Text by Wallace Wyss and Curtis Bien - photos by Geoffrey Horton from 2015 OK the formula sounds familiar. Seaside location. Tourist town. Plenty of sunshine. Pebble Beach? No. La Jolla, a posh suburb of San Diego. The 19th Annual La Jolla … [Read more...]
How To Treat A Barn Find – A Jaguar XK140 FHC-SE
December 9, 2024 By 9 Comments
Now this is a real Jaguar... by Mike Gulett - Geoffrey Horton has had a lot of experience around some serious cars. As the nephew of George Tilp he had access to Ferrari race cars and the people who worked on them and drove them. It is no … [Read more...]
The George Tilp/Phil Hill Offenhauser Engine Is At Auction In Arizona
January 7, 2020 By 1 Comment
by Mike Gulett - The Gooding auction in Scottsdale, Arizona is auctioning what is likely the most unique Offenhauser engine around. In 1954 George Tilp commissioned this unique engine from Meyer & Drake to use in his Aston Martin DB2. It was … [Read more...]
Who Was George Tilp? – A Big Phil Hill Supporter – Part Two
September 26, 2018 By 31 Comments
by Mike - Geoffrey Horton told me that his uncle, George Tilp, would bring his old race cars to his farm in New Jersey and let family members drive them around the farm. Below is a photo of 12 year old Geoffrey Horton doing just that in 1960. … [Read more...]
Who Was George Tilp? – Part One
September 25, 2018 By 10 Comments
by Mike - The world is indeed a small place and the Internet can make it seem even smaller. I publish an article (and an advertisement) about the custom Offenhauser Engine S/N 165 commissioned by George Tilp, a wealthy race car owner in New … [Read more...]
A Porsche In The Driveway – Or How To Find A Barn Find
August 4, 2016 By 4 Comments
A barn finder reveals his trailside tracking tips by Wallace Wyss - A colleague of mine, but only an enthusiast who doesn't full time write about them like me, was telling me how recently he was accosted by a man when he was driving his … [Read more...]
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