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Archives for April 2015

La Jolla Concours d’Elegance – Photos By Geoffrey

by Mike - Geoffrey Horton was kind enough to send in these photos from the recent La Jolla Concours d'Elegance in La Jolla (San Diego), California. I saw this lavender Mercedes 300SL (below) in Palm Springs once and the lady with … [Read more...]

What’s In A Name – Shelby Cobra: AC Cobra: AC-Ford Cobra or Shelby AC Cobra?

by Mike - The Cobra was introduced in the September 1962 issue of Road & Track. On the cover at the top they called it the AC-Ford Cobra and at the bottom the cover photo was labeled Shelby AC Cobra. Inside, the article title is AC-Ford … [Read more...]

Toyota 2000GT

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Iso Isetta – The Mille Miglia Race Car

by Mike - Iso was a manufacturer of scooters after World war II so naturally the first version of the Isetta had a one cylinder scooter engine, although this engine used the Iso internal twin-piston design. After World War II cheap … [Read more...]

Cars & Coffee In Carmel

by Mike - A new Cars & Coffee has started recently in Carmel. The Carmel/Monterey area is much less populated than Southern California so there are not as many cars at events as there are in the LA area or even the San Francisco area. In Carmel … [Read more...]

Hot Rod Engines

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