Wellen Park ~ Cars and Caffeine

 Cars & Caffeine Wellen Park 

Are you excited? Wellen Park will be hosting an “it’s “First Saturday of the MonthCar Show” tomorrow, Mar 1st, 2025. 

I am looking forward to an early morning visit. And the best thing is, Foxtail Coffee a co-sponsor,  is offering: 

All attendees will receive 50% off of drip, iced, and cold brew coffee from 7-10 a.m. at Foxtail Coffee. 

Does it get better than that? It sure does! There will be great cars (photo opportunities), great restaurants, and great shops. 

See you all there!

If you are not able to make it, look for my follow up blog with photos and some details at All About Detail Classic Car News.

Be sure to get to some of the other events coming up. Check them out on this blog Car Show Details.

CAR SHOW DETAILS

 Car Shows Events Southwest Florida  

        

*Shine of the Week 

I am looking forward to blogging about these soon

Coming up:

IslandWalk Annual Car Show

Saturday March 8th 10am - 2pm

20th Anniversary of “A Vette Together”!!

Sunday, March 16, 2025 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Cars & Coffee Venice at Ideal Classic Cars

Saturday, March 22, 202 7:30 AM  10:00 AM

11th Annual Naples Motorfest ~Cars in Paradise 

Saturday, March 22nd 10-3pm

35th Annual Venice AACA Classic Car Show 

Sun, 30 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 am (EDT

Kimal Lumber’s 21st Annual Classic Car Show 

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 09:00 am to 01:00

Weekly/ Monthly:

Ideal Classic Cars, 2224 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice, 2nd Saturday of the Month, 9-1 PM

Classic Car Museum, 5500 Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, 3rd Saturday of the Month, 9-1 PM

Wink’s Old Time Grill Cars & Coffee, 451 South Indiana Ave., Englewood

Every Wednesday morning

Cars and Caffiene Wellen Park 19745 Wellen Park Blvd., Venice Fl

First Saturday of the month 730am hot 1030 am

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Please let me know if you have an event or an article, concerning Classic Cars you would like posted. 

 

* The “Shine of the Show” is based on two factors: 

1. Shine: how well it is detailed. 

2. How photogenic is the car.

Ceramic vs Wax what’s your opinion? 

Note: This blog is designed to sell car detail products and equipment as an affiliate marketing business.

Latest From : All About Detail

1967 Corvette Stingray 427 390hp
Top Flight Award
$109,000

1964 Chevelle Malibu SS L74
Very Rare
$59,900

1948 Sunbeam S7 Deluxe
Just $18,700

1950 GMC Panel Truck
Only $14,900

1949 Cadilliac 62 Series
Gorgeous!
$24,750

1971 Bremmen Maxi Taxi
1 of 500
$4,999

2003 Ferrari 360
Convertible
$97,995

2012 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
WOW!
$2,200,000

1930 Ford Model A Roaster
All Steel
$39,900

1963 Impala SS 409
All original survivor
$59,900

1937 Auburn Cord
812 Westchester Coupe
$54,995

1951 Ford Business Coupe
Modified
$49,500

1929 Ford Model A
Sports Coupe
$34,100

I hope you have enjoyed these cars. To see more details and photos of these cars please click here. If you have any questions regarding any of these cars or would like to review them please call me at 941-492-2094.


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If you have a beautiful car that needs to find a new home please call me.
Thank you
Larry FitzGibbon

Let's get you listed here!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow-Birds

Well the secret is out. Forbes Magazine has told the rest of the world that Venice Florida is one of the best place in the world to live. That is no secret to us who live here but now the rest of the world knows. 

Do you know what that means? You are probably thinking, more snowbirds, more traffic, crowded restaurants, grocery stores aisles packed, full beaches, and prices trending up. But that is not what I think of. I think of cars, lots and lots of cars. Red ones, yellow ones, shiny ones, old ones, fast ones, exotic ones and classic ones. Yeah, that is what I'm talking about!

So I say, let it snow-birds all it wants as long as they bring their cars with them and they buy cars while they are here. 

It is hard sometimes to take a photo in this area without an Exotic or Classic car in it. Even the Forbes article used a photo of downtown Venice with an Antique car featured. 

Here's that Forbes photo:

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Be sure to read my other articles as I chase Classic Cars in Southwest Florida such as " Vintage Car Investments"  for our latest article.

If you have enjoyed yourself while you were here, I am sure you will like my Facebook Page   All About Detail

Great Things, Great Cars

I love Southwest Florida. It has things I really love. Great weather, great shopping, great beaches, great boating, and best of all great cars. As a listing agent, great cars are great. 

Here are my two latest listings:

1951 Custom Ford Business Coupe. Truly a work of love. A meticulous twenty year project, not a bolt or screw left untouched. To get the full impact of this car it's a need to see to believe. PPG Lacquer Paint "Winter Mint Green" ~ Frenched Headlights & Taillights ~ Shaved Door Handles ~ Hood & Deck Lid ~ No Exposed Wires ~ Air Compressor Lines Ran Through Inner Fender ~ New Radiator and Hoses ~ interior is White Roller & Tuck ~ Engine is 1979 302 bored 30 over ~ Headers ~ Carter Carb. 600 CFM ~ Cam ~ Transmission is C-4 ~ Rear End is 8" 300 Gear ~ Hanline Gauges ~ Pioneer Radio mounted in the trunk with Remote control ~ Vintage Air-Heat ~ Rack & Pinion ~ 2 1/2 Dropped Spendles ( Fat Man) ~ Ididit ~ Lokar Shifter ~ Moser Axels ~ This car is so beautiful, it is a true stunner!

Only $55,500 

And Then 

1936 Dodge DeSoto Airsteam~ Convertible ~ acrylic paint like new ~gorgeous cowhide leather interior ~ wood grain dashboard ~ new convertible top and boot ~ wide white wall new tires fronts 16x650 and rears 16x750~ working original Desoto radio ~ all mirrors, trim, windows, carpet, rubber running boards and rubber gasket are in next to new condition ~ all gauges except heater gauge are in working order~ 6cyl 242 DB ~ 3speed on the floor ~ 6volt system.... This car is like new and because of meticulous care of this owner is probably in better condition than when it came off the assembly line in Canada. There are only 12 known examples of these cars and this is the only Windsor ( Canadian ) known. This is Art Deco at its best. It might miss the # 1 mark but it is very very close. It belongs in a museum and when you buy it you are certain to draw a crowd anywhere you park it.

Only $65,000

If you find these great, like I find them great, you should come to my Facebook Page where you can learn more about these and others like them. 

https://www.facebook.com/AllAboutDetail.ClassicCarBrokers. Make sure to hit the "like button while you are there. 

What is the driving force behind a good car sale?

I have recently joined the team at WeBe Autos www.webeautos.com as a Media Sales Listing Agent working out of my home in beautiful Southwest Florida. I will be covering the Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples area. The reason I joined this team can be summed up as follows:

At WeBe Autos we recognize that there are several things that separate the right price from bargain basement prices.

1. A great and unique car. For example a Honda CRV is a great vehicle but it is certainly not unique. On the other hand a Yugo is unique but it is not a great vehicle. These cars are not great unique cars, they are mediocre.

2. Advertisement, Advertisement, Advertisement! You can have a great unique car with great photos, and a dynamite write up but if no one see or reads it, then your car has not been separated from the mediocre.  At WeBe autos we pride ourselves on our marketing skills and we recognize the need to put your beautiful car in front of as many would-be-buyers as possible.

3. Photos. To highlight the cars beauty, show it in a way that says, " I am something special". That requires a proper and professional photo shoot and at times a professional video. WeBe Autos again specializes in these most important areas. We pride ourselves in giving your car the curb appeal it deserves.

4. Description write up. This can be the most damaging thing that can happen to a great/unique beautiful car when it is advertised on those D/I/Y sites. If this was a poker hand , these description and be a real tell. They let someone know a lot about the seller and they do not highlight the car in the manner it deserves. At WeBe Autos we pride ourselves in our description write ups painting a word picture that gives your car the curb appeal it deserves.

Please review my latest listing:
This a 1965 MUSTang GTK 950R ..........700 ponies

http://www.webeautos.com/detail-1965-ford-mustang-gtk_950r-used-11380025.html

Please call or email me with you listing needs.

Larry FitzGibbon

WeBe Autos Medial Sales Listing Agent

Larry@webeautos.com

858-848-WeBe (9323)

Chasing Classic Cars VI

You never know where a Classic Car lead might take you.

While scouring the area for Classic Cars, I stopped at Shrock Brothers Studebaker, Coalport PA. It doesn’t get much further out in the countryside than Coalport, PA yet, in the middle of the "PA Wilds" is a thriving classic car business.

Dave was the tour master that day. He was gracious with his time. Myself and wife were treated to the full tour of the shop. What fun!!! 

Shrock Brothers began business in the 1960’s as an auto body shop and then spread itself out. Today, it manufactures vintage Studebaker reproduction replacement parts and sells high end hand made collectible Studebaker Toys. All their toys are made of pewter, one of a kind, perfect detail and of course to scale.The Toys made a big impression on my wife and she had lots of questions about how they are crafted. HMMM, perhaps a gift for her in the future?

Dave and Tom have also custom built several of their own cars. In 1963 they built the “Super Turtle” and in 1980 they customized a Studebaker President Boat-tailed Speedster with a rumble seat. This car has been featured in several magazines over the years including the Studebaker Drivers Club magazine “Turning Wheels”  

In 1982 Dave and Tom restored a 1935 Studebaker Commander Roadster that found itself in the movie “Color Purple”.

So you can see the Shrock Brothers are all about Studebakers.  They manufacture reproduction parts for Studebaker, they hand craft Studebaker Toys and they customize and restore Studebaker Classic Cars.

They also collect Studebaker Cars. I don’t have it in my notes I recall that Dave told me they have a collection because their father starting buying Studebakers, and then he and Tom purchased Studebakers. None of the vehicles were ever sold. He made it clear that none were being sold today either except maybe the Jaguar.

That’s why I had wandered to Coalport that day. I came to see the cars and I was not disappointed.  After the tour of the shop, Dave took us to one of his garages. It was truly a Studebaker Museum.  All the cars and trucks were Studebakers except the Jaguar Replica that his son had built and used while in college. 

Here a few snapshots of what I found:

 

 

If you love classic cars like we love classic cars and you find youself wanting to get out into the country side, give Dave or Tom a call and stop by for a chat. You will not be disappointed. If you can’t do that right away,you can go to the Shrock Brothers website and take the virtual tour. 

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