Frankfurt Auto Show 2011

The 64th International Motor Show 2011 in Frankfurt Germany. 

September 15^th  - 25^th, 2011

The 64th International Motor Show (IAA), also known at the Frankfurt Auto Show, was officially opened Thursday by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.        The slogan of the IAA  for  2011 is   “Future comes as standard.”

“As the world’s most important trade fair for mobility, the IAA offers a unique program including 183 world premieres,” said the IAA’s Matthias Wissmann at the opening press conference in Frankfurt am Main on Monday “The automotive manufacturers alone are presenting 89 world premieres. Over half of them, 45 in fact, are from German group brands. And the suppliers have 94 world premieres here.”

In total, 1,012 exhibitors from 32 countries are at the show.

The amount of exhibition space comes to 235,000 square meters and is a new record.”

History
The start of the IAA took place more than 110 years ago. In 1897, only 8 motor vehicles were exhibited to the public at the Bristol Hotel in Berlin. Due to its high visitor and exhibitor turnout, the IAA was developed into a yearly alternating exhibition of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in 1991.


The Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA Cars) is the world's most comprehensive show of the automotive industry for everybody who develops, manufactures or uses passenger cars. 

My Friend Andy was there and sent us great shots

 

 

A proven way to increase your money smartly and quickly

A proven way to increase your money smartly and quickly.  China has a population of 1.2 billion people or more. They also have a growing middle class that is greater than the entire population of the United States of 375 million plus.

 

Additionally; China recently lifted a law that prohibited people from owning Gold or Silver; as a matter of fact, the Chinese government is now the largest purchaser of Gold and Silver in the world, as well as encouraging its citizens to buy and own as much Gold and Silver as possible.

 

The Chinese started minting Gold and Silver coins in very small amounts in the range of 500 to 3,000 pieces per years, whereas the U.S. minted a minimum of 1 million plus Gold and Silver coins.

 

Most minted Chinese Gold and Silver coins are almost sold out immediately and in a period of 6 months some coins that were bought for $ 1, 500 were later sold in auctions anywhere from $ 15,000 to $ 500,000 or more.  This market will get even hotter and the possibility of profitting from it will be unlimited.

 

Below is a site that gives very simple and to the point information as to what is happening with  this market and how anyone might be able to get involved, at the right time at the right place to make some serious money.

All the best,

America Latina

 

www.pandacollector.com

Brazilian Booze extraordinary !

Cachaças da Paraíba

So far , so good in Brazil where I had the chance to taste some of the best Cachaças I ever had......you know , south of my beloved Guadalajara , the only beverage I dare to drink besides my Tequila ....anyways this stuff is amazingly delicious and people down here love it with almost everything ....here I tried to show my favorites and share with you .... Saúde !

One Click for TWITTER !

Twitter has launched a new “Follow” button for websites enabling users of the micro blogging service to follow accounts directly from the sites they are visiting. The company says that the one-click button makes it easy for the users to quickly discover the Twitter accounts of their favorite celebrities, athletes and other personalities. On Tuesday when the new feature was announced, more than 50 websites have added the new Follow button.

Until now, for users to follow someone on Twitter they had to click on a twitter link on their website to go to their profile and click on Follow. The new Follow button enables users to subscribe to updates from a website’s account with just one click eliminating the need to click through Twitter to follow the account.

“Using the Follow button is as simple as a single click. You can also see the profile and latest Tweets of the account you want to follow by clicking the username next to the button,” Twitter’s Brian Ellin wrote in a blog post

on Tuesday.

He also explained the benefits that the new Follow button can bring to publishers and brands. “Adding the Follow button to your website and using Twitter to stay connected with your audience is a powerful combination. People who follow your account are much more likely to retweet and engage with your Tweets, and to repeatedly visit your website,” Ellin writes.

Sites such as Fox News, CNN, IMDb, Sports Illustrated and The Wall Street Journal have added the follow buttons to their pages as well as the celebrities like Britney Spears, Justin Bieber and many others. Twitter says that adding the Follow Button to your website is quick and easy. If you want to add the Follow Button to your website, you can configure it at this link.

Brazilian Vintage Cars

I have been traveling though Brazil and loving it !
It is amazing how beautiful is to visit the Northeast with all amazing beaches, sun, seafood and vintage cars.
Despite staying by the ocean , I have been able to see very well preserved automobiles owned by private collectors almost every week. I always carry my camera and snap shots of them and share with you

Gorgeous vignette by GLOBO TV for Carnaval 2011

....meanwhile on the Brazilian TV screens samba is going on strong !

The Derelict

Wabi-sabi (??)-The Japanese concept of beauty that acknowledges three simple realities:                       Nothing lasts, nothing is finished and nothing is perfect.  



ICON is an automotive concept that knows no bounds in the hands of the dynamic Jonathan Ward.Venerable Hot Rod magazine has chosen Jonathan Ward's wabi-sabi creation, the Derelict,as the cover story for their April issue.   
Hot Rod calls the Derelict "...One of the bestand most unique daily drivers we've ever experienced."Click here to read Hot Rod's article on the Derelict.  
 Click here to watch the Derelict on Jay Leno's Garage. 
 
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