Had a great time last weekend in Helsinki, and as you might have guessed it, trip there was pretty much all about cars. Not entirely, but for the most parts; cars, cars, cars.
First it was time for the annual American Car Show / Tuning Car Show. After that some carspotting in the centre Helsinki, and in the evening loud V8 engines and smoky burnouts at the Vantaa Cruising (aka Vanda Cruising).
But like before, rather than me blabbering about these things too much, it's better to show you some photos / videos, enjoy!
American Car Show 2014:
VIDEO: AMERICAN CAR SHOW 2014 - Helsinki, Finland
Check out the latest SUPERCAR / MUSCLE CAR videos here:
Had a great chat with Mika Kosola from the Team Black Bull Power! We talked about last years Gumball 3000 rally which they drove with a 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang (check out the video below), and about their plans for this years Gumball. Thanks Mika, hope to see you soon!
VIDEO: Black Bull Power Shelby Mustang GT350, '67 GT500 and SVT Cobra in detail
Tuning Car Show 2014:
(video coming soon!)
Carspotting in Helsinki:
Porsche 993 Turbo
Ferrari 458 Italia
VIDEO: Ferrari 458 Italia - 360 Spider combo in Helsinki
Vantaa Cruising (Vanda Cruising):
VIDEO: INSANE BURNOUT and POWERSLIDE!! 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 6.6 402 cid
I wanted to talk a little about Helsinki, the capital of Finland, and its car scene.
You don't hear too often Helsinki mentioned in conversations involving the coolest and rarest cars. But the thing is, when you think about it, carwise Helsinki has pretty much everything. You just have to be in the right place at the right time. Bare with me, and let me explain.
Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG V12
Summertime is the keyword here. You see, on a regular sunny day (in June, July, August), seeing a Ferrari or a Lamborghini parked in front of the Hotel Kämp is not a rare thing, even the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse (!!) was spotted driving down the Esplanade in Helsinki last summer.
The car dealerships in Herttoniemi have pretty sweet collection of exotics on display and so on. All in all, the supercar-scene is in pretty nice shape, but only when it's summertime.
But when we start talking about those loud, American Muscle Cars with rumbling V8's, old and new, a whole new perspective is born!
Same thing applies here too though; the right place and the right time, but in a whole new level. And that place is the Helsinki Market Square, and the time is every first Friday of the month (excluding wintertime).
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
That is the place and the time that you will see every imaginable Muscle Car classic (Bullitt Mustang, Challengers, Chargers, Cobras, etc. etc.) or the latest V8-monsters (Shelby GT500, Challenger SRT-8 etc.), Hot Rods, even a few Supercars and European classics (70's/80s Ferraris, Porsches etc.) show up every now and then... And all this is called the 'Helsinki Cruising Night' (aka 'Stadin Cruising'), an event, or actually a car meet that's been going on decades now, and has been growing bigger and bigger every year.
Even though Finland is such a small country, it's filled with all kinds of classic American cars. I mean, every single time there's dozens of cars in this event you haven't seen there before.
Here you get to hear live all these V8-engines rumbling at the same time, and literally smell the gasoline in the air, it's such a great atmosphere for a car enthusiast, and this "show" doesn't cost a dime, but you have to be there in person to know what I'm on about.
Anyways, maybe the best way to describe this fantastic event is to show you these few videos from last year, filmed in the heart of Helsinki...
...so in other words, perhaps Helsinki is not the "Supercar heaven", say like Monaco or Dubai, but when talking about those loud V8 Muscle Cars, at least here in Europe, Helsinki may just be a Car Mecca after all, but I say this once more, only when it's summertime.
Hey y'all! Thought I'd finally start this blog project I've been meaning to put together a long time... So you may know the name Jamboolio from Youtube, most likely if you're into car videos, or should I say automotive videos. Same sort of content will be on this blog, I mean yeah videos for sure, but besides the videocamera, I always carry with me my Sony NEX-5N camera for capturing some cool photos of all the cool cars I come across. So anyways, videos, photos and all sorts of content about Supercars, Muscle Cars, car events etc. will eventually find it's way into this blog. Hope you'll enjoy, hence the year 2014 will be Jamboolio's craziest automotive year so far, that's a promise!!! For now, I'll leave you with a few shots from last year, which hopefully tell you the variety of cars that will be featured in this blog...
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