is just slick inside and out.

[Watch CL65 Video]
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WheelsPerformance.com shows us some shweet wheels

When we went to the SEMA show in Las Vegas last year the Forgiato display dominated the hall with their clear wheels. But beyond the bling there were some genuinely gorgeous large diameter wheels on display, wheels that looked amazing on high line automobiles. Anyhow, thanks to WheelsPerformance.com for putting together this nice compilation video to showcase some gorgeous cars!

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