automotive: August 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

Papa John's pizza founder finally located and bought back his '71 Camaro

Papa John's pizza founder John Schnatter publisized a search for his 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/papa-johns-camaro-25000-cash.html

Schnatter sold the car in 1983 for $2,800 to help keep his family's then-struggling tavern afloat and to start his Louisville-based pizza empire. For their help in finding the car, the car's current owner, 165 miles away in Flatwooods, Ky., received $250,000, and the buyer Schnatter sold it to 26 years ago got $25,000.

The car will be displayed at the company headquarters in Louisville, replacing a replica Schnatter commissioned while he searched for his original car. http://www.papasroadtrip.com/

In honor of Schnatter's reunion with his beloved ride, Papa John's will offer a free pizza to all Camaro owners Wednesday. Pizza lovers must drive their Camaros to a Papa John's location for verification.

Via: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-talk-small-talk-26aug26,0,139147.story and http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/08/25/papa_johns_founder_finds_his_beloved_1971_camaro/

BMW superbike to be in San Diego Sept 3-5th 2009

They are going to make the best superbike in it's class, 193 HP @13,000 rpm.

There are 2 in the US right now according to Dave and one will be at the San Diego BMW Motorcycle on Sept 3-5th http://www.sdbmwmc.com/catalog/ for a review read:

http://www.cycleworld.com/article.asp?section_id=41&article_id=676