2019-03-05

MULTIMATIC MOTORSPORTS PRESENTS HUGE MUSTANG TRIBUTE FEATURE AT THE TORONTO MOTORAMA SHOW


MULTIMATIC MOTORSPORTS PRESENTS HUGE MUSTANG

TRIBUTE FEATURE AT THE TORONTO MOTORAMA SHOW

March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 at Toronto's International Centre

 

TORONTO, ON // FEBRUARY 19, 2019 • The fifth annual Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo will recognize and celebrate the 55th anniversary of the legendary Ford Mustang. Presented by Multimatic Motorsports, The Mustang Corral will feature an eye-catching assortment of street and racing versions of the iconic muscle car, from its introduction to the present.

Still reeling from the failure of the Ford Edsel, Henry Ford II was originally reluctant to approve Lee Iacocca's concept for the new Mustang. Eventually, Ford relented, and production began, with the first example rolling off the assembly line on March 9, 1964. Over the ensuing 55 years, six generations of Mustangs – totalling over 10 million vehicles – have been produced.

Stated Motorama Show Car Co-ordinator Gary Challice, "It's perfectly timed for the Motorama show to celebrate the Mustang, a car that set the standard for the muscle cars in the 1960s and beyond. Mustang has such a glorious history, we're honoured to have more than 40 examples, covering the full spectrum of street, road racing and drag cars, here to celebrate the 55th anniversary."

Challice continued, "We will have a very rare, special edition Laguna Seca Mustang on display in the front hall. And with the aid of the Barrie Mustang Cruisers, The Golden Horseshoe Mustang Club and The Ontario Mustang Club, show visitors will be able to see virtually every style of Mustang ever produced."

When it comes to engineering and building production-based Mustangs for global road racing series, the undisputed leader is Markham, Ontario's Multimatic Motorsports.

With the assistance of Canadian race driver, Scott Maxwell, Multimatic has designed, developed and constructed road-race Mustangs that have enjoyed a long and distinguished history of success.

One of Multimatic's most recent developments is the Mustang GT4, homologated for global GT4 competition, and currently racing in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, Blancpain GT World Challenge America and the British GT Championship.

Multimatic Motorsports' display at Motorama will include a Mustang GT4, along with the company's 'retro-mod' 1932 Ford Coupe. In addition, as builder of the current Ford GT supercar, Multimatic will have one on display, liveried in the iconic Comstock Racing colours. Multimatic will also have recruiters on-site, specifically seeking highly skilled painters and detailers for its Ford GT assembly facility in Markham.

Multimatic Motorsports will support the show's Mustang exhibitors by sponsoring participation plaques of appreciation that will be awarded to each car owner.

"The response from Mustang clubs and car owners to the anniversary feature atMotorama has been incredible," said Motorama's Rob Morton. "This will be the biggest single-make celebration we've ever included at the show. The fact that Canada's own Multimatic is going to be a big part of it is the cherry on top! We've worked closely with them since our company was formed in 1997. We were honoured to be on their Le Mans-winning car in 2000, and Larry Holt's (Multimatic's Chief Technology Officer) column in our car racing magazine, Inside Track Motorsport News, is a 'must read' piece in every issue. We're honoured that they're participating at the show this year."

The Mustang Corral will occupy the southern portion of Hall 2 in Toronto's International Centre and will welcome the public for all three days (March 8, 9 & 10) ofMotorama.

 

ABOUT MULTIMATIC: 'Strength Through Technology' is both a motto and the operating philosophy at Multimatic. Multimatic's core competencies include design and creation of complex mechanisms, body hardware, suspension systems and body structures, as well as the design and development of lightweight composite automotive systems. In addition, Multimatic delivers niche vehicle design, development and production of road and race applications. Headquartered in Markham, Multimatic has manufacturing divisions and engineering facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia and alliance relationships with partners around the world.

To learn more about Multimatic and Multimatic Motorsports, visit their website: www.multimatic.com.

 

ABOUT THE MOTORAMA CUSTOM CAR & MOTORSPORTS EXPO: The fifth annual Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo takes place March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 at The International Centre, across from Toronto's Pearson International Airport. The show features more than 330,000 square feet of custom cars, hot rods, racing vehicles of all kinds, tuners, displays and exhibitors. Motorama is Canada's biggest late-winter celebration of automobiles and motorsports. For information about the show, including tickets, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, and more, call (416) 962-7223, email info@MotoramaShow.com or visit www.MotoramaShow.com.

 

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BOGI LATEINER OF ALL GIRLS GARAGE IS COMING TO MOTORAMA COURTESY OF BASF CANADA


BOGI LATEINER OF ALL GIRLS GARAGE IS COMING 
TO MOTORAMA COURTESY OF BASF CANADA

March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 at Toronto's International Centre


TORONTO, ON // MARCH 4, 2019 • The TorontoMotorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo has a long history of featuring women who have made an impact in the automotive and racing fields. This year's show, which takes place March 8, 9 & 10 at The International Centre across from the city's Pearson Airport, will feature another talented, high-profile lady.

Bogi Lateiner, the co-host of Discovery Velocity's All Girls Garage, will be at Motorama all three days, meeting fans, signing autographs and participating in discussion panels and awards ceremonies. BASF Canada is presenting Bogi's appearance at Motorama.

In addition to her work on All Girls Garage, Lateiner is a master mechanic, entrepreneur, educator and public speaker. A resident of Phoenix, Arizona, Bogi owns and operates 180 Degrees Automotive in her hometown. She also heads nationwide initiatives to connect women in the trades and encourage women to explore careers in the trades through her Girl Gang Garage and all-female builds.

Bogi's love affair with cars began when she was 16 years-old. Her first vehicle was an old VW Beetle. After multiple bad experiences at repair shops, she enrolled in her high school's auto shop program so she could restore the vehicle herself. After graduating with honors from Oberlin College on a pre-law career track, she changed course and moved to Phoenix to attend the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) to become a mechanic.

After graduating from UTI, Lateiner worked for a BMW dealership for six years before opening her own shop. Her vision in creating 180 Degrees Automotive was to create a garage unlike any other. The space doubles as an art gallery and is one of only a few shops that is almost entirely staffed by female mechanics.

In 2012, Bogi came to prominence when she began hosting All Girls Garage on the Velocity network. In 2017, her Girl Gang Garage made headlines when an all-female team built a '57 Chevy truck, powered by a BMW S62 engine. The vehicle, dubbedMontage, was featured in the BASF booth at the Las Vegas SEMA show alongside builds from the Ring Brothers and the legendary Chip Foose.

"BASF focuses on more than providing our customers with paint for high-quality finishes," said Mark Huisman, BASF Canada Business Manager. "We focus on sustaining our industry through partnerships like the one we have with Bogi. Her commitment to events such as Motorama make a huge impact on supporting high-quality, safe vehicle repairs by talented professionals."

Speaking on behalf of Motorama, co-promoter David Weber said, "BASF Canada is a great supporter of Motorama. Their display is always superb, and they sponsor awards for car-owners at the show. BASF has a relationship with Bogi so it's a perfect fit that they're the presenting sponsor of her appearance at Motorama."

 

ABOUT BOGI LATEINER: Bogi is a master mechanic and owner of the award-winning auto repair shop, 180 Degrees Automotive in Phoenix, Arizona. A writer, speaker and teacher, Bogi is passionate about improving the reputation of the automotive industry and changing the way women, in particular, feel about cars and the automotive repair experience. Bogi teaches automotive basics to women around the country, consults and teaches classes to repair shop owners and other small business owners, and appears as one of three female mechanics on All Girls Garage on Discovery Velocity. For more info, visit www.bogisgarage.com.

 

ABOUT THE MOTORAMA CUSTOM CAR & MOTORSPORTS EXPO: The fifth annualMotorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo takes place March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 at The International Centre, across from Toronto's Pearson International Airport. The show features more than 330,000 square feet of custom cars, hot rods, racing vehicles of all kinds, tuners, displays and exhibitors. Motorama is Canada's biggest late-winter celebration of automobiles and motorsports. For information about the show, including tickets, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, and more, call (416) 962-7223, email info@MotoramaShow.com or visit www.MotoramaShow.com.

 

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GREG MACPHERSON • MOTORAMA Custom Car & Motorsports Expo

DATEMarch 8, 9 & 10, 2019  •  VENUE: International Centre (Toronto)  •  WEBMotoramaShow.com  • TWITTER:  @MotoramaShow  •  PH(416) 962-7223  •  EMAILgreg@MotoramaShow.com  •  DIRECT(647) 956-7309  •  FAX(416) 962-7208

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