Our Brazilian correspondent, my cousin and good friend, Sérgio Devens Florentino, visited a very traditional classic car gathering in Brazil, Opalapa. The Opalapa is dedicated to the most beloved car produced in the country, the Chevrolet Opala. The 2025 event, the 12th edition, occurred on November 22-23, drawing hundreds of these iconic Brazilian classic carsContinue reading “Sergio’s Pictures – Opalapa 2025”
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Sérgio’s Pictures – Part III – Lapa Classic Car Meeting.
My dear cousin Sérgio never misses a classic car gathering, and he often sends me pictures he takes there. This time, the meeting took place in a picturesque little town called Lapa, located 70 kilometers southwest of Curitiba, my hometown in Brazil. Lapa is one of the oldest cities in Brazil; in the downtown area,Continue reading “Sérgio’s Pictures – Part III – Lapa Classic Car Meeting.”
Sergio’s Pictures – Part II: São Bento do Sul, 2024
Once again, my dear cousin, Sergio D. Florentino, visited São Bento do Sul in Brazil for the 19th edition of the traditional classic car meeting on July 6 and 7, 2024. Sergio sent me hundreds of pictures of the meeting, and I decided to make a video with the best shots. The majority of theContinue reading “Sergio’s Pictures – Part II: São Bento do Sul, 2024”
Sergio’s Pictures – Part I : São Bento do Sul, 2019.
It has been almost ten years since my wife and I moved from Brazil to Canada; time really flies, even when you’re not having fun. Although I am far from the Brazilian classic car scene, my cousin, Sergio Devens Florentino, keeps me updated on every gathering he attends and regularly sends me pictures. After allContinue reading “Sergio’s Pictures – Part I : São Bento do Sul, 2019.”
Vintage Wheels and Wings
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, in Mount Hope, Ontario, is one of my favorite places in Canada. They have an impressive collection of vintage warbids, and one of the only two flyworthy WWII Avro Lancaster in the world. Every summer the museum hosts the Vintage Wheels and Wings, an amazing show where the visitors canContinue reading “Vintage Wheels and Wings”
The Classic Machines 