Yesterday morning I left the house before dawn to meet up with Patrick Ernzen, owner and ace photog of the online e-zine publication 'Desert Motors' (website: http://www.desert-motors.com). I drove east in the darkness of the early morning, towards a lightening sky to meet Patrick at a place called Reatta Pass. Reatta Pass is a historic old west watering hole in the mountains north of Scottsdale, Arizona and is situated along a trail route from the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the old trading post buildings are still standing or at least have been re-created to look like the old west and they look authentic enough to me! Patrick and I scouted some locations in the darkness and decided on a couple that we could use. The wind was blowing hard from the north as dawn began to light the eastern sky but the temperatures were mild, and as I worked to set the car up for each shot, Patrick took the photos. It turns out that was a good plan because if I can build a car, then Patrick can capture their beauty through his lens!

Now I should forewarn you that the photos I am about to show you were not taken by Patrick, but are just some snapshots I took with my pocket digi-cam.  In fact I'm not allowed to show off his photos until his e-magazine is published next month. The samples he emailed me this morning (which I can't show you) have left me with my jaw on the floor. The difference a good eye and a high end camera makes over my eye and a snapshot camera is astounding! 

Desert Motors was created to show the world the thriving car scene in Arizona. The climate in this area is ideally suited to the storage and preservation of exotics and there are many, many incredible cars that call Scottsdale and Phoenix their home. I strongly suggest that you visit www.desert-motors.com and check out the photo galleries there for some awesome Arizona cars! You should also sign up on his site, because when his e-zine comes out next month, my car will be in it! And trust me when I tell you that his photographs are WORTH looking at!

And now for my sad little photos...