Let's dive straight into the potatoes: Luftgekühlt III will be April 10th, 2016! The official 'Save The Date' announcement was made at a little dinner soirée at the Emporium Of Postmodern Activites by Patrick Long and Howie Idelson, the spark and fuel behind the Luftgekühlt events. In case you're new to the idea, the first gathering of vintage air-cooled Porsches was held at our Venice location back in 2014, followed by a stunner of a program at Bandito Brothers in Culver City last March. The Luftgekühlt boys also introduced a few special projects to look forward to this year including a car build that will include some special contributors.
Music on the menu was a tremendous live performance by Butch Walker who put his black Duesenberg guitar thru its paces. Part of Luftgekühlt's efforts in 2016 is supporting the Autumn Leaves Project, a charity for pancreatic cancer research Butch founded in honor of his dad. The house was especially tickled when his good friend and artist Pink joined in for a tune.
Special thanks to KTCHN LA for the food, McCallan for the whiskey, and 805 for the beers!
See you in April!
Last weekend in Venice, the parking lot filled early. Coffee in hand, classics rolling in one by one, and sun-warmed concrete set the tone for the morning ahead.
Hosted alongside Meyers Manx, with friends BYRD Hair and DUNE Suncare, the gathering brought together an eclectic mix of cars, people and personalities - the kind of easy atmosphere that defined the early days of Deus Venice. Nothing overly programmed. Just a community of like-minded individuals coming together around the simple pleasure of a good morning drive.
There’s something about a classic buggy that captures the spirit of California exploration - equally at home chasing dust through Baja as it is pulling into your local taco stand. That same sense of freedom carried through the morning, as Meyers Manx buggies and a convoy of classics rolled out from the lot and into the streets of Venice under Pacific light.
Same again soon, The team at Deus Ex Machina, Los Angeles