Very nice picture and car!
Camera aperture can create great depth of field pictures such as this.
A low F-stop number equals a wide aperture opening which creates a shallow depth of field beyond the focus point (this type of picture).
A high F-stop number equals a small aperture opening which creates a farther depth of field beyond the focus point.
Most cameras have numerous settings such as portrait, sports, etc... that can pre-set for some of these results but manual is still the most efficient way to combine shutter speed and aperture.
(Message edited by artswork99 on August 12, 2009)