by Mike - There were 17 Apollo GTs at Concorso Italiano in August 2013 in Monterey celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo. I think this is the largest gathering of Apollo GTs ever, I guess that close to one third of the surviving Apollos were … [Read more...]
Concorso Italiano – A Few Photos From Monterey
August 17, 2013 By 4 Comments
by Mike - I have been so busy this week I have not been able to post updates. There were many excellent cars there. I was very impressed with the nearly 20 Apollo GTs celebrating the 50th anniversary of the marque. Apollo GT … [Read more...]
Is The “Hagerty Price Guide” For Classic Cars Accurate, Useful Or Worthless?
August 2, 2013 By 5 Comments
by Mike - Recently I wrote about the “Sports Car Market Pocket Price Guide”. Today I discuss the “Hagerty Price Guide” (Hagerty car value) which was originally called the "Cars That Matter Price Guide". The “Hagerty Price Guide” is published … [Read more...]
The Thorndyke Special Will Be In Monterey In August
June 19, 2013 By 1 Comment
by Mike - What I did not know when I first saw the Disney movie, "The Love Bug" which came out in 1968, was that the Thorndyke Special race car was really an Apollo GT. This very car below is the Thorndyke Special and will be at Concorso Italiano … [Read more...]
Slow Motion Poetry
June 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - Saturday morning I pulled the Bizzarrini out from its resting place to drive it about 30 yards to the Cars & Caffeine event at Club Auto Sport in San Jose, California. It still gives me chills to start up the Bizzarrini and to … [Read more...]
The 50th Anniversary of The Apollo GT – A Terrific But Nearly Forgotten Car
April 17, 2013 By 3 Comments
by Mike - This year is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo GT, an American made sports car produced from 1963 to 1965 in Oakland, California. The Apollo project was the dream of Milt Brown and Newt Davis, who wanted to build an American car to … [Read more...]
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