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Muscle cars from the 2018 St. John’s concourse in Detroit
hot rods, muscle cars, customs...
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Beautiful machines
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Not just any supercharged flathead either, but one with Ardun OHV heads and an old (it was probably new at the time) Italmeccanica SCoT (which stands for Supercharger Company of Turin) blower. That was a spendy setup in those days. I suspect those are gennie Kelsey-Hayes steelies as well--not easy to find these days.I was going through a stack of old papers & such, and came across a Hot Rod magazine I had bought over the summer to read on a long flight. This was the cover car:
Gene Winfield's 1932 Ford roadster. Powered by a supercharged flathead.
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Dave Cunningham's 1940 Ford Tudor Sedan "Li'l Beauty"
Li'l Beauty went through a number of iterations, one of which performed by the Barris brothers, until its final chopped, channeled (floor raised in the body shell to lower the body without affecting suspension geometry) and sectioned (think of a chop but through the car's mid-section, hence the name) configuration with carved fender openings and canted quad headlights.
Ray Goulart's 1950 Oldsmobile Holiday Hardtop "El Sirocco"
What started life as a hardtop with its wrap-around rear glass was treated to new metal in the roof to permit the use of glass from a pillared coupe, in addition to sculpted and flared wheel openings, vertical quad headlights and heavily reworked front and rear fascias before being sprayed twice by Gene Winfield--originally gold and then candy apple red as depicted above.
Norman Timbs Special
Measuring in at more than seventeen feet in length, the Norman Timbs Special was really more of a one-off in the spirit of a concept car, from engineer Timbs who'd previously worked to bring the Tucker Torpedo to fruition, utilizing a "birdcage" tubular chassis structure atop large parallel rails and a lightweight aluminum body. With its cozy cockpit, the car owes its length to a Buick straight 8 engine mounted behind the seats with a 3-speed column shift manual and a live rear axle.
Unfortunately, all three of these were a part of a 30-plus collection owned by Gary Cerveny of Malibu, California, and the entire collection (but not Gary, fortunately) was claimed by the Woolsey Fire just days ago.
Edit: An episode of My Classic Car featuring the Timbs car and a Hudson Italia, also reported to have been lost.
Li'l Beauty went through a number of iterations, one of which performed by the Barris brothers, until its final chopped, channeled (floor raised in the body shell to lower the body without affecting suspension geometry) and sectioned (think of a chop but through the car's mid-section, hence the name) configuration with carved fender openings and canted quad headlights.
Ray Goulart's 1950 Oldsmobile Holiday Hardtop "El Sirocco"
What started life as a hardtop with its wrap-around rear glass was treated to new metal in the roof to permit the use of glass from a pillared coupe, in addition to sculpted and flared wheel openings, vertical quad headlights and heavily reworked front and rear fascias before being sprayed twice by Gene Winfield--originally gold and then candy apple red as depicted above.
Norman Timbs Special
Measuring in at more than seventeen feet in length, the Norman Timbs Special was really more of a one-off in the spirit of a concept car, from engineer Timbs who'd previously worked to bring the Tucker Torpedo to fruition, utilizing a "birdcage" tubular chassis structure atop large parallel rails and a lightweight aluminum body. With its cozy cockpit, the car owes its length to a Buick straight 8 engine mounted behind the seats with a 3-speed column shift manual and a live rear axle.
Unfortunately, all three of these were a part of a 30-plus collection owned by Gary Cerveny of Malibu, California, and the entire collection (but not Gary, fortunately) was claimed by the Woolsey Fire just days ago.
Edit: An episode of My Classic Car featuring the Timbs car and a Hudson Italia, also reported to have been lost.
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Mercury Capri Cosworth. You know what? I think it looks good with a widebody kit on it.
Speaking of widebodies, I sometimes forget the Saleen SR exists.
Speaking of widebodies, I sometimes forget the Saleen SR exists.
RocZX
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Mickey Thompson Mini Dragster
Only 180 made, max speed of 25 mph and only 3hp from a single cylinder four stroke engine.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/01/08/the-slowest-dragster-ever-built-by-mickey-thompson/
Only 180 made, max speed of 25 mph and only 3hp from a single cylinder four stroke engine.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/01/08/the-slowest-dragster-ever-built-by-mickey-thompson/
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That looks a ton of fun!Mickey Thompson Mini Dragster
Only 180 made, max speed of 25 mph and only 3hp from a single cylinder four stroke engine.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/01/08/the-slowest-dragster-ever-built-by-mickey-thompson/
Hot Rod or Car Craft mag, late 60's early 70's.
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I've been reading "Go Like Hell," and it's making me want to go out and buy an old Mustang. The story of the Ford-Ferrari rivalry, in the way that book put it all together and built up the drama, would make for a fantastic movie.
Did some further digging on smaller pieces of that story and I found this related article on the Cobra vs Stingray rivalry at a Grand Prix in '62, but the site doesn't allow you to right-click to re-post the photos anywhere else, so here's a link: https://www.davemacdonald.net/gallery/closeups/00stingray.htm
Did some further digging on smaller pieces of that story and I found this related article on the Cobra vs Stingray rivalry at a Grand Prix in '62, but the site doesn't allow you to right-click to re-post the photos anywhere else, so here's a link: https://www.davemacdonald.net/gallery/closeups/00stingray.htm
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Nice F-body for sale currently on Bring a Trailer. To tell you the truth, I'm not even sure I've consciously noticed such an early F-body Camaro before - the cars I usually think of are the blockier mid- to late-80s examples.
I reckon these look really good though, just like early C3 Corvettes are so much more attractive than later C3s or, if you like, early Countachs are more attractive than the later ones with more spoilers and scoops. Lot to be said for keeping a shape simple - look how clean that back end is in particular, and how the fairly small wheels put more emphasis on the shape of the body rather than the stance.
I reckon these look really good though, just like early C3 Corvettes are so much more attractive than later C3s or, if you like, early Countachs are more attractive than the later ones with more spoilers and scoops. Lot to be said for keeping a shape simple - look how clean that back end is in particular, and how the fairly small wheels put more emphasis on the shape of the body rather than the stance.
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Apparently this is a thing. 1970 Dodge Charger "Watermelon"
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Another good selection of muscle cars from the 2019 St. John’s concourse in Detroit including a rare L88 corvette
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AMCs of the Woodward dream cruise. Did see a Pacer but none were in this lineup.
