autoscene news at hardtuned.com

El Platillo Volador, Stevenson Restoration's 2013 La Carrera Panamericana Giulia SS racer has now crossed the border and headed to the start of the 2013 Carrera! Most trailer, but El Platillo Volador flies.


Reversed Logic

Phil Garner's backwards 1959 Chevy: 30 years before the Backwards Truck at the 24 Hours of LeMons, artist Phil Garner created this eye-opening drivable pop-art piece



Special Driving Section

Bay Bridge Photos: Everyone is taking them!



Italians in Alameda

Alameda Italian Car and Motorcycle show: October 2013


SCG & CJG Garage Archive


Hardtuned's Alfa SS Found On The Street
Hardtuned's tribute to Murilee Martin's epic photo series of cars captured on the streets of Alameda CA - "The Island That Rust Forgot"

This is random stuff we've seen and snapped all over the place -it's a work in progress.


1969 Lambretta Series 3 Li 150



Hardtuned's Alfa SS Events seen through the hardtuned windshield
California melee campaigns, Alpine 500, California Mille, 24 Hours of Lemons, Motoring J Style, Double 500, Iron Bottom, and more. Hardtuned coverage or participation.

hulks hardtuned Features
Photo essays, commentary and Hardtuned's made-up stuff like Lo'ed, Lamo Doors, The misadventures of Perku Nathiswaya and his overseas shipping scams, Top Notch, Hulks in Paradise, Nick Bob Falfa's Suspension Tuning, Hairodynamics and more...


Ecurie Ecrappe Crest Ecurie Ecrappe
Branding for the hell of it. Here's the full scoop on a 24 Hours of Lemons endurance racing team.

magazines Articles
Magazine articles as they've appeared in print - by hardtuned's J.A.G. Out now, the cover of Excellence magazine - Porsche GT2, Pratt &Miller's Corvette C6RS, and more...

cortina & TI hardtuned's extended garage
Formerly, the "Cars of Autoscene" - an online photo album of cars from the autoscene era that evolved into the photo archive of cars owned and run by various cast members of hardtuned. (This page is currently undergoing some maintenance)

art hardtuned Art
Costumes and welding. It started with a flower pot and a watering can. We're not artists, just stupid enough to build all of these things ourselves, including metal Christmas trees and trophies for the 24 Hours of Lemons.

jagpromotions JAG Promotions
Commentary by J.A.G. the racing archive, the "sold" list

crap hardtuned Merchandise
Giuseppi Conrado Shirts, Gulf Galaxie Mugs and more useless crap.


hardtuned links

cortina & TI Giuliettas.com

Matt establishes himself as the online tour guide to Alfa Romeo Sprints and Sprint Speciales.

Check out www.Giuliettas.com - The place for Alfa Romeo Giulietta and SS info


Phil's loveable online persona - the Enver Hoxha of image consultants

We've sold a number of cars through our friends at BAT!


Shoebox styled Alfa Romeos

The Berlina Registry: Andrew Watry's encyclopedia of Berlinas and Giulia Supers