Hey, where's your coverage from the 2012 V-103 Car and Bike Show?

Well, glad you asked. This year, I wasn't feeling it. I went, but I honestly wasn't thrilled like how I am with other car shows. (Note: With car shows, I'm like a little kid on Christmas day.) It was all wrong.

I guess they thought it was cool to leave it on the hitch.

First up, there's only two radio stations in Atlanta that plays Rap and R&B music, and V-103 chose to have their car show the same exact day as the competition's Birthday Bash Concert. Splitting that demographic wasn't smart because naturally people was going to go to Birthday Bash and partake in the events leading up to it- including the guys who had better cars that was featured in the show. Guys know how girls in Atlanta are, and most girls (not women) are attracted to shiny things, regardless if it's real or not. So of course, they would rather drive around and see how many girls they can pull.

Because of the first comment, there were more bikes than cars there. And the cars that were there, were mostly wheel and tire customizations. That's okay for a Bugatti, but for a Dodge Charger??? Bernie doesn't like wheel and tire shows, if that's the case, I would go to a car dealership.

Three, some of the cars there shouldn't have been there. Like this Dodge Magnum with the crappy matte black paint job. I have never painted cars. I've only painted my condo, and powder coated a wheel at SEMA, but I'm smart enough to know that paint jobs should be done even. I didn't photoshop anything in this photo, that's how uneven the car was painted. AND it looks like it took them five minutes to paint it.

Four: the reason why I liked this particular show in previous years is that the radio personalities put their cars in the show. The only personality from V-103 that put anything in the show was Greg Street. No Frank and Wanda and No Ryan Cameron. Major no no.

Five: Because they scheduled the show the same day as Birthday Bash, naturally the performers were going to go to Birthday Bash and perform for a larger crowd and get more money. Duh, I know I would have if I had any musical abilities. The car and bike show has pulled big names to perform- Rick Ross has been the headliner, so has TI. This year it was R Kelly, what song has he had since I moved to Atlanta? Step in the Name of Love was good, but it wasn't that good. What I'm saying is that they needed to go back to what worked in the past. Even Fat Joe pulled a bigger crowd and we're not on Trinity Ave in the Bronx.

SIX: WHY WASN'T  BABY'S, BIRDMAN'S, BRYAN WILLIAMS' BUGATTI and MAYBACH ROPED OFF FROM THE VERY START??? I know he can afford those cars, but don't allow kids with sticky hands and women with mile long nails to touch the cars. Auto Extremes had it correct from the beginning by roping off T-Pain's Bugatti. Duh, that's common sense. Halfway through the show, they decided to rope off both cars, but that should have been done before the doors opened to the public.

Seven: They did a last minute pull in, where if you wanted to be a part of the show, you could have arrived between 8am- 11am. But they didn't tell everyone that, so cars like this...

... couldn't be a part of it or they had to park outside, because they didn't tell anyone. And yes, they drove from Florida to be a part of the show.

Granted they still have a huge turnout. Girls bought out Rainbow, 5-7-9, Rave, Dots, Citi Trends and all the other $10 or less clothing stores in Atlanta to make sure they were seen.

Next year, I'm showing up when they're pulling the cars in, because I'm not going to be caught dead with the crowd that was there. And that's why I only showed off the photos on this page and not on my gallery because this show wasn't my best work. As a published photographer in print media that's sold worldwide, I'm big enough to admit that.

Always glad to run into Block and his donkasaurus... but I know there's a lot of guys who are ready to battle Block on the donk game.

Fully customized Mustang GT sold for $50,000 at Barrett Jackson

The next time I need a car, I’m just going to wait and head to Barrett Jackson. No exaggeration- at the Orange Country show… a fully customized 2012 Mustang GT with super low miles- with the customizations done at a very reputable shop sold for $50,600. 

Per Our Friends at Mustangcars.info

"This 2010 Ford Mustang GT convertible was created by Galpin Auto Sports and featured in Ford’s booth at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas, as well as in Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine August 2010 issue, Top 10 SEMA Rides for 2009, Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine Top 10 Mustangs of 2010 and Mustangsand Fast Fords 2010 calendar. Styling features include GAS hand-fabricated, all-metal wide body exterior that adds a total of 6″ to the width of the vehicle, as well as a PPG custom two tone gloss black and pearl Grabber Blue paint with silver accents. This is a true American thrill machine. The GAS team added a Ford Racing 550hp supercharger, Ford Racing handling pack, Hurst shifter, JPC 1-piece aluminum driveshaft and a McLeod aluminum flywheel and dual disc clutch. The faster you go, the quicker you are going to need to stop, so GAS installed Wilwood brakes and 20″ Forgiato aluminum Mono Leggera Pinzette wheels with high performance Pirelli tires. Interior details include custom leather seats, Ford Racing custom backlit door sill plates and a JL audio sound system with 900 watts. This amazing car is equally exhilarating whether you are on the road with the top down or in the city for a night on the town. Added factory options include navigation, exhaust system and Grant steering wheel. 6,080 original miles."

In a nutshell, Galpin Auto Sports spared no expense when it came to the customization with this Mustang.

The person who won the auction with this vehicle saved a lot of money. The Kelly Blue Book set the value of this car at $28,900 (as of June 2012). Then if you add the customizations, and by the looks of it, it was at least $40,000 worth of work alone (I said $40,000 because GAS basically stripped the car and started all over again). So that marks the total to roughly $68,900 Mustang that was won, but the winner only spent $50,000.

And that's why I'm going to Barrett-Jackson the next time I purchase a vehicle... maybe. 

Remember I do want a Pink Ford Mustang Boss 302 Edition. What are the odds of them having that? 

Butler Tire Shows off a Fisker Karma

The car that's becoming more and more popular each day, has pulled into Butler Tire. No strangers to customizing all differnet types of vehicles, the new high-end Fisker Karma received the special treatment that Butler Tire is known for. They outfitted this FK with Asanti's AF164 Wheels in 24 inches.











Those AF164s really complimented this car....

Complex Magazine Counts down 25 Celebrities and their Porsche Panameras

Sylvester Stallone and his Panamera

Complex Magazine always comes up with great Top 25, Top 50, and Top 100 lists. This time around, they came up with "25 Celebrities and their Porsche Panameras". Everyone knows that the Porsche Panamera is the "it car" for those who have the upwards of $100,000 for it.  And everyone else knows that number 22 on this list should be number 1!!!!

So click here to check out the list for youself.

Vossen Wheels shows off a Fully Customized Maserati Quatroporte

The guys at Vossen Wheels released photos of a completely customized Maserati Quatroporte. The customizations were done by CDC Performance. CDC outfitted this Maserati with Vossen's VVSCV1 Wheels- 20x9s in the front, 20x10.5s in the rear, along with a completely customized interior. Check. This. Out...

Scott Disick SELLS Chrome Audi R8

A long long time ago (I'm being completely sarcastic), Scott Disick purchased an Audi R8 and had it chromed out. After having it for roughly 6 weeks, he's selling it on ebay.



According to Scott's friends at Calabasas Luxury Motorcars, this 2008 (so he buys his vehicles gently used) Audi R8 is for sale. Perks include: only 6,200 miles, it has a chrome wrap to it with the original color being black, black interior, 20 inch Forgiato Freddo - M Wheels, carbon style wrapped roof, rear decklid, mirror and blades, and more.



And Calabasas Luxury Motorcars beat me to the punch by saying "No dreamers, serious buyers only." Naturally they said it nicer than I could ever say it. If you have enough to purchase it (and own it longer than Scott), contact Roy at 866-980-8263

Let's be real, Calabasas Luxury Motorcars has the best commercial out. The commercial I'm referring to is called Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

MC Customs and Savini Wheels Show off a Porsche Panamera

Miami's own, MC Customs, went postal and installed a Mansory Kit onto a Porsche Panamera and added Savini SV8s wheels.







Mansory or not, body kits are horrendus.

713 Motoring Shows off a Fisker Karma

The Pride of Houston, 713 Motoring, released a video of a Fisker Karms that was given the special treatment that 713 is known for. Check this out...



I was about to refer to this as the first customized Fisker Karma, but then I remembered the fiasco that Justin Bieber drives.

Concept One Wheels Shows off their CSL-5.5 Wheel

The folks at Concept One Wheels released shots of their CSL-5.5 Wheel as well as how the wheel looks on a BMW. The new CSL-5.5 has a matte black center coupled with Gloss Black Step Lip and it's available in 19x9 and 19x10.5 with the bolt patterns of 5x120, 5x112, and 5x114.3.

Vossen Wheels Shows off my boo, a Ford Mustang

The guys at Vossen Wheels released shots of a beautiful Ford Mustang wearing their VVS-CV1 Wheels. These wheels are matte black machined, 20x9 in the front and 20x10.5 in the rear.













Isn't he beautiful?

MC Customs Shows off a Range Rover Sport

Miami's own, MC Customs released photos of a newly designed Range Rover Sport. If you noticed, the 2012 Range Rovers have been slightly modified in the rear. So check this out...



















I love how clean the trunk is. They still added aftermarket subs, however, instead of putting them in a box that takes up a lot of trunk space, they outfitted it to where it comes out of the side panels.