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March 28, 2024

Archives for December 2013

Aston Martin DB2 Comment

by Mike - Below is a comment that was sent to me directly by Tom Price about my recent Post on the Aston Martin DB2. Text and photo by Tom Price, Aston Martin raced three DB2 Prototypes in 1949 including the first Lagonda powered 6-cylinder … [Read more...]

Aston Martin DB2 – A Racing Success

by Mike - The Aston Martin DB2 was introduced at the New York Auto Show in April 1950. The second, third, and fourth DB2 examples were raced at The 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1950 resulting in a first and second in class. Not bad for a small company … [Read more...]

A California Custom – 1939 Lincoln Zephyr – Scrape

by Mike - I took these photos at The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California a few years ago. The museum said this about Scrape, Scrape was designed by former Hot Rod Magazine editor Terry Cook and constructed by Ramsey … [Read more...]

Iso Grifo For Sale

Advertisement by Mike - This 1965 Iso Grifo is for sale - it is the 9th Iso Grifo made and is a very rare prototype transition car with interesting features not found on other Grifos that came after. Iso Grifo No. 009 has been the … [Read more...]

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Driving The Elegant Jaguar Aerodyne

by Mike - The Jaguar Aerodyne is beautiful, elegant and is quite quick with the 3.8-liter Jaguar XKE engine. Watch the video on full screen - it is 1.5 minutes long. Ron Kellogg, the owner, is driving and I am operating the camera. … [Read more...]