Classic Car Adventures

On your marks. Get set. GO! The entry period for the 2012 Spring Thaw Classic Car Adventure is officially now open!

Previously, I posted about my four challenges with a major restoration. Today, I offer you three tips which should help you make it through your restoration job.

Typically, as I think about the Spring Thaw, I’m considering minor things to my Beetle such as adjusting the carbs, changing the brakes or building a new engine. Yes, that’s right, the minor things. This year, however, I find myself in much the same disaster as many of you, with a total and complete restoration [...]

The weather for today’s Thanksgiving Run was better suited for snorkels and flippers, but a bit of rain didn’t keep the diehard classic car owners at bay!

It’s that time of year again! Winter is closing in and for some that means the days of driving their classic car are numbered. But don’t pull the cover over your baby too soon, because the 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Day Sea to Sky Run is back!  Once again, this is a quick, local, and fun [...]

At the end of each Spring Thaw, we select a lucky individual, team or group for the “Spirit of the Thaw” award. The award is for someone who best demonstrates who we are, and what we’re about. In 2011 the award was awarded to an individual who hadn’t even entered the event! Upon hearing about [...]

…and with that, the latest edition of the Spring Thaw Classic Car Adventure is in the books! Despite the months of planning, the days of prep and lack of sleep throughout…the hardest part of the event is sitting down to write this post. How do you compress three incredible days into a few mere paragraphs? [...]