Eccentric M

I'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year and have a pleasant 2013!

Surprisingly 2012 was an awesome year for me; I did not think that I was able to surpass 2011 but somehow I managed to outdo myself. I've seen a variety of cars, from new models to old favorites and even cars that I've been wanting to see for a while and also had a chance to attend various automotive events as well.

In my opinion there were several highlights that stood out for me. One was the spotting of a Bugatti Veyron in a supermarket parking lot (Spinneys) and the surprise spot of not one, but two Aston Martin One-77 Q-Series and the Mansory Aventador at The Dubai Mall! I also saw a Ferrari 599 GTB 60F1 and a stunning SA Aperta in Yorkville, which is located in Downtown Toronto. I have yet to spot both of these cars in Dubai.

Another important highlight was the Gumball 3000 stopover in Toronto, Canada. This was my first Gumball 3000 event that I have attended, and is even the first video I have recorded with my then new Canon EOS 7D. It was also my first video that I have uploaded on YouTube that was in HD; previously I had to rely on my camera phone and my old Sony Cybershot to make infrequent uploads in VGA resolution. I made some small mistakes in editing, as my laptop couldn't handle my 7D files at the time.

Unfortunately I was inactive on the blogging front as I had to balance my personal life and car spotting, and I didn't have the time to make blog posts for each and every car spot. Hopefully I would be able to do so in the following year. I also managed to make a Facebook page which managed to get 2000 likes in the span of 1 year which was way beyond my expectations, as I was doubtful that I would hit the 1000 like mark.

Here's to an exciting 2013!

PS: I have made a video compilation containing the images of the car spots in Dubai in the last year.

I managed to visit the Downtown Dubai Classic Car Show on Friday December 2nd and saw some awesome cars such as a F40 and a 959!

Here are some of the cars that were at the show. I only took 20 pictures compared to last year where I took around 250.

I got a chance to visit Italian Car Day on Saturday August 26 at the Boyd Conservation Park at Woodbridge, Ontario. I liked the turnover of the cars at the event, all the major Italian car makes were well represented at the event. There was even an ultra rare Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet California Series II, although there was no F40 :( (well you can't have everything). Even the parking areas had some serious heat with a 360 Challenge Stradale, Dodge Viper ACR, Porsche 930 Turbo, 997 911 GT3 RS, to name but a few.

Overall, the event was an enjoyable one for me as I've got a chance to have some insight into the Italian car scene in Ontario. A huge thanks to the organizers of the event (Gary et al.) for making all of this happen!

Here are some of the pictures that I took at the event. Click the images for higher resolution versions of the images.