I Drive a Miata

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Automobile and Motorcycle Photo Documentarian. Or at least that's how I'd describe my hobby that I share with you all here. YouTube: Veloce Midwest (A channel about auto history)

A heavily customized motorcycle at the 2026 Auto Lab Car Show in Delafield. Can you name all the parts?
A rare Amphicar at the 2026 Okauchee Lions Park Car Show.
A classic Chevy C/K Series pickup truck at the 2026 Okauchee Legion Car Show
A roughed up looking Honda Goldwing ('80s?) sitting outside a Harley-Davidson dealer during an anniversary celebration. Perhaps in for repairs? Or someone's work beater.
A Miata with an absurd tailpipe at the 2024 AutoMotion Miata parade.
A Misano Blue Stelvio Veloce. Neat looking spoilers on the back, nice body graphic on the side. I'm curious to see Alfa's upcoming C-SUV. It seems to be based on the Stellantis Large Platform (derived from the Giorgio) and they're calling it a crossover, but their teasers look more like a wagon. This could be a case of the Kia EV6, which is essentially a crossover for marketing purposes, despite clearly being a sedan with a hatch.
A Mitsubishi Lancer at 2025 AutoMotion.
Perhaps the museum's most famous animal diorama is the T Rex one, erected during the 1980s. It's rife with old thought and scientific errors, but offered a detailed, if gory look into life at prehistoric Hell Creek. The dinosaurs on display are Tyranosaurus (of course), Triceratops, Dromeosaurus (a Raptor seemingly often overshadowed by its cousins Deinonychus and Velociraptor), and Struthiomimus. There's also a feathered dromeosaur, which was added much more recently (although it looks very out of place). The level of detail here is extraordinary. There's a balcony that's almost required to be used in order to get in every single detail. For example, the river that can be barely seen in the background is teaming with life. But you can only see it from certain angles. It's an incredible diorama, and hopefully whatever comes next will be just as incredible, if more in line with today's scientific thought.
A very rare first gen Kia Sportage three-door convertible. The knobby tires are cool but obviously more for show as there's virtually no clearance for the suspensions. But maybe a nice little beach crawler. Wish some type of cheap little 4x4 cabrio was still available in the US like this.
A Ford Focus ST at a car show at a local pizzeria.
My Fat Bob in front of a Harley sign
A 1969 Mustang Fastback at the Auto Lab Car Show in Delafield, 2026
The beautiful MC20 at the Auto Lab car show in Delafield, WI 2026. I've seen this particular car before. Not a fan of the updated MC20, called th MCPura. It's just not as nice imo. I didn't like the front fascia update.
Ducati V4 and Aprilia Tuareg Rally at the Auto Lab Car Show in Delafield, 2026.
A wonderfully clean, modified Miata at the Auto lab Car Show in Delafield, WI today on the 19th of July.
A race-modified Fiat/Bertone X1/9 getting a little push. Yes, those are Yugos in the background.
A Jaguar E Type at a 2025 Cars & Coffee (driving away)
A parked Ferrari 296 GTS at a cars & coffee in 2025
An imported Honda Beat at a bike meet in 2025
2005 Audi S4 Cabrio. A very long in the tooth work in progress. The second car I ever bought, the first I ever financed (lol), and the first that really broke down on me. Also my first V8.
I love Italian vehicles, and I love things related to Wisconsin. So though I have moved from the Guzzi, I have in turn kept it local. But in another couple years I'd like to get the now current V7 Sport, when I get a bigger garage.
A red Saab 9-2 Cabrio speeds down past my old apartment. The body text is, of course, a reference to Sideways. I don't wanna spell it out but you never know. And yes I also know the car in that film was the older generation.
A Montego Blue M Edition Miata. Owned by an older couple who, actually, were also Harley owners. But they felt like going in style to this veteran charity event thing. Depending on the lighting there's a rather green hue to the car, as evident here (my color work notwithstanding).
Yellow Audi S4
A Moose Jaw Pizza delivery car, which is a PT Cruiser with a big ass Moose on the roof.
Dodge Aspen Super Coupe at the 2025 Automotion Car Show
A custom painted Bel-Air at 2025 AutoMotion.
A Jeep Wrangler with the doors and most of the top off showing up to a wet weather car meet. Probably not the weather they were hoping for. I believe he said he had to pull over to put the top up.
A custom Ford coupe among other cars at a June car meet at a local restaurant.
What looks like some variety of Softail (maybe an early softail Fat Boy?) with custom Eagle paint at a charity bike meet in June.
A BMW 3-Series Touring/Wagon/Estate at a car meet in Merton, WI. Maybe he does light bulbs on the side?
Dodge Coronet 440 at a car show.
A BMW 2002 parked outside a car show in Oconomowoc WI.
Mitsu Lancer at a car meet in the Wis Dells circa 2023.
Classic Ford Bronco spotted outside charity event in June.
A custom softtail (or is this a sportster model?) Harley at a veterans charity biker event thing in Okauchee, WI.
Chevy Bel-Air convertible. Every third Tuesday of the month there's a meet/show at Kim's Pizza in Merton, WI. But this one got a bit wet and the turnout wasn't great, but there were a few who dared the weather.
Heavily modified Mustang II Cobra, this one sits on an '80s Bronco chassis and was built by two friends over the course of three years. It's immaculate and beautiful. Shot at the June car meet at Kim's Pizza in Merton, WI.
A bullet nosed Studebaker Commander at a Cars & Coffee in Delafield, WI. Also note the Audi Quattro and the AMC Javelin.
'80s-ish era Jaguar XJ6 at the June Delafield Cars & Coffee.
Low Rider ST at a Veteran's benefit thing. I'm guessing the guy was military. Cool custom paint, had some photos of it but I didn't like how they turned out.
Harley AMF three-wheeled club car
Subaru BRZ at a cool graffiti bridge/tunnel.
A Jaguar E-Type roadster (the best of the E-Types) at a Cars & Coffee in Delafield, WI in 2026
Tek/Tech Noir, the name of the club Sarah Connor went to hide in during The Terminator, and also a wicked good Gunship song. The yellow reminds me heavily of Cyberpunk 2077/Edgerunners. There's some Rebeccas hidden inside the car.
Corvair Monza SS Concept Replica. This was a line of kit cars dedicated to reproducing the '60s concept. Notable differences include a higher up set of headlights and the removal of the "hoop" spoiler normally set behind the seats.
Old Chevy coupe
What appears to be a third generation American Ford Ranger XLT, with modified suspension and fresh wheels and tires, and aftermarket headlights. A beaut.
Moto Guzzi V7 Rough. Canon Rebel T5; f/2.8 @ 1/800
Late-'30s or early-'40s Chevy sedan with a much later produced small block 350 under the hood, and what appears to be redone suspension and some spacers on the front. Interior was incredibly original (or period accurate). Not a resto job in the cabin.
A Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec JDM import at a local car meet. Last time I saw this car was at a huge car show back in I think 2022 or 2023.
Pair of Corvettes at a car show early last month. Both got custom plates. Both convertibles. What's interesting is that someone isn't just running regular plates on the classic, but they even got the front one mounted. Front plates on Vettes are just unfortunate.
Only after the test ride did I notice it actually had adjustable suspension and that it was dialed to the firmest setting. Ah well. The foot pegs really make it feel odd, cuz either it's a cruiser with the bars too far forward, or it's a sportbike with the pegs waaaay to far forward. But the power is addicting. This is very much the opposite of how I expected something with the name Harley to operate, even though I read all the good reviews. The Nightster has the same engine but necked down, but rising this first honestly I think the Nightster is off the table, not gonna look at one. I think it's also that this thing is positively tiny and has so much punch. It's just an engine with wheels and a seat.
Porsche 911 Targa. Check out that Pantera, too.
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A number of American classics at a car meet at a local pizza place in May 2026.
Lance Stroll at the 2022 Texas Grand Prix.
My Moto Guzzi V7 Rough at a car meet at a local pizza place last Tuesday.